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Disagree entirely. Great Coats and Frock Coats are fine. There are PLENTY of other options for gunners from other manf.
Also, this is a THIRTY POUNDER Parrot Rifle. If memory serves, 16 spokes were absolutely needed and if this is sculptors license/choice, BIG DEAL. If you are counting the number of spokes you ... well... are you also counting the number of metal bands holding the barrel to the wood gun stock of the infantry? Hmmm??? What about the buttons?
Well Terry we'll agree to disagree. While I'm not saying greatcoats and frock coats didn't exist, the most common uniform issued for field artillery was the shell jacket and there is NOT 'plenty' of those from other manufacturers, which was already stated, so it would be nice for those to be considered well before crew in frock coats, that would have been primarily worn by the officers.
In relation to your comment "Also, this is a THIRTY POUNDER Parrot Rifle. If memory serves, 16 spokes were absolutely needed and if this is sculptors license/choice, BIG DEAL."
No such wheels existed and as I requested of Strelets, if you can provide evidence to the contrary, I'll gladly relent. I'm not a button counter but when the wheels are approx. 1/3 of the gun model itself, I'd like to think it was done correctly. Weren't you the one that recently posted "My vision is to make models that are actually CORRECT and not toys" and to make statements of commissioning your own 10 and 20pdr barrels because no manufacturer did them properly. Your ability to encourage sculptor license and insinuate others as button counters in one breath and then make statements in other posts as creating models that are "CORRECT", makes you a hypocrite.
Maybe a visit to the following site is in order so you can see and gain a better knowledge of what the carriage, and wheels, of a field siege gun needs to look like to be CORRECT.
http://www.civilwarwiki.net/wiki/30_pdr._Parrott_Rifle
The Strelets version has all but the wheels correct. Why not fix the error if its at all possible?
BTW, Italeri do a 10pdr parrot barrel that is pretty close for 1/72 scale so to say no manufacturer does them properly would also be incorrect. The carriage however is another thing altogether as it is very inaccurate. But I wouldn't blame you from not purchasing boxes of that set to get incorrect carriages and lots of crew in great coats.:grimacing: