Did you ever notice this:

When i think of "medieval" (in architecture, household devices or 
devices in general), i automatically think of "decayed, rusty 
(sorry... ;-), irregular surfaces, etc." - but that's because 
*today*, all things "medieval" are 500+ years old and were mostly 
neglected through the last 100+ years. Even better example: roman 
/greek ruins.

The funny thing: If i build something that's supposed to look 
"medieval" (in the sense of "medieval, viewed at time of 
production" instead of "medieval, viewed from modern times"), and 
i *don't* make it look "old", it's somehow "unfitting" - or is 
this just me? I mean, it's hard to imagine that blacksmiths 500 
years ago were told: "Make a horseshoe, but make it rusty and 
dented." ;-)

Just some random rant while the renderer ticks away. Maybe i've 
visited our town museum one too many times the last week ;-)

Yours,
Markus

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