Salute 2024 Live Blog!

Gerry stops off with the Cornwall Wargaming Association and shows off the best in show board which we got to check out earlier in the show. Watch out for the gallery! We show off the Never Mind The Boathooks set-up and you can easily see why they won best in show. What was your favourite bit of Salute 2024?

The collaboration of a whole host of talent under the direction of the Mayor of Gradara has culminated in the Siege of Gradara. A monumentally epic construction from Oshiro Models that subdivides into multiple gaming tables, with a set of siege rules by Masterstroke Games and Edinburgh Universities History and Games Lab professor Gianluca to bring a scenario that follows the history and archaeological evidence of the siege!

Gerry has a good chat with the team from Sarissa Precision about the way that they develop and create their terrain. We chat about what they have here at Salute including some brand new coloured terrain which would be great for World War II wargaming.

Gerry manages to corner James from Oshiro Models who has created the magnificent edifice of the Gradara castle that has blown everyone away at the show to talk to him about his journey into sculpting and his expanding range of feudal Japanese buildings some of which are currently on Kickstarter.

Ben chats with MS_Paints about their first ever Salute and what they thought of the day. They have had a fun time even it if has been a bit full on but spent plenty of time enjoying the GCT Studios stand and Bushido. It’s great to see lots of creators coming down and having fun!

Gerry takes the opportunity to talk with Mike, the designer of Warlord Games brand new 28mm tank battle game to find out the core mechanics and how the game plays out on the table top, in what he describes as dog-fighting with tanks! Intrigued? We certainly are.

We chat with Jason from GCT Studios at Salute 2024 about Bushido and their awesome range of miniatures. They have been showing off a whole bunch of excellent new miniatures for their 35mm Fantasy game. Jason also talks about why you should check out the game and try out the rules for yourself.

Annie shows Ben the glory of the Bad Squiddo range to Ben and shows that it has grown far beyond the range of realistic women into something far greater, including the vampire guinea pigs, ever expanding ghoul family, and a ton of resin terrain. Annie also extolls the virtues of running the community vote for new historical miniatures.

Ben and Gerry take you on a guided tour of Salute 2024 starting from the entrance and walking all the way through to the other side. We show off the mix of different traders and participation games that you can take part in alongside the likes of the painting competition, the Hobby Heroes area and much more. Whatever you’re into when it comes to wargaming, there is something for you here at Salute! It is always packed and full of people finding old games and new to play!

Colin from Warlord Games takes the time to to show Gerry that good things do come in small packages with the upcoming epic miniatures for refighting the Punic Wars with Hail Caesar, including the innovative new way the plastics units come together for ranks.

Justin stops by the Wayland Games stand to catch up with Chris from Warcradle Studios and talk about their plans for the year including a sneak peak at two of the awesome new resins for the upcoming Armoured Clash game and he even hints at fliers in the future to boot!

Have a peek into what’s coming up from Uncertain Scenery and their epic terrain collection. There is a brilliant collection of terrain here that would be great for all manner of different games. See what you make of that BattleTech style board they had here at Salute!

We stop off to have a chat with Sally 4th about their excellent Wars Of Ozz tabletop which you will have seen in some of the gallery images earlier. We dive a bit in depth at the rules and what’s being shown off here at Salute 2024.

Get a look at what Loke has been showing off here at the show. There are some superb bits and pieces here that are great for those wanting to do roleplaying games with an extra layer of awesomeness. Get your Battle Mat Books and set up some great encounters for D&D and beyond.

