I promised to post my pictures and show report from the Salute 2013 wargaming event as soon as possible and I have worked really hard to get them ready in double quick time. I shot several hundred photos at Salute (as I always do) but have been able to edit this down to a manageable number, the best of which are shown below. The full Salute 2013 Photo Album can be viewed here on my Google+ Profile. The Salute 2013 wargaming shows at Excel in London's Docklands was another triumph for the South London Warlords as far as I was concerned. The word 'awesome' is often overused (especially by me) but this was a show that truly earned that epithet.
It was really great to meet up with so many fellow blogger's and old friends. The 'Meet the Rejects' session went very well with dozens of fellow blogger's stopping to say hello. I've tried to remember everyone that I met but there were so many (and my mind isn't what it used to be) so If I have missed you out please let me know and I'll update the list.
I was really happy to meet up with the guys from Skytrex in their last Salute as a miniatures company. As many of you will know they are selling off their miniatures ranges to make way for retirement and to concentrate just of the Model Railway side of their business. Last week they announced that they had sold their 1/300 ranges to Heroics and Ros who also have an extensive product range in this scale. Having chatted to both companies on Saturday I feel confident that this has been a good move and will ensure that the 1/300 market continues to be served with good quality, low cost miniatures for some time to come.
I thought the show seemed even busier this year and as usual I saw lots of money changing hands with the traders. My brief chat with a couple of them indicated they were having a good day but I expect many will already be making that assessment for themselves now that they have had a chance to crunch the numbers and compare to previous years.
As usual I went with a shopping list and managed to get pretty much everything on it plus a few unexpected items, but I'll post some pictures of my show loot tomorrow.
As already mentioned there are lots more pictures online here so feel free to follow the link and take a look at the full set.
I was really happy to meet up with the guys from Skytrex in their last Salute as a miniatures company. As many of you will know they are selling off their miniatures ranges to make way for retirement and to concentrate just of the Model Railway side of their business. Last week they announced that they had sold their 1/300 ranges to Heroics and Ros who also have an extensive product range in this scale. Having chatted to both companies on Saturday I feel confident that this has been a good move and will ensure that the 1/300 market continues to be served with good quality, low cost miniatures for some time to come.
I thought the show seemed even busier this year and as usual I saw lots of money changing hands with the traders. My brief chat with a couple of them indicated they were having a good day but I expect many will already be making that assessment for themselves now that they have had a chance to crunch the numbers and compare to previous years.
As usual I went with a shopping list and managed to get pretty much everything on it plus a few unexpected items, but I'll post some pictures of my show loot tomorrow.
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| The South London Warlords Route 66 "Hammers Slammers" game |
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| The South London Warlords Route 66 "Hammers Slammers" game - John Treadway can be seen on the right. |
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| Frothers United's 'Smits Revenge' |
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| Another Frother's game - Return to the Planet of the Apes |
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| One of my favorite games, Battlegroup Overlord - 30 Seconds to Dog Green |
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| One of my favorite games, Battlegroup Overlord - 30 Seconds to Dog Green |
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| Oshiro Model Terrain - Assault on Aki Kamei-jo |
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| Red Planet Miniatures - War on Mars |
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| Guy Bowers and Jasper Oorthuys from Wargames Soldiers & Strategy |
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| Wigmore Warriors - The Battle of Flodden - The flags are those designed by the Rejects very own Ray |
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| Battlegroup Overlord - Inland from Utah |
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| Newark Irregulars - Dux Bellorum - Arthur vs the Saxons |
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| Scarab Miniatures - War & Conquest - Jarl & the Jomsvikings |
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| Newbury & Reading Wargames Society - Chancellorsville |
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| Ancient & Modern Army Supplies - Battle of Marathon 490bc |
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| Naval Wargames Society - Fleeced - The Cod War |
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| Chelmsford Bunker - Warmachine |
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| Tyro and Her Cyclopes |
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| Magister Militum - Colours & Guns |
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| Victrix - Iberian Glory - 54mm Napoleonic |
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| Victrix - Iberian Glory - 54mm Napoleonic |
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| The Essex Gamesters put on a recreation of Waterloo 1815 on a truly epic scale |
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| Essex Gamesters - Waterloo 1815 |
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| Essex Gamesters - Waterloo 1815 - The French in Papelotte |
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| Essex Gamesters - Waterloo 1815 |
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| Essex Gamesters - Waterloo 1815 - The battle for Hougomont |
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| Uxbridge Wargamers - The Battle of Baxters Farm |
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| 1938 A Very British Civil War |
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| 1938 A Very British Civil War |
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| This Impressive cityscape was for the game 'To Berlin' |
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| Lance & Longbow Society - Battle of Cravant |
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| Lance & Longbow Society - Battle of Cravant |
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| Arbuthnots Terra Firma League of Gentlemen - Stalingrad 1942 |
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| Crush the Kaiser - The Miracle of the Marne |
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| Another game I really enjoyed looking at was by Nantwich Gamers - When Chaos Reigns - Normandy 1944 |
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| Nantwich Gamers - When Chaos Reigns - Normandy 1944 |
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| Nantwich Gamers - When Chaos Reigns - Normandy 1944 |
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| Wargames Illustrated - Battle of Little Big Top |
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| Mechworld - Full Thrust |
Nice pic Lee, somehow I missed the Waterloo game until Fran & Postie said about it as we were leaving. I did get a few pics but they were in the middle of packing the figures away, how the hell did I miss it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe table was fecking huge! Yo must have been in a daze or something!
DeleteIt was a great table, and it was good to see an old stalwart of the hobby (Waterloo) again on such a grand scale.
The man is blind.....
DeleteNice one Lee. It's always a joy to see a show through another's eyes/lens. There was lots of nice games and you've done well, I think, picking some of the highlights. I should get my pics up on Monday.... with a little luck!
ReplyDeleteDamn - I didn't see that Full Thrust game when I was going round. Maybe it was on one of the tables that was late setting up?
ReplyDeleteGreat pics Lee :)
Cool pictures!
ReplyDeleteEven took a Dutchman I see ;-)
The Overlord are my favo as well, mann that looks suberb!
I hope to vissit Salut someday with Benno, it's on our wishlist for sure!
Thanks for sharing
Thank goodness you were there with your camera Lee as once again I've completely failed to take any photographs of note and somehow managed to miss most of these!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see these photos Lee. Thanks. The Waterloo set up is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics and report Lee - that 28mm Waterloo game in scale alone was gob-smacking. You lucky buggers, we in Down Under can only dream of going to cons like Salute!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics lee looked a fab show
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos... it's always surprising how many things I miss at shows like Salute despite spending hours wandering round!
ReplyDeleteAmazing tables - these are only set up for one day? Are most of them games that guests can play in?
ReplyDeleteI'm a Horse and Musket guy, but those WW2 Normandy and Berlin terrains were really amazing to behold. The quality of terrain at this show is definitely higher than what you see in the USA. We tend not to use terrain boards on this side of the pond.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Waterloo game too - terrific idea having the presenters dressed in Napoleonic uniforms ( I saw a French Legere and British rank and file in some other pix), especially Napoleon himself!
Nice pics and good to hear it was a busy show.
ReplyDeleteI note quite a lot of non-Historical stuff is that the norm for Salute ?
Great pics as usual. How did Ray miss that Waterloo game? It looked like it took up half the event.
ReplyDeleteFantastic to meet you on Saturday, Lee. A really excellent show report as well, with some great photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics Lee, many thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, somehow I didn't see many of the games you have posted, though it's fun to see everyone took pictures of the insane Waterloo table!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, one day I'll actually manage to get there.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Matt
awesome
ReplyDeleteNice pics. Glasgow Warhogs
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