Saturday 2 March 2019

Hammerhead 2019 Pics

Hi folks,

An enjoyable overnight outing with DaveD and MartinC down to Newark this weekend for the Hammerhead Wargames Show. We travelled down on Friday, had a (very very nice) curry and a few beers, then went to the show first thing Saturday. Martin and Dave had come up with a fast play, bloody little game involving rescuing captured interlopers while butchering the innocent natives, Gorilla's and other (increasingly) endangered wildlife.

Suffice to say, I was rooting for the locals.






The game proved to be something of a hit, and while not busy all day, it had it's moments:

I didn't get a chance to ask permission for this photo, so image redacted to protect the innocent....(!)
Other than this, there was the usual range of tables, some of which were spectacular:













































































































I made an effort to get around all the tables, but I still think I missed one or two.

All in all, a great show which we all enjoyed.

Loot wise, I've ended up with two new projects... a run out of my 3mm Team Yankee last weekend saw an enthusiasm to try playing 'Fate of a Nation' at 3mm, and do the 1967 Six Day War. Large tank battles on a small scale seem to appeal to the chaps, and with a huge table and Dave's desert table cloth, it should be a go-er.

The second project was a selection of GZG 15mm models, with a view to doing some sci-fi skirmish using either Gruntz or Tomorrows War. A long term one, I think. But the GZG models just look so nice, I couldn't resist.


The other major purchase was 5 sets of 35mm 'Really Useful Box' trays - which should allow me to condense the storage of a large part of the collection.

5 comments:

  1. that is a lot of battles. top day

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  2. Some great looking games James.

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  3. Looks like you, Dave and Martin had a good outing.

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  4. A great day as always.
    One of the best shows of the year.
    Cheers
    Stu

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  5. Thank you for putting all of that together - enjoyed.

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