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Title: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: YPU on 02 September 2016, 06:50:12 PM: Having finally finished my formal education and discovering I can actually get by with self-employment and regular side jobs for colleagues has suddenly opened the option of more regular small trips around Europe. Assuming a bit of strategic travel planning and a low standard in hotels that is. For the past years I have always tried to ignore wargame and model building cons, and it's about time I change that.

So, in LAF's collective opinion, what are the most visit European cons? (Taking into account travel times from the Netherlands. ::))
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: Gunbird on 02 September 2016, 06:59:17 PM: Crisis in Antwerp of course, only a few months away :)
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 02 September 2016, 07:03:30 PM: Salute would be one of note certainly.

cheers

James
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: YPU on 02 September 2016, 08:10:10 PM: Those two were already on my agenda yea. ::)

Actually are there any LAF meetups large enough to be worth hopping over? :D
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: WimVdB on 02 September 2016, 08:16:25 PM: Crisis and Salute are a must see for you, I believe.

I've also heard nice things about a two day show in Hamburg called Tactica, but have not visited myself. Yet.
I think it is in february.
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: dijit on 02 September 2016, 08:51:11 PM: I think those are the three I'd mention.
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: Daeothar on 07 September 2016, 06:48:46 PM: The above, and then there is (as it's technically in Europe too) Poldercon of course! :D
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: YPU on 07 September 2016, 06:51:09 PM: Quote from: Daeothar on 07 September 2016, 06:48:46 PM
The above, and then there is (as it's technically in Europe too) Poldercon of course! :D

Obviously :D Which is going to be well worth it going by the things shown on this forum alone. We really should do LAF badges this year.
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: Daeothar on 07 September 2016, 06:54:39 PM: Quote from: YPU on 07 September 2016, 06:51:09 PM
Obviously :D Which is going to be well worth it going by the things shown on this forum alone. We really should do LAF badges this year.

Now there's an idea... :)

I did that many years ago during Games Days with a forum I moderated at the time. Great fun meeting the gamers behind the avatars...
Title: Re: Must visit European wargaming and modelling conventions?
Post by: Vulture on 07 September 2016, 07:55:37 PM: Quote from: YPU on 02 September 2016, 06:50:12 PM
Having finally finished my formal education and discovering I can actually get by with self-employment and regular side jobs for colleagues has suddenly opened the option of more regular small trips around Europe. Assuming a bit of strategic travel planning and a low standard in hotels that is. For the past years I have always tried to ignore wargame and model building cons, and it's about time I change that.

So, in LAF's collective opinion, what are the most visit European cons? (Taking into account travel times from the Netherlands. ::))

Are you interested in WW2 and military vehicles ? If so I can recommend several events worth attending in the UK :)