I hope everyone has had a good New Year! With the festive season behind us it's time to start looking forward to the 2016 show season and where you can get your Pendraken-in-the-flesh fix over the coming 12 months.
As always, if you'd like to pre-order anything for any of these events, please make sure to let us know at least 7 days in advance!
There are a few notes to the schedule for this year, including:
- The Triples show has moved on the calendar, now taking place in March instead.
- After a year off while the venue was refurbished, the Skelp show is back again this year.
- As with last year, we won't be attending the Crisis show in Antwerp again, but we will hopefully have the pre-order facility available again through Ian at Eagle Figures.
And of course there'll be our own Battleground show taking place on Saturday 26th November this year!
February
Sun 7th - Vapnartak, York - http://www.yorkwargames.org/Vapnartak.htm (http://www.yorkwargames.org/Vapnartak.htm)
March
Sat 5th - Hammerhead, Newark - http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk/ (http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk/)
Sun 13th - WMMS, Wolverhampton - http://www.alumwellwargames.co.uk/ (http://www.alumwellwargames.co.uk/)
Sat/Sun 19th/20th - Triples, Sheffield - http://sheffieldtriples.co.uk/triples/ (http://sheffieldtriples.co.uk/triples/)
April
Sat 16th - Salute, London - http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2016/ (http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2016/)
May
Sat 7th - Carronade, Falkirk - http://www.falkirkwargamesclub.org.uk/index.html (http://www.falkirkwargamesclub.org.uk/index.html)
June
Sat 11th - Durham Wargames Show - http://www.durhamwargames.co.uk/ (http://www.durhamwargames.co.uk/)
Sat 18th - Phalanx, St Helens - http://spartans.org.uk/phalanx-3/phalanx-2/ (http://spartans.org.uk/phalanx-3/phalanx-2/)
August
Sat 6th - Claymore, Edinburgh - http://seswc.co.uk/index.php/2015/11/03/claymore/ (http://seswc.co.uk/index.php/2015/11/03/claymore/)
September
Sat 3rd - Border Reiver, Newcastle - http://borderreiverwargamessociety.blogspot.co.uk/p/home-page.html (http://borderreiverwargamessociety.blogspot.co.uk/p/home-page.html)
Sat 10th - Colours, Newbury - http://colours.org.uk/colours (http://colours.org.uk/colours)
October
Sat/Sun 1st/2nd - Worlds, Derby/Donnington - http://worldwargames.co.uk/ (http://worldwargames.co.uk/)
Sat 8th - Skelp, Forfar - http://www.anguswargamesclub.co.uk/#!skelp/cfvg (http://www.anguswargamesclub.co.uk/#!skelp/cfvg)
Sun 30th - Fiasco, Leeds - http://leedswargamesclub.webs.com/fiasco.htm (http://leedswargamesclub.webs.com/fiasco.htm)
November
Sat/Sun 19th/20th - Warfare, Reading - http://www.wargamesassociationreading.co.uk/ (http://www.wargamesassociationreading.co.uk/)
Sat 26th - Battleground, Stockton-on-Tees - http://www.battlegroundshow.co.uk/ (http://www.battlegroundshow.co.uk/)
We hope to see some of you on the road somewhere, make sure to come and say hello if you're attending any of the above.
8)
Quite possibly be over at Vapnartak, and should definitely be at Phalanx again...... :D
Quote from: Leon on 02 January 2016, 09:51:43 AM
I hope everyone has had a good New Year! With the festive season behind us it's time to start looking forward to the 2016 show season and where you can get your Pendraken-in-the-flesh fix over the coming 12 months.
I can make Vapnartak, Carronade, Claymore, Border Reiver, Skelp and Battleground.
I will also go to Albanich, Targe and hopefully Crisis depending on how hard I hit the MasterCard when I'm in the States for a month.
Date in the Warfare website s a Wednesday! Madness...
