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18pounder
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Valuation ideas of this rare shell please x
Hello all,well Ive managed to get round to finishing this lump.
It was given to me as a relic,but was told the glass chemical bottle inside had broken (thats how i knew it was a gas shell).
First of all I gave it a good fine sanding back,then applied a thin skim of 'chemical metal' filler,to fill most of the rust pits.
The fuse was given the same treatment.
I sanded the whole surface back again to metal,so the filler filled the pits and nothing else.
Then I used the following Humbrol model colour enamels in matt finish:
117 green
104 blue
24 yellow.
I havent gone for a perfect finish,and I might even sand it back slightly to simulate worn paint,not sure yet.
Hope it looks ok.
Doug
Hello all,well Ive managed to get round to finishing this lump.
It was given to me as a relic,but was told the glass chemical bottle inside had broken (thats how i knew it was a gas shell).
First of all I gave it a good fine sanding back,then applied a thin skim of 'chemical metal' filler,to fill most of the rust pits.
The fuse was given the same treatment.
I sanded the whole surface back again to metal,so the filler filled the pits and nothing else.
Then I used the following Humbrol model colour enamels in matt finish:
117 green
104 blue
24 yellow.
I havent gone for a perfect finish,and I might even sand it back slightly to simulate worn paint,not sure yet.
Hope it looks ok.
Doug
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