{"id":6814,"date":"2024-10-18T20:55:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2024-10-18T20:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:55:54","slug":"emhar-18-pounder-field-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6814","title":{"rendered":"Emhar 18 Pounder Field Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some time later&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported elsewhere, I have been attempting to catch up with a few unfinished projects, some of which needed painting. When I was getting set up to paint I opened my spray booth door and the 18 pounder was sat there on the turntable awaiting paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in amongst the railway wagons I also made a start on painting the gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6815\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1-1024x636.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1-768x477.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1-483x300.jpg 483w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-New-Out99999-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emhar 18 Pounder Gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I confess that it was at this point where I thought sod it and painted the supplied gun shield. Once painted I couldn&#8217;t live with the moulded on rope and set to with a diamond ball tool&nbsp;in the Dremel to carve\/grind it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004-1024x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6816\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004-1024x960.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004-300x281.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004-768x720.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004-320x300.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-IMG_0004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emhar 18 Pounder Gun Shield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I blew it over with paint but ultimately I decided that I couldn&#8217;t live with that either, so back to plan A and scratch build a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those of you who have seen my post on the rivet setting tool, will now know what I need all the riveted strips for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some time later&#8230; As reported elsewhere, I have been attempting to catch up with a few unfinished projects, some of which needed painting. 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