Will be at Vapnartak, Phalanx and Warfare. Likely to be doing demo game at Phalanx and participation game at Warfare. General punter at Vapnartak.
Sadly yet again I doubt if I will be at any of them air flights and hotels are just too expensive these days and the money can be used to buy online instead
Quote from: Fenton on 17 January 2016, 05:41:10 PM
Sadly yet again I doubt if I will be at any of them air flights and hotels are just too expensive these days and the money can be used to buy online instead
You'll have to save up one year and make a weekend of it sometime. There were a load of guys over from N. Ireland at the Derby show last year, flew straight into the East Midlands airport from Belfast and stayed in the Premier Inn next door. The show is only 5 minutes down the road so there's not much travel involved.
I don't know if there are flights from Belfast to London City as that's only over the river from the Excel Centre and Salute? A weekend in London, booked well in advance, isn't too bad costs wise.
I know I have done it a few times in the past when it was still in Derby
Quote from: Fenton on 17 January 2016, 06:03:14 PM
I know I have done it a few times in the past when it was still in Derby
Derby is the ideal one with the proximity of the airport. If you stay in the Premier Inn then you get the pleasure of our company as well!
8)
Claymore, Carronade and Skelp should all be doable using the free bus pass.
The rest will have to wait. If I can afford anything it will be a trip to New York to see my son. Life on a pension has it's advantages but lots of spending money isn't one of them :(
I intend to make it to Donnington, Triples and Joy of Six at some point before I am too decrepit to travel! :)
Quote from: Ithoriel on 17 January 2016, 08:58:25 PM
I intend to make it to Donnington, Triples and Joy of Six at some point before I am too decrepit to travel! :)
And none of them are on tomorrow.
:)
1st year with no shows for me for a quite a few years. NZ don't seem to do shows in the same way, all competitions something I try to avoid. I may make Salute in 2017 or 2018 if I behave ;D
Cheers
Ian
There are often a few demonstration games Ian
The organisers should be able to put you in touch with them and you should be able to join in if it is something you are interested in
Very few, if any, participation games as there isn't enough public to participate :(
It's the combination of traders and demo/participation games that I like about shows and in NZ there just aren't the traders. I guess I was spoilt rotten in UK with shows, big, small and also in tank museums :-) I'm in Wellington when Battle Cry in Auckland is on so will miss that one.
Cheers
Ian
Quote from: Sandinista on 22 January 2016, 05:16:20 AM
It's the combination of traders and demo/participation games that I like about shows and in NZ there just aren't the traders. I guess I was spoilt rotten in UK with shows, big, small and also in tank museums :-) I'm in Wellington when Battle Cry in Auckland is on so will miss that one.
Cheers
Ian
I must admit to much jealousy when reading the various show reports from the UK, US & Europe =P~
If you have some spare time when down in Wellington I'm sure we can arrange something interesting, probably involving Pendraken 10mm figures ;)
York is getting closer...... Hurry up dammit! :D
Quote from: paulr on 22 January 2016, 06:33:22 AM
If you have some spare time when down in Wellington I'm sure we can arrange something interesting, probably involving Pendraken 10mm figures ;)
That is tempting, I will need to check on timings etc
cheers
Ian
Quote from: Leon on 02 January 2016, 09:51:43 AM
November
Sat/Sun 12th/13th - Warfare, Reading - http://www.wargamesassociationreading.co.uk/ (http://www.wargamesassociationreading.co.uk/)
The Warfare website lists the dates as the
following weekend, the 19th/20th!
- Neil.
Quote from: NeilCFord on 29 January 2016, 03:06:56 PM
The Warfare website lists the dates as the following weekend, the 19th/20th!
Thanks for the info, I'll update our show list with that now.
Unfortunately I've already had 1000 catalogue covers printed with the wrong date on, which is a pain! They must have updated that recently then, I'd only checked it last week before sending the covers off to the printer.
