Hammerhead Wargames Show 2017 - Saturday 4th March

[Sally Kallistra]

Hammerhead Wargames Show 2017- bigger and better than ever!



Hammerhead 2017 is expanding - to include the NEW ‘Gamers Lounge’ as well as the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall!
 Hammerhead 2017 will be taking place on Saturday 4th March at theNewark Showground, Newark, from 10am until 4.30pm.
Entry is £5.00 GBP per adult, £3.00 GBP for minors (16 and under), Children under 9 free.


The Gamers Lounge with bar and catering

Plus


The George Stephenson Exhibition Hall with bistro

George Stephenson Exhibition Hall and the Cedric Ford Pavilion - the ‘Gamers Lounge’ offer a welcoming environment with plenty of natural light in which you can play games, shop for wargame goods from the very best UK traders and manufacturers. More than 50 fantastic visitor participation games – Historical, Fantasy and Sci-fi, located in the central areas are the focus of the show. There are two separate catering facilities which will be serving a variety of reasonably priced hot and cold food throughout the day and a fully licensed bar located in the Gamers Lounge.

All games at Hammerhead are visitor participation, which means that you are very welcome 'to have a go' at a wide variety of different historical and fantasy based games run by intrepid gaming clubs, historical societies, wargame companies and enthusiastic groups of gamers. You will be able to play a full game or simply move a few miniatures, roll some dice, have a chat with the people running the game and then move onto the next. The show provides a great opportunity to try out new or familiar game systems and spend a day indulging yourself and friends in this absorbing and fascinating hobby. Whether you're interested in The Great War, WWII, Medieval, AWI, Fantasy or Science Fiction, we are sure that you will find a selection of games you would like to play.

Would you like to run a participation game at Hammerhead 2017? With the expansion into the Gamers lounge we have more space available for games! Visit the Hammerhead website for information. http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk/exhibitinggames.html

There is an excellent selection of top traders and manufacturers selling a wide variety of wargaming wares, miniatures, terrain and scenery, books and gaming accessories.

Hammerhead show will be hosting a Tabletop Sale in place of the usual bring and buy stand. With no commission, you keep all the profits.
 
The Hammerhead 2017 miniature, is a WW1 Austrian general and will be available for the first time on the day of the show for the token price of £1.00 GBP, or FREE if you purchase your Hammerhead Entry ticket online prior to the show. See website for details.

Parking is plentiful and FREE. Newark Showground is only a few minutes from the A1 at Newark Junction.



For full details of all the traders and games plus tabletop sales and entry ticket sales, visit the Hammerhead Show website, http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk or check out the Facebook page

Looking forward to seeing you there, for a great day out!

Hammerhead 2017 is being run by Kallistra Ltd with assistance from the The Forest Outlaws Wargamers Club and GCN. Supported by Miniature Wargames, Wargames Illustrated and Wargames Soldiers and Strategy magazines.

[Sally Kallistra]

Trader list Hammerhead 2017

Below is the list full list of manufacturers and traders attending Hammerhead 2017. They'll be selling a wide variety of wargaming wares, miniatures, terrain and scenery, books and gaming accessories…. (Click on the link to visit their website).

