As we're fast approaching (three weeks away as of this post...) the biggest independent one-day wargaming and gaming event in the UK, it's time for my annual news, offers, wishlisting thread. So here goes...
You can keep up with news via various sources, such as the official Salute 2017 Facebook event page, but also feel free to add any offers to this thread - I'll also try and keep it updated as often as I can...
TICKETS Tickets on the day will still be available via the online system £12.00
Tickets on the door (CASH ONLY) will be £20.00
Group Tickets are available; Buy 10 tickets, get one Free (Shown as buy 11 tickets at a reduced rate £10.90)
Under 16's are free to enter when accompanied by a paying adult
TRADERS Here is the list of confirmed traders for Salute 2017.
Time to start building your shopping lists for the big day and to help you plan your shipping trip a copy of the floor plan is include on this page as well.
Floorplan download
GAMES A huge part of what makes Salute a special event is the wide array of games that you can get involved in.
You will find on this page a copy of the floor plan and a PDF list of the games below, with more details, including the game name, description and scale.
Take a look at this amazing list of this years games.
Please pre-order if you are attending as we can only carry limited stock.
We offer a 10% discount on all pre-orders to be collected at the show.
Add the show coupon code at checkout to receive the discount.
Please get your order in to us by the weekend before the show to receive your 10% discount on pre orders.
4Ground 4Ground is ready to Rally To The Flag at this years Salute in London. We will be offering discounts on the day and our customer reward draw as we did last year.
As the number of products we sell grows we are unable to take everything with us to Salute, some of the items we are not taking are our Bases, our full range of our furniture, Frostgrave from Northstar as well as The Chicago Way and Dead Man's Hand from Great Escape Games.
If you want to be sure to be able to pick up any particular products at Salute, including our ranges that we are not taking, we would suggest pre-ordering.
To pre-order using the Salute discounts;
If you order £75.00 of product or more use code SLW10 to get 10% off of your order.
If you order £100.00 of product or more use code SLW15 to get 15% off of your order.
If you order £150.00 of product or more use code SLW20 to get 20% off of your order.
All of these codes will only be able to be used for Salute Pick Up and the codes will not work after the 16th of April.
Eureka Miniatures Salute 2017 takes place on the 22nd April in London. We would like to remind our customers that the last time to accept pre-orders is 19th March 11.59pm AEST.
If you would like to pre-order anything for collection, choose the "Collect at Shop" option for shipping, and mention "Salute Pick Up" in your notes.
We will have limited stock of new releases, 28mm Hawkmoon Wolf Order, 20mm AB WW2 Soviets, 28mm Mad Maximillian Cars, 28mm Denisovans, 28mm Chaos and 28mm WW2 Australians. If any of these spark your interest, write to us for further details.
Otherwise we hope to see you there at stand TH20.
Gripping Beast We are now taking pre-orders for SALUTE 2017!
You can place directly through the website with the option to "Collect at SALUTE" at Checkout, or alternatively, you can ring us on +44(0) 1386 761511 or email us at thebeast@grippingbeast.com.
At SALUTE we are launching some exciting new packs of figures for different ranges!
We will be adding them to this page during the run up to SALUTE.
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NEW PLASTIC DARK AGE ARCHERS
These fantastically useful additions to the GBP range of plastics will be released ar SALUTE in two different formats:
GBP13 Plastic Dark Age Archers BOX - 30 figures and bases to field them in your Swordpoint armies as either Light Infantry or Skirmishers - £18.
GBP14 Plastic Dark Age Levy (1 point) for SAGA - 12 figures and round bases to make a points worth of Levy for your Warband - £8.50
Suitable for Anglo Dane, Anglo Saxon, Carolingian, Norman, Viking, Crusader, Spanish, Briton, Goth, Hun and Saxon Warbands!
The heads on these figures are compatible with all our other plastic figures so you can further tailor them to your Warband.
NEW SAGA WARBANNER BEARERS
A must for SAGA-heads, two new Warbanner Bearers. Along with base and weapons as always, these beauties come with a wire standard pole and a fantastic banner from LBMS, unavailable elsewhere.
SWBB011 Irish Warbanner Bearer - £6.50.
SWBB012 - Pagan Rus Warbanner Bearer - £6.50.
NEW SAGA PRIEST
How can you fail with the blessing of the Old Gods? Now lick my hand.
SPR07 SAGA PAGAN PRIEST THREE - £4.00
MORE WILL BE ADDED ASWE GET THEM!
Please, please, PLEASE PRE-ORDER to avoid disappointment.
You can call us, email us or even place your pre-order on this website - just us the 'Collect at SALUTE' delivery option at Checkout!
Just a reminder - as with all pre-orders, if you make an ordinary mail-order that features one or more of the pre-orders, your whole order won't leave until after the release date! Sorry, it's just the way the system works...
Redoubt Miniatures Remember to pre - order for 10% discount on orders over £75
Crann Tara Miniatures Crann Tara will be at Salute on Stand TK04.
There is a pre.order coupon for use up until 15th April, just spend more than £40 on products for collection at the show and enter Salute2017 at check out to receive 12.5% discount on the order.
You can use the coupon once only but customers can use as many coupons as they wish.
The offer doesn’t apply to regimental,or brigade pack deals.
It helps greatly if customers pre-order as it avoids disappointment on the day of stock running out.
See you there
Crooked Dice Salute is only a few weeks away. Our trade stand is TD11 and games are opposite at GD12. Team Crooked are mobilising, so we will have all our new toys plus some splendid 7TV games to give you a break from your shopping.
PRE-ORDERS
I’ll take as much stock as I can, but I’d recommend placing a pre-order to guarantee your goodies. You can pay on collection so simply email me your shopping list. Or if you prefer, just order through the webstore and leave a ‘COLLECT AT SALUTE’ note when you checkout and I will refund the postage.
The eight Female Minions will be available at the show. They will be in the webstore from 01 April. It’s £20 for the eight model deal or £3 each. All models are headless with an unhelmeted head on the tab. But is you would like to add them to your Salute pre-orders – then you can find them on our dedicated Salute 2017 page.
Four alternate female head sprues are also available. Each sprue is £2 and contains four heads of either unhelmeted, beret, infantry cap or hard hat.
See you all on Saturday 22nd April!
Hasslfree Miniatures As always there's a nice freebie on offer for those of you who order your Salute goodies in advance. You can pick from an extensive list of items (35 different codes from across our entire range!)
The code this year is the highly original 'SALUTE2017', and please remember you enter it on the 'confirmation' page, which is the last one before payment details. There's a box at the top of the page. (Every code we get people writing it in the comments box, other than making me smile, that does absolutely nothing! ) Also if your order is over £60 then the chosen freebie will be dropped into a lil HF goodie bag, if you order over £120 it'll be a double sized bag and so on!
The code wil be active until Tuesday the 18th of April! We aren't packing any pre-orders after that date, you'll just have to bring your lil scrappy piece of paper with you and we can both struggle to read your writing
Wargames Illustrated Make sure you call by the Wargames Illustrated stand at this year’s Salute show at London ExCel on 22nd April. We have got loads of special show deals on offer as well as our quick-play ‘(Semi-Historical) Celebrity Deathmatch’ participation game. Take a look below for more information.
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FINDING US
Our trade stand is TA15, located just to the right of the entrance. Our game stand, GA14, is just across the way.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Take out a 12 issue print subscription for £50 and receive a FREE Warlord Games Gift Voucher worth £20. (Please note this voucher must be used at Salute – it will have no value outside of the show).
FREE ENTRY INTO THE ‘DICE OFF’
All Salute subscribers will also receive a Golden ticket for entry into our ‘Dice Off’. This takes place at 2.30pm and gives all ticket holders the chance to win hundreds of pounds worth of gaming goodies
SPEND £5 AND GET A FREE RICHARD THE LIONHEART FIGURE
Spend £5 or more at the WI stand on anything (including subs) and you will receive a FREE metal figure of ‘Richard the Lionheart’.
STOCK
From our trade stand we will also be selling our Giants in Miniatures figures, back issues, slipcases and our painting guide – Wargames Illustrated Paints. ALL AT DISCOUNTED PRICES.
