Ah, that brings back memories of possibly my first Trophy purchase, at the tender age of approximately fourteen.
A 4.7inch Naval gun with Royal Navy crew in sennet hats - The early one, before they added the sandbagged emplacement - I'm sure it's already appeared somewhere in this excellent thread.
My taste in model styles has evolved, but I still have a soft spot for Boer War era artillery, which is an interesting mash-up of improvised naval mounts, new French/German products, and old British BL pieces having their last gasp before the QF era takes hold. I put it on a parr with ACW for the sheer variety of manufacturers and technologies being deployed, which makes for great conversation pieces.
I'm now looking for a definitive model of the 4.7inch Naval gun, and would be interested to see pics of ones in other people's collections before committing to the hunt for one manufacturer's : I have the Trophy one mentioned (which is very austere with it's lack of detail) and late Britains toy one (minus its shield, which I've never seen evidence of in service!), but I know there are others and would like a closer look at them, preferably in a gloss finish for direct comparison, but I'm happy to see any and all.
Dave Love's old Mountford range (long since sold on and now seemingly in the wilderness) had a nice grouping, Graham Petite's Toy Army Workshop had the tall version on a converted 40-pounder RML carriage (again, languishing in the wilderness, this time in the Southern hemisphere) and of course Tradition of London had the full 16 oxen team, which made it the most expensive item in their catalogue before it was discontinued. Particularly interested in the Tradition one, as I've always liked David Scheinmann's figures.
Hope there are those out there who can oblige - Look forward to seeing the online artillery park grow!
Best wishes,
InterWar