Ainsty Castings – http://www.ainsty-castings.co.uk
Ancient and Modern – http://www.ancient-modern.co.uk
Baccus 6mm – http://www.baccus6mm.com
Bad Squiddo Games / Dice bag lady – http://www.badsquiddogames.com
Baggage Train – http://the-baggagetrain.com/
Barwell Bodyworks – http://www.barwellbodyworks-shop.com
Black Pyramid Gaming – http://www.blackpyramid.co.uk
Caliver Books – http://www.caliverbooks.com/
Colonel Bills – http://www.colonelbills.com/
Crooked Dice Games – http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk
Curteys / 1st Corps – http://www.1stcorps.co.uk
Dave Thomas
David Lanchester Books – link   
Eagle Figures – http://www.eaglefigures.co.uk
Early War Miniatures – http://www.earlywarminiatures.com
Empress Miniatures – http://www.empressminiatures.com
Figures in Comfort – http://www.figuresincomfort.co.uk
Glenbrook Games and Painting Service – http://www.glenbrookgames.co.uk
Graham's Wuerkshoppe – http://www.grahamswuerkshoppe.co.uk
Great Escape Games – http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk
Grubby Tanks & Britannia Miniatures – http://www.grubbytanks.com
Hawk Wargames – http://www.hawkwargames.com
Helion Books – http://www.helion.co.uk
Hysterical Games – http://www.hystericalgames.co.uk
Ironclad – http://www.ironcladminiatures.co.uk
Kallistra –  http://www.kallistra.co.uk
Lancashire Games – link
Last Valley
Lesley's Bitsbox – http://www.lesleysbitsbox.co.uk/
Leven Miniatures  – http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk
Magnetic Displays/Coritani – http://www.magneticdisplays.co.uk
Mantic – http://www.manticgames.com
Mierce Miniatures – http://www.mierce-miniatures.com
Military History Live – http://www.militrayhistorylive.co.uk 
Minibits – http://www.minibits.co.uk
Miniaturemen – http://www.miniaturemen.co.uk
Northumberland Painting Service – http://www.paintinghistory.co.uk
Pendraken – http://www.pendraken.co.uk
Rapier Miniatures – http://www.rapierminiatures.co.uk
Redoubt Enterprises – http://www.redoubtenterprises.com
Reiver Castings – http://www.reivercasting.wordpress.com
Sally 4th – http://www.sally4th.co.uk
Scarab Miniatures – http://www.sarabminiatures.com
SGTS' Mess – http://www.sgts-mess.com
Shell Hole Scenics – http://www.shellholescenics.co.uk
SquareHex – http://www.squarehex.co.uk
Studio Miniatures – http://www.studiominiatures.com
The Tree Fella
TimeCast – http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk
Tumbling Dice – http://www.tumblingdiceuk.com/
Warbases – http://www.warbases.co.uk
Wargames Foundry – http://www.wargamesfoundry.com
Wargames Illustrated – http://www.wargamesillustrated.net
Warlord Games – http://www.warlordgames.com
Warploque Miniatures – http://www.warploqueminiatures.com
Zinge Industries – http://www.zinge.co.uk

For all the information on the Hammerhead 2017 show, visit the dedicated website: http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk or find us on Hammerhead Show Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hammerhead-Show

Looking forward to seeing you there

[Chris Abbey]

Sally 4th will be attending Hammerhead at Newark Showground, on Saturday 4th March 2017.
We will be bringing the following lines with us:
•   Terra-Blocks including Starter Sets, Tomb, Dungeon, Fothrington Hall, Shopping Mall and scatter terrain.
•   28mm Photo-realistic Normandy and Modern British Range
•   28mm Siege Equipment
•   Clear Bases, MDF Bases, Textured Bases and Movement Trays
•   Warchest – Figure Storage and Display
•   28mm Road system with interlocking ‘jigsaw’ connectors to prevent in-game drift
•   Combat Patrol – WW2 Skirmish Rules
•   Pulp Alley – Pulp Adventure rules, scenario books, cards and accessories
•   Statuesque Miniatures Pulp Alley Figures and spare heads and weapon packs.
•   Sloppy Jalopy Interwar and Cold War Vehicles & Miniatures
•   Mike Bravo Cold War / Winter of ’79 Miniatures Range
•   May ’40 Miniatures 28mm WW2 Dutch Range
•   Otherworld Miniatures
•   Pulp Figures

If you would like to pre-order anything from these ranges (or indeed any of the other products we manufacture or distribute), to collect at either show, we have set up ‘Collect at Hammerhead’ as a ‘free postage’ option to use when you check out.
Ann & I look forward to seeing you at the show.
Check out our full range at www.sally4th.co.uk

[Deedles]

I will be running a large Sudan game on table GB10 if any LAFer fancy popping along

[Sally Kallistra]

Looking forward to seeing you all - 2 weeks to go to Hammerhead 2017 - Saturday 4th March at  Newark Showground – The Gamers Lounge and the George Stephenson Exhibition Hall, Newark.

