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Title: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 22, 2023, 07:32:14 PM
Damn it …where are the photos?

Previous SALUTE’s have ended in the Fox Pub with such gems as AnEvilGiraffe vowing to build a rotating edible space station…aka… “Kebabylon 5”

Dags… are you hammered … and if not why not?  ;)

Has anyone seen Jim “ these ARE the droids we are looking for” …?

 :)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: Dags on April 22, 2023, 07:46:02 PM
Didn't go mate; had a (minor) knee op on Thursday so Excel and crutches was a non-starter.
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: Malamute on April 22, 2023, 08:13:39 PM
Damn it …where are the photos?

Previous SALUTE’s have ended in the Fox Pub with such gems as AnEvilGiraffe vowing to build a rotating edible space station…aka… “Kebabylon 5”

Dags… are you hammered … and if not why not?  ;)

Has anyone seen Jim “ these ARE the droids we are looking for” …?

 :)

Got home an hour ago. The Star Wars game proved really popular, we had a queue of people wanting to play.
I only took one pic of the game and only had one break to go to the toilet, so saw nothing of the show.

(https://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/58/86-220423191622-58756324.jpeg)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 22, 2023, 08:16:04 PM
Photo's are so 1990s, we were all live-streaming via the cloud.

I know Big Lee reckoned he'd have a slideshow together and uploaded to his channel sometime tonight: https://www.youtube.com/@MiniatureAdventuresTV/about (https://www.youtube.com/@MiniatureAdventuresTV/about)

Didn't go mate; had a (minor) knee op on Thursday so Excel and crutches was a non-starter.

Get well soon, mate.
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 22, 2023, 08:41:35 PM
Didn't go mate; had a (minor) knee op on Thursday so Excel and crutches was a non-starter.

Sorry to hear about the knee op mate…but then you are getting old…and I expect on the pain killers that you are a cheap date  ;) lol


The Star Wars game proved really popular, we had a queue of people wanting to play.
I only took one pic of the game and only had one break to go to the toilet, so saw nothing of the show.


Always a good sign Nick, had games like that in the past and incredibly grateful to those that helped out…McFonz …and AlienSurfer… I’m looking at you. The table looks great… look forward to seeing more photos


Photo's are so 1990s, we were all live-streaming via the cloud.

Yeah, look at you Phil…I expect you even had a digital pint afterwards  ;)  lol
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 22, 2023, 09:07:52 PM
Yeah, look at you Phil…I expect you even had a digital pint afterwards  ;)  lol

That's an NFT IPA if you're asking.

Where the hell were you then?  8)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 22, 2023, 09:22:36 PM
That's an NFT IPA if you're asking.

Where the hell were you then?  8)

Oooh. Get at you … a Non-fungible pint of IPA  lol


Sadly I ended up working today … on account of being completely indispensable to the Empire.

Would be good to fit a game in … or even a glass of blue milk, next time you are up this way  ;)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 22, 2023, 09:59:16 PM
Big Lee's vid is up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk4L1H5yeUI
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 23, 2023, 08:26:35 AM
Thanks Phil - some really ambitious looking games there, both in terms of scale and terrain.

 8)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: modelwarrior on April 23, 2023, 09:35:10 AM
Some real inspiration in those photos :)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 23, 2023, 09:39:12 AM
Some real inspiration in those photos :)

Couldn’t agree more … I go to Salute to be inspired … nothing worse than seeing someone turn up with a tatty old cloth and a few carpet tiles for hills to the UK’s largest show  ;)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AdamPHayes on April 23, 2023, 01:07:27 PM
a tatty old cloth and a few carpet tiles for hills to the UK’s largest show  ;)

Almost the definition of "Old Skool"  ::)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AdamPHayes on April 23, 2023, 01:12:02 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed playing a bit of The Mandalorian.
In the pic above I am trying to work out a few complexities of the game:

Does the giant AT-AT crane counts as hard cover? (It did.)
Does that make it a good idea to take a potshot at a Sith Lord? (Very much NO!)


Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: majorsmith on April 23, 2023, 02:30:04 PM
Was a very busy show on a short staffed foundry stand, card machine problems and a 17.5 hour day ! Was really nice to meet up with some laf members who popped over to see me! And I got a quick look at James excellent Star Wars set up looked like a great game! Hopefully next time I might actually get a proper break 😂
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: Malamute on April 23, 2023, 03:02:32 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed playing a bit of The Mandalorian.
In the pic above I am trying to work out a few complexities of the game:

Does the giant AT-AT crane counts as hard cover? (It did.)
Does that make it a good idea to take a potshot at a Sith Lord? (Very much NO!)

Glad you enjoyed the game. We had fun watching everyone get a shock when the Jedi or Sith sent the blaster bolt back at the shooter lol
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 23, 2023, 03:18:18 PM
Another slideshow: https://youtu.be/0z7DsyIIuKU
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 24, 2023, 12:41:42 PM
and another:
https://youtu.be/ucWBCnq42U8
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: AKULA on April 24, 2023, 06:51:24 PM
Cheers Phil - well worth watching - gutted I missed it  :(
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: Annie on April 25, 2023, 04:23:55 AM
I had the best time, living the high life under the balloon arch. It seemed extra busy, right up until the end, sold a bunch of things and saw some brilliant people, I'm so buzzed now!


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuVuDC_WAAA3LFL?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: 6milPhil on April 25, 2023, 12:21:23 PM
Cheers Phil - well worth watching - gutted I missed it  :(

I'm gutted you missed it too.
Title: Re: SALUTE
Post by: jon_1066 on April 25, 2023, 01:32:38 PM
I can't believe how much I missed and I actually went!  I'm seeing all these photos and things and thinking - "I don't remember that stand, I don't remember that game".  I ambled around for the best part of 5 hours and missed half of it.