---
product_id: 7078349
title: "Aero 12-B 17-Inch Windmill Kit"
brand: "aero"
price: "€ 128.51"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/7078349-aero-12-b-17-inch-windmill-kit
store_origin: FR
region: France
---

# 5-inch wheel spins in slightest breeze Precision kit with full instructions Made in USA, galvanized steel with red trim Aero 12-B 17-Inch Windmill Kit

**Brand:** aero
**Price:** € 128.51
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌾 Bring a breeze of Americana charm to your home or garden!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Aero 12-B 17-Inch Windmill Kit by aero
- **How much does it cost?** € 128.51 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/7078349-aero-12-b-17-inch-windmill-kit)

## Best For

- aero enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted aero brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Engaging DIY Assembly:** Satisfying kit experience with detailed instructions, like a mini Erector set
- • **Versatile Display Options:** Perfect for indoors or outdoors—deck, mantel, garden, or model railroad
- • **Effortless Breeze Activation:** 5-inch wheel spins smoothly on OILON bearings with any wind
- • **Authentic Midwestern Heritage:** Since 1946, a timeless Americana classic for your space
- • **Durable Weather-Resistant Build:** Galvanized steel and brass components resist rust and wear

## Overview

The 12-B 17-Inch Windmill Kit is a precision-engineered, weather-resistant model made in the USA featuring a 5-inch spinning wheel on lubricant-impregnated OILON bearings and a brass pivot. Standing 17 inches tall with galvanized steel and red trim, it’s perfect for indoor displays or outdoor mounting on decks, planters, or model railroads. This kit includes full-scale instructions for an engaging assembly experience, embodying a classic Midwestern design that’s been crafted since 1946.

## Description

This little 17 inch high windmill is a quality, made in the USA model of the American Style windmill that used to be seen on farms and ranches all over the Midwest. This windmill actually works and can be mounted outside, the tail keeps the wheel turned into the wind. The 5 inch wheel turns with the slightest breeze. The wheel has lubricant impregnated OILON Bearings, the top pivot turns on a brass bushing. The scale is close to G scale and also works with 027 model railroads. Or can go on a mantel, shelf or be used as part of a model diorama, table center piece or display. Can be mounted outside on a porch or deck rail, planter, window frame, in a rock garden or even on a rural mailbox. This is the original Aero model that has been made by the same Midwestern company since 1946. There are 12 other designs available. Comes as a kit in a 15X6X2 inch box. The kit includes full sized instructions. It takes a couple of hours to put together. Assembly is sort of like an old Erector kit with much smaller bolts and nuts. Bring a small bit of the country to your home, garden or patio. Wheel is 5 inches in diameter, Base is 5 X 5 inches, wheel to tip of tail is 8 inches, stands 17 inches high

## Features

- Made in the USA - Galvanized Steel Red Trim- 13 Designs
- Indoors - shelf, G or 027 Model Rail Road, centerpiece, display, mantel
- Outdoors - deck rail, window sill, rock garden, planter
- Wheel turns on Lubricant impregnated OILON Bearings
- Precision kit comes with full scale instructions

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Theme | windmill |
| Color | Galvanized Silver With Red Trim |
| Additional Features | Rust Resistant, Weather Resistant |
| Item Dimensions W x H | 5"W x 17"H |
| Material Type | Steel,Brass |

## Product Details

- **Color:** Galvanized Silver With Red Trim
- **Material:** Steel,Brass
- **Product Dimensions:** 5"W x 17"H
- **Theme:** Rustic
- **Special Feature:** Rust Resistant, Weather Resistant

## Images

![Aero 12-B 17-Inch Windmill Kit - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XVFZkanrL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Missing parts and flat head screws!!!
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021*

Very nice windmill but we were missing one crossbeam when we received the product. Also, the assembly would have been much easier Had the tiny screws been Philip Head screws instead of Flathead with a crown in the center.  Nothing more frustrating than maneuvering your hands in weird angles to hold the parts, screws, a bolt, and a screw driver, only to have everything slide apart due to the flat head screws. Would love it if I could get a replacement part for the missing crossbeam or another windmill set. Fun to put together otherwise just missing that part!

### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    way to difficult to put together
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020*

The outcome of this windmill is beautiful.  The "putting it together"  is very difficult. The nuts and screws are sooo tiny that even with  a magnetic flat head made it almost impossible.  I worked on it for 1-2 hours a day until I finally finished it.  Plus, where you put the cross bars onto the legs, there isn't enough room to put the nuts once you get the screw through the holes.  I finally figured out to put the screw in from the back and leave the nut on the outside. The very top is most difficult because it is soo small.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Attractive windmill model that works
  

*by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016*

This is a well-scaled kit that  looks very realistic when finished.  It is about the right size for garden scale model railroads and the galvanized construction will hold up to use outdoors.The kit took me about two hours to assemble.  It's important to lay out all the parts on the scale drawing so you get the right parts in the right place.  I used a small needle nose pliers and curved hemostat to help with placing nuts.  The instructions give some idea of the correct order to assemble, which I followed.  After assembling the cap and lower bearing supports into the tower sides (which should be done after initially attaching the side struts to the cap) I proceed entirely down one side (top to bottom) before going to the next side.  This makes it easier to assemble the cross pieces because you don't have to fight lower cross pieces to get nuts into place.  The hit has extra screws and nuts because inevitably some go flying during assembly.  Everything fit well.

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*Store origin: FR*
*Last updated: 2026-03-20*