Better late than never, here are a few photos of the show held at Castle Donnington after moving from the University of Derby. Derby is one of two wargaming shows that I try to attend as it is relatively local plus there's plenty to do when you've had even walking round a large hanger. Limited resources ensure that I now buy items I actually need rather than ones I would like. This is all relative of course as I don't really 'need' any of these are things but hopefully you know what I mean.
An incomplete/random list of the items we bought include:
Bulgarian machine gun crew - Tiger Miniatures
Judge Death & 17th century civilians - Wargames Foundry
Special bases & Chicken Coop - Warbases/Too Fat Lardies
War of 1812 artillery and crew - Knuckleduster Miniatures
Various animals - Irregular Miniatures
I'm bound to have missed off something but them will eventually turn up on the blog.
In no particular order here are some of the games my brother took photos of. The first was a Dark Age game that made great use of terrain (you will probably notice good terrain was a focus of the games I asked my brother to take images of).
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Romano British defend against
Saxons (Old DWA)
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| Romano British defend against Saxons (Old DWA) |
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| Romano British defend against Saxons (Old DWA) |
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Romano British defend against
Saxons (Old DWA)
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Romano British defend against
Saxons (Old DWA)
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These figures were once owned by the famous old school wargamer Tony Bath. We knew this because the chap running the display told us and proved it because each figure has a tiny serial number on it. This way Tony Bath could track each individual unit when it was on campaign.
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Fousands of 'Em…… sounds like a train!
(The Boondock Sayntes aka
Gentlemen Gamers)
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Fousands of 'Em…… sounds like a train!
(The Boondock Sayntes aka
Gentlemen Gamers)
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| Fousands of 'Em…… sounds like a train! (The Boondock Sayntes aka Gentlemen Gamers) |
Labelled 'Fousands of 'Em' this was literally the case for this game as there were approximately two and half thousand figures on display. The Gentlemen Gamers running the demo seemed slightly pickled as they were all enjoying large glasses of red wine throughout the day
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The War in
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The War in
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Battle of the
(Barely Legal Wargames Club)
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Windmill detail, Battle of the
(Barely Legal Wargames Club)
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Battle of the
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The clever use of standard terrain made this display stand out for me. Although only relatively small compared to other at the show this demo featured some lovely detailing. It was obvious at a glance that this was a WWII game based on flooded areas of northern Europe. The lighthouse was the same one that my mate Ade bought a few years ago that came with solar panels that was intended to be used in your garden. However the maker of the demo had made some significant improvements.
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Marignano 1515 (The Ilkley Lads)
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Marignano 1515 (The Ilkley Lads)
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(Like a Stone Wall Wg Group)
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(Like a Stone Wall Wg Group)
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Quick shot showing about half of the interior of the hanger which shows just how big the venue is. The lighting was terrible but this was really the only issue with the venue that I don't like. Next door is the Wheatcroft Collection which is worth a visit.
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