{"id":7625,"date":"2026-03-16T18:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:16:17","slug":"hemingway-finger-plate-finished-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7625","title":{"rendered":"Hemingway Finger Plate &#8211; Finished For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I say finished for now because I am undecided whether to blue any of the parts and I am leaving the drill bushings undrilled until I actually need them then I will ill to the size that I need at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was able to get four blanks from the length of rod provided with a small offcut of about 8mm left.<\/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\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-1024x881.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7626\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-1024x881.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-300x258.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-768x661.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-1536x1322.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks-349x300.jpg 349w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Drill-Bushing-Blanks.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/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\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7627\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-1543x2048.jpg 1543w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hemingway-Finger-Plate-Complete-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I say finished for now because I am undecided whether to blue any of the parts and I am leaving the drill bushings undrilled until I actually need them then I will ill to the size that I need at &hellip; 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