Oh my, what can I say about Partizan???
If your'e a historical gamer then Partizan is the place to visit. There were so many superb looking games on show, everywhere you looked. Please if you haven't been before, you just gotta go.
Only 4 Rejects made the looong trip up north, (for us anyway)
Postie, Steve, Lee and myself.
I've tried to knock off some off the photos I took on the day, but this is still a very long post, so take your time and let me know what you think?
You can always check out Lee's post here.
So onto the games.
My top 3 in no particular order were
Phil Olly - One Steppe at a time
Friends of General Haig - 10mm Battle of Aughrim
The Gentlemen Pensioners - Sharpe Practice on the Cape Frontier.
Central London Wargames Club - 15mm Napoleonics
Veterans Wargame Association
Northamptonshire Battlefields Society - Argents Gap 1945 - Not quite Mechanised
Pandyman Entertainment - WW1 Trench Warfare - Trench Offensive
Escorchers - Brecourt Manor 1344
21eme Regt of Line - Napoleonics
KB Club - 1/300th Space fighters
Wings of Glory Aerodrome Forum - WW1 Air Combat - Wings of Glory
Wings of Glory Aerodrome Forum - Napoleonic Naval Action - Sails of Glory
North Star Miniatures - Oathmark - 28mm Fantasy
LetsXcape 28mm Greek Myth
KB Club - 144th Moderens
Doncaster Wargames Society - Steampunk Naval - Clockwork Log Rafts
The Dicemen - 28mm Western shootout Gunfight at Harpersville
Great Escape Games -28mm Western - Dead Man's Hand Redux
Dunno?
Forlorn Hope - Battlefleet Gothic - Battlefleet Heresy - Siege of Terra
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Col Bill, doing his thang!
Hornsea Contemptables - ECW
Wargaming Develepments - The Battle of the Bulge
Saga
Grantham Strategy Club Battle of Britain Deck Building Undaunted Battle of Britain
Chesterfield Open Gaming Society - Hunting Horrors in an Apocalyptic World Thrice Doomed!
All Hell Let Loose - Bloody Omaha 6mm WWII
Anschluss Wargames -12mm WW2 - Hollywood style bank heist. Kelly's Heroes
The Scourers - 28mm Napoleonic Gothic Horror The Silver Bayonet
Friends of General Haig - The Battle of Aughrim 1691
Friends of the Rejects, Dave and Mike.
Worley Books - Kreigspeil Map Game - Combat of Genappe 1815
John Kersey - 1/72 Games - 20mm Spanish American War - The Battle of El Caney 18981898
Morris & Chums - Midgard Heroic Battles
Morris & Chums - 6mm Trojan Wars
Iain otherwise known as Mr Caveadsum
League of Gentleman Anti-Alchemists - 28mm Home Guard 1940 - You Stupid Boy!
Blitzkrieg Miniatures - Mighty Empires - The Silmarillion
Caseshot Publishing - 15mm War of 1st Coalition - The Battle of Mondovi 21st April 1796
Martin from Warbases
Harrogate Wargames Club - 28mm Modern South American - Welcome to the Jungle
Huntingdon & District Wargames Society - 28mm AWI - Guildford Courthouse 1781
The Gentlemen Pensioners - 28mm Colonial - Sharpe Practice on the Cape Frontier
Two Fat Lardies - Far East Chain of Command
The Bunker - Indiana Jones - The Temple of Ramalamadingdong
Bramley Barn Wargames Club - WWII
Forest Outlaws -28mm War of 1812 - The Battle of Bladensburg 24th August 1814
Kallistra/Forest Outlaws - The Siege of Belgrade 1456
Steve Jones/ Steve's Painting Shed - AWI The Battle of Freeman's Farm 1777
Steve & Darrel
The Skirmish Wargames Collective - 60mm Death on Planet Pima
1st Corps - 28mm American-Mexican War - Across the Rio Grande
Phil Olley - 28mm Eastern Renaissance - One Steppe at a a time
The man himself Phil Olly
League of Augsberg - Dreadnought - The Battle of Jutland 1916
Colin, Postie & Barry Hilton.
Chesterfield Old Boys - 1/35th WW2 - Skirmish Into the Reich
Simon Miller - 28mm ECW - The Relief of Norchester
The Bodkins - 28mm Rome Vs Sassanids - Warriors of Rome: The 3rd Century Crisis
Coritani - Yep 3 bottles of Tanned Flesh please!
Very British Civil Forum - 28mm Very British Civil War - Poking the Polden
Like a Stonewall - Conquistador
The League of Extraordinary Kriegspielers - Down the Adriatic Sea - 28mm Back of Beyond
Rubicon Models - Oscar Mike - 28mm Vietnam
Glasgow Tradeston Wargames Club - The Battle of Breitenfeld 1631
15mm 30 Years War
Myself, Dave, Martin & Matt
North Riding Wargames Club - It's Hot Here Sir! - Sudan
Barely Legal Wargames - The Battle of Carabobo 24th June 1821
28mm South American Wars of Independence
Derby Wargames Society - Operation Goodwood, The Battle of Bras 1944
Eastern Front - 20mm WWII
Eastern Front - 20mm WWII
Henry Hyde & Myself
Myself & Kerry from the AHPC!!!
All the way from New Zealand via Wales.
Boondock Sayntes - 28mm Indian Mutiny - The Battle of Unao September 1857
The Yarkshire Gamer - "Rome or Death" The Battle of Mentana 1867
28mm Italian Wars of Unification
Steve & David the Wargaming Amateur
Ken the Yarshire Gamer
Durham Wargames Group - 28mm Dark Ages - The Battle at Fulford Gate
Westbury Wargames - 28mm Macedonian Successors - The Battle of Gabene 316BC
Iron Brigade - To Catch a Queen - 25mm ECW
Lincoln Miniature Warfare Society - Mike Lambo Games - Napoleon to Napalm
And that's it!!!
It was a cracking show Ray, and your photos are a great reminder of how good it was. This was only the 2nd Partizan that I have been to. I spent much of the day there, and I'm convinced I still didn't see everything. I thought I saw you in the distance (and now it seems I was correct!). I shall make a point of saying hello next time. Best wishes, Jason (Light Bobs and Paint Blobs Blog).
ReplyDeleteYeh please do Jason. Both Partizan's are well worth the 2 1/2 hour drive. Nit for the shopping, just to see all those fab looking games and to pinch everyone's ideas! Maybe see you in October?
DeleteGreat photos as usual, Ray and amazing looking games!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteBattlefleet setup was really cool.
ReplyDeleteCertainly is, Alex!
DeleteImpressive and inspiring stuff, Ray! Perfect timing too, as I'm headed out to our big annual convention (nowhere near as large as Partizan, of course), this Friday. Hosting a couple of RJW games using TMWWBK. Hope to post pics from there. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great time.
DeleteMany thanks for putting together such a great report Ray, so many superb games to pore over, cracking stuff!
ReplyDeleteCheets Donnie. I'm sure I missed something along the line. Time flies when you're having fun.
DeleteSome stunning pictures there Ray. Beautifully put together as always.
ReplyDeleteCheers Lawrence, it's a brilliant show.
DeleteLooks like a tremendous show judging by the games in the photos
ReplyDeleteCertainly is Neil.
DeleteLots of great games . Good to catch up Ray
ReplyDeleteT'was indeed, Dave!
DeleteThanks for giving NQM some space.
ReplyDeleteNo problem at all!
DeleteThank you for sharing such a large collection of wonderful wargaming eye candy.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
No problem Willz.
DeleteExcellent tour around the show Ray.
ReplyDeleteCheers Rich.
DeleteWhat a superb record of the show, was great to meet you in person Ray, I hadn't realised I was so handsome, you must have touched up the picture!
ReplyDeleteLol. It was a great surprise to see you there Kerry. Don't forget the invite.
DeleteExcellent set of pictures mate. A really good roundup of the show.
ReplyDeleteCheers Lee!
DeleteStunning panoply of wonderful games Ray....well worth your loooong trip oop Norf!
ReplyDeleteToo right it is Keith!
DeleteWow - what an epic and fabulous set of photographs.👍 Some games there that I’m sure I didn’t see on the day - there were so many great games there. Very honoured to have made your top 3, and it was great to have a chat on the day. Hope your drive home was relaxing 😀.
ReplyDeleteIt's always a great show. So much eye candy on show, makes you dribble!
DeleteAnd yes, fab to meet you once again on the flesh.
crazy amount of awesome games. thanks for sharing, I love Salute reports. Must be hard to keep all the pictures organized like that.
ReplyDeleteReally liked the Iain spotting!
appreciate it again. gonna have a second look now. 😁
It took me nearly as long to sort the post out, as it did to walk around the show all day!
DeleteIt was good to see the Posties at the show, Ray.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving Not Quite Mechanised and the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society some Blogspace. The NQM szrules are available free online here, https://notquitemechanised.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/free-online-nqm-squared-rules/ for anyone who is interested.
Regards, Chris
No problem at all Chis.
DeleteOutstanding! Thanks so much Ray. I have said it before but it is like actually being actually there. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the post Shaun.
DeleteSome really great looking games, Partizan seems to be one of the best shows in this regard.
ReplyDeleteThere's no other show like it. You gotta go.
DeleteFantastic write up of a great show! Thanks for including my Omaha table
ReplyDeleteNo problem at all Charles, your's was a brilliant looking game.
DeleteA visual treat! Thanks very much Ray. Some great looking games there.
ReplyDeleteGlad you approve OB!
DeleteIt looks like a fair number of participation games this year. Great looking games, it would be hard to name one as best of show.
ReplyDeleteThey were all brilliant games. So yes it's difficult to choose a top 5.
DeleteGreat report Ray, some lovely photos. Thanks so much for including my game and your kind comments. It was great to meet you. See you at the next one! Best rgds. phil
ReplyDeleteYours was a fantastic lookingvgame Phil.....and those flags!
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