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Dutch Windmill

Name: Dutch Windmill
Brand: DigiDocDownloads
Price: 7.55 GBP

Build a detailed Dutch windmill inspired by Kinderdijk, with a tapered thatched tower, hand-turned sails, a lift-off roof and a richly illustrated canal garden.

36 A4 pages26 piecesMoving sailsPDF in English

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Eight making sheets including the canal display board
Twenty illustrated assembly steps
Two maps, fourteen-event timeline and engineering facts
Nature notes, challenges, quiz and linked references

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Difficulty 4/5 for patient makers aged 14+; allow around 3–5 hours plus drying. Use compatible 160–200gsm A4 card, scissors, glue, ruler, blunt scorer, a 4 mm hole-making tool and an 8 mm split-pin fastener. Adult help may be needed for piercing. Sails turn by hand; the model does not pump water.

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A little mill. A mighty story. 🌿 Build a detailed Dutch windmill inspired by Kinderdijk, with a tapered thatched tower, hand-turned sails, a lift-off roof and a richly illustrated canal garden. ✓ One 36-page A4 PDF ✓ 26 paper pieces and 20 illustrated assembly steps ✓ Eight making sheets, including the display board ✓ Two maps, a 14-event timeline, engineering facts, nature notes, challenges and a quiz ✓ A final reference sheet with clickable sources For patient makers aged 14+ and adults. Difficulty: 4/5. Allow around 3–5 hours plus drying. Print single-sided at 100% on printer-compatible 160–200gsm A4 card. You will need scissors, glue, a ruler, a blunt scoring tool, a 4mm hole-making tool and a small 8mm split-pin paper fastener. Adult help may be needed for piercing. Full fastener dimensions are in the PDF. Supplies are not included. The sails turn gently by hand; this is a historically inspired display model, not a working water pump. Approximate maximum height with sails: 21.4cm. A4 landscape board. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD • One PDF; no physical kit is sent.

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Difficulty 4/5 for patient makers aged 14+; allow around 3–5 hours plus drying. Use compatible 160–200gsm A4 card, scissors, glue, ruler, blunt scorer, a 4 mm hole-making tool and an 8 mm split-pin fastener. Adult help may be needed for piercing. Sails turn by hand; the model does not pump water.
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