Back to Earth with a Bump
April 18, 2011 by beerogre
So that's it... Salute is over for another year and while it was a hectic whirlwind of activity. You can never really call dressing up and talking about toy soldiers to be "work".
We managed to get around a good selection of the show, but we have a number of apologies to make to those we just didn't have time to reach. Of those we didn't get, you can expect us to do a catch up with them very soon.
Of those we couldn't quite get to, we really wanted to speak to the guys at Black Scorpion about Cutlass, but they were so popular on the day, that the stall was always four deep, but we did manage to quickly grab them and make arrangements contact them for something a bit more special...
However, of those we did get to speak to, there were definitely a few really cracking finds. Oshiro Modelterrain had the best miniatures of the show for me, but unfortunately they weren't available for sale... well... not yet anyway.
... and star of the show has to go to Ged from Gringo's 40's. Not only were his miniatures characterful and fun (just like the man himself), but Ged and his friends had some of the best energy and the prettiest ladies of the show.
Finally, I have to thank Steve Jackson, who graciously took time to speak to us about his thoughts on Salute, Fighting Fantasy and how it all got started. Look out for the interview this week.
So, after a hectic three days of early mornings and late nights, dehydration and lots of Chinese food, we're back to the studio to get all this footage edited and give you all a chance to see the fun and frolics of Beasts of War at Salute 2011!
I hope you enjoy it...
BoW Andy
glad you guys had fun cant wait to see the footage ^^ and get some guinness down ya that sort the dehydration lol
well i got in some background shots so im happy
also will rowain be doing so painting of that american civil war cavalry man u got in that bag showing us a north and south schem (can spell)
Salute was great, never been to a big show like that before. Went well over budget but that was to be expected. Some great tables and minis on display, really enjoyed Warlords Operation Squad demo (sooo much clearer in action than rulebook makes it seem) and after seeing Black Scorpion’s stuff ‘in the flesh’ lots of my cash went on undead pirates and royal navy crew, looking forward to Cutlass week. Gaming celeb spotting was good too, even said hi to Andy and Lloyd, no ass-less chaps in evidence thankfully. All in all a great way to spend half a… Read more »
I was disappointed 🙁 i got to the forge world stand only to find the Chaos wizard and spawn i was gunning for had already sold out!
Other then that , it was okay, I think the hole civil war theme for me was a big downer, not down with that personally, was funny to see the guys in dress up walk around.
Wish i did not wear that heavy leather jacket now XD , when i looked up the weather report it said it would be raining… they lied!!!.
Fun though.
For those that were there, can I ask what you thought of our stand?
It was Very Busy, Kind cramped. The games work shop guys were not happy about it , they were moaning about it when i spoke to them 😉 10 points for you.
I thought the Forgeworld Team were rather rude to be honest, I think they need a visit from a secret shopper or they should visit some of the other stalls for a lesson or two on dealing with the people who pay their wages, Mantic or Wayland for example 🙂