The big one! Taking place in the Excel centre in London on April 12th, attracting 170+ traders and 5000+ visitors, so make sure to get yourself along!
We'll need any pre-orders in to us before Sat 5th April please, and for more info, head over to the Warlords website: http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2014/
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This one I will be at. :) :) :) :) :)
I will be there with Timecast, I hope.
You going to hide in the back of the van ML to get a free lift
Be an improvement from last year where I was tied to the chassis! :)
Quote from: mad lemmey on 07 January 2014, 12:41:34 PM
Be an improvement from last year where I was tied to the chassis! :)
Your giving the driver some money this year then
looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy
Quote from: goat major on 07 January 2014, 01:48:07 PM
looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy
There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.
I'll be there as usual
I see large volumes of Pendraken Austrians in my future. . .
balanced by visits to Otherworld, PSC and 4Ground
I've been good, I'm on schedule to complete last years purchases by the end of March :o
Quote from: goat major on 07 January 2014, 01:48:07 PM
looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy
Most of them are 90% crud, with the organisers bagging all the good stuff. Get the occaisional good book, though.
Quote from: Albie Bach on 07 January 2014, 02:46:47 PM
There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.
the tabletop sale at Smoggycon was indeed very good
Quote from: goat major on 08 January 2014, 11:06:24 AM
the tabletop sale at Smoggycon was indeed very good
:-bd
I'll be there as usual. Ok to email you my order for collection Leon?
Quote from: slinky on 21 February 2014, 08:30:05 PM
I'll be there as usual. Ok to email you my order for collection Leon?
Yep, no worries at all, pop it through to the Pendraken email when you're ready.
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Quote from: Albie Bach on 07 January 2014, 02:46:47 PM
There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.
So for one from the Antipodeas who can only dream of a show with 7 traders, let alone 17 ... What is the difference between a bring & buy (which we have down here) and Tabletop sales?
I might suggest it to a couple of event organisers here as our bring & buys are mostly crap as well :(
Quote from: paulr on 22 February 2014, 07:59:43 AM
So for one from the Antipodeas who can only dream of a show with 7 traders, let alone 17 ... What is the difference between a bring & buy (which we have down here) and Tabletop sales?
I might suggest it to a couple of event organisers here as our bring & buys are mostly crap as well :(
A Table top sale an individual rents a table in units of 30 mins or an hour for a nominal fee. He displays his stuff and hopefully sells it to interested puinters.
The advantages as I see it over a bring and buy are.
1 The organisers dont bag all the good stuff - sometimes teling you they had to take the offer price.
2 Bring and buys take 10% (usually) of the price as a fee, so more expensive stuff costs you more in fees.
3 You do not have to leave your stuff with people who will not take any responsibility if its stolen or damages ( Some good clubs do try to compensate you if this happens)
4 As the seller only has a limited time to sell they are more likely to take a sensible offer
5 As the seller will only be there a limited time you have to decide if you want it and come to an agreed price
6 As a seller you do not have to wait until the end of the day to get your money, so you can "re-invest it"
7 You can actually see the goods on the table rather than having to see whats in the box below the three shoeboxes and a box file.
8 Organiser do not have to book in hundreds of items or check the list the seller has pore-filled does actually tie up with what they are being given.
9 You can speak to the seller to confim what manufacturer the figures are or what colours he used so you can get additional units that match
10 The main dissadvantage is you have to keep going back to the table top sale as the stuff changes ever half hour or hour. - A one way system helps this and stops the Bring and Buy Scrum.
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 22 February 2014, 10:14:10 PM
A Table top sale an individual rents a table in units of 30 mins or an hour for a nominal fee. He displays his stuff and hopefully sells it to interested puinters.
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Many thanks Orcs,
an interesting approach. It looks like our bring and buys are a bit different to yours. Basically you bring your stuff and put it on the B&B table. On the label for your stuff you note which competition you are playing in and your name. Prospective buyers come & find you and the negotiations begin. Very much an honesty system.
Urk, will be hitting London the Wednesday after.... :'(
I'd like to pick up some Pendraken stuff from Salute next month , Should I put my shopping list in an email or via the online store?
Thanks in advance ,
Jerry
Quote from: Pavlovs_Dog on 24 March 2014, 02:36:39 PM
I'd like to pick up some Pendraken stuff from Salute next month , Should I put my shopping list in an email or via the online store?
Thanks in advance ,
Jerry
If you pop it through to the usual email (d.pengilley @ btinternet.com) and we'll get it cast up for the show.
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Quote from: Leon on 24 March 2014, 02:38:17 PM
If you pop it through to the usual email (d.pengilley @ btinternet.com) and we'll get it cast up for the show.
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Many thanks for the quick response. I will send a list through later on this week.
all the best,
Jerry
Quote from: Pavlovs_Dog on 24 March 2014, 02:51:55 PM
Many thanks for the quick response. I will send a list through later on this week.
all the best,
Jerry
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Hi Leon
Will see you at Salute first time I have been meeting a mate I was in army with he is over from Canada, also will drop of the latest masters for you
regards
Martin
Quote from: mart678 on 08 April 2014, 03:05:05 PM
Will see you at Salute first time I have been meeting a mate I was in army with he is over from Canada, also will drop of the latest masters for you
Excellent, we'll see you there!
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Hi Leon/Dave et al
Good luck with your journey down from Smoggy-land
Hope you have a great show - hope to see you at our ECW game as well as we are using your figures!
We're also there, doing Kuki Piquet - Game 3 of our Kohima 1944 series - also with Pendraken figures.
Quote from: Bernie on 08 April 2014, 05:24:32 PM
Hope you have a great show - hope to see you at our ECW game as well as we are using your figures!
Quote from: Hertsblue on 08 April 2014, 06:24:17 PM
We're also there, doing Kuki Piquet - Game 3 of our Kohima 1944 series - also with Pendraken figures.
Excellent, I'll try and get over before the show opens, as I probably won't get off the stand again until after 3pm. If you've got a game table location code thingy, let me know, as it'll save me wandering aimlessly about!
Hi Leon
We are at GL04 - I will drop by as well to say "Hi" and to pick up a few catalogues to hand out to gamers who will be interested in buying 10mm from your stand
Quote from: Leon on 08 April 2014, 06:35:01 PM
Excellent, I'll try and get over before the show opens, as I probably won't get off the stand again until after 3pm. If you've got a game table location code thingy, let me know, as it'll save me wandering aimlessly about!
We're at GM 14
Quote from: Bernie on 09 April 2014, 06:48:30 AM
We are at GL04 - I will drop by as well to say "Hi" and to pick up a few catalogues to hand out to gamers who will be interested in buying 10mm from your stand
Quote from: Hertsblue on 09 April 2014, 08:36:02 AM
We're at GM 14
Excellent, I'll try and head by before the doors open.
Good luck to all, off to Wales tomorrow so will miss it. :)
I've just checked the floorplan and your games are about as far away from us as they could be!
With our luck we're probably in the gents... :(
Well the van's packed, quite literally in fact. We couldn't get any more in it even if we wanted to! Hopefully we'll sell it all on Saturday and avoid having to jam it all back in there!
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Hope you all have a great time !!
Cheers - Phil
I've just tried to print out the floor-plan for salute. No matter what you do it will only print half the plan - the half we're not on! That's really raised the paranoia stakes. :o :o :o
Have a great day one and all, but I will be outside in the garden/countryside enjoying some lovely Spring weather :) 8). Hmmm, possibly even a barbecue... :-\.
That means snow......
IanS
Enjoy yourselves :) - pics please, closest I will get to any show remotely that big :(
Quote from: paulr on 12 April 2014, 12:07:23 AM
Enjoy yourselves :) - pics please, closest I will get to any show remotely that big :(
Seconded
So did anyone get a picture of this banner then?
:-w :-SS
Quote from: Fenton on 12 April 2014, 08:54:10 PM
So did anyone get a picture of this banner then?
There were two, actually....
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/PendrakenBanner1.jpg)
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/PendrakenBanner2.jpg)
I must admit, I was impressed. :-bd
Very nice
I was going to suggest "super, smashing, great"
But its probably too late now
Looks good. I like it. Good choice of slogan imho
Very go of looking banners!
Great choice of subject matter (well I would say that, with them being my tanks!)
Would it be a problem it I said that the 3rd Sherman from the back is Minifigs?
(No it's not. Really.)
Quote from: fred 12df on 13 April 2014, 12:52:34 PM
Would it be a problem it I said that the 3rd Sherman from the back is Minifigs?
I think I heard Leon having a 'moment'
Great banners and the tag line is just right :).
