I finally got to the show at about 10.45 and immediately met Simon as he was coming down the stairs. After a quick chat with him I headed up to the games on the top floor to take photos. It was only after I'd got about halfway around them that I realised that their locations bore no resemblance whatsoever to the floorplan. Grrrrrr! Not very helpful as I hadn't been taking pics of the signage and there were several games that had no signage to say who and what they were. As a result it will probably take me a little while to sort through my pics (I did go round twice, taking pics of what signs there were on the second circuit).
Once pics were taken, I headed downstairs to the two trading floors for a browse (no purchases at that point) then after a quick smoke and trip to the loo, headed back up to the top floor for another look at the games, then down to the middle floor for a spot of lunch (overpriced for the amount you got, but quite tasty). And then the shopping began....
I actually did a few circuits of the traders as there were a couple that I wanted to chat with. I also chatted to a number of people that I know from tournaments, shows and blogging. That included at least two more chaps called Simon.
So, the loot:
Warbases:
Assorted MDF bases, Lion/Dragon Rampant tokens, a couple of SciFi buildings
Warlord Games:
Before anyone asks, yes I do have the starter box set - the reason you haven't seen it on my blog is that it is still in my office at work.
Bad Squiddo Games:
Possibly for Dragon Rampant? Otherwise just for fun.
Pendraken/Minibits:
I might be trying out some two colour blending at some point, so this will be useful.
Plastic Soldier Company:
"What a Tanker!" (in 15mm) seems to be taking off at the club, so these could be a good starter for me to get into it.
SHQ/Figures in Comfort:
I saw this while I was doing the rounds and thought it would be ideal for storing and transporting my Aussies. Each tray has 33 figure slots, for a total of 132. It was also on "show special price" of £25 and was the last one they had with them, so it would have been rude not to buy it!
Deep Cut Studios:
I'd somehow missed that they were going to be there, so this wasn't on my "planned purchases" list. But they were there and I wanted a suitable mat for Gaslands and Strontium Dog so I picked up a 3'x3' desert mat.
"I detect sings of a couple of new projects in there. Are you sure about that, with all the other unfinished projects you have going on?"
*couch* Well...