Quote from: Leon on 29 January 2016, 04:43:39 PM
Unfortunately I've already had 1000 catalogue covers printed with the wrong date on, which is a pain! They must have updated that recently then, I'd only checked it last week before sending the covers off to the printer.
Bugger! I'm guessing the change was made to avoid Rememberance Sunday.
- Neil.
Well, the closer to Christmas the better as it gives a good excuse for spends.
Quote from: NeilCFord on 29 January 2016, 04:49:31 PM
Bugger! I'm guessing the change was made to avoid Rememberance Sunday.
Possibly, I hadn't thought about that. It could have just been me getting it wrong as well...! :D
Hello everyone !!
well it is done, I dreamed a long time, and this year I could finally come to London for the show Salute
airline tickets and entries are already reserved
I hope I have the great pleasure to cross some of you, but I promise, I would pass on the Pendraken stand, and I rejoice in advance !!!!
eric
Quote from: bradpitre on 27 February 2016, 06:07:36 AM
Hello everyone !!
well it is done, I dreamed a long time, and this year I could finally come to London for the show Salute
airline tickets and entries are already reserved
I hope I have the great pleasure to cross some of you, but I promise, I would pass on the Pendraken stand, and I rejoice in advance !!!!
Excellent, we will see you there!
8)
Quote from: bradpitre on 27 February 2016, 06:07:36 AM
Hello everyone !!
well it is done, I dreamed a long time, and this year I could finally come to London for the show Salute
airline tickets and entries are already reserved
I hope I have the great pleasure to cross some of you, but I promise, I would pass on the Pendraken stand, and I rejoice in advance !!!!
eric
Very jealous
have a great time Eric
Following on pradpitre's example: tickets, money, passport! Sorted! Ready for Salute.
Cheers,
Aksu
I am going to Salute as well and I've got my tickets, money and passport ready ...............and I am only travelling from the North East of England
;D ;D ;D
Quote from: skywalker on 03 March 2016, 12:45:22 PM
I am going to Salute as well and I've got my tickets, money and passport ready ...............and I am only travelling from the North East of England
;D ;D ;D
You'll probably end up travelling hundreds of miles and buying stuff from people who only live down the road from you, too. ;D
Like me on Saturday :-[
Quote from: skywalker on 03 March 2016, 12:45:22 PM
I am going to Salute as well and I've got my tickets, money and passport ready ...............and I am only travelling from the North East of England
;D ;D ;D
I fail to understand the attraction of a wargames show such as Salute. I am not against the South London Warlords, they are probably a fine bunch of guys, I've even had a beer or two with some of them in the pub after a show.
It may well be the sheer size of the show that puts me off and the crowds that go with it. I've never been myself but my mate has and he tells me that that stands have a minimum 5 deep scrum in front of them and there's no point waiting patiently to have a word with a trader as he'll be too busy to talk. Besides the noise makes conversation a bit difficult.
Geography is against me as well since I'm from Edinburgh, home of the Claymore show and all the important traders come up north which suits me greatly. I attend about 6 or 7 shows a year and all are within a days travel there and back, some only an hour or less away. The exception would be a show like Crisis in Antwerp, which is big but not so big that you can't say hello to people without shouting. It does mean an airflight and a few nights in a hotel but what the hell, it is Belgium and they have real beer.
So, if someone like Henry Hyde came to me and said 'Jim, I want you to go to all the UK shows, all expenses paid, write a report for me and I'll publish it.' I would have to say to Henry 'Do I have to go to Salute?'.
Grump over!
PS
I still can't find my Warband units.
I first did Salute two years ago and had a great day out.
I suppose it's like going to Wembley or Hamden Park to watch footie it is one of those things you do because it's what you love or in my case could get cheap travel. :D
We are going again this year mainly because we managed to get very cheap train tickets :D
Anyone going to Abingdon in Sunday? May see you there!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 03 March 2016, 04:45:06 PM
Anyone going to Abingdon in Sunday? May see you there!
Nope, but I'm going to Albanich the following Saturday.