On Saturday, some of Posties Rejects went on our annual pilgrimage to Salute at the Excel Centre in London. I have to admit, the Rejects are pretty lucky, it was only a 20 minute drive for us, unlike most of the thousands who went. I'm not sure on the actual numbers but this was the busiest Salute since Covid, the place was packed, most shows seem to hit a lull after lunchtime, but this wasn't the case on Saturday.
So thanks to the South London Warlords for a fab show, it was well worth every penny. I've gotta apologise to Peter for Pants Gate, too!
As per normal we got in very early at around 8.15, thanks to our Press Pass!! We'd had several chats and picked up a few purchases, before the doors opened, i think a little early?
It was like the scene out of The Lion King, when the Wildebeest's stampeded down the valley, trampling Mufasa!!!
There was plenty of games on show, both historical, Sci Fi and Fantasy. I think I caught most of them in this extremely long post, so stop now, go make yourself a cuppa and and sandwich, you're gonna need it!!
Central London Wargames - Emperor of the Battlefield
Revolutionary Wars
Revolutionary Wars
Mantic Game - Halo Flashpoint
Ludus Vulpes - Fractured Sphere
I wonder who the model was?
Worcester Wyverns Tabletop Gaming - Frostgrave
Form Square Games - Jersey New Jersey - AWI Boardgame
Garry David Wills - Glory is Fleeting - Napoleonic
Game Masters of Windsor - 40k
GCT Studios - See how they Run - Fantasy Skirmish Wargame
Weymouth Levellers - The Company Rules. Sci fi 15mm
You needed your sunglasses on for this game!
You needed your sunglasses on for this game!
Funky Shack Warhammer Club - Warhammer Challenge
1/72 Wargames - Attack Beach Red!
Goblin King Games - Moonstone - Fantasy Skirmish
Uhrwerk Spiele UK LTD - Chronopia - Fantasy Skirmish
Essex Warriors - What a Hussar (in an A/C?) - What-a-Tanker
The Society of Ancients - Battle of Mantinea 362BC
Impetus2
Impetus2
Magrathea Builder Of Worlds - Burrows & Badgers Carnvale
Reverence Games - Last Living Souls
Horror Sci-Fi Participation
Cerberus Studios - Celestial Affinity
Medieval Fantasy Skirmish
Standing Ready Games - Packing Heat
Squad Combat Skirmish
Squad Combat Skirmish
Para Bellum Games - Conquest - The Last Argument of Kings
Ashford Gaming Club - Quar Wars & Trench Crusade.
City Wargaming Club - Battle of the Five Armies from the Hobbit
This looked fantastic!!
This looked fantastic!!
Spectre Miniatures - Spectre Operations - 28mm Unltramodern or Cosmic Horror
I think?
Brecon Wargames club - Simple Solo Sudan
Brecon Wargames club - Simple Solo Sudan
Maidstone Wargames Society - The Labyrinths of Mars
Bad Squiddo Colouring Corner
What a great idea for the kids.
What a great idea for the kids.
These three guys were marching around the show making a hellava racket with their drums.
It was fab!!
South London Warlords - First Cyber War 1966 - Doctor Who
And some of the figures on display
I don't really wanna play Dr Who, but that doesn't stop me admiring the luvvly figures!
South London Warlords - Mars Attacks! Hall of Fame
The queue for the Painting Competition
Milton Hundreds Wargames Club - The Longest Day Sword Beach
One of my top 3 games!!!
One of my top 3 games!!!
Scimitar Games Group - Battle of the Little Bighorn
Cornwall Wargames Association - The battle off Lizard point 1637 - Age of Sails
Imagine storing all these ships??
Makes me shudder!
Makes me shudder!
Talking of storage....
Titan Owners Club - Massive 40k Titans!
Whitehall Warlords - Skirmish at Pinkie Cleugh 1547 - Eight Years War
Veterans Wargames Association - Minion Quest
BunnyBadgerGames - First past the Post - Political Satire & Social Commentary
Anyone want a mug?
Stable Table Games - Steel - Roman Rumble Demo
A Few Brits and the Hobby - Italy 44 - Battlegroup WWII 20mm
Me and Martin Gane
Warlords Head Honcho
Warlords Head Honcho
Little Warres - The Battle of Lekkerbeetjie 5th Feb 1600
Paint a figure!
Trevor Duguid Farrant - Battle of Hoth - Star Wars
Simon Miller's To the Strongest! - Lust for Glory
Marlborough era (roughly 1702–1713)
Nom Nom
Another of my top 3!!
Me , Simon and Postie
Me, Lee & Martin from Plastic Crack Podcast
Funhammer Cosplay - Warhammer 40k Interactive Exerience
Hobby & Tabletop Enthusiasts (The HATE Club) - Mayhem at the Castle of Choas - Fantasy Skirmish
International Toy Soldier Club - Egypt 1882 - 1/32 (54mm) Historical What-if
Crow Industies
Scoutsifer Studio - Of Oil and Iron - Mecha Skirmish Wargame
Sorry Lee
I had to add this photo.....lol
Not sure who this is?
Crooked Dice Game Design Studio - 7TV Cinematic Skirmish
???
Grantham Gaming Club - Discworld Witch Racing
The Woods Players Circle - The Woods
Skirmish Wargames - Into the The Ice Fortress of Excel - 54mm Tales of Derring Do
In Which They Serve Games - Java Sea 1942
Gentlemens Wargames Parlour - Stop the Cavalry
Continental Wars Society - The Combat at Le Bourget - 28mm
Mick Sayce and Lee
Osprey Games - Warriors of Athena
Me n Lee only went and bumped into Sir Michael Awdry!!!
Yarkshire Gamer - The Relief of Forli 1499 - 28mm Italian Wars
A mega mega game!!
I caught Ken being interviewed by his favourite magazine!
The Promotion seeking Bradford Citolini Pike block!
Magnificent!!!!
Me and Kenneth.
Scratched Paintwork - Scratched Paintwork demo games
Modiphius Entertainment - Fallout Factions
Hornchurch Wargames Club - Custers Last Stand
Vexillaruis
Two Fat Lardies/Reisswitz Press - Dave Brown - The Battle of Magnesia 190BCE
Hugo's Heroes - Siege of Stralsund 1628
BattleTech UK Southeast - BattleTech learn to play bootcamp.
Models for Heroes
Enfield Rifles Gaming Club - Halo drop in game and cardgame
Necropolis X Blightbones - Necropolis, Pick up games - Dark Fantasy Skirmish
BelloLudi - BelloLudi Javelins - Skirmish
Oakbound Studio - The Woods: Darkest Age
Ilford Wargames Group - The Terror from Dimension X
Ming the Merciless!!
Two Fat Lardies/Reisswitz Press - Joe Bilton
The Battle of Montcornet
What a Tanker
Alex from Storm of Steel
Two Fat Lardies/Reisswitz Press - Chain Of Command
The Eagle has Landed
Oshiro - Snorrastofa Fortified Viking settlement
Tunbridge Wells Wargaming Society - 30K Era Sci Fi
Katie from Debris of War
It was my and Lee please to meet up and have a chat with a fellow Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge participant, Dallas, all the way from snowy Canada.
Dallas is part of the Fawcett Avenue Conscripts
We had a chat for about 30 minutes, while we rested our weary bones.
And that my friends is that.
That was a very enjoyable day, so thanks again to the Warlords and we'll see you again next year for more of the same please!!!
