Only 4 days after the event itself but I'm probably one of the last bloggers to post about the show! Anyway some of the Rejects made the short trip to Tonbridge to hopefully spend some of their hard earned dosh!! I bought basically what was on my list although their were a few bits I couldn't buy and plenty of bits I hadn't planned to buy as well!!
So all in all in was a successful show until we left the carpark when I slowly drove over a ginormous hump in the road, now the fact that I had Ian in the back of the car didn't help one little bit. After hearing the godawful bang and scrapping sound my car sounded like a 1970's Dragster car. Nothing I could do but drive home the 25 odd miles like it. We were all quite deaf the time we got back and the next day I was £430 lighter!!!
Anyway on with some pics of the show............
TWWS - Blitzkrieg - Early war FOW
Maidstone Wargames - Somewhere in Belgium 1914
Jazz Hands....cha cha cha!
Friday Night Fire Fight - A Crusade's Game
Essex Warriors - Reconquista 1450
A Great looking Castle!
SELWG - Welcome to Valhalla!
Battle of Fraustadt 1706 - Crawley Wargames Club
North London Wargames Group - Kohima, The Stalingrad of the East
Stains Wargames - Schweinfurt 1943
The Stains lads came up with another great participation game.
Gravesend Gamers Guild - French and Indian War Skirmish
Tabletop Teasers on Tour 1709 - SEEMS
Sunset Over Shimushu 1945 - Deal Wargames Society
My Game of the Show!
Arrgghh! Its Al from The Wargame Shed
We always mange to meet up at shows and have a good chat, I'm glad to say
that my blog has influenced his decision to buy the new Donnybrook rules he he!
Field of Glory 1813 - Southend Wargames Club
Had a good catch-up with Richard and a frank dicsussion with his pal on the
merits of Wargaming Widows, bless their little hearts!!
Battle of Cape St. Vincent - Tonbidge Wargames Club
The Rejects
Richard and his son Little James, Postie, Clint & Big Lee
Not sure where Ian was???
Some impressive scenes there! So much work.
ReplyDeleteWhat came loose that cost you that much on your car? Sorry about that.
My entire exhaust system and the Cat! :0(
DeleteGreat looking games; bummer about the car damage - hopefully you have some change left over to get it repaired. Best, Dean
ReplyDeleteBig bummer!!! I had a few pennies left after the show!!!
DeleteNice pics old boy, sorry to hear about the car but you did put Ian in the back!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was Posties fault, he refused to get in the back!
DeleteNice pics. Where is the loot pic?
ReplyDeleteOuch intrigued as to what went on the car?
I'll get a loot pic up later and the bloody cars exhaust and Cat was want for a better word fukededed, and the main problem was they had to move most of the engine just to fix in the bloody Cat!!!!! Aaaaaarrrggghhh!
DeleteGreat looking show! Hope the outing was worth the auto bill.
ReplyDeleteWell????????????
DeleteNice shots and info on the show.. will have to put it into the calendar for next year and hope it doesn't collide with Smogcon again!
ReplyDeleteIts not a bad little show, well worth a visit!
DeleteGreat thank you, I love the convention reports. Brill.
ReplyDeleteNo probs Irqan, glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteA very nice report. One picture lets it down though.
ReplyDeleteI am told that your car bottomed out because you bought so much lead that it couldn't get over the speed bump.
It was more to do was slim in the back me thinks!
DeleteLooks like a fun day out, speed bumps suck, would like to see your haul/loot.
ReplyDeleteI'll try and get a few pics up Bob.
DeleteExcellent photos. It's only about an hours drive from me I should try to get there next year!
ReplyDeleteYeh, do try the show out, especially as your that close.
DeleteGood post. Haven't made it to one yet, but shows at this time of year certainly break up the New Year doldrums.
ReplyDeleteWhat not been to any shows???? Ever??
DeleteMany thanks for sharing Ray, love the castle and the naval battle especially...
ReplyDeleteNo probs Phil!!!!!
DeleteNice pics Ray! I like that Castle a lot.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the car and the expense.
The castle does look nice!! Wonder who makes it????
DeleteI really like the look of the Tabletop Teasers game with the WF plastics.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Ray.
No probs, glad you like it!
DeleteNice pics Ray (all but one anyway!). Good to chat at the show - see you at Salute next? Sorry to hear about the car - that sounds like a nasty pain in the wallet!
ReplyDeleteYeah the group shot of the Rejects was unnessercary!
DeleteYeah Salutes next on the calender! The wallet was indeed wounded severely and may not survive!!! Clint you should be glad I didn't post the first group shot I took, you look like Emmett Brown out of Back to the Future!!!
DeleteSome amazing tables and top notch terrain on show.
ReplyDeletePeriod-wise, something for everyone there - thanks for sharing, Ray!
No probs Ev, glad you liked the post!
DeleteWorth waiting for my good man! Looks like a cracking day out.
ReplyDeleteIt was Sir M, it was!
DeleteGreat pictures of this show! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the costs you had on your car! Could have spent that money on more figures! :-D
Greetings
Peter
Now that would have been nice!
DeleteThanks for the tour, Ray.
ReplyDeleteNo probs Jay!
DeleteWonderful eye candy. There is so much talent in our hobby!
ReplyDeleteCertainly is Monty!
DeleteGreate pictures Ray ! Thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeletebest regards Michael
Glad you liked them Michael!
DeleteGods balls £430 !!! Did they fit a gold plated exhaust?!? Surely thats more than the value of your car! Seriously, putting more than two rejects into that little silver rikshaw of yours is just asking for trouble.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the show. You said you bought everything on your list but didn't mention all my money you also manged to spend vicariously by pointing me towards stuff on various stalls. Nice one!
It was a bit more than I'd hoped it would cost!!!! It did think about scrapping the car, but I would never have been able to buy another one in a day. I needed it to drive to work, as it was I had to ask poor Postie to get up at 4 and take me to work. Poor chap was shattered!
DeleteGreat photos Ray! Looks like a very nice time apart from the car!
ReplyDeleteIt was Rodger....apart from the car!
DeleteSome nice games at a decent looking show.
ReplyDelete£430 repair !!!!
My poor poor wallet!!!
DeleteGood piccies of the show, but the joys of motoring must have been a bummer.
ReplyDeleteA right pain in the posterior!!
DeleteWell, well those are some nice looking tables!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Yep!
DeleteGreat photos, Ray. Those games all look amazing. And Big Lee's jazz hands are inspiring.
ReplyDeleteRay has a nack for taking some god-awful pictures of me. I'm no oil painting but Rays camera must have a special "bulldog chewing a wasp" setting.
DeleteI know exactly what you mean! :-)
Deletehe he he!
DeleteLooked like a good day out. Ouch though £430... You could have got a lot of toys for that...
ReplyDeleteLots of toys! :0(
DeleteI always love so much of the scenery. I mean, that river!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, I'm usually glad to lose a little weight but..
Me too!!!
DeleteThose jazz hands are funny. Big bummer about the car.
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