Continuing the slideshow review of my pictures from previous Salute shows here are my photo's from the 2010 event. This was the first year when my note taking kept pace with my photo's but it was also the year when I realised what a struggle it was to get round everything in the sort of detail I like. I love the fact that Salute is a big show and attracts so many people but I really do think it is nearing the maximum size for a one day show. There is potential for growth in that the organisers could just hire an extra section and get more traders and displays in but its far from clear if it would be economically viable to spread the show over two days instead of one.
I hope you have enjoyed this collection of pictures from the 2010 event. Unfortunately I missed the 2011 show because it clashed with the Easter Holidays and I was away with the family (who say's I never make sacrifices) so tomorrow I'll be posting pictures from the 2012 show.
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| The queues were huge and moved into an adjacent empty section of Excel |
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| Imperial Stormtroopers guarded the entrance as usual |
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| Siege of Yokomi-jo by Oshiro Modelterrain |
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| Dr Who Miniatures Game - Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Daleks |
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| RC Kingtiger... I wan't one, but it won't fit in the back on my car. But I'd love to see the look on my wife's face if I rolled that into the living room on my return from the show..."Look what I bought dear!" |
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| 54mm Colonial Period - Sudanese vs Ethiopiana |
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| Critical Mass Games |
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| Red Hawk Down - Soviet era war in Afghanistan - Red Star Miniatures |
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| Frothers Unite - Frotherheim |
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| Frothers Unite - Christmas Truce - An imaginative take on the impromptu football game between German and British troops on no-mans-land - Christmas 1914 |
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| Armies of Arcana |
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| Veni, Vidi, Vici - Aylesbury Wargames Club |
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| Market Garden - A Flames of War game by Battlefront Miniatures |
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| A North Africa Flames of War game also by Battlefront Miniatures |
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| Raid on the Solent - Raiden Miniatures |
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| Another Armies of Arcana game |
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| A world turned upside down - Realtime Wargames - AWI |
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| Battle of Blenheim 1704 by Matt Slade & Martin Holmes |
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| Detail from the Battle of Blenheim game |
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| Battle of Blenheim 1704 - Matt Slade & Martin Holmes |
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| Battle of Busaco 1810 - Loughton Strike Force |
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| Normandy Breakout - Braintree Wargames Group |
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| Perry Miniatures - Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 |
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| Perry Miniatures - Battle of Tewkesbury 1471 |
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| Zama 202BC - Muswell Militia |
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| Zama 202BC - Muswell Militia |
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| 1st Chaeronea 338BC - Society of Ancients |
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| End of Empire - Spirit of the Game |
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| Meuse of Bust - WW2 - South London Warlords |
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| Meuse of Bust - WW2 - South London Warlords |
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| Ride the Divine Wind - Whitstable & Hern Bay Wargamers |
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| Ride the Divine Wind - Whitstable & Hern Bay Wargamers |
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| To Boldly Go - Star Trek - South London Warlords |
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| Millers Crossing 1778 - Uxbridge Wargamers |
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| Viking Wars - Gripping Beast |
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| My Feet Hurt Mum - WWI - South East Essex Military Society |
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| Glider Assault - Pegasus Bridge 6 Jun 1944 - Honnington Wargame Group |
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| Punic Wars - Newark Irregulars |
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| Swashbuckler - Hornchurch Wargames Club |
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| Projekt X - A Weird War Two game Scarab Miniatures & Kallistra |
This was the last Salute show I went to (for financial reasons). Good to see the pics and reminisce about the Day.,
ReplyDeleteSome more fantastic photos, Lee. Thanks again for posting these. Looking through your last few posts, its been great to see some games I remember, and some I must have missed. My most frequent reaction, though, has been "Was that actually [three/five] years ago?"!!
ReplyDeleteThat Blenheim gm was just out of this world.... I saw it at Warfare the November before as well... it missed out on prizes in both shows - I have no idea why as it was just simply gob smacking.....
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of some phenomenal looking games.
ReplyDeleteThese have been a great series of posts. There's something special about the big shows or conventions.
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