Mid-September so it must be Colours! Colin kindly invited me to join good chum Paul to help out with the Charlie Foxtrot stall at this years show. Here we are!
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| The three ... err ... musketeers? |
We were delighted to have a little chat with two well-known figures, namely Alec Brown from Front Rank and Dave Bodley from Grand Manner. Nice to see you there chaps.
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| Alec, Me, Paul and Dave |
All three of us really enjoy manning the stall and chatting with fellow gamers about their projects, helping them choose the kits they need, etc. This show was particularly busy at times. However, we did manage to have a quick nosey round the stalls and tables.
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| A large ECW game - just before opening time! |
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| Operation Goodwood |
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| A nice little scene |
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| WW1 in the Middle East |
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| Liked the little dioramas |
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| Camels! |
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| Some explosive Bolt Action |
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| I think this was an 1812 winter retreat game |
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| The ECW in progress |
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| Modern gaming |
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| An intriguing small scale fantasy skirmish |
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| The Penarth lads and their War of the Roses game |
This next table really impressed me! Warfare in mid 19th century China is not a topic I know much about, but it was beautifully presented and the guys running it were very friendly. Sharp Practice 2 BTW ;o)
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| Glenn and Richard of Elite Wargames & Models - nice fellas! |
It was also good to catch up with a number of now familiar faces in the trade scene. It seemed that pretty much all the traders I spoke to were having a busy day – good news all round.
What did I treat myself to? Well... having flogged various bits on eBay recently I was sufficiently "in funds" to pick up the following modest haul;
- A lovely mix of scatter terrain (barrels, crates, treasure chests, etc) from Debris of War - Nice to meet you Tony ;o)
- A box of Perry DAK to boost my growing collection ready for our Western Desert campaign.
- Some blank hills from Kallistra – these will become rocky sand dunes.
- Three packs of Mini Natur tufts.
- A small collection of intriguing female figures (not "icky" ones!) from Glenn and Richard at Elite Wargames & Models, a blunderbuss armed Portuguese Partisan leader, another a well-to-do lady with a pistol and a physician about to treat a wounded soldier (ideal as a Physic in SP2)
All in all, a splendid day out with great friends soaking up plenty of hobby goodness!
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