SELWG 2011 - The Rejects on tour

 Central London Wargames Group

Three of the Rejects myself, Fran and Postie travelled up the A2 and on into London for their annual visit to SELWG at Crystal Palace on Sunday, there we met another two Rejects Big Lee and Richard with his young lad Thomas in tow. We all spent too much money as per usual!! I needed to restock my paints so spent most of my money on paint, I was a little alarmed as to the price of Vallejo paint nowadays, £1.75 a bottle, I realise companies have over heads and all that, but that's just taking the pi$$. I also had a chat with Simon from Parkfield Miniatures about his up and coming War of the Liberators figures, I must say I'm very tempted they look very, very nice!! I also bought 6 different wagons and baggage from Magister Militum for my 15mm FIW project, and then as we were leaving proceeded to knock the owner over!!! I was carrying a massive box of The Last Valley items, trees and whatnots for the invalid Postie and I just didn't see him crouched down on the floor and walked striaght into him! he was damn lucky I didn't squash him and end up sprawled ontop of him....poor chap!!
There were some awesome looking games on show, Unfortunately some idiot didn't check the batteries on his camera, so he, meaning ME!! only got a few photo's of a few games, luckily BigLee had 2 spare batteries which enabled me to take a few more pics before they ran out as well.
I think the best looking game was from Shepway Wargames - Polska Walczaga (Poland Fights) scenario, unfortunatly my camera was dead by then, but take a look at Lee and Fran's blogs they must have some pics!!

Here's a few photos from the show

Ray

Let me innnnn!!!!

Loughton Strike Force's Magnificent WWII game

The Fight for Henry House Hill by Newbury & Reading Wargames Society

 Apologies but I think this is Central London Wargames Group WWI Dogfight game, the                        planes in the first picture are there's too.

Bloody Lane, the Battle of Antietam, 17th September 1862 by South London Warlords

Mid Anglia Gamers - ACW Naval

"Don't feed the Bears"

BigLee & Fran

 Malbrough s'en va-ta-en Guerre, by Steatham & Tooting Wargamers 

 The GLC Gamers Club - The Battle of Chickamagua

 Kingdom of Heaven, Battles in the Near East, 1183-1187 

 The Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society

Essex Warriors - Yom Kippur War1973

SELWG anyone? + a few more pics form our last WWII game.

Just wondered if anyone's off to the SELWG show on Sunday at Crystal Palace????? Me, Fran, Postie and maybe some of the other Rejects will be there, trying not to spend our hard earned dosh. Fran suggested perhaps meeting up, he has said if anyone recognises him and stops for a chat, he'll buy you a sarnie or a cup of tea or maybe a couple of figures, that's just the kind of guy he is.
See you there!!

During our last WWII game, The Battle of Kostschin, I took stacks of pictures so I've added a few here that didn't make the first cut.

My first ever painted unit - SYW British 23rd regt of Foot

Many moons ago, infact around twenty years to be a little more precise, I was persuaded to enter a life of servitude and poverty. Yes, I became a wargamer, I was pretty reluctant at first and didn't really want to get involved with such a nerdy hobby, before that it was football, American football, snooker, pool and a growing Rock'nRoll 45 collection.  The lads who later evolved into Posties Rejects had started to collect figures for a Seven Years War Campaign, using the Age of Reason ruleset and its campaign system Sport of Kings. Postie was painting the Austrians, Richard the Prussians, Trevor the Russians, Ian the French, Surj the Swedes, so I volunteered to paint up the British.
An Essex British starter pack was purchased for a very cheap price, I wish they were still the same price!!! A date set for Richard to come down and give me a little advice as I hadn't picked a paintbrush up since my school days.
So there we have it, my first ever wargaming unit, the 23rd Regiment of Foot, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Ray