Monday, 27 November 2017

Battleground 2017-show report.

What can you say about Battleground 2017?-the organisation,planning and execution were all magnificent,and a big thank-you must go to Leon and his "crew" at Pendraken for a fabulous day-Free admission,free parking and free coffee-what was there not to like??
The  show had a plethora of traders,and games galore,the "footfall" was good and everyone (except the Ainsty's stand!!) said they had done well,and were looking forward to next year!!!

The doors have just opened,and the spending starts-talk about Black Friday-this was Hyper Saturday!

The "bring and Buy" stall was doing great trade-reasonable and realistic prices-I even paid a guy full price for a couple of plastic kits!!
Who's that in the "geranium red" shirt,marked Westerhope Wargames Groupie??

It's our old mate Chris from a land far,far away called Yorkshire!!-he popped up to see us at the show,and to spend,spend,spend!!

Robbie was there(of course) as enthusiastic as ever-good man!!

Charlie Wesencraft was there,talking to Paul and Brian.
There were a variety of clubs from all over the country putting on demo. and participation games.One in particular seems to have caught Brian's eye...........................

What is he looking at??-the group calling themselves the "Old Guard Wargamers" were on the next table to us,so we had to look at this almost the whole day-look away now if you are of a nervous disposition(you have been warned!!)

For God's sake man,buy a pair of trousers that fit!!-If you can't afford a pair,why don't you make some money by hiring yourself out as a"bike rack"-dirty bugger!!!!!!The Old guard isn't all it's "cracked up" to be!!

This is the display at the end of our table-it drew alot of attention from other gamers and the general punters-a good talking point.

This is Graham and Brian "guarding" the table very early on during the day-the game went well and the interest in the period seems to be growing-well done us!!
All in all a great day.











































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  1. Independentwargamesgroup27 November 2017 at 14:37

    It was good to see your posse out in all their glory and nice to see you have finally admitted someone under the age of 50. Mind I thought his pink shirt was a tad bright. It was a lovely game you put on John as always and nice to spend a few minutes talking to Brian about you.As for the show I think Leon deserves everyones thanks for all his efforts.

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    1. william coutts27 November 2017 at 17:33

      Yo Robbie-good to see your motley crew too-Leon does deserve the praise of us all!-by the way Chris is 50 next year!-not really a new member,as we knew him for years and he was a regular member of our squad,until he moved to Leeds!
      johnc

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  2. Anonymous27 November 2017 at 16:56

    Great to see you all. Even if ever so briefly. The game looked great. Think I'll add Stockton to my regular shows... and Santa is bringing me a satnav!
    Cheers
    Chris

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    1. william coutts27 November 2017 at 17:36

      Hi Chris,good to see you-nice surprise!!
      Quite a few people got "lost" taking the wrong turn-off,best wishes to all,
      johnc

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  3. Herkybird27 November 2017 at 18:42

    Well done for putting on a good game!

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    1. william coutts27 November 2017 at 20:05

      Cheers Herkybird,we enjoyed the show-it must take a hell of alot of organising-we stand in awe of Leon and his family.
      see you soon,
      johnc(william)

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  4. MartinC27 November 2017 at 21:31

    good to be on the next table to you, enjoyed your game and good to talk to Paul again. the terrifying bicycle rack is Dave and we have to see it every time we play. we try not to be on Dave's side of the table

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  5. william coutts28 November 2017 at 19:24

    Hi Martin-good to hear from you-give Dave some "stick"-we had to laugh!!-where are you based? perhaps next year we could arrange a fairly large game involving local clubs(?)
    johnc(william)

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    1. MartinC28 November 2017 at 20:52

      I'll speak to the guys, we are mainly based around Stockton and play near Northallerton every 4-6 weeks. I however am based in Newcastle and am always up for a game. I've known Paul H for year but we only found out earlier this year that we both played. The hobby that dare not speak it's name. When do you meet?

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    2. william coutts29 November 2017 at 20:03

      Hi Martin-I'll quiz Paul on your number etc.-we play every Sunday,starting at 6.00pm and usually finished by 9.30pm,that includes a break for coffee and bickies and putting the world to rights!!-all comments have to be "vetted" first,so if you leave your number I will take note then delete the comment-hope to hear from you,
      johnc

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    3. MartinC29 November 2017 at 20:34

      Oh and my blog is https://28mmheroes.blogspot.co.uk/

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    4. william coutts4 December 2017 at 11:00

      Hi Martin-will read your blog asap,and I have got your number/e mail-although I'm not too good on technology!
      johnc

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  6. Pendraken Miniatures28 November 2017 at 23:36

    Thanks for the review and kind words guys, glad you enjoyed the show and we'll see you again next year! Well, probably on the road somewhere like Falkirk first...

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    1. william coutts29 November 2017 at 20:04

      Hi Leon,great show,and we certainly will be back next year-and of course we'll probably see you at Falkirk.
      johnc

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  7. Rubbsalot29 November 2017 at 12:29

    Nice write up! It was a great show and you put on a great looking game.

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    1. william coutts29 November 2017 at 20:06

      Hi Rubbsalot(sounds rude but probably not!)
      Thanks for kind comment-keep them coming.
      johnc(william)

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  8. Anonymous4 December 2017 at 10:09

    I have to say that your game was one of my favourites on the day, though I only got the chance to view it during a quick tour of the hall between working the Colonel Bill's stall (we are looking out for Medieval/Dark Age casualty figures, and if we get some in - 2nd hand - I'll let you know/ see if you're still after any).

    Be great to see a meet up between yourselves and the Old Guard. I'll keep an ear open and try and beg entry if you do all meet up (I was a member of the Old Guard, but working Col. Bill's keeps me too busy nowadays).
    Roy

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    1. william coutts4 December 2017 at 10:59

      Hi Roy,good to hear from you again-glad you enjoyed the game,and if we can arrange a"big Game" you would be more than welcome to come along.
      johnc(william)

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