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... For me the only thing that may, or may not be right, is the spoked wheels with rubber tyres on the limber.
PB - the rims on the wooden wheels are actually gunmetal over black... they were steel rims. And of course, they are caked in mud, so they may look a little thicker in the photo than they do up close...
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... Another thing that you might want to take note of is the fallen fence. it is sitting a bit proud. A length of old fence like this would probably bend by its own weight and "contour" itself on the ground in under it.
The "fence" is my meager attempt at a "vane" from the actual windmill. Based on the photos I found online and in the research articles, I learned that the wind blades were usually constructed of wood, and then rigged with cloth to increase wind capture in slow wind, or partially / totally stripped if the wind was blowing strongly. I was wanting to include the frame of a wind blade to further increase the emphasis on the destroyed ruin ....
Still, your point about perhaps having some "bend" is not an unjust concept! - Look for the new photos I have posted (the originals were SO badly shot that I pulled them down, then redid them all with a different setting on my camera) and also look for a Feature Article that I submitted to Jim just the other day. The link in the original post will still bring you right to the new photos... you should find them of MUCH better viewing quality!
