WWII French Watermill

myminifactory

The Story: It has been a week after Operation Overlord commenced and now Allied forces are making their push to Paris. One of the roads that leads to the French capitol sees an old watermill connected to a stone bridge. This bridge however is a prize both the Allies and Wehrmacht both seek to control no matter the cost. Normally historic landmarks such as this watermill are of no strategic importance; however, the bridge proves crucial to the strategies of both sides due this being the only bridge in this region capable of supporting the weight of heavy vehicles and tanks. Both sides prepare their forces for the coming battle, neither knowing if the bridge will even survive the carnage to come. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I'm not the most experienced with 3d printing, and a complete novice in terms of texturing, lighting and composition... among other things... but I think this turned out great! This took about two months of work, spending many sleepless nights trying to teach myself how to do everything from using Townsmith, to using Blender Cycles and had to overcome some serious doubts that I could complete it on time. I hope this still classifies as a digital render despite the addition of grass, water, clouds, and the two P47s. Everything I used was under a CC-0 license so this is all technically available to be sold, including the P47s, just in case, I included a picture without them. But yeah, I wanted to do something different and completely out of the box with this submission, and build something that hasn't been built before on Townsmith. I figured a watermill would be the most recognizeable and unique structure that I could build with the current system, but looking at all the other entries has shown me that townsmith had a lot more potential than I first realized! Since this was my first build using townsmith, I don't think most people will be able to print it right off the bat and will need a lot more modifications and changes to get it ready for the print bed. Hopefully I'll be getting a chance soon to get this done on the real world and use this as a centerpiece for a Flames of War board. Regardless, I wish everyone luck with the competition!