There are 70 great visitor participation games, historical, fantasy and sci-fi,booked in, plus 56 top traders/manufacturers selling a wide variety of wargaming wares, miniatures, terrain and scenery, books and gaming accessories.

If you would like to book a tabletop sales table, there are only a few tables remaining, first-come, first-served!

There's still time to buy your online entry ticket and collect your free Hammerhead miniature on the day!

For those of you wanting to plan your route around the two halls, the floor plans for Hammerhead 2017 are now available

The George Stephenson Hall

And the Gamers Lounge


For larger floor plans visit https://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk

Parking is plentiful and FREE. Newark Showground is only a few minutes from the A1 at Newark Junction.


For full details of all the traders and games plus tabletop sales and entry ticket sales, visit the Hammerhead Show website, http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk or check out the Facebook page

Looking forward to seeing you there, for a great day out!

Hammerhead 2017 is being run by Kallistra Ltd with assistance from the The Forest Outlaws Wargamers Club and GCN. Supported by Miniature Wargames, Wargames Illustrated and Wargames Soldiers and Strategy magazines.

[vodkafan]

We have a group going! Really looking forward to it.

[majorsmith]

No westwind

[dhtandco]

Come and have a go at our paddlesteamer challenge if you get a chance !
Photos in the adventures in the Far East section of this site and more on our website

[Chris Abbey]

Sally 4th will be running a Pulp Alley participation game - Chaos in Casablanca.
The game will be set up just in front of the Sally 4th Trade Stand.
You're very welcome to join in if you are at the show.

[Ramirez Noname]

Looking forward to this, today

RMZ

[dhtandco]

Settled back at home after a fantastic day,met lots of friendly people,game was popular, place was buzzing with good trade stands and easy access.Well done Sally and team on the organisation and venue.My favourite show of the year,back in 2018.

[vodkafan]

I also had a fantastic time. I picked up everything I wanted at cheaper prices than if I had bought it online, got to look at and handle stuff I was curious about, got some decent freebies and some bargains on the bring and buy and met lots of nice folk. Also for the first time ever I had a go at a  couple of participation games, trying a couple of new rulesets.
I have decided that I am going to drastically cut down or curtail buying online for the rest of this year and just buy at shows instead.
Took a few pics

Here a couple of fun games that seemed to be attracting lots of youngsters:




There was a Formula One race game too but I didn't get a pic.

Big Sudan game:








Here is an Italian Wars game I participated in trying A Pikeman's Lament rules. They were very easy to pick up in a short time. That is my crossbowmen just crossing the road. My gendarmes have already creamed his skirmishers and took out a unit of pikemen.












A 54mm Dalek game with an impressive shattered cityscape:








A great looking Mad Max 2 game in 1/24 scale!

[has.been]

I too had a good time. Thanks to the nice table top sale (many thanks Sally) cleared a lot of stuff I am either never going to get around to doing, or use again. Then a quick wiz around to spend my ill gotten gains. That was the easy part. I did manage to buy less than I wanted, but then I wanted lots.

[nevermore]

Had a great day out and the best part was to see a lot of young kids getting involved in games, lots of people and as put forward the most friendly show around ... best show also its right up on the list, well done Sally 

[vodkafan]

Had a great day out and the best part was to see a lot of young kids getting involved in games, lots of people and as put forward the most friendly show around ... best show also its right up on the list, well done Sally 

You are right the atmosphere was noticeably friendly and there were lots of youngsters getting involved in the games.