The Field View Windmill took me a while to get as initially it wasn’t in my list due to its size and other SF purchase priorities/interests. But as time went on and I’ve got most of the other more prioritized SF buildings and sets, it just grew on me and it was my goal for 2021 to get myself one, especially now that I have room for it.

Last December, many were listed online but either all of them are not complete, the seller does not ship to overseas, the building is yellowed, or the set may be brand new but is way overpriced.

I came across a reasonably priced brand new one in box listed earlier in December but it only showed pics of the box, not its contents. I didn’t purchase straight away and contacted the seller so they can send me pics of the contents. I wanted to make sure it includes the clothesline set with pegs and fabrics on it. I notice in many listings of this item, that that particular accessory set was missing.

For this listing, it was the Epoch version, with the red box, not Flair. But of course, by the time the seller was ready to send me pics, the set was purchased on another platform where they listed it. I thought at the time, it’s the set that got away! haha.

Then on Christmas eve, while checking again online, well, another complete one was available. And this time, it’s kinda a steal as the price is soooo reasonable it’s nuts. AND it includes the clothesline accessories with 3 fabrics. Yey! This time it’s the Flair version with its signature blue box.

During my passive search of the Field View Windmill set, it kinda puzzled me why many listings don’t come with the clothesline set even though it appears to be sold as complete boxed or non-boxed. Now that I came across and purchased the Flair version, I researched some more online, and it appears the Epoch version that comes in the red box does not include the clothesline accessories. The Flair version does. But both versions’ boxes don’t seem to show this clothesline set in the pics on their correspondng box.

See below for the red box version:

https://www.sylvanianfamilies.com/en-au/catalog/item_detail.php?product_id=1310

Here’s the product shot of this version’s contents, from the above link. I don’t see the clothesline accessories included in it.

So that explains why many listings don’t include the clothesline set yet sellers say it’s complete. It’s available only with the Flair version of this building set. Teehee!

I’m glad I didn’t end up with the Epoch/red box SF version. Little details like the clothesline set are important to me, especially when the purchase is also coming all the way from overseas. I’m kinda OC in that way. If it was available in the identical building set by Flair, then I think it should have been included in the later Epoch version as well.

I don’t think I’ve ever unboxed any SF building delivery straight away for a long time, until this set. And only because I wanted to make sure it’s complete as it has so many different pieces that would be a pain to find and complete if any were missing.

Its box says it comes with two figures. They weren’t part of the listing and I’m more of a non-figure SF collector so I’m not too bothered about the missing figures. I am curious what critters they chose to bundle with this wind mill though. Another collector believes it’s beavers.

Anyhow, I can’t wait to set it up one day soon in the toy room!