Sunday 5 February 2017

TOO MUCH LEAD : Yorks Wargame show

Woooooo what a fun day, not only the York Vapnartak wargame show but when I got home my wife had decided she need to practice making chocolate cake ! I'm not complaining. Really fun day with a fairly easy drive saw three of us at Vapnartak today. Met up with some people which was great, the show itself was even more trader heavy than previous years, a couple of nice games, the pick of these for me being the Back of Beyond type desert affair shown below. More than a few good ideas here for the future.
 
 
 But York seems to be as much about shopping and the active Bring and Buy as the games. I went with a list as usual and mainly stuck to it.
I bought FAR too much stuff and will simply have to stop there😀 not an exhaustive list and not in any order I picked up German Gebirgsjager from warlord games, Gallic cavalry, a couple of foundry packs, to complete units and some persian mounted generals...these really are lovely. A medieval cart and several fraught horses whcih inwill use for the German artillery. Some slightly random Saxon archers these were in a job lot. A couple of elephants, some 6 mm destroyed buildings and some Roman artillery, which I plan to man with other ancients. All of this stuff fits in with other stuff, the 6 mm buildings below were an impulse but they were £2 so I couldn't really quibble.
The other thing on my list was some troops for a back of beyond project I have been discussing with Martin. I had hoped to pick up a couple of troop units to start a faction........back to the bring and buy and a guy was selling off what looked like quite a lot of Woodbine (Gripping Beast) Gallipoli figures, I had a good look and which ever way I