(SEMI-HISTORICAL) CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH
Our ultra-quick play and very silly participation game for Salute 2017 is ‘(Semi-historical) Celebrity Deathmatch’. It’s gladiatorial combat between Historical and Movie Giants in Miniature. We will be keeping a leader board of the top scorers and anyone who goes to the top of the board for gaining top points will receive a prize of a FREE Giants in Miniature figure, with the overall top-scorer receiving a FREE set of 17 Giant’s in Miniature figures! Call by and join in, it only takes 15 minutes to play. Click here for more info on ‘S-H CDM’ (as the kids are calling it!)
TECH CLINIC
Do you have ANY questions about WIPrime or Interactive? If so our ‘tech guys’ will be on hand to help you out.
Warlord Games We’re gearing up for some big reveals at this years Salute in the ExCel Arena! Come and find us on stand TB06 (just in front of you as you come through the main doors), Check out the latest Huge (as in Mammoth
I've been looking forward to your annual thread, Ruglud. Though I believe this one has been later than your previous efforts... tut tut!
I've got a feeling this year is going to be a good 'un. Really enjoyed last years (the missus enjoys the fact I go because I suffer from mini fatigue for at least 6 months after! ), though sadly I'll have to be conservative with the funds but I'm hoping you'll keep the thread updated with some nice deals.
Lastly, I can't wait to see what imaginative and utterly monstrous and crazy tables folks will dream up this year... bring it on!
Nevermind, just checked their Facebook page and they're going to reveal it in full later today. By this time last year the mini had already been teased out over a few weeks.
We have now shipped 5,500+ Legendary Nimue boxes to the guys at Salute. They will be put into the free show bags that everyone will get when they first enter Salute.
This model is stunningly detailed and we are very excited to get Legendary Nimue into your hands. Remember if you are at Salute to come over to the Wild West Exodos stand to see the game, studio painted miniatures, and maybe some news on future releases.
* All boxes contain, Model Sprue, Stat Card, Model Base.
Warcradle are putting this year's event model free in the swag bags for attendees.
We will also be at the show, with some new releases and the bulk of the WWX range.
The stand is going to be pretty exciting based on what I have seen, and we should be demoing the current build of the new edition, along with bringing some of the studio minis to show off in the cabinets.
Come say hi and find out what's going on with the future of Wild West Exodus.
Will be there representing the Warhammer, 40k and Other Wargames Loot* Sharing massive, along with Admin A and Admin B.
My Wild West Exodus freebie is already spoken for, but there's a chance Admin A and Admin B will be passing there's on to the deserving. And in true W4OALS (hmm. Acronym is catchier than I thought) spirit, it'll be at Postage Cost - because every deal makes a scalper cry.
*Yes, it did used to be Booty, but wrong'uns kept trying to join, so we changed it to loot.
Will be there representing the Warhammer, 40k and Other Wargames Loot* Sharing massive, along with Admin A and Admin B.
My Wild West Exodus freebie is already spoken for, but there's a chance Admin A and Admin B will be passing there's on to the deserving. And in true W4OALS (hmm. Acronym is catchier than I thought) spirit, it'll be at Postage Cost - because every deal makes a scalper cry.
*Yes, it did used to be Booty, but wrong'uns kept trying to join, so we changed it to loot.
I don't suppose anyone knows if Modiphius are there with their Trek stuff? Your group didn't exist for the first times they had it at conventions and I really want a Picard!
Will be there representing the Warhammer, 40k and Other Wargames Loot* Sharing massive, along with Admin A and Admin B.
My Wild West Exodus freebie is already spoken for, but there's a chance Admin A and Admin B will be passing there's on to the deserving. And in true W4OALS (hmm. Acronym is catchier than I thought) spirit, it'll be at Postage Cost - because every deal makes a scalper cry.
*Yes, it did used to be Booty, but wrong'uns kept trying to join, so we changed it to loot.
I don't suppose anyone knows if Modiphius are there with their Trek stuff? Your group didn't exist for the first times they had it at conventions and I really want a Picard!
They're listed as a Trader on the Salute 2017 Trader's list, so looks good
News and updates are trickling out for Salute this year - even the Warlords own updates have been few and far between, hence the delay in my starting this thread (yeah, I know... excuses, excuses...)
Having said that, I've always found the 'Wargame News and Terrain' blog site to be great for scouting out the info, check it out here: http://wargameterrain.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Salute%202017 (note, not my site... but a great resource I often frequent...)
There's been a teaser picture of the free model for this year, but apparently it's already available to see in this months Miniature Wargames magazine which has a free show guide... The miniature in question (I can't find any pictures though) is a 'Russian Revolutionary Figure'
Aeneades wrote: It will be my first Salute this year. I have done a couple of comic & movie conventions before but any Salute specific tips?
Bring money. All the money. Also I tend to order stuff and pick it up on the day (free postage, and saves spending cash for impulse buys
Don't drive and park at Excel - it'll only tempt you to spend more money as you can make regular trips back to the car parkto deposit your plastic / metal / resin / mdf / other goodies in the boot then return for more !! I always drive to Excel now and have fallen for this
Charax wrote:Bring money. All the money. Also I tend to order stuff and pick it up on the day (free postage, and saves spending cash for impulse buys
Earlier in the week I looked at the website of all the traders / companies attending to work out what I really wanted to buy. I now have a list of company names, stall numbers and items to try and will try to restrict myself to the list rather then buying anything that tempts me even a tiny bit. I suspect I will fail badly.
I am only playing a few games at the moment so main aim is to pick up the con exclusive Walking Dead pack from Mantic, try and have a trial game of Achtung! Cthulhu (perhaps grabbing the 2 player starter if that goes well) and pick up any suitable models for Strange Aeons / Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten. If Knight models were attending I would most likely end up spending too much with them as well.
Ruglud wrote:Don't drive and park at Excel - it'll only tempt you to spend more money as you can make regular trips back to the car parkto deposit your plastic / metal / resin / mdf / other goodies in the boot then return for more !! I always drive to Excel now and have fallen for this :facepalm
I was considering driving but in the end have opted for train and DLR. It does mean I am limited to purchasing how ever much I can fit into a backpack and carry with two hands.
Is it best to arrive early or can you arrive just before opening and get in relatively quickly?
No need to arrive early - you get put in a massive snaking queue but it doesn't take long to get through - allot of flk arrive alittle later to allow the queueto clear, goody bags don't run out for quite a while - I'd only arrive early if I wanted to get to a specific stand before the masses... Helps though to preorder (as previously said). I would though make sure to get your ticket(s) online though - you can even do this on the day and is a lot cheaper then paying at the gate...
#Salute2017 - we'll be there! You can get some Micro Art Studio's stuff with a special -20% discount! Order now, collect at Salute!
When placing an order please remember to choose the appropriate options:
shipping method -> "personal pick up" and payment method -> "cash on delivery".
Leaving a comment "SALUTE 2017" on the checkout is a must!
A special -20% discount will be granted when collecting the order.
Please note that You should place the orders no later than on 16th April, so there's enough time to complete them.
Some vendors will take plastic (usually the bigger retail stands, rather than the smaller "traditional" manufacturers), some (such as twilight Miniatures, because a friend of mine asked him) might take Paypal. The problem is getting a reliable mobile phone connection when dozens of people simultaneously try to do so inside a large Faraday cage. I bring plenty of Scottish tenners to confuse the natives.
There are a few cash machines in the atrium of Excel if you run short.
Custom House DLR station is closed this year, although apparently Prince Regent is closer to the end of the venue that Salute will be at anyway.
Cash is more practical at salute because I tend to buy at small vendors and also enables me not to get carried away since once the wallet is empty I know I reached my limits… Dealing with cash at these sort of events works fine since we are not talking about huge sums of money here.
If your adamant with plastic just make sure you have also some money too, just in case.
Time is short believe me, things go fast once you get there so the last thing you want is wait on a vendor queue only to find out they are having card problems when its your time to pay.
theres a really high chance that at least one of the places you want to buy from won't be able to get their card readers to work, and another will only be taking cash
and then you'll find a huge queue at the cash machines
so bring your spending money with you (and leave the CC for extras you aren't really meant to be buying anyway)
BrookM wrote: Cash or creditcard, it's shocking how few vendors at events support regular debit card transactions in the UK.
Small vendors have tight margins and accepting cards cuts in to that or do you want prices to rise? also in exhibition centres you cannot guarantee a good mobile signal so it can be a pain to actually accept cards. I personally have to accept cards on the go and have problems regularly.
