Salute 2015 Live Blog: Friday Set-Up
It's almost time for Salute 2015 to get started but first there's a day of setting up for traders and exhibitors to get ready for Saturdays big show. While it might be a lot of bits and pieces right now this suddenly explodes into a room full of wargaming goodness before the day is out!
Suddenly a massive empty space turns into a den of geeky goodness!
This Year's Event Hall Is Massive Again
Every time we get to Salute I'm impressed with the sheer size of the event space and this year is no exception. It's going to be a bit of a different layout this year as the hall has been moved further into the building. Anyway I thought I would grab some shots for you guys before it fills up and here they are.
The Team Assembles
We've got quite a big team at Salute this year and for allot of us it will be the first time we meet. I'm really excited Dawn and Gianna have made it all the way from the states for this years show and Grantt and his team have also arrive to run the Assault on Hoth game.
Getting the Media Room Set-Up
We've now set up a hub of internet activity in the Salute venue where we'll be uploading photos, video and more during the days activities tomorrow.
It's a cosy set up with plenty of good access to coke too!
Vendors and Gaming Table Galore In Time Lapse
So the hall was opened at 1pm for all the vendors to pile in and get set-up for tomorrows show but every one only has until 4:30pm today to get set-up. Then we all have to leave for the night (probably going to the pub), so we couldn't resist doing a time lapse video of the frantic action.
Salute 2015 Media Room Tour
Let's take a look at the command centre of Beasts of War at Salute. This is our private suite which we are going to be using to bring you guys coverage all day on Saturday.
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I’m at my hotel just waiting for the fun to start.
Just checked in at our hotel. Probably gonna head out for some food and a mooch around before heading to the customs house later. Don’t work too hard boys.
is it easy to find I couldn’t find it on google maps.
If you’re at the ExCel Tube Station you can see it from the station @radegast6 🙂
im, on way to London to see you at pub guys!
Red 5 standing by! (at the O2) See you folks later!
I’m in Hertfordshire, but very much with you all in ‘spirit’, pun intended! Best Wishes for another successful convention guys. ; )
Is Sam not blogging too or have you left him back in Ireland to hold the fort?
Yarmouth boy coming down on the day… maybe even pie & mash before training home….
Finishing the last rehearsals for the Anzac Day ceremony in Kalgoorlie, West Australia. Hope you have a good run at Salute guys!
The table you guys built looks brill, have a fab show, just wish I was there!
Sooooo jealous! Thanks so much to Warren, Lloyd, Gianna, and Dawn for this and upcoming content – for the benefit of we wretched unfortunate masses left to make the most of this “normal” weekend!
Have a great time, guys! 😀
… and Justin is blogging to 😉
Cant be at Salute, so looking forward to following it through your eyes… Perhaps another year 🙂
Still at work. I’ll be there tomorrow. I can’t wait
It was my first Salute last year and I was staggered by the scale of it all, had the best time and am ridiculously excited for my journey down tomorrow. Meeting up with My Wife’s brother in law and his son, it will be hist first Wargaming show and he’s mega excited (10 years old).
Wish I could be there but it isn’t going to happen, luckily we have you chaps on the scene 🙂
Early start for me.Will be on a train tomorrow at 5.40am from Bournemouth.Can’t wait
Set up our demo and off to pub…
Looks like fun!
Have a really great time and enjoy the show big time that way we get to see it in big time action and enthusiasm too. Great so far ace setup for your suite as well. Just have a good time is all.
Take care and stay safe.
Jealous already big time, but I am told I might be able to make next years show.
Victoria and Chris Goddard.
Looks great, see you there!
I wish I was going this year, everything looks great and keep the live blogging going so I can get my fix while I’m at the zoo tomorrow.
Very useful avatars there stvitusdancern, Dignity and Deltagirl!
So I’ll be looking out at the show for a green-haired woman toting a bow, Moriarty(?!) and what looks like a Geisha standing on a crushed crab/emerging from hell.
Lol.
I was going to do a parallel live blog on backstage but my phone was running low on juice. So here’s my day so far. 8.00, out of bed for the 3 S’s. 9.00 Very quick trip to into my local town centre to collect an item I had made (not gaming related). 9.45 raging in Manchester at the council’s inept signposting for the train station car park (seriously guys, if you’re putting signs up, put them up all the way to the car park, don’t just give up halfway). 10.15 Pleasant Journey on the train to Euston including bacon… Read more »
Even though I’ll be there I’ll follow along. Good luck all.
Cannot wait for my first ever Salute. The fact that the BoW crew are there is a cherry pie on top of the dessert. To those about to dice, we salute you.
Still wish I could be there, but this looks like the next best thing!