Salute 2014

[gamer Mac]

Not been back long but pics are up on the blog.......lots of text to follow..............

http://deartonyblair.blogspot.com/

Great set of photos. I was there and missed half the stuff you have photos of.
I think there is a mistake,its not warlords Martian game but Jimbibbly and co, from this very forum

[Sterling Moose]

I echo that sentiment - great job by the Warlords.  I also agree that the lighting in the hall sucks but am prepared to ignore it to attend the UK's biggest show.

PS.  Missing suitcase just delivered by courier - all is well  

[Malamute]

PS.  Missing suitcase just delivered by courier - all is well  

Thanks goodness for that.

Good to see you again!

Same time next year?!

[Sterling Moose]

Same time next year?!

Hopefully 

[OSHIROmodels]

I think there is a mistake,its not warlords Martian game but Jimbibbly and co, from this very forum

He's right you know 

I don't think the Warlords put one on this year.

cheers

James

[Andym]

They did. They had a nice Napoleanoic(?) game on the go....

[Phil Robinson]

It was a First Carlist War- Battle of Barbastro - 1837.

They also had Pelennor Fields and Commandoes Forward a WWII game.

[Captain Blood]

Were you there Phil? Didn't see you this year... 

[OSHIROmodels]

I meant Martian game 

Those house are by John Boadle, very talented chap (I went to university with him) but I don't think he really does anything any more which is a shame.

cheers

James

[The Dozing Dragon]

He's right you know 

I don't think the Warlords put one on this year.

cheers

James

Corrected and apologies! I was already at overkill by that point!

[OSHIROmodels]

Corrected and apologies! I was already at overkill by that point!

No worries, there are plenty of photos on your blog (excellently extensive by the way) and I would imagine it would get confusing with all the games on show 

cheers

James

[Phil Robinson]

Were you there Phil? Didn't see you this year...  

Lost in dark perhaps No seriously I couldn't remember when or where the LAF meet up was, wasn't there to buy much this year, delivered some painting and wanted to peruse the games more this year, chose the wrong year for that it seems.

[Captain Blood]

Lost in dark perhaps No seriously I couldn't remember when or where the LAF meet up was, wasn't there to buy much this year, delivered some painting and wanted to peruse the games more this year, chose the wrong year for that it seems.

Yes, there weren't that many spectaculars this year, were there?

A lot of nice looking games - but lots of them were these mini table layouts which seem very much in vogue... Maybe all aimed at short, sharp participation games?

On the plus side, I didn't see a single Subbuteo cloth - probably for the first year ever at Salute. In fact, there were very few crap-looking games. Thank God. Maybe someone has finally set out some standards to aim for...
But very few outstanding display games either...

[Phil Robinson]

Yes, there weren't that many spectaculars this year, were there?

A lot of nice looking games - but lots of them were these mini table layouts which seem very much in vogue... Maybe all aimed at short, sharp participation games?

On the plus side, I didn't see a single Subbuteo cloth - probably for the first year ever at Salute. In fact, there were very few crap-looking games. Thank God. Maybe someone has finally set out some standards to aim for...
But very few outstanding display games either...

I don't think the crap lighting did the games any favours this year, the Mars and the Keren games did not seem to suffer as much though, must have been the colour of the terrain that helped. In the vastness of Excel even the large games get swallowed up.

[OSHIROmodels]

Sounds like a daft thing to say but I wonder if the floor was a different colour. I can't remember if we were in the same 'hall' as last year 

It was certainly darker though.

cheers

James