Studio Miniatures will be at Salute 2017 in London on Saturday 22nd April. Trade Stand TA17.
Salute Preview
We will be launching twelve new miniatures for our Survivor (Z-Clipz) range, and 26 new miniatures for our Horror Characters range. Below are previews of the new Survivors:
All of the miniatures are 28mm, and are supplied unpainted with 30mm round plastic bases.
Sculpted by Paul Hicks, and painted by Andy Taylor.
Whilst we have been flat out producing our customers Salute releases we have somehow found the time to manufacture our 'breached' wall section for our Castle. So we thought you might like to see some work in progress pictures - we are hoping to have this ready for a Salute release Painted Figures shown loaned to us courtesy of Alan & Michael Perry
Finally the last of our releases for Salute - American style gravestones - there's 44 on a frame - 2 frames in a pack - there are 3 variations of sizes of the gravestones-£6 a pack - ideal maybe with our new railings and gates. The figures shown are for size comparison only (used with permission of Perry Miniatures) Also an update on the railings (this is for you Arthur) we will also be releasing a railings expansion pack (at Salute), this pack will contain just railings - 3 railings per frame and 4 in a pack - approximately 100cm of railings - £10 a pack.
These items can either be collected at Salute 2017 (22nd April) or they can be posted 1st May, anywhere in the world. If for Salute collection, please choose that option at the checkout, and you will not need to pay postage.
If you order various items from the website and include at least one pre order item then your whole order will be held up - if you need the other items earlier please put them through as two separate orders.
On the off chance (tiny chance, but stranger things have happened!) that due to crazy demand or production issues, you order a chunk of things for Salute and some are not available - I will post the remainder for free, worldwide. It is unlikely, but I thought I'd whack that down now!
Perry Miniatures will be releasing their long awaited plastic Anglo-Zulu War British Infantry and there Travel Battle miniature wargame using small scale miniatures on plastic terrain tiles. These are multipart hard plastic 28mm figures which can be used for the Ninth Cape Frontier War, Zulu War and the First Anglo-Boer War. They are also supplied with Home Service helmets so can be used for any potential invasion from France, Germany or even Mars! There are 38 miniatures in the box including 4 casualties, two Heliographs,4 pairs of standards, unit bases and uniform information. If your going to Salute, please don't pre-order, there will be enough there at our stand (TE 14) £20.00
We Are at Salute 17, 22nd April, 2017! This year, we are coming down with our show stockist S and A Scenics, bringing more stock and releasing our 18mm ACW Cavalry addition at the show. But it's a very busy show, and if you know what you want, please pre-order. We will be carrying more stock, but we can only bring so much, so check out our pre-order link for details and discounts on order – £75.00 GBP, or email. Order Anything from our Standard and command packs to our Army packs from any range for collection. Remember: we only carry our Battle Packs at the shows, please pre-order before the 18th April. Pre order £75+and save 10% Please pre order by the 18th April
Preparations for Salute 2017 are now in full swing here at the Depot. We are stand TD21 for those who intend finding us on the day. Unfortunately we have had to reduce our stand size from our normal 18' at most shows to 12' at Salute. This has the effect that much of our 4Ground stock will need to be left behind. However, to compensate for this, we are offering an additional 10% discount, on top of the usual 10% discount, on any 4Ground items pre-ordered for collection at Salute before midnight 20th April. This extra discount can be accessed by using coupon code '4GSalute2017' when using our checkout system and it is only available for pre-orders at Salute 2017.
Salute 2017 approaches at pace and with our huge range the best way to make sure you get what you want on the day is to pre-order and we'll have it ready to collect on the stand and for those who do there is the added bonus of a wonderful 10% off across our entire range for orders placed by 14th April 2017.
Now this would seem unfair to those of you unable to attend and we are nothing if not fair to everyone so the offer is open to everyone place mail orders or collection orders. Purchase between now and Midnight on Friday 14th of April and receive a 10% discount by using voucher code
10SAL2017
We have a whole batch of new products which will be available on the day as well and details of what we have in store will follow but there are some sneak peaks around that might give some hints.
Select the Salute - Pre-Order shipping option when placing your order and we will prepare it for collection at the show. Simply print out your order confirmation or bring it on your phone.
Pacific wrote: I wonder if there is any price yet for the Perry travel battle set?
That would definitely be towards the top of my shopping list as long as the price is sensible.
Here you go - looks like a good price to me
TravelBattle is a complete table top miniatures game in a box. It is intended for gamers who have limited space, or those who are traveling on a long journey or holiday and need a gaming fix! All the playing pieces are made of coloured plastic, and include two 3 dimensional green terrain boards with separate woods, grey buildings and red and blue armies. The size of the miniatures is 8mm. The two terrain boards are designed to be placed together on any edge, giving the potential for 16 different battlefields. The 1" grid marked on the boards excludes the need for rulers to be used in the game. The simple rules system should allow a game to played within an hour. The two armies are generic Napoleonic forces of equal size and composition which make up three brigades for each side. There is a simple painting guide in case you which to enhance your armies and terrain boards. £50.00
Contents:
160 x Infantry 24 x Cavalry 4 x Guns and 12 crew 6 x Brigadiers 2 x 10" 3D Terrain boards 6 x Buildings 4 x Dice 1 x Set of rules
Spectre Miniatures Salute 2017 Update! We have added a free shipping option to 'Collect at Salute 2017'. If you are attending and know there are items you want, we recommend placing an order for collection as we will not be bringing our entire range to the show. Please get in touch with any questions!
We’re happy to take advance orders if you’d like to reserve and items, new or existing. You can either e-mail us and send a list to be paid for on the day (cash or card), or you can use the ‘Collect in Person’ shipping option on the website to place an order without paying any postage charges. Please place any orders by Friday 14th April to give us a chance of processing them.
The 2017 Salute Sticky Page For those who are new to us, what we tend to do is save up a lot of our new products and release them in one big hit at the show, and here is where you’ll find details of them. This post is made ‘sticky’ until the show arrives, which means it sits at the top of our blog front page. We’ll constantly update it between now and April 22nd with more new items as we get photos, so keep coming back and checking regularly.
Although we’ll have everything here available at the show, we’ll stagger the addition of the releases onto the website – that is simply to avoid us being flooded with a huge pile of orders for the new items. We’d rather regulate the flow of new stuff – that way we avoid getting behind on orders, which no-one wants. To help those who aren’t able to make the show, this year we’ve added the intended website release date to each range. CLICK HERE
Jumping on this thread to say that as we're on a titchy 6 foot stand, we can only bring a selection of our products with us and choosing what to bring is alwaysd a tough one. Therefore, help us out by emailing your order for collection to admin@warmill.co.uk, or using our webstore contact form, and we'll give you an additional 5% discount on top of the 15% show discount.
Preparations for Salute 2017 are now in full swing here at the Depot. We are stand TD21, for those who intend finding us on the day.
Unfortunately, we have had to reduce our stand size from our normal 18' at most shows to 12' at Salute. This has the effect that much of our 4Ground stock will need to be left behind.
However, to compensate for this, we are offering an additional 10% discount, on top of the usual 10% discount, on any 4Ground items pre-ordered for collection at Salute before midnight, 20th April.
This extra discount can be accessed by using coupon code 4GSalute2017 when using our check-out system, and it is only available for pre-orders at Salute 2017.
On making a pre-order for a show, you will receive a 10% discount. This discount is available on all our online stock, and can be accessed by selecting Collect at Show for delivery method, and Cash on Collection during the check-out process. Please remember to tell us which show you would like to collect at.
Of course, all customers can pre-order by emailing or telephoning us with their order.
We Hope to See You There!
You can keep up-to-date with the goings on at Colonel Bills Wargames Depot through either our Facebook page, or our associated Never Mind The Jankers! blog. Both of which feature any new 28mm painted items we place up for sale.
We will be at Salute! (London, 22nd April). Even though we are bringing our entire fantasy range, we will have limited packs for each code. Pre-order by emailing warmongerminiatures@hotmail.com or placing an order on the website and selecting the 'collect from shop' postage option.
'We present eight large metal Veteran Dwarf Characters. With an average weight of 50g and mighty girths of up to 60mm; Gudden and his pals are heftier than your average Dwarf! Includes Sigurd Hookarm, exclusive to this box set only.'
