Salute 2017 - Bloggers Meet up

Numbers were down at the annual Bloggers meet up at Salute this year, but it was still great to

meet up with some old comrades for a quick chat.

Above we have from left to right

Legatus Hedlius, Alastair, Reject Dave, Postie, Mark, Young Padwan, BigLee, Simon Miller, Tamsin, Simon, Carl, Jez, Andy, Moi, Provost Marshal, Sir Michael Awdry, Al.

Salute Loot 2017

Finally got around to posting my Salute Loot!!

I didn't do half bad, my first purchase were 3 packs of torches from Midlam miniatures. One day they will be added to some figures, ready to set a village alight!!

I had a chat with Martin at Warbases, who showed me his new Roman range, some of the new buildings are quite something, check them out if you've any 28mm Romans. I bought 3 packs of animals to go with the ones I bought a few years ago, and 3 of the new Roman wagons, these will be added to my Donnybrook collection.

I collected a pack of Redoubt Woodland Indians from Col Bill and Belt Fed girl that I'd pre-ordered.

After having a chat with Barry & Toggy on the Warfare Minis stand I bought some mounted French Dragoons, now I already own some Dragoons from different manufacturers, but liked the models so thought why the heck not!

On impulse I also splashed the cash at Sally 4th's stand, buying "The Ancient Souk" market place, once again with Donnybrook in mind, Tangiers here I come again, or it would do just as well in England or Flanders. I also bought 2 packs of tents from Sally 4th....you guessed it, Donnybrook again.

Now my actual plan for te show was to buy some more woodland Indians and have a search for some early Settlers/Militia types for Bacon's Rebellion, So I picked up a pack of figures from Reiver Castings, they may be a tad late but I think they'll do. which brings me on to my last 2 purchases.

Painted figures!!

I can't remember the last time I bought painted figures??

Grubby Tanks were flogging Injuns for £3.50 a pop, so I helped myself to the above, 3 Musket Indians and 3 Commanders. 

Hmm? 12 Handweapon chaps!

 and 12 more bowmen!!

And.......I ummed and erdd about these chaps, once again they're Redoubt figures, which I was 

looking at not 5 minutes before I bought these painted chaps. There were more but these 12 ECW musketeers and 1 leader will be the start of my American/Settler types!

Hoorah!

Salute 2017 - The Pics (A Looong Post!)

Its Sunday night and my feet still hurt!

Yep I've got to admit it, it was bloody knackering walking around Salute all day!

Postie, Dave and myself left early, unlike last year I actually remembered the tickets this time!

So upon arrival to the Excel centre, me and Postie abandoned Dave to the Salute queue and if you've ever been to Salute you'll know the pain of the Salute queue!

Yes, that does mean we had a press pass once again. yee haw! So we got in nice and early around 8.30ish. After an hour of wandering around I called BigLee to see where he was. He wasn't best pleased when I told him we were already spending our hard earned dosh and had been for an hour or so. He called me a few names, none of which I can repeat here, but he did include a photo

see below!

he he!

Anyway on with the SHOW!

Dalauppror - Fort Mosquito 1654

Sweden v Dutch Wars in the New World

Top marks go to Michael and Gang, this was my favorite game of the show!

pic pinched from BigLee's blog

Barry, Me and Postie

And just who is the little Gremlin over Posties shoulder?

Oh its Trevor!!!

Col Bill, giving it large!!!

 Warbases and Col Bill still setting up.

My first purchase of the day was at Midlam Miniatures

Some very nice lit torches......what the hells he talking about, I hear you say.

All will be explained another day.

The ddddreaded queue.....

Warlord - Inverlochy 1645

Still setting up.....

WI - Celebratory Deathmatch

Society of Ancients

Gatehouse Gamers - Encounter at Pearson's Farm ACW

Barry & Toggy looking all glam!

Herts Volunteers Gamers Club - Sword Beach 6th June 1944

Hornchurch Wargames Club - WotR

A bit blurry, but these ship were bloody awesome!!

£70 for this ship which I thought was a bargain

from 

Darkops

I had a chat with Graham & son from Crann Tara

Essex Warriors - 7YW Battle of Prague 1757

The Old Guard - Raab 1809

A beautiful castle for sale at Rendra.

7TV 

2 Fat Lardies - Sharpe's Practice

Had a quick chat with Sidney Roundwood!

Bit blurry but..........

???

Peter Pig - Vietnam

Shattered Void

The Walking Dead

More 7TV

Crewe and Nantwich Wargames - Fall of Philippines Battle of Marong 1942

Batman

???

Scareb Miniature - Italy 1917-1918

Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society - Soviet counter-attack near Rogochev 1942

Wyre Forest Gamers - Battle of Kalisz 1706 

Pike & Shot Society - King Philips War 1675

Pedion Terrian - Operation Uranus WWII

Beautifully made terrain tiles!

Bexley Wargames - Jurassic Park 

Muskets & Tomahawks

Simon Miller - Raphia 217BC

 The Continental Wargames Society - Meet me at the Trocadero

Real Time Wargames - 

Learn to Paint the Army Painter way

Battle for Neustadt 6mm

The river that never was......

League of Gentlemen Anti-Alchemists - Carry on up the Volga, Russian Civil War

ACW - ??

??

Congo

Gripping Beast

Pirates - ??

??? 

  

                                              Von Jrinkenessen Chronicles - Italian Wars

North London Wargames Group - 

I found this reprobate fast asleep in a chair.

Of course I riffled through his bag and ate his sandwiches!

Bet they were hot!

Not at hot as him though! 

Ard Hamma Pinhail - 2nd Sino-Japanese War

???

Friday Night in Crawley - Palestro 1859 - Franco Prussian War

Love the town!

Fran woulda loved this one!

Oshiro Terrain - Shiro O Kogeki

??? -The Battle of Lodi Vecchio 1239

Kallistra - Battle of Cambrai 1917

And that's about it

hope I didn't bore you too much?

If anyone can fill in any of the club or game names I'd appreciate it?