Great banner, I particularly like the squarer one with the painting competition winners showing some of the 'choice' ;) :)
I'm surprised fsn hasn't commented on the top right picture yet ;D
Banner looks absolutely belting !!
Cheers - Phil
Great day at Salute, and the new stand looked really nice. It was more spacious as well, so the stand wasn't all crammed like it was last year. Takings were up slightly, about 10% of so, which is the whole point of the day I suppose!
And now that it's been unveiled, I can say a big thanks to Fred for the banner image, we've got a lot of use out of that picture! I'm hoping he might get some of those nice WW1 figures onto a table so we can get another pic... :D
There's been a load of opinions on Salute knocking about, but a lack of pictures it would seem? Here's a couple of sets:
- Shedwars blog: http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/salute-2014-pictures.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/salute-2014-pictures.html)
- Wargaming Gallimaufry blog: http://wargaminggallimaufry.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/salute-photos.html (http://wargaminggallimaufry.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/salute-photos.html)
I think what made the stand was me staying there all day and not falling a sleep!! 8)
Dave
Quote from: Hertsblue on 13 April 2014, 10:07:58 AM
There were two, actually....
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/PendrakenBanner1.jpg)
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/PendrakenBanner2.jpg)
I must admit, I was impressed. :-bd
how come I'm not in the picture >:(
Dave
'cos you took it?
Quote from: Leon on 15 April 2014, 06:33:46 PM
And now that it's been unveiled, I can say a big thanks to Fred for the banner image, we've got a lot of use out of that picture! I'm hoping he might get some of those nice WW1 figures onto a table so we can get another pic... :D
Its great to see it blown up so big - should get to see it in person at Phalanx :-bd
Need to get a few more WWI painted, and find the right ground cloth for WWI - don't think the grassy swathes will work so well with muddy bases!
Quote from: fred 12df on 15 April 2014, 08:21:06 PM
Its great to see it blown up so big - should get to see it in person at Phalanx :-bd
Need to get a few more WWI painted, and find the right ground cloth for WWI - don't think the grassy swathes will work so well with muddy bases!
:-bd
Quote from: Fenton on 15 April 2014, 07:50:46 PM
Always the voice of logic
If not accuracy.
I think you were away from the stand at the time. Leon quickly beetled out of shot, although in fairness he was standing in front of the square banner at the time.
Quote from: Hertsblue on 16 April 2014, 09:17:08 AM
I think you were away from the stand at the time.
Or under it snoozing away the "networking" he had consumed?
Quote from: fsn on 16 April 2014, 09:19:39 AM
Or under it snoozing away the "networking" he had consumed?
I now understand what LAN stands for ...Liquid Afternoon Nourishment
Quote from: Dave on 15 April 2014, 06:58:02 PM
how come I'm not in the picture >:(
Dave
Cos you were behind the massive banner.
Quote from: fsn on 16 April 2014, 09:19:39 AM
Or under it snoozing away the "networking" he had consumed?
At 8.30 a.m.?
That's how dedicated The Man is.
Quote from: Hertsblue on 16 April 2014, 09:06:53 PM
At 8.30 a.m.?
Somewhere in the world it's the afternoon....that's the way I look at it!!
Quote from: freddy326 on 17 April 2014, 08:09:46 AM
Somewhere in the world it's the afternoon....that's the way I look at it!!
or opening time :D
just watched Leon being interviewed on the Beasts of War video
Quote from: Fenton on 24 April 2014, 10:38:01 AM
just watched Leon being interviewed on the Beasts of War video
the BoW guys actually KNOW there is wargaming OUTSIDE of codexes? :-\
I remember the face they had seeing the Pendraken stand last year so....
Quote from: Fenton on 24 April 2014, 10:38:01 AM
just watched Leon being interviewed on the Beasts of War video
Yes, the cringe factor is high... :(
It's nice to get the exposure, but of all the stuff both Pendraken and Minibits had there, it was the palm trees that brought the guys over! I think you can tell on the video I was caught offguard slightly, so my head just went 'Ahhh, 40k! Warhammer! What can I show them?!' and ended up at the MDF buildings we stock. I might prep something for next year and do it properly.
Although, in perfect timing, Minibits has just had an order through for palm trees and an MDF building, so I can't complain!
Minibits mdf and palm trees combined with evil games from an evil company......both sides screaming heresy. I call it "infiltration" :D
Well done Leon 8)