We present eight large metal Heroic Dwarf Characters. With an average weight of 50g and mighty girths of up to 60mm; Gudden and his pals are heftier than your average Dwarf! Includes Sigurd Hookarm, exclusive to this box set only. Sculpted by Kevin Adams. Painted by Kevin Dallimore. Supplied unpainted, bases not included. White metal miniatures.
Later this year, North Star Military Figures and Osprey Games will be releasing a new range of fantasy miniatures, beginning with a plastic box set of Dwarf Infantry! Each sprue from this set allows you to build 5 Dwarves armed with spears, hand weapons, or bows, with a huge variety of head options. We are also working on similar boxes for Elves and Goblins! There are no official release dates yet, BUT we will have a limited number of pre-release Dwarf sprues for sale at Salute!!! These will be £5 a sprue and strictly limited to one per customer. More sneak peeks from the range will be on display at the Osprey Games stand; so, swing by stand TJ05 early, get your sprue, and see what all of the excitement is about.
The Ion Age The Khanate Return book pre-order plus April Releases and Salute Week free postage and offers! The Ion Age is delighted to make all of its miniature releases for April 2017 and to announce the Salute Week Promotion is now live as well as to make the pre-orders open for the next Patrol Angis book The Khanate Return. You can now pre-order your copy of the next Patrol Angis book The Khanate Return which will ship in early May as well as getting the new print run of the other books which will ship with it. Learn more about this new book from previous articles on our blog. Full details to follow or go HERE straight to the website main page for the whole show. From now until midnight GMT on the 24th of April 2017 we have FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all orders over 15.00GBP product value. All orders gain Reward Points and get the monthly free miniature worth 0.60GBP (unless purely digital download orders) and you can use your Reward Points for additional free items or discount during this period. As well as the free postage we have, during this period, put online a pre-order offer for IAB03 The Khanate Return book as well as an offer on new print runs of the other two Patrol Angis books all at 10% off normal prices. When the promotion period ends all normal orders will be sent out as usual and all orders containing the new book and the new print runs of the other two books will be sent out on or just before 8th May 2017 when general release of them at normal price occurs and the digital download edition of IAB03 The Khanate Return is released too. There is now a three book print bundle with a bigger saving and there will be a three book download bundle with saving too in May. Go HERE for the Patrol Angis game system page.
As always any questions can be asked and if you wish to combine orders with items from Alternative Armies you can do so by sending your list to us by email on info@theionage.com and I will reply.
For all the details of offers / pre-orders click HERE (too many to copy!)
SALUTE 2017 Come along and see our stand at SALUTE 2017.
London EXcel Centre 22/04/2017
STAND TJ09
We are again running great offers on our stand saving up to 20% on the day.
One minor change this year is we, and other traders with larger stands, have been asked if we would reduce our stand size to allow space for new and upcoming companies. Therefore our stand is smaller this year, meaning we are unable to bring as much to SALUTE. If you really want something head to our online store and place an order for SALUTE pick up.
Enter the codes bellow to gain great savings;
Spend £75.00 or more and use the code SLW10 to get 10% discount Spend £100.00 or more and use the code SLW15 to get 15% discount Spend £150.00 or more and use the code SLW20 to get 20% discount
Any Salute Pick Up order placed after the 16th of April we can not guarantee you will have it for Salute.
See you all in a few weeks.
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Fyrburgh Fort at Salute 2017 At Salute 2017 we will have very limited numbers of our new Fyrburgh Fort feature set for The Fabled Realms. This Fort is over 3' x 2' of walls, towers and gates.
This kit will be available at the show but will no be available for general release until June. Containing 4 Straight Sections, 8 Corner Sections, 6 Towers and 2 Gates this is truly a massive bastion.
The Eightfold Path Shrine at Salute 2017 This Salute we will also have limited numbers of the Eightfold Path Shrine, this building has full internal and external details and is a common sight throughout the Tueden League.
This will be on one of our demo tables and will be able to be bought at our stand on the day.
The Fabled Realms See It at Salute
We are pleased to announce that 'The Legends of Fabled Realms' will be at SALUTE 2017.
We are bringing along three participation games to the show, as well as a small stand to show off the 3D prints in the flesh, plus early stages of what will be included in the starter sets.
So come along to GH07 to see what it is about.
Journey With Us To The Jwar Isles
We are very pleased to show you the buildings that will be available at Salute for Bushido by GCT Studios. These kits will be available from the GCT Studios stand TK09 as well as our own stand.
Emma's Diner is Open For Business at Salute
Not all is lost in the Homeland Apocalypse if you have a hankering for something good to eat. At Salute we will have limited quantaties of Emma's Diner the new feature buildings for the Homeland Apocalypse range.
Come and check it out at our Gaming Area, GH07, along with the Play Park and the Ranch Buildings on our Walking Dead Table and while you are there try a demo game of the Walking Dead All Out War presented by Mantic Games.
We are looking forward to seeing you all there at our stand TJ09.
Spring Lunacy - Presenting the Empress 28mm U-Boat!
Who doesn't want one of these?
To be quite honest we weren't entirely sure whether this should have gone in out terrain or vehicles stores ... but for now it's in our 28mm World War 2 and Spanish Civil War areas.
What can we say? We've always wanted one of these ourselves (or three ...) and they are actually surprisingly versatile. Straight-up battles (for those with big enough tables), Commando raids, Pulp Adventure - this thing makes a great center-piece to a wide range of games. We are particularly proud of the way it breaks down making it easy to store.
After a bit of debate on our Facebook page we have this up at a special pre-Salute price of £59. This will have to go up a bit soon, but we'll hold it at that for now.
We have almost sold out of our initial run of these already (just via word of mouth in fact) so if you would like one for Salute then we highly recommend pre-ordering. Always a good idea, but in this case probably essential.
Empress Miniatures - doing our best to service your Bond Villain fantasies!
Oh man, I wish that U-Boat was released several years ago when I still played 7TV. Bashing the boche would've been so much fun with one of those as a centrepiece.
Salute 2017 with Prodos Games Submitted by michal_hartlinski on Thu, 04/13/2017 - 12:19
We are coming to London with bargain offers and more!
Next week, Excel Hall in London will once again be home of Salute, one of most important miniature tradeshows of the industry. We are happy to announce, that Prodos Games is also attending and we are bringing a lot of goodies with us!
AVP Salute Special Miniature
We decided to celabrate Salute 2017 with special, show-exclusive miniature. Available for free to every 45 GBP and more purchase.
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Alien Versus Predator Second Edition
Our stand will be filled with core games of Alien Versus Predator Second edition. Those of you, who are unfamiliar with Second Edition of our flag product, you can read detailed description here http://prodosgames.com/blog/announcing-avp-the-hunt-begins-second-editio... We are also bringing all of the available add-ons with us!
Alien Versus Predator Second Edition Upgrade Pack
If you already have First Edition of the game, drop by our stand and you can purchase Upgrade Pack. It will upgrade your base game and all of your add-ons to Second Edition ruleset.
Alien Versus Predator Unleashed
Excited to play in AVP universe, but in wargaming style? We are taking with us "AvP Unleashed" - this is set of rules that allows you using AVP miniatures in tabletop wargaming way.
As it's Easter, and since Statuesque won't be at Salute next weekend, all orders of £30 and over will have FREE SHIPPING from now until the 24th of April. As usual, orders over £50 will be sent by Signed For or Tracked Mail as appropriate. Have a good one!
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Spiral Arm Studios / Maelstrom's Edge Only 5 days until Salute 2017. We'll be showing off a bunch of new models, books and other things, so stay tuned this week for some sneak previews! You'll be able to find us on Saturday at stand TD03.
Come and see the launch of our brand-new range at this year's Salute. The first packs will be unveiled at the show on the 22nd of April. The range will then be made available on our website the following week. So to get a first look at these miniatures and have a chat, visit our stand TL21
Once again, PP is at Salute. PP is one of the longest-serving traders on the show circuit (33 years, U.K., Europe and U.S.A.). Once again, we are bringing a trade stand and game to this fine show. The stand will have lots of our ranges on it, along with our rule selection. Some ranges will not be with us (Wild West, ancients, fantasy) So do ask if you want packs from those ranges. We have about 2,000 products in total.
