Warfare 2012 (Four go mad at......)

Have returned safe and sound (of body if not of mind) and destitute from annual jaunt to Warfare. Accompanied again this year by the brothers Brittain and the very robust (in joke) Mr Pollock.
Usual overdose of traders, games and wargames waffling.
I bought very little lead this year (as last years still piled up) but still managed to spend every penny allotted and a wee (honestly darling) bit more.
Had to resist 'extreme' temptations of 10mm WW1 Germans, Plastic Soldier Coy 15mm Russians (I see this in my future) and 10mm ACW (those Kallistra figures calling to me again..............)
Did manage to acquire new Panzer boardgame despite this being a miniatures-fest and lots of terrain pieces and markers (I seemed to have more MDF than Ikea now !)
Same true of fellow travellers although 2 who will stay unnamed (ie John & Stephen P) wimped out and had funds left to but pressies for spouses at Duty Free (despite my advice that its simply the sign of a guilty conscience !!).
Added bonus this year I met up on the Saturday with Norman Johnston (an ex-pat Ulsterman) and Vassal enemy, nice to put a face to the name.
Of course looking forward to next year already although we are in discussion about Salute attendance as well/instead.

iPhone pics (in no particular order as too lazy to sort)

A Tiger II in huge Crossfire game set in Budapest 1945 using 1/48th scale kit

Budapest again

Square Bashing demo with 15mm Peter Pig figs

Random geeks shot

Hornets Nest at Shiloh ACW game

War & Conquest demo

Warlord game

Napoleonic game I think but cant recall details but very nice it was

Raphia with Lost Battles and Dr Sabin

Bloody Barons rules (?) no idea as to protaganists

Armati game (they seem to be there every year)

Bolt Action game with 28mm

Shiloh again

Crap shot of FOW competition included to show some nice MDF buildings of which I just had to purchase a couple

Battle of Loos in 6mm with PK Field Of Battle/Barrage hybrid

Budapest again with Hungarians facing Ivans

An IL2 dominating the scene

JSII approaches

Antietam in 10mm with thousands of Kallistra figs (drool) and their hex terrain system

Field of glory Napoleonics competition (this could tempt me)

I had pics of the FOG, FOGR (also tempting), DBMM  comps and more FOW but all too blurry to use. 

Bolt Action in action again

Following pics carry Government Health Warning and not suitable for under 18s or those of weak stomachs or nervous disposistions

John (wee one) Brittain pretending to be awake by sleeping with one eye open 

(snoring gave it away)

The robust Mr Pollock robustly drooling over his 6mm Time Cast buildings whilst bloody well and robustly blocking my view of Match Of The Day

A fine Time Cast ruined building in a ruined but robust hand 

(beverage in background for medicinal purposes only)

Robust my ass another chocolate soldier !!!!

Oh and the 'haul' (as always hard to believe the moneys worth on show !!)

Wargaming overload at Warfare 2012

Am heading off for annual jaunt to Warfare show in Reading with three fellow lunatics.
Looking forward to acquiring yet more stuff and usual social activities (ie Chinese & Indian restaurants).
Not 'planning' too buy too much lead or plastic as so much unpainted stuff it's scary !!
But the best laid plans etc etc
Am hoping to obtain more terrain bits and bobs and of course a couple of rule sets (Battlegroup Kursk pre-ordered).
Arranging to meet and greet Norman my Vassal opponent.
We shall see..........watch this space.........

A pic of last years trade hall

Warfare 2011

Attended Warfare show at Reading this weekend with 3 mates (yes I do have that many !) and a damn fine time had by all. New attendee this year was Stephen Pollock who on entry to show on Saturday morning was the proverbial 'kid in sweetie shop', I haven't seen a face of such excitement and delight since my young lad on a Christmas morn of yore !! Usual heady mix of trade stands, demo games (seemed to more than usual ?) and competition games.
Trade area seemed very busy on Saturday (no idea how it worked out for traders)

I of course bought nothing.................................................................................................................(only plausible if you don't check bottom of this post)

Some iPhone pics

Competition area

Armati demo game

Black Powder Napoleonic game in 15mm

Impressive 6mm Battle of Cambrai using Great War Spearhead

Lost Battles demo using miniatures with author

28mm WWII game with impressive jungle terrain

Demo game of War & Conquest Ancients

SYW in 15mm using Warfare In Age Of Reason

Poor pic of a very nice 28mm ACW game

More 28mm Ancients using Clash Of Empires this time

A very nice 28mm WWII skirmish game using Rules Of Engagement

Cant recall details of this, I think a dark age skirmish ? 

Wild West shoot out and nice to see budding gamers

A really nice terrain set up for a Blitzkrieg Commander WWII game in 15mm

A large Pirate game

A big (in every way !) Napoleonic game using 54mm kit and Black Powder on a huge table, I think this may have won best in show ?

Battle Of Newbury in 15mm using FOGR rules (Nice to see these in use for non-competition game)

As per usual the Brittain brothers unable to hack the pace 

My haul hard to believe this is £300+ worth ! I reckon we spent about £1100+ between us four loons  

When I am going to paint the new lead collection is quite beyond me