Salute 2021 - The Pics

Salute 2021 – The Pics

 

Beware this is a long post!

Yesterday some of the Rejects visited the Excel Centre in London to attend Salute 2021.

It was a strange event if I’m totally honest, we arrived early and got into the show before it opened thanks to our Press Passes!

We were all quite stunned as there were loads of holes were both traders and club games were missing.
After speaking to a few traders we were told that some big names pulled out right at the last minute. Personally I had no plans to buy anything from Gripping Beast, 4Ground and Hasslefree, but I’m sure there were loads of people who were miffed at these big guys not turning up. 
I’m not sure why these and other traders didn’t attend, perhaps it was Covid, Brexit or just plain politics, but they were missed.
Now this pic really amazed me, the queue to get into the show 15 minutes before opening time!!!!
I normally take a photo when the doors open and nearly get squashed in the stampede?
I did here that number were down and only half the normal tickets had been pre bought?
This was going to be a strange day??
Taking up a lot of room were a Spitfire!

and a Hurricane

Magnificent!

10 minutes to go and there’s still gaps everywhere.
Martin & Glen
Paula & Trevor
Pre order No1 picked up!
Polish Winged Hussars!

I’ve been eying up some of there 25mm building for some time now?
One day!
That’s a long drive from windy Orkney!
The guys from Skytex, who are now selling Trent Miniatures

I met Barry in the food court to pick up some clandestine figures!
Yes more Donnybrook stuff!!
Charles looking very grumpy, (this was the best pic I’m afraid!) and Stephen M Carter
the author of Fighting For Liberty, Argyll & Monmouth’s Military Campaigns against the Government of King James, 1685.(In his hand)

Both me and BigLee succumbed and bought a cloth mat.

And finally we come to the games, like I previously said, there wasn’t as many as normal at Salute, probably more than 50% down infact!

Wyvern Wargames – Imjin War 1592
Japan’s invasion of Korea. 12mm


Gentlemen’s Wargame Parlour –  28mmVBCW Chain Reaction Air Assault

Wings of Glory Aerodrome 

Random Platypus – Carnage City Chronicles

PCS – Divisions of Steel

Plastic Soldier Company – Divisions of Steel
Launch of the new rules by Simon Hall (MeG) and Mark Bevis (MicroMark)

Plastic Soldier Company – Rome

Bumped into Kyle Cruikshank
Frothers Unite UK 

Fake News – Escape from Brexit

Fake News – Escape to Mexico

Loughton Strike Force – Fire on the Volga
In my opinion THE absolute game of the show!

This great looking games is bases in the white rectangle in the pic above!

Twilight Miniatures – World of Twilight

Socirty of Ancients – The Battle of Paraitakene 317BC 
Eumenes v Antigonus

GCT Studios – Bushido, Rising Sun

Maidstone Wargames Society – Biggles and the Island at the Top of the World

Teal Time Wargamers – The Year of Liberty 1798

Battle of Britain 

Warlords – Wellington in India
A Tribute to Stuart Askwith

Grimsby Wargames Society – Retreat to the Dneiper

Wigmore Warriors – Raid on Piddling Down
German Paras attempt to destroy a UK radar station in 1940

The Continental Wars Society – Fight at Bronnzell
Prussia and Bavaria come to blows over rights to use roads through the neutral 
state of Hesse, central Germany.

Leicester Phat Cats – On the Palins of Panama

Pete Barfield hogging the Jaffa Cakes

The Officers Mess – XCOM Classic

Not sure who this luvvly looking game belongs to?

The Conclave – By the Will of the Saint
40K

Essex Warriors Wargames Club – Space Hulk

Little Wars Revisited – The Relief of Fort Pippin
Trumpton!

Alastair was helping them out,

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Royal Air Force Wargaming Association – WWI Trench Football

Anschluss Wargames – Panzer Lehr Counter Attacks July1944

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Wyre Forest Wargames – The Battle of Poltava 1709

Skirmish Wargames – Viva Mexico 1915

Naval Wargames Society – Saga at Sea
Pagan Raiders C11th Century 

Caseshot Publishing – Wellington at Bay, The Battle of Villamuriel 1812

Posties big buy. Lots of painted ACW figures from Grubby Tanks, I can’t say how much they all cost, just incase Mrs Postie reads this!
Numbers were down on Traders, Games and Visitors but I still enjoyed the show, I picked up 2 pre-orders and bought want I planned to, with a few other bits and bobs thrown in the mix.

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