Salute 2014 - with Prodos Games

Well I got up at 4:30 in the morning so as to give myself plenty of time to get ready before the two and a half (ish) hour drive to Salute 2104 in London.

Thanks to satellite navigation technology we managed to get there without any wrong turnings...the journey back was a different matter though...but I digress...

After 'helping' with the setting up...by which I mean 'stealing things from the cabinet to photograph at virtually the same rate they were putting them in' I helped* set up the demo table and briefly posed in my newly acquired Prodos Games shirt...it was at that point that I realised that I looked like I'd only had about three hours sleep...obviously this was nothing to do with the fact that I'd only had about three hours sleep...

*proper helping this time not my fake helping from earlier...

The demo table was very nice indeed...

One of the advantages to helping out on the stand is that you can stroll behind it and take stuff out of the cabinets in order to photograph it without that shiny blur that usually accompanies such event pictures. Admittedly some of mine were still taken that way but in my defence it was a really busy day, lol. In fact there were people hanging around the AvP cabinet before the doors were even open...

But what you really want is some model pictures, right?

Go on then...

Mishima - Kunshu Dragonriders.

Dark Legion - Valpurgis.

Imperial - Hurricane Walker.

These might be of interest as well...

Unfortunately most of the AVP pictures I took were of the 'through the glass cabinet' variety...however I may be able to get my hands on them for some better close-up shots in the near future. These are still at the 'prototype' stage though and could still change...

All in all it was a great day.

I must have done not far off twenty demo's over the day (some were two at a time admittedly) and the other two guys demoing on the two smaller tables (which I didn't photograph...sorry) were also similarly busy all day. Other than the couple of what I affectionately refer to as 'babysitter demos'* the three of us were happily watching people stroll from the demo tables over to the Prodos Games stand and subsequently wondering off with armfuls of new purchases and hopefully between us we've bought a few new people into the hobby and taught a few others how to use their new purchases.

* A 'babysitter demo' is when a parent (usually a dad) strolls over, insists that his children desperately want a demo of whatever game system your showing off and then wanders off on his own to have a relaxing stroll around unencumbered by the kids while you're stuck with them.....As a parent myself I completely understand, lol.

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome...

Salute 2014

So I'm off to Salute tomorrow to steal as much stuff as possible from help out on the Prodos Games stand in between sneaking off to find material for blog articles and frantically photographing any new Mutant Chronicles Warzone Resurrection stuff that may be on the stand....

...said stand can be found by following this ancient treasure map...

I may be also implying that my blog is far more popular than it actually is in order to blag gear for review purposes...but only in moderation, lol.

In the highly unlikely event that you actually want to say hello to me then I'll be there in my 'real world' persona of 'Garreth'. He's relatively harmless as long as you avoid being alone with him too long where there are sharp things or power tools...basements are probably a good place to avoid as well but I hear that the Salute venue is both well lit and popular enough to be relatively free of lonely, empty corners...but I digress...

If you want some kind of visual aid then one of the following angry looking bad-asses is me...

...so pop over and say hello...as long as you can guess which one is me of course...

If on the other hand I've somehow offended you in some way and your coming to Salute with the intent of hurting me in some way then I must warn you that...

Hopefully I'll have some decent stuff to show you all when I get back.

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.

Hawk Wargames Newsflash...

Hawk Wargames are going to be at Salute 2014...that's probably not actually news as pretty much everyone is going to be at Salute 2014...though there's a map to their location and some news on a special show model...

TABLE OF CONTENTS • Newsflash (8th April 2014) • Hawk Wargames at Salute 2014 IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER Salute 2014 Scenery Packs Upcoming Shows Newsflash (8th April 2014) Welcome to this Newsflash just before we head off to Salute! Hawk Wargames at Salute 2014 We will be at Salute this year in a big way – a bigger stand (TJ05), with a bigger collection of things to show off, including a whole range of new unseen models, a big Diorama (GJ03), and an even bigger surprise! We will also have a few of the highly anticipated scenery packs available for purchase in limited numbers – The Monorail and The Aegis Orbital Defence Laser - so get to the stand early if you want to get your hands on one before the official launch. Not only will we have all of that, but we will also have a special show model for Salute this year that can be purchased at the Hawk Wargames Stand (again, whilst stocks last)! Come by the Hawk Wargames Stand, speak to the team, play a game, and maybe pick up some models. You will hopefully see our stand as you enter Salute this year (see the diagram), Booth number TJ05. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information about Salute, please click here > We will release a full newsletter after Salute to show off some of the pictures for those who cannot make it! So watch out for this in the next few weeks. - The Hawk Wargames Team