I think John (johnnybach) also painted one, so you might want to have a look through his painting threads.
It's a really neat piece, to be sure.
Prost!
Brad
Hi both - I did make up a Brewery dray - but NOT the Hancocks Brewery - but another Old Cardiff brewery - Brains - ( who now own the old Hancocks brewery site - on the banks of the River Taff in Cardiff, South Wales).
I did ask the current owner of the Trophy Moulds - IF he would make up a set for me to purchase - but he declined to do so.
There are two Toy Soldier companies that I know of in the UK - who will either sell you some parts to make up a Brewery dray, or paint them for you (with metal beer barrels too). The first is ATS, where I bought the parts to make up my Brains Brewery dray (this was an adaptation from parts supplied). All of it was sculpted by Alan Caton - so no wonder the parts are excellent (see below). The two figures come with the kit - though they are optional. Note also that the signboard on the cart was made up by me to look like the real thing - and didn't come with the kit.
I also understand that Dorset Soldiers make a version of a brewery dray too (which is based on parts similar to the old Britains GS wagon) - which I will be getting myself one of these days, because I'm interested in making up another dray - in the Hancocks Brewery livery. I have a very personal reason for wanting one like the Trophy version - as my Grandfather actually was a drayman for Hancocks, although this was before I was born - and he died before I could ever have met him. He was called up for WW1 - and due to his horse-driving abilities - soon ended up in The Royal Horse Artillery, where he was critically injured in his head by shrapnell. (No tin hats at that time of the war).
I think that a couple of Britains old hollow-cast farm-horses might be suitable donor figures for the horses - so have been keeping an eye out for two candidates.
Here's a pic of my current Brains version - which didn't have the high seat - but is based on some real pictures that I obtained from the present-day Brains brewery, who kindly helped with my small project.
Hope that helps.