1 Historical Single Figure

Infantry or Cavalry, up to and including 54mm

1^st – Christopher Tasker – Trumpet Major of The 27^th Dragoon Regiment

2^nd – Paul MacKay – Napoleon

2 Historical Unit

Infantry or Cavalry, 3 to 40 figures, up to and including 54mm

1^st – Sebastien Clement – The Sheild Maidens

2^nd – Graham Green – Vendal Warband

3 Historical Unit (Other)

Up to 5 figures or models (artillery, elephants, boats etc), up to and including 54mm

1^st – Bernard Roberts – Viking Warriors

2^nd – James Rudo – KV-1 Tank

4 Sci-Fi Single Figure

Up to including 54mm

1^st – Aaron Clark – Horus Ascended

2^nd – Andy Wardle – Necron Lord

5 Sci-Fi Unit

3 to 40 figures, up to and including 54mm

1^st – Darren Latham – Seer Council

2^nd – Paul Norton – Cadian Command

6 Sci-Fi Creature or Vehicle

Up to 5 figures or models (artillery, elephants, boats etc), any size

1^st – Adam Skinner – Mortarion

2^nd –  Darren Latham – Avatar of Khaine

7 Fantasy Single Figure

Up to including 54mm

1^st – Andy Wardle – Eldrond

2^nd – Jamie Cordwell – Woodsman

8 Fantasy Unit

3 to 40 figures, up to and including 54mm

1^st – Jiazhou Guan – Fyre Slayers

2^nd – Hedley Coppock – Inari’s Judgement

9 Fantasy Creature or Vehicle

Up to 5 figures or models (artillery, elephants, boats etc), any size

1^st – Kevin Collier – Hunty (Mushroom)

2^nd – Matty Wheatherly – Vampire Lady (The Duchess)

10 Large Scale

Single figures or units over 54mm, up to 90mm, busts up to 165mm

1^st – Lucas Williams – Lumberjack

2^nd – Martin Collier – Pig Man

11 Miscellaneous

Any figure or unit not covered by categories 1-10, including dioramas or duels

1^st – Darren Latham – Witch Hunters vs. Vampires

2^nd – Tom Hughes – Ork Boy

12 Junior

Any figure or unit not covered by categories 1-11, entered by a person 16 or under

1^st – Christoph Zwant – Lone Survivor

2^nd – Torin Smith – Terminator Captain

13 Salute 50 Figure

1^st – Roman Grundkiewicz

2nd – Graham Green

We stop off with Mac from Fyndoria Games to talk about their sojourn into the wasteland with The Last Drifters. If you’re excited to dive into some post-apocalyptic racing on the tabletop then this is one to check out. It has some ace mechanics and you can enjoy a bit of fun hobby too when building your cars.

Some of my favourites from the day.

The official winners will be announced here shortly.

Due to the sheer amount of expertly painted entries, judges are putting entries that have ‘made the cut’ back in the cabinet before I can get photos (I did try!)

Here are some shots to keep you occupied before winners are announced around 3:30-3:45

Ashford Gaming Club has been showing off one of their participation games and a table that popped up as part of the Dungeonalia campaign that we ran over the course of the Winter over OnTableTop. The Space Weirdos goodness then clashes with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Epic which gets tiny miniatures into the mix for Salute 2024

The Veterans Wargames Association has put together a fun game with the aid of Great Escape Games and their Dead Man’s Hand range. Here, Ben dives into a game of The Quick & The Dead where we play out a fun and quick card-based game. It seems like the favour might be with Ben though as he avoids all those incoming shots!

Laser Cut Architect are going to be coming to Kickstarter soon with a new set of Grimdark terrain for use in your Sci-Fi wargames. The range is modular so you can do all sorts of different set ups with it depending on what kind of gaming table you are building. Do you like their previews they were showing off at Salute 2024?

The Maindstone Wargames Society have an absolutely awesome gaming table set up here at Salute where they are showcasing The Battle Of Britain but in 1/300 scale. The game uses some awesome mechanics where you move from square to square, plugging your flight stand (which gives a sense of scale) into each spot as you go. It should be a tense game with quick and easy mechanics but plenty of depth too.

Gerry gets to chat with the folks from Game Therapy about their ethos and what they do to help out those who are struggling. The help those from all walks of life and as well as being a force for good themselves, you could also get involved and see what you can do to help too.