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Title: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: jamesmanto on March 02, 2019, 06:08:06 PM: www.hotlead.ca

Hotlead is one month away. Celebrating our 25th Anniversary this year with so far 69 open particpation games, a terrain building workshop, a DBA tournament and a Middle Earth SBG tournament.
Hotlead is a miniature gaming convention featuring all scales, gernes and periods of miniature wargaming. We've got 5 air combat games featurng (among other scenarios) classic B-17s over Germany and Suez Crisis jets over the Sinai. For naval battles there are ancient galleys, age of sail Men of War, ACW ironclads, Coastal patrol boats and space fleets. Land games range from a 6mm big Franco Prussian War battles to a 54mm jungle skirmish. There are ancient chariots, two battles featuring elephants, SYW musketeers, Longstreet at Gettysburg, lots of tanks and a modern skirmish.
If you live in the Great Lakes area of North America it is worth the drive to Stratford ON on 29-31 March 2019 for Hotlead!

www.hotlead.ca
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Burnt65 on March 02, 2019, 07:17:45 PM: Can't wait!!
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Chairface on March 07, 2019, 05:05:21 PM: I'm really looking forward to the vendors! Going to spend some money this year.

If you haven't made it to Hotlead before come on down. It's my favourite hobby weekend of the year.
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Johnno on March 26, 2019, 12:19:52 PM: Three sleeps away!! :D
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Post by: Chairface on March 28, 2019, 03:17:17 PM: I am really looking forward to this. Just saw the 25th Anniversary figure painted up. Looks amazing!
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Sterling Moose on March 29, 2019, 06:22:26 PM: Did anyone mention that Hotlead opens in about 4 hours?

Be there or be square.
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Johnno on March 29, 2019, 07:29:58 PM: Already checked into my room

So excited.

My favourite show of the year.
Title: Re: Hotlead 2020 is Twelve Months Away!!
Post by: Sterling Moose on March 31, 2019, 08:23:17 PM: Venue is booked, exact dates to follow :D
Title: Re: Hotlead 2020 is Twelve Months Away!!
Post by: Johnno on March 31, 2019, 09:07:01 PM: Quote from: Sterling Moose on March 31, 2019, 08:23:17 PM
Venue is booked, exact dates to follow :D

Can't wait
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: mellis1644 on April 01, 2019, 04:34:33 PM: I was at hotlead for Saturday - another great con from my point of view.

I wrote up quick blog post which has approx. 40 pictures of different tables I looked at as I went around - you can see the pictures here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2019/03/31/hotlead-2019/ I'm sure that I missed other nice ones because of playing games.
Title: Re: Hotlead 2020 is Twelve Months Away!!
Post by: jamesmanto on April 01, 2019, 07:50:21 PM: Quote from: Sterling Moose on March 31, 2019, 08:23:17 PM
Venue is booked, exact dates to follow :D

20-22 March 2020. Be there. All the cool kids will be.
Title: Re: Hotlead 2020 is Twelve Months Away!!
Post by: Johnno on April 03, 2019, 01:35:55 PM: Quote from: jamesmanto on April 01, 2019, 07:50:21 PM
20-22 March 2020. Be there. All the cool kids will be.

For some reason I can't book my stay yet. Only booking up to March 17th. Anyways, not your concern.
What is your concern is I'm planning to GM something next year. Hopefully I can get it done.
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Post by: von Lucky on April 03, 2019, 02:08:48 PM: mellis1644 - thanks for sharing, the games look like that were a lot of fun.
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Post by: Burnt65 on April 03, 2019, 09:45:50 PM: Nice report Mark - thanks for the compliment!
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Chairface on April 05, 2019, 07:27:56 PM: Quote from: mellis1644 on April 01, 2019, 04:34:33 PM
I was at hotlead for Saturday - another great con from my point of view.

I wrote up quick blog post which has approx. 40 pictures of different tables I looked at as I went around - you can see the pictures here: https://mellis1644.wordpress.com/2019/03/31/hotlead-2019/ I'm sure that I missed other nice ones because of playing games.

Thanks! Your photos cover what I missed when I was volunteering at the bring and buy!
Title: Re: Hotlead 2019 is One Month Away!!
Post by: Menelduir on April 09, 2019, 03:28:48 AM: This seemed like a good place to post up some pics, rather than start another thread, hope that is okay.

I have three postings of most of the pictures I took on Friday night and Saturday.

https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/hotlead-march-29th-march-31-2019-my.html#more (https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/hotlead-march-29th-march-31-2019-my.html#more)
https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/hotlead-2019-part-two.html#more (https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/hotlead-2019-part-two.html#more)
https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/my-final-picture-posting-of-hotlead.html#more (https://menelduir.blogspot.com/2019/04/my-final-picture-posting-of-hotlead.html#more)

Hope you enjoy!
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Post by: Burnt65 on April 09, 2019, 03:58:21 AM: Great pics!!
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Post by: von Lucky on April 09, 2019, 11:24:46 AM: Nice one - thanks for sharing.