The Lead Gardens blog has an illustrated article on building a “classic” wargames windmill.
Modeling
Making Classic Wargames Buildings
Lead Gardens has an illustrated tutorial on making a “classic” wargames building of the sort you see in old issue of The Courier, or in one of Charles Grant’s publications.
Making Leaf Bases From Birch Seeds
As it turns out, Birch Seeds, when taken apart, make amazing scale model leaves for basing and other terrain projects. it reminds me of something John Hill, author of Johnny Reb and Squad Leader once said to me about wargames modeling: Nature reproduces itself in miniature.
Making An Orange Grove
The Daddy’s Little Men Blog has a brief article on his experience trying to make an orange grove for a game set in southern Lebanon.