{"id":5834,"date":"2022-12-01T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T14:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2022-12-12T22:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:22:39","slug":"emhar-wwi-german-fk96-field-gun-ready-for-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5834","title":{"rendered":"Emhar WWI German FK96 Field Gun Ready for paint."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>New<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bit more done at the field gun and it&#8217;s ready for paint now I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos of the real thing show a couple of levers at the front. so I added those from small brass turnings and rod. The one on the right (left as you look from the front) isn&#8217;t strictly accurate as it had a more complicated mechanism that it was attached to but I can&#8217;t make it out clear enough to models it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"955\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1024x955.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5835\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1024x955.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-300x280.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-768x716.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-322x300.jpg 322w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FK96 Field Gun ready for paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next I made what I think is the trigger. Emhar had a representation visible in earlier photos but it was again placed on the centre line and a bit undernourished. It was also curiously hollow with an open side which I have represented from filed down microbore tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"440\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006.jpg 423w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FK96 Field Gun trigger mechanism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last but not least on the left of the carriage behind the shield was a hand wheel, presumably somehting to do with adjusting the sighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I turned one up on the lathe and I was so pleased with it I decided to replace the ring of plastic that I had added to the elevation screw with a proper turned wheel tapped 10ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1.jpg 805w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1-300x264.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1-768x676.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-1-341x300.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hand wheels and mountings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shown with my giant sized 5 pence piece for scale&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5838\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002-1024x673.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002-768x505.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002-456x300.jpg 456w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0002.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hand wheels and mountings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928-1024x857.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5839\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928-1024x857.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928-300x251.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928-768x643.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928-359x300.jpg 359w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0928.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hand wheels and mountings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1024x898.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5840\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1024x898.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-300x263.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-768x674.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-342x300.jpg 342w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FK96 Field Gun ready for paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5841\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999-1024x581.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999-768x436.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999-500x284.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99999.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FK96 Field Gun Ready for Paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since taking the photos I have added some brass chains to the rear of the gun 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