Pre-orders through the PP website get a 10% discount too, as a 'thank you' for making our lives easier. The game this year will be Vietnam. The game has been well received so far (including "best Vietnam game I have played" and other plaudits). Participation, of course. Come and play a turn or two (we don't play full games as most gamers just want a "35-minute go" and a full game could take up to two hours (too much time out of the show duration). Historicon will be full games of course; nine of them!
Figurewise, there should be some more new WWII Russians.
So, get your orders in please and do come and play Vietnam.
Of course we will be there as usual and we even have a few new releases shown below! We'll also have all the new Tombstone kickstarter models on display for you to view in person!
Salute 2017 limited model (limited to 90 on the day) £6.00
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Halfling team £25 (11 models). We will also have a Halfling squad option with 2 Treemen + 14 halflings for £40.
Can see those dwarf plastics being popular, looks like a very nice kit.
And absolutely love the Predator! Although, considering all of the conundrums that Prodos supposedly had with Fox, I'm amazed that they permitted him to be clothed in period dress with a flintlocke pistol!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Salute again on Saturday! Just 5 days to go - we have a bunch of new models (including new plastics) to show off, new printed books and more.
So if you spot someone quite tall, very short grey hair but by no means balding, looking grumpy in the crowd - that's probably me. Oh, and I have a beard.
If anyone has their eye on any of the exclusives, but can't make it themselves - check out the link in my sig, join the group and give us a shout - we can't make promises but we will do our best!
I'll be there with my two kids and my gaming buddy (who also happened to be best man at my wedding....)
And here we were back in 2015 at the Warlords stand... I'm the slightly balding chap in the middle in the black t-shirt. my kids are hidden in front of me and my daughters friend was there as well (purple top). My 'best man' is bottom left . Feel free to say hello if you see us, one year we should arrange a Dakka Dakka meet and greet (over at the MEdge stand....)
Back to regular news... Another pre-order offer...
Warfare Miniatures at SALUTE 2017 - 10% pre-order discount!
Toggy and I will be on duty at SALUTE 2017 with the full range of Warfare Miniatures products.
Find us on the Victrix stand. We will be carrying everything in the range including the new Marching Russian Musketeers and Pikemen from the GNW range.
I hope to have some painted samples of these up on the site soon.
Anyone making a pre-order before the show will receive a 10% discount.
To PREORDER simply choose what you want from the shop and send an email to wordtwister@hotmail.co.uk and we'll make up the order for collection on the day.
You can of course the just pick up from us on the day.
We'll also have the recently released mounted Grand Alliance and French dragoons on sale
We have the new and highly popular BLB wooden counters
We'll even be carrying a limited quantity of the pdf uniform plates for The Siege of Derry and the Battle of the Boyne printed on art quality 120 gram paper.
Of course we'll have the full range of Quindia Studios flags.
In addition they have ‘The Citadel’ plastic castle set reduced to £150 (down from £175).
They are also offering a free gang box if you buy the Project Z starter set.
Finally, they are launching the Doctor Who Exterminate! Miniature game with limited stock available and will have different colour dice in the copies at Salute.
SALUTE 2017 WARLORD GAMES EXCLUSIVES & OFFERS! With the big day almost upon us, we’re cramming the lorry full of great products, displays and the new goodies for the Studio to show off. The coach is booked and we can’t wait to see you all in London this Weekend!
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The very first copies of our up coming Doctor Who Game ‘Exterminate!’ are revealed and available at Salute! The first 100 sets sold at Salute will feature the limited red dice, plus our Doctor Who crew will be there to assist your first foray’s Into The Time Vortex…
If you can’t make it, have no fear, you’ll be able to pre-order Exterminate from Our Doctor Who webstore this Friday!
CASTLES ‘The Citadel’ Plastic Castle will be available for your troops to sally forth from at a discounted price of just £150 down from £175! Ensure you have all the Siege equipment (Full Siege rules in the Pike & Shotte supplement To Kill A King) prepared and get ready to storm the walls!
Buy the main game and get a gang box set for FREE this weekend only, as the dead keep on rising in this fast paced post apocalyptic battle for survival!
AND THERE’S MORE AT SALUTE!
Terminator Battle for the Future £10 (Only available at Salute) This is the battle set from Alessio Cavatore and River Horse Games with the A5 16 page rules booklet and every card and miniature piece needed to play this Battle For The Future!
Free “Salute Your Enemy” Test of Honour card with every purchase over £30 Test Of Honour Author Graham Davey has put together a special play card for anyone attending Salute this year!
Buy the Zulu! book, get any plastic box set from the Anglo – Zulu range for 1/2 price
Don’t forget these other fantastic Black Powder Anglo-Zulu War offers in the webstore now!
EVEN MORE AMAZING OFFERS FOR THE SALUTE WEEKEND!
BUY A RULEBOOK GET A PLASTIC BOX SET FOR FREE Please note: the free box set can be chosen from our fantastic plastic range of sets only.
BUY ANY 5 BLISTER PACKS GET 6TH FREE
ANY 3 ITALERI TANKS £40
See you all in London this weekend
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Wurst und Weissbeir! Our Salute 2017 Exclusive Dwarf Schweinhundereite hits the webstore this weekend! Make sure you have followed our page so you don't miss the update!
ONLY at Salute on the Fenris stand this weekend - pre-release resins of the Queen & Princess of Zor-Al from Forge of Ice. Sculpts by Kev White. VERY limited numbers of these available - First Come, First Served
Dark sphere salute table. Rogue one. Postby nice-vans » Sat Apr 15, 2017 11:29 pm In my official roll as shop monkey and in store scenery builder I have been given complete freedom this year to build the dark sphere gaming table for salute.
I won't post up the full table plans before the event as it will ruin the end effect, But here are a few pictures of the W.I.P build of the actual scenery.
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Did more work on it today, really trying to get the main structure done in time so i can relax and make 600 more trees.
Built the satellite dish and gave the whole structure a black wash to darken it for highlighting.
Salute is the biggest event in the UK wargaming calendar (well, apart from the Mantic Open Days, of course) and this Saturday (April 22nd) we’ll be there in style! For starters, we’ll be celebrating the launch of Warpath – our epic sci-fi battle game – and we’ll have the UK launch of the show exclusive Lee and Clementine booster for The Walking Dead: All Out War.
Our Salute highlights include:
FREE MINI! come to the Mantic stand (TB03) and claim your free Walking Dead: All Out War Walker. That’s right, a cool miniature that’s completely free… while stocks last.
THE UK LAUNCH OF LEE AND CLEMENTINE! This will be your first opportunity to pick up the show exclusive Lee and Clementine Walking Dead booster in the UK and we’ll have very limited numbers at Salute. Don’t worry, the set will be available online during the Mantic Open Day on May 6th too.
TRY OUT WARPATH! We’ll be holding demos inspired by the Operation Heracles Two-player Battle Set, giving you the chance to go hands-on with the swift and deadly Enforcers or the stalwart Forge Fathers.
CAN YOU SURVIVE AGAINST THE UNDEAD? Take to the streets of Atlanta in our Walking Dead: All Out War demos.
PAINT YOUR OWN WALKER! Spend some time carefully adding horrific blood effects and gore to a Walking Dead miniature before taking it home to scare your friends.
INCREDIBLE WARPATH DEALS! We’ll have a very limited number of the Kickstarter Battlegroups available, including Enforcers, Forge Fathers, Asterians and Veer-myn for £60 each, plus we’ll have GCPS for £50 and Marauder support for £30. You better be quick because they’re bound to go fast!
ANOTHER INCREDIBLE WARPATH DEAL! Along with the Battlegroups, you can get an expanded Operation Heracles set, which includes a tonne of Forge Fathers and Enforcers, plus tokens, dice and the Warpath Rulebook Collection, all for just £100!
THE WALKING DEAD DEAL! What’s that? You still haven’t played The Walking Dead: All Out War! Well, this is your chance to buy the Core Game and the Days Gone Bye expansion for just £50 (saving almost £10) or you can get a massive Atlanta bundle for £100, giving you everything you need to recreate the story of Rick Grimes as he reunites with his family.
However, don’t worry if you can’t make it to Salute because we’ll be recreating some of the deals above on the Mantic website this weekend and, of course, Warpath armies and the Operation Heracles Two-player Battle Set will be available from your local gaming store soon or during the Mantic Open Day on May 6th.
Heading to Salute on Saturday? Make sure to visit the Wild West Exodus and Wayland Games stands at TE05!
All the exciting stuff is happening at the Wild West Exodus stand (obviously).
Come see our;
Legendary Nimue Cosplay
Fantastic Studio Miniatures
...Super Secret UNRELEASED Miniatures!!!
Take part;
WWXSecond Edition Beta Demonstrations
Talk to the creators of Second Edition (yup, we knew you'd like that)
Receive information on getting hold of your free 2nd Edition Rulebook...
PLUS, get hold of a FREE 1st Edition Rulebook!
At Wayland Games, you will get GREAT DISCOUNTS on major brands INCLUDING; Games Workshop, X-Wing AND Magic: the Gathering!
We will be running a variety of promotions, on the day;
3 for 2 on Knight Models blisters
3 for 2 on Privateer Press blisters
PLUS!
A Mountain* of Deep Cut Studio Mats
Bandua new releases
Knight model new releases
*I wish this was an actual Mountain (that would be epic) but this is just for descriptive purposes.
Fancy working for Warcradle?
We are currently looking for a Resin Production Supervisor, check www.warcradle.com for details.
For Salute 2017 we're doing a stack of deals including our usual buy three and get a fourth one free across everything. We'll have the limited edition joker rulebooks. Alternative flash and arrow books with limited edition miniatures.
We'll also have the marvel range pretty much complete for those wanting to finish their collections.
For infinity we'll have the new outrage comic and fat yuan yuan noodle boxes plus the whole range and some clearance items at 3 each.
We're also lucky to have the mercy of death and fistful of scrip boxes for malifaux plus that whole range too
On top of that lot we have a clearance zone with everything in it buy one get one free and, yes and, already reduced prices so you could save 75% including warmachine and hordes, infinity, dropzone and warsenal scenery.
See you at stand tb05!!!!
Maelstroms Edge Head over to our stall at Salute (TD03) and we'll give you a free Karist or Epirian dice while stocks last. These dice will be present in all unit box sets in the future. #salute
Here's a preview of our new unit boxes - we'll have the full range of sets at Salute tomorrow and will be rolling these out to the webstore in a couple of months time.
It sure would be nice to be able to make an all-angel army! Check out the new angel models at the Spiral Arm Studios booth at Salute on Saturday if you live close enough or are in town!
As teased in the kickstarter, we have some absolute top tier sci-fi authors in this collection, with Alastair Reynolds and Aliette de Bodard being two of the best known. These books will be available in print at Salute before anywhere else in the world. Coming to our webstore some time after Salute!
... One feels obligated to remind dakkanauts that we have an ongoing special offer : if you see Mr Legoburner and kick him in his false leg you can win a special prize !
Rascal that he is, he oft denies this and might even go to the effort of feigning injury but do not let him fool you !
Am at work at the moment so can't easily update, but offers are flowing in left, right & centre... Will be back home around 10 pm BST and can update then unless some beats me to it :-)
Best update so far though goes to 'Kick Legoburner in the the false leg'
It's that time of year again folks...Salute 2017 is upon us and we are bringing lots of goodies!! 100 'goody bags' packed up and ready to go for the first 100 customers to our stand on Saturday, minimum spend £15. You won't want to miss them!
If you are at salute tomorrow don't miss our mega bargain table!!! Just look at some of these prices!!! The flash arrow book from Knight Models £20!!! With the model!! Ben affleck ssquad £60!! Infinity red veil £50!!! Rune Wars the brand new fantasy miniature game is 25% off! We've got LOADS of discount flames of war at up to 60% off rrp!!! You can get 5 boxes of tanks rrp £11 each for £20!! All this and soooo much more! Come see us
Mantic Games Can't make it to Salute this year? Never fear, we've got some great Walking Dead deals online too! Save almost £10 with the Core Game and Days Gone Bye bundle or get the mega bundle and save more than £25! These deals are ONLY available this weekend http://bit.ly/2pN5KSR
West Wind will be attending the Salute Trade Show at Excel You can find us on stand TM14
WEST WIND/FORGED IN BATTLE SHOW DEAL BUY 5 OF ANYTHING, GET A FREE PACK OF YOUR CHOICE!
PARTICIPATION GAME! Our Salute participation game this year is Secrets of the Third Reich, featuring pre-production models from our successfully funded Panzer Mech Kickstarter. John and Matt our friendly West Wind Sentinels will be running the game, you are welcome to stop by and join us!
We will be running a buy 3 get one free offer at Salute 2017. All products in our 28mm Normandy range are included, the cheapest product will be free and we will include a free set of ruined 1st floors as well. We will also make this offer to all our customers who can not make it to Salute this year, just check out the three buildings you want in the normal way. When we process your order, we will refund you for the cheapest model and include the free ruined first floor. Offer valid until after Salute, i.e. 24th April 2017
Heading to Salute 2017? Don’t miss our best ever subscription offer!
Miniature Wargames has had a close involvement with the Salute Wargames show going back a full three decades. For all but one of those years Miniature Wargames has produced the show programme and – as the Salute show itself has grown – so the Miniature Wargames programme has grown with it.
In 2016, there were around seven thousand gamers in the venue at the height of the one-day show (plus a lot of traders, obviously!) and this year looks set to replicate that astonishing figure.
Taking place next weekend (22nd April 2017) at ExCel Centre in the heart of London’s dockland, Salute is the biggest wargaming trade show in the UK and attracts companies from all over the world, with the biggest concentration coming from the UK and Europe.
The large, spacious venue will be packed with hundreds of games to both admire and actually play – many are participation events – and the modelling and painting displayed, not just in the painting competition, will be second to none.
Plus, don’t miss Miniature Wargames’ best ever subscription offer, just £39.99 for an annual subscription – a saving of over 25%. This offer will only be available at Salute – so pencil in a visit to stand TE03 to make sure you don’t miss it. We’ll see you at the Show!
What's better than going to the biggest one-day wargaming event in the UK, the one-and-only Salute? Spending it with Steamforged Games, of course! To celebrate the release of the Hunter's 4-player expansion—The Heralds of the Winter's Moon—and Guild Ball Season 3, we’re going feral this month. Not only are we bringing a brand-new Theron sculpt to Salute but we're also cramming this week with heaps of Hunter goodness—Parts II & III of Theron's origin story are coming Tuesday and Thursday, while Wednesday and Friday will dig into Hunter design and tactics. But more on that later...
For now, start scrolling to see all the specials we'll be stashing at booth TD13 for Salute 2017!
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SALUTE 2017: GUILD BALL TEAM BUNDLES (£50–60) Have you been eyeing a new Guild? Did the newest Union Captain, Seasoned Brisket, spark your interest in the Union? Or are you just curious to concoct some no-good chemical mayhem with the Alchemists? Well, we're proud to enable your addiction with these killer deals. We're most excited for the all-new Hunter team bundle. Why? Because why stop at coaching a bear when you can coach a bear AND a wolf!
Here's the full list of all our Guild Bundles:
The Alchemist's Guild: The Lure of Gold — £50 Midas, Mercury, Calculus, Flask, Katalyst, Vitriol The Butcher's Guild: The Bloody Master — £50 Ox, Brisket, Boiler, Princess, Boar, Shank The Engineer's Guild: The Instruments of War — £50 Ballista, Salvo, Velocity, Mainspring, Colossus, Ratchet The Fishermen's Guild: The Changing Tide — £50 Shark, Angel, Siren, Salt, Kraken, Greyscales The Mortician's Guild: The Puppet Master — £50 Obulus, Cosset, Graves, Dirge, Ghast, Silence The Union: The Shadow of the Tyrant — £50 Blackheart, Coin, Rage, Gutter, Decimate, Avarisse & Greede The Hunter's Team Bundle — £60 Skatha, Ulfr, Seenah, Veteran Hearne, Snow, Chaska The Brewer's Team Bundle — £60 Esters, Stoker, Mash, Quaff, Veteran Spigot, PintPot The Mason's Team Bundle — £50 ower, Chisel, Hammer, Wrecker, Veteran Harmony, Granite
SALUTE LIMITED EDITION SPECIALS After you pick up a new Guild or two (or three—no judgements here), you’ll want to make sure you upgrade your rosters and Guild Ball gear with these limited edition specials. Our favorite? It's a tie between the brand-new limited edition Young Theron model and the Guild Ball upgrade pack. Remember, quantities are limited, so stalk our booth early to make sure you don't miss your chance to take one home!
Limited Edition Young Theron Model — £8.95 EDIT 12/4/17 - Young Theron will be available via the webstore as well. Limited Edition Rage Model — £8.95 Limited Edition Easter Fangtooth — £13.45 Limited Edition Mat — £34.95 Kick Off!—Guild Ball's Two-Player Starter Set — £49.95 MuseOnMinis (MoM) Token Sets — £18 Alchemist's Token Set — £20 Guild Ball Upgrade Pack — £60 Any two MoM token sets + a limited edition play mat Guild Patches — £5.95 Chibi Captain Pins — £6.95 Guild Mugs — £8.95 After you snag your Guild Ball loot, be sure to keep your eyes out for an up-close look at Dark Souls™: The Board Game. Rumor has it that the core game will be out on display for Salute attendees.
Osprey Games Top 10 Reasons to visit the Osprey Games Stand at Salute! 1. Scrappers 2. Advance Plastic Dwarf Sprues (Limited Numbers) 3. Frostgrave Barbarian on Rhino (Limited Numbers) 4. Sneak Peek at Goblin 3-Ups 5. Sneak Peek at Ghost Archipelago Crew 3-Ups 6. Sneak Peek at Ghost Archipelago Metals 7. Frostgrave Wizards Sheets (Free with any purchase) 8. First look at Frostgrave: Ulterior Motives 9. Osprey Games Dice (Free with any purchase) 10. Meet Nick Eyre (of North Star Miniatures), Joseph McCullough (author of Frostgrave) and Giorgio Bassani (sculptor behind the plastic Gnolls, Barbarians, and Ghost Archipelago Crew!)
Leaving in 50 mins - only takes 30 to drive to Excel, 15 to park and 10 to queue for a coffee Plenty of time to join the holding queue for opening time...
From the Wargames Illustrated FaceBook page:
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The Hall in prep
The WI stand - don't forget a £20 Warlord Games voucher with every sub
Warlord Games - Doctor Who Exterminate
Fireforge Games
Wayland Games
Wild West Exodus
4Ground
Gripping Beast
Trent Miniatures (for all your 1790s needs!)
Games of War
Sally 4th
Osprey
Gringo 40s
Perry Miniatures
Flames of War
The Hall. Loads more set-up still to do, especially demo games
Have also picked up a good bit of FW for peeps in my FB group.
Worth noting that the Legio Astartes dice are available. Already pick up two sets of Sons of Horus and one set of Word Bearers (all for the same person. And a sheet of Sons of Horus transfers)
My little FB group - making a Scalper cry with every exchange!
The Mantic stand seemed to be the place everyone rushed to first thing, that queue was crazy for a while and they only had really limited stock of the convention exclusives and the new retail packs. The staff were not expecting the rush and pretty overwhelmed. Was really surprised that I got there quick enough to get Lee & Clem convention pack and the not released until next month Negan and King Ezekiel boosters.
Modiphus stall was extremely busy with people trying to get more Fallout info out of them following last nights announcement. I was trying to spend £100 on a bundle there but given how overwhelmed they were they couldn't locate one of the items from it so walked away with nothing (I will order online at some point as can get the same deal there but no rush).
Warlords sold out of Test of Honor core boxes before 10 due to overwhelming demand so that was clearly doing well. They also had a lot of interest in Doctor Who but not sure how much of that was turned into sales.
What a show - majorly busy at the start - a lot easier after lunch... Great time though - lots to see and buy but limited myself massively to my £33 pre-order with Zinge, a Warlord Sherman M4 (£16 from PE2 Collectibles) and a 'not' Oddball / Donald Sutherland figure (£4 from Studio Miniatures) - Guess what I'll be doing with the Sherman...
Goody bag and purchases...
Zinge pre-orders...
Popped over to the MEdge stand to say a quick hello to the chaps - great to meet you all again (and thanks for the free dice) - and well done for surviving the day, hope it was a profitable adventure for you all. Didn't kick Lego in his false leg...
Show summary...
Parking at Salute = £20 (flat fee) Latte and pastry to start the day = £4 Queue to get in at 10:30 = rammed Warlords = rammed Wayland = rammed Troll Trader = rammed Forge World = rammed Hasslefree = rammed Main concourse at luchtime = ridiculously rammed Variety of traders = excellent Variety & quality of displays and games (demos and participation) = excellent My feet at the end of he day = worn out Photos taken = 100+ (will sort through, upload and post them later... mostly of the various games tables although don't ask me which are which !!)
Despite a horrific queue, we weren't packed in like sardines ala Comic Con.
Bought loads, majority is for my Loot Sharing group - including the previously sold out Sons of Horus and Word Bearers dice from FW - five sets in total, all bought to order.
I can't recommend attending enough. I'm pretty much a GW 'purist' gaming wise, but it was nice to see what else is out there in the industry.
An excellent day. Always good to have a look at all the different games out there, and all the pretty games and models.
Managed to get away with only a couple of purchases - some pigs for a guildball goal for butchers, and the two new MEdge books. Plus the two free event miniatures too.
Great to pop by the MEdge stand and have a chat about the games with them all (and pick up cool free dice too!)
We got there about 11 at which point you could just wander straight in without waiting, it seems to work more easily as less faffing around to start with
Another great one. This year is marked by loads of free minis and goodies… seriously I got something like 8 miniatures totally free Took plenty of pictures and found some really new upcoming projects with fresh miniatures. Will do the ussual report later once I sort out the pics.
Feet on the sofa and reading another freebie ( a full colour 300 page rulebook from wild west exodus ) mental.
So I've heard about salute for years. I've never been. Chicago is a long way off from there. However can someone please tell me how does this compare to GenCon? What is the closest US compareable? Thanks.
Plus, for our Colonial Chums, by late April the British Weather is often not being an arse any more, so probably a good time for a wider holiday in London - and with decent transport links, Kent might prove a good county to base yourself in. We also have Castles.
griffen127 wrote: So I've heard about salute for years. I've never been. Chicago is a long way off from there. However can someone please tell me how does this compare to GenCon? What is the closest US compareable? Thanks.
Salute is a one-day event. As you can see from the videos it's basically one giant exhibition hall with a smattering of gaming tables mixed in. It is pretty focused on miniature gaming. Gen on is a multi-day event (I think like wed or thurs to sun) that focuses on all types of gaming, so miniature gaming is just one element. Certainly attendance over the whole Gencon is larger than Salute's one day, although I'm guessing that Gencon's one day tally is still larger (though I don't know for sure). Gencon has many different rooms filled with different types of gaming, besides a massive vendor hall.
Adepticon is the US's largest con focused mainly on miniature gaming but again is a multi-day event (Wed-Sun). One-day attendance is likely much smaller than Salute (around 1,500), but there is much more gaming going on in many different rooms.
So ultimately what makes Salute different is that it is a one-day event mainly focused on having one giant vendor hall.
Those new models look nice. The beauty about them is that not only are they for ME (obviously) which I play, but they would be good for using in other games as well. Put me down for a box or two.
Damn I so want to get to salute but it would take over 3 hours to get to, did anyone get to the spectre miniatures stand. Those guys have sucked me right in to spectre operations.
Got the greenstuff at Troll trader they sell it really cheap in huge quantities bags. Failing that go for Heresy miniatures they have some of the freshest GS but not has cheap.
Believe it or not I struggled to find milliput this year. No one had it except on store.
Ahh, there you go - I saw the Troll Trader stand and it was literally heaving... So I didn't venture in, just peered in from the sidelines ! Next year maybe... Will check them online though and see what deals they might have (tend to find the TT ebay store does better deals then their regular online store for such items...)
That's something I'd like to see more of at Salute though, more hobby tools, accessories, paints, etc... Everyone had the Army Painter glues, but I prefer Humbrol (liquid poly) -
but didn't see any of this on the stands...
Was great to see the company selling airbrushes and equipment this year though (albeit somewhat expensive for my tastes...) - Barwell BodyWorks I believe, will have to investigate them some more as I'd like to get some use out of my airbrush set-up eventually
Totally agree the hobby supplies have been dropping each year to more specialised miniatures/terrain traders. If shops like antenociti and others don't go to salute ( like this year) it becomes harder to get basic generic goods.
xKillGorex wrote: Damn I so want to get to salute but it would take over 3 hours to get to, did anyone get to the spectre miniatures stand. Those guys have sucked me right in to spectre operations.
I did. I bought a couple of their new Civilian Vehicle Alfas, and the range of civilians, plus banker, blackmailer and the sheikh. I'll be posting photos shortly!
Did you see the new razor buggy. Am looking to pick some up for my us spec ops teams. But yeah the sheik is on my list after I finish the next 6 ops guys.
xKillGorex wrote: Did you see the new razor buggy. Am looking to pick some up for my us spec ops teams. But yeah the sheik is on my list after I finish the next 6 ops guys.
I did, but I already have two buggies from Anvil Industries, so I don't need another.
xKillGorex wrote: Damn I so want to get to salute but it would take over 3 hours to get to, did anyone get to the spectre miniatures stand. Those guys have sucked me right in to spectre operations.
I did. I bought a couple of their new Civilian Vehicle Alfas, and the range of civilians, plus banker, blackmailer and the sheikh. I'll be posting photos shortly!
Ah I've looked at the zinge one online, how does it scale against spectre minis.
I helped out at Anvil Industries doing demos for Afterlife. It was lots of fun.
This is the board that was in the back of the Defender.
And this was the far smaller board on the front of the Defender.
The Salute free miniature visited Afterlife...
The first place I went was Zinge Industries. They sell little £1 bags of miscast items. I spent £31...
I bought two cars from Spectre Miniatures
And two cars from Urban Construct
And four cars from Mantic - The Walking Dead terrain set.
These are one of each vehicle lined up, along with my Afterlife Cobra APC and Instigator
These were also from Spectre Miniatures
From Studio Miniatures
And finally, a useful wall for Frostgrave to go with my tower.
Many thanks for the coverage guys, great to see all of that stuff in the photos and blogs!
Salute just seems to go from strength to strength, and even on Dakka don't think we have had this sort of coverage and a thread stretching to 4 pages before
Had a great time myself. Always a good day out, even if you only go for a mooch around, so much to see. Spent too much, but I'm sure I'm in good company there.
I've always wondered with Salute, why is there only 1 a year? It's always so busy and I assume it's successful for the venue and the traders, so surely there is enough demand for it to be 6 monthly no?
Now there is no getting away from it Salute is one of the most important single days in a Trader's year. I'm not saying that a bad 'un can stuff your year no it is not THAT important but a good 'un can mean you can have some "Jam today" with your usual bread and water. Mind you last year we had extra Jam so there was no way this year was going to match those dizzy heights.
I knew this before hand- plenty of chaps had told me they were not going this year - reasons many and varied including "It is mostly fantasy now" and - often this- it's too bloody expensive what with parking and entrance you've dropped £30 plus before you are in -then the prices for cha and wads are ruinous .... so some chaps did not go.- they bought their gear by mail instead.
Nevertheless we were still knackered by the end of the day and could afford to eat that night and even have a half of shandy to wash it down!
Overall though I did get the impression that the show was having a slightly "off" year. No big deal, it happens. No real surprise after the very high point of last year. I don't think any of this was down to the organiser just chaps taking a breather. There certainly were far fewer European chaps about. I never had to do the "4 customers in 3 different languages at the same time" thing that has been a feature of more than one past Salute. Possibly because of their election, there seemed to be a lack of Frenchmen. I don't recall any Italians though there were several Spanish and some Germans.
However the Brexit nonsense makes you wonder if perhaps some chaps just don't feel as welcome here as they used to. It does make you wonder.
I still didn't get a look round and saw no historical games that took my fancy on my couple of trips to the kharsi.. Indeed only at 1 Participation game did I linger. This being the Tring Club's 40mm Wars of the Roses game. A deliberately simple entry level game using my Romanoff Miniatures Warriors for the Working Day range. Now running a PP game is a skill I don't really have but this seemed popular and was well presented. Nice one Boys.
Don't get me wrong here it is still the best gig in town but not this year quite topping their own high standards.
Interesting article Ruglud. Having not gone this year I can't attest to that being correct or not but wouldn't be surprised if it were true. It's probably a combination of factors, maybe as those described and also some other gaming shows seemingly getting bigger such as the Birmingham games Expo (which has been pushed a lot this year)
I also generally think (and this goes for a lot of shows and has been for some time) that quite often the special offers are pretty crappy, very minimal discounts. It might have flown in the catalogue or pre-internet days when you would go to the shows for your big purchases and new army deals, but there are so many vendors on the internet now with quality sites it's much easier to plan and order from your own home. Who knows!
That makes for an interesting read Ruglud if only because I share the same sentiments.
I certainly felt that this year's Salute was muted by comparison to 2016. Even the coverage and advertisement leading up to the event felt a bit more constrained, with hindsight.
Still a nice day out (obviously!) but I didn't feel there was quite as much to see as usual. This has been my third Salute event and it certainly felt the most muted. The hall just felt emptier. I didn't think there were as many traders this time though I'm happy to admit that getting up at 3:30am to catch a train to London might have impacted my assessment there. Grumpyness can do that to a person!
Although seeing new releases, discovering new model companies and seeing cool models up close is primarily why I go (Spectre, Whitedragon miniatures, Warmill scenery and 4ground tables are all excellent examples of this) I felt a tad disappointed by the more established retail stores and even companies within the industry that didn't have much to offer in the way of deals or incentives to get me to part with money this year. (Boo first world problems)
Other than Troll Trader, though they're always good like that!
Talking of which... Battlefront selling kit at full RRP from their stall or Troll Trader undercutting them by more than half in some cases was the most glaringly obvious to me.
Even Forgeworld seemed quieter than usual. It usually has the largest queue at any one time as far as I've ever noticed on my previous outings but that award went to Guildball last saturday from what I saw.
On a foreign visitors note... I helped mediate between some Spaniards and stall holders in a few places (complete strangers to me!) and I definitely heard a fair amount of French being spoken but they could just have easily been Canadian so no judgement from me there! German, Dutch and Italians were also present and I'm certain I heard some North American English.
From a (small) trader's perspective, I will echo that it seemed a bit quieter this year. It is still invaluable in terms of meeting new people and increasing exposure, so it remains a great deal for that.
Thanks Silent_KIng, that's an interesting insight into the value of the show not just being measured in GBP. Would love to hear some more traders point of view about the show.. Hopefully some who frequent Dakka will stop by...
Well from our perspective (Wayland and Warcradle) it was a success. It is a huge amount of work for us but it is a great chance to meet customers. We worked really hard this year to minimize the time spent queuing, to this end we had 8 tills active all day. I think it made the difference having the extra few this year as I didn't see more than a few people waiting at any time to be served. But we were up 20% on last year so it seemed to do the trick.
This was my first year and I had worked out which stalls I needed to prioritise in advance then studied the map to make sure I went there asap. Worked well as I picked up most of the bits I was after. I then had a short wander around the rest of the trade stalls and then went home.
Next year I think I need to go have a drink after the initial rush for exclusives, wait an hour or so for the surge of people to subside a little and then go have a proper look around at all of the display cases and gaming tables. I have seen so many photos of things that I completely missed, even for the games I specifically went there to pick up items for.
Ruglud wrote: Thanks Navarro - your focus on the retailers, plus your personal view point on their ranges, really makes your blog stand out from the crowd
Cheers Ruglud, much appreciated!!
Today there will be no update since I have not managed to sleep last night and today I'm dead. Hopefully tomorrow I will get back into it.
I participated my first Salute and it was quite an experience. We also visited the Warhammer world day before, so there was bit of a miniature exhaustion already, but that didn't matter too much. Especially I liked Mierce miniatures booth where you could inspect most of the models first hand and the fantastically painted studio versions were on display.
I would like to thank all the competitors and staff on this year's salute painting competition. Some truly fantastic entries in such a wide and varied spectrum of subjects.
Large Photos of the Winners are in the Clubs Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/…/eh0dv4z…/AAD82l5CP3nYRH2RKuGXYE1ja Lawrence
Best in show
Steve Party (185) – Saint Celestine
Steve is now on the path to Crystal Brush 2018. Congratulations
http://www.crystalbrush.com/…/starting-out-on-the-road-to-…/ http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2017-pc-results/ Please let us know if there are any spelling mistakes
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Navarro, thanks for the kind words about our stand. A lot of effort went into it by all my guys and gals. Even better is that was only phase one, there are 2 more significant changes coming, one for UK Games Expo and then for Gencon...
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