Salute 2015 Photo Review

Yesterday I joined several other members of Posties Rejects (and many thousands of other wargamers) at the Salute 2015 show at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands. I missed last years event but was determined to go this year, and it goes without saying that I had a great time. I shot over 800 photo's during the course of the day, spoke with hundreds of gamers and traders, met up with a load of talented Bloggers and spent a few quid on a nice haul of goodies. So all in all not a bad day! I've managed to edit my photo's down to a more reasonable 350 and have now labelled, tagged and uploaded them and here is a selection of my favourites. To see the full set (if you have the stamina) click this link.

The queueing system seemed to work well this year - it was certainly well organised and efficient - but the shear number of advance ticket holders meant that it still took us over 20 Minutes to get into the show. Once inside I made a b-line for the other end of the hall where it was much less crowded and then worked my way back over the course of the next couple of hours. By lunchtime I had done one full circuit of the show and taken most of my photo's of the games and had started shopping in earnest. I managed another couple of trips around by the end of the day and left, tired and very footsore, about 4:30. Next year I'm getting more comfortable shoes!

A veritable sea of wargamers queue outside the hall. 

Postie won himself a K&R bag before he had even set foot inside.

Chesterfield Realms of War - Bad Arse

Loughton Strike Force - Napoleon The Last Gamble - 28mm

Crawley Wargames - Stretcher Bearer! - 28mm 

Crawley Wargames - Stretcher Bearer! - 28mm

Beasts of War - Assault on Hoth

Beasts of War - Assault on Hoth

Beasts of War - Assault on Hoth

Later in the day Darth Vader paid a visit to see how his Assault was progressing

Lance and Longbow Society - Agincourt

Lance and Longbow Society - Agincourt

Essex Gamesters - Fort George 1779 - AWI

Essex Gamesters - Fort George 1779 - AWI

Essex Gamesters - Fort George 1779 - AWI

Simon Miller - Bloody Cremona - To the Strongest

Simon Miller - Bloody Cremona - To the Strongest

Ardhamma - Relief of Nordheim - 28mm

Ardhamma - Relief of Nordheim - 28mm

Hornchurch Wargames Club - Quatra Bras 1815 - 3mm

Hornchurch Wargames Club - Quatra Bras 1815 - 3mm

Blitzkreig - Battle for Poland

Blitzkreig - Battle for Poland

Blitzkreig - Battle for Poland

East Street Games - Bullets and Brains

East Street Games - Bullets and Brains

Donnington Miniatures - Battle of Agincourt - 15mm

Donnington Miniatures - Battle of Agincourt - 15mm

Society of Ancients - Battle of Agincourt - 28mm

Glenbrook Games - Ruckus at Redemore - 28mm

Full Thrust - Battlestar Galactica Blood and Steel

Great Escape Games - Iron Cross - 15mm WWII

Crush the Kaiser - Zzap the Zzepp - 1/72nd Scale

Crush the Kaiser - Zzap the Zzepp - 1/72nd Scale

Wyre  Forest Gamers - Battle of Fraustadt 1706 - 6mm

Wyre  Forest Gamers - Battle of Fraustadt 1706 - 6mm

Wyre  Forest Gamers - Battle of Fraustadt 1706 - 6mm

GLC Gamers Club - Battle of Clapham Junction - ACW 15mm

Blackwoolf Wargames Club - 6mm

Blackwoolf Wargames Club - 6mm

Uxbridge Wargames - You should see my soldiers now - ACW 28mm

Jersey Privateers - Battle of Dawlak Archipelago - Dystopian Wars 1/1200th

Jersey Privateers - Battle of Dawlak Archipelago - Dystopian Wars 1/1200th

Peterborough Wargames Club - Dambusters Challenge - 1/72nd Scale

Peterborough Wargames Club - Dambusters Challenge - 1/72nd Scale

Gravesend Gamers Guild - ECW Skirmish - 28mm

Gravesend Gamers Guild - ECW Skirmish - 28mm

Real Time Wargamers - Home before the leaves fall - WWI 10mm

Real Time Wargamers - Home before the leaves fall - WWI 10mm

Wyvern Wargamers - First Ypre 1914 - 12mm

Wyvern Wargamers - First Ypre 1914 - 12mm

Nottingham Games Club - Pegasus Bridge - 28mm

Nottingham Games Club - Pegasus Bridge - 28mm

Wargames Illustrated - Australian Light Horse

Wargames Illustrated - Gold War Gone Hot

Arcworld

Too Fat Lardies - Chain of Command - 28mm

Too Fat Lardies - Chain of Command - 28mm

South London Warlords - Stingray - 1/100th

South London Warlords - Stingray - 1/100th

South London Warlords - Lake of Death

Newark Irregulars - Battleof Guildford Courthouse - AWI 28mm

Newark Irregulars - Battleof Guildford Courthouse - AWI 28mm

Prodos Games - Alien vs Predator

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander - This model is the definition of OCD

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander - 10mm

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander - 10mm

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander - 10mm

Hawk Wargames - Dropzone Commander - 10mm

Blitzkrieg Miniatures - Panzer Battles - 28mm

Blitzkrieg Miniatures - Panzer Battles - 28mm

K&R's Stand

Posties K&R Bag

Well there you have it, a small selection (!) of my pictures from the show. If you want to see more there are a lot more in my Salute 2015 Album.