Monday 22 April 2013

Salute 2013 Part 2


I did take a lot of photos at the show but I had to bin at least half of them. I'm not sure who to blame maybe I need a new camera, or perhaps I should read the instruction booklet for my camera, maybe its me? But I'm going with the blame Francis, why? Why bloody not!
I missed loads of great looking games for them you'll have to check out the dearth of other bloggers posts. Here are the best of what I had left.


GLC Games Club - The Battle of Steenkirke 1692
My favourite period, the NYW and my favourite set of rules BLB2







Gravesend Wargames Club & Scarab Miniatures - Jarl & the Jomvikings
A great looking game and they come from Gravesend too!!!!










Gripping Beast
There new monster building



Spirit of the Game - End of Empire - Smog
Loved the look of this game, its not really my thing but it still looked very cool.




Not sure who's game this was....sorry????




Battlefront Miniatures run by Barry Hilton - ACW, The Battle of Little Big Top
Using Barry's soon to be released ACW rules 
"Rally to the Colours"







Possibly Gringo 40's, The Alamo?











Oshiro Model Terrain - Assault on Aki Kamei-jo








Battlegroup - Normandy from GMG Kildare




And finally
As we were leaving Fran and Postie said about the massive Waterloo game
"What Waterloo Game?" I said
So back we went, unfortunately they were packing the troops away so I 
only got a few pics.....















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51 comments:

  1. TamsinP23 April 2013 at 00:08

    Great pics Ray! :)

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  2. Alex J. Cavanaugh23 April 2013 at 00:28

    The setups are just amazing. I like the smog one, although it looks more like fog.

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  3. david bromley23 April 2013 at 00:34

    The ACW and Waterloo looked to be great fun! The flags really make the units look grand in the first few pics...were those your flags?

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:08

      Afraid not, they're from Warfare Miniatures, they've a massive NYW range and are ever expanding it too.

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  4. Jonathan Freitag23 April 2013 at 01:05

    Those are great photos, Ray! Many great setups and much to take in.
    Thank you!
    Jon

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  5. The Angry Lurker23 April 2013 at 01:26

    Idiot!

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  6. Paulalba23 April 2013 at 02:16

    Brilliant,
    How did they manage to play the Waterloo game there doesn't look room to swing a cat? Looked great though!

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:07

      The table was actually in a massive E shape and yes it was.

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    2. Mervyn5 May 2013 at 07:41

      I understand it was a display "only", so it was a snapshot of the battle at a particular time of the day. It was an awesome display though....

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  7. jmilesr23 April 2013 at 02:45

    Great pics - I'm very jealous of you who got to go to Salute this year!

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  8. DeanM23 April 2013 at 03:46

    Well the ones you posted surely did come out great. Awesome collection and variety of games. Love that huge Gripping Beast great house. Wow. Best, Dean

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:05

      It is rather large, the question is where would you put it after your games??? Perhaps it could double up as a dog kennel?

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  9. Greg23 April 2013 at 04:00

    Ray,
    Great looking pics, thanks for sharing. Question - what is the round dial thingy in picture #4 behind the Scots unit?

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:03

      That's a casualty marker Greg, Warbases sell them over here in the UK, here's a direct link

      http://war-bases.co.uk/ACCESSORIES/GAMING-AIDS?product_id=159

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  10. Unknown23 April 2013 at 04:01

    I think you did a fine job with the pics Ray. To post all of it would take a week. Seeing all of this on tables makes me wish I could afford to buy terrain pieces.

    You two boys get some rest now that you'll be off for a few days.

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:04

      I will, but that greedy boy's got 2 overtime shifts, so he's gonna be even more knackered than he is now!!

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    2. Unknown23 April 2013 at 19:38

      Oh no, he's going to be extra grouchy then.

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  11. Grenzer John23 April 2013 at 04:28

    Wonderful photos of great looking games. But... "Little Big Top"? Little Round Top, maybe, otherwise it'd be a real circus.

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    1. Ray Rousell23 April 2013 at 05:01

      I know what you mean, perhaps it was a play on words???

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    2. TamsinP23 April 2013 at 09:09

      Wasn't Little Big Top part of Custer's Last Stand?

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    3. TamsinP23 April 2013 at 09:12

      my mistake - that was the Little Bighorn (my brain is still mush from work and the weekend)

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    4. GaryA23 April 2013 at 12:40

      There's a joke about Custer's Last Stand, but it's probably not for here . . .

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  12. Anonymous23 April 2013 at 05:03

    Great pictures Ray. That new Gripping Beasts building looks massive.

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  13. Paul23 April 2013 at 05:23

    Sweet looking pics Ray!

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  14. Thanos23 April 2013 at 05:25

    Nice photos Ray!!

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  15. Clint23 April 2013 at 06:03

    I have mixed feelings about the smog game. I love the concept of the terrain and yet something still leaves me cold about it.

    Nice to see the show through your lens. Some really nice pictures which highlight what a fantastically talented group of people we have in the hobby!

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  16. DaveD23 April 2013 at 06:23

    I really like the Viking longboat, and the Omaha beach game, great pictures Ray

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  17. Carl 23 April 2013 at 06:35

    Cracking pics Ray. I love the Smog board but the game and miniature scale just doesnt grab me. The Waterloo game was massive!!!

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  18. BigLee23 April 2013 at 07:22

    Great pictures mate. I liked that smog game too but I didn't take a single usable picture of it, so you're not alone with camera woe's.

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  19. Phil23 April 2013 at 07:45

    Great pics, just amazing!!
    Phil.

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  20. BigRedBat23 April 2013 at 08:23

    Some great pics, and some great games that I really didn't take in properly, on the day. Thanks!

    Simon

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  21. Cyrus23 April 2013 at 08:50

    Great photos Ray, thanks for posting!

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  22. Vampifan23 April 2013 at 10:31

    Yet more great photos, Ray.

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  23. Rodger23 April 2013 at 11:01

    Fantastic bunch of photos Ray.

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  24. GaryA23 April 2013 at 12:44

    "I should read the instruction booklet for my camera."

    Real men don't read instruction books or manuals unless they're for cars or bikes and then they read them in bed. Blunder on man and don't be a wuss. My photos are crap, but they're real crap!

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  25. Zabadak23 April 2013 at 15:36

    Thanks for restoring my faith in wargamers Ray, for showing mostly the histoical games that were going on. (and it probably was Francis' fault too)

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  26. Michael Awdry23 April 2013 at 15:53

    Just a couple of pic then Ray! Great job Sir.

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  27. Simon Quinton 23 April 2013 at 16:11

    More lovely pictures thanks Ray!

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  28. Silver Whistle23 April 2013 at 16:40

    Good to meet you at Salute Ray, sorry it was such a quick hello. So much to see and do and so little time.
    Cheers,
    Pat.

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  29. Sean23 April 2013 at 16:55

    Thanks for the pics Ray. I love that Viking ship and the Gripping Beast great hall model. And for a guy who missed the Waterloo game you got some pretty good shots of it.

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  30. Sidney Roundwood23 April 2013 at 17:26

    Some terrific photography there, Ray. And yes, there's yet more games I missed seeing! Well done spotting those!

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  31. Jay23 April 2013 at 17:45

    Thanks, Ray.

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  32. Scheck23 April 2013 at 22:07

    I dont follow your critics about the photographies - you showed us a fantastic overview of this convention and you focussed exactly the most interesting details - thanks for sharing all that with us!
    Peter

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  33. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn23 April 2013 at 22:49

    great stuff.

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  34. Elsie Amata24 April 2013 at 12:16

    I think these pictures came out great, Ray. Much better than anything I can ever take.

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  35. Chris C.24 April 2013 at 13:12

    Ray, these are some amazing photos of some amazing games! Mouth-watering stuff!

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  36. Cory25 April 2013 at 03:07

    Great looking games! Thanks for sharing!

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  37. DEZMOND25 April 2013 at 14:08

    I could look at settings for hours, love all the amazing details more than all the figures :) Love the rivers, smog, wheat fields... so lovely!

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  38. AJ (Allan) Wright26 April 2013 at 12:36

    Beautiful demo games this year. Thanks for sharing the photos Ray.

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  39. Lead Legion28 April 2013 at 21:31

    Lovely photo's Ray. I'll need to check out Oshiro terrain

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