{"product_id":"1-12-inch-scale-mk-v-howitzer-stock-code-12516","title":"1 1\/2 inch scale Mk V Howitzer","description":"Another creation from a man whose work is well known to us; an imaginative, highly capable designer\/engineer with a wide range of interests.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Regular readers may remember his wonderful \u003ca href=\"\/products\/110-scale-british-mk4-female-tank-stock-code-11782\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWW1 Mk4 tank\u003c\/a\u003e which we sold earlier in the year. Following on from that, this WWI MkV 8 inch howitzer is described by its builder as \"a twenty year itch scratched\"!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    It features working elevation with gearbox (which in truth could use either a lock or damper to avoid barrel droop - unsightly in a model, exciting in full size...) and recoil mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The breech opens and closes as per the prototype; the authentically made locking mechanism is purposely missing a male thread, the provision of which, the builder surmised, might put him on the wrong side of firearms legislation...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    An imposing model with a great deal of presence, nearly a yard long and getting on for half a hundredweight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020205510997,"sku":"12516","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/12516-1.webp?v=1779911763","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/1-12-inch-scale-mk-v-howitzer-stock-code-12516","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}