With one thing or another it has been two years since I have been to a wargaming show so when 'A' invited me down to Partizan I jumped at the opportunity !. A rather poor selfie (due to my short arms ) , Me , 'B' and 'A' , we met up with 'B, at the show . We all got in on the concession rate - sadly nobody questioned our qualifying ages .
I was keen so see this game put on by 'The Paperboys'
All hand cut 16,000 figures - one to one ratio Hastings !
Two units of Norman Archers
The sheer number of figures was jaw-dropping !
The veiw from the top of the ridge - they played the game using Midgard rules and I believe it was a draw - Harold was killed but the Saxons still held half the hill by nightfall .
The show was packed with wargamers - very busy indeed .
I liked the use of 'teddy bear fur' in this game - Arras 1940 I believe - got a lecture from 'B' on the differences between Universal and Bren gun Carriers ! (trackheads !)
Interesting Japanese/Samurai game using 54mm figures '
They had got the snow effect just right , lots of figure conversions as well .
This WW2 Pacific game was massive !
The aircraft were well done as well.
The mountain side was magnificent, hundreds of glued on pieces of bark chippings giving a brilliant affect .
Of course there had to be this viginete !
Lace Wars game, was impressed by the Standards carried by these Regiments.( note to self I should invest more in banners instead of just photo copying them)
The Battle of Minden - with hundreds of superbly painted figures - a great spectical .
Just before we left we came across this game using 'lego' style figures and bricks .
Very clever system ! each unit came with its own casualty / status marker built in, as well as its own range device .
A very unusual idea , clever and VERY different ! . Well it was 'a grand day out' ! it was good to catch up with 'B' and to talk wargaming all the way down and back from the show with 'A' (click on photos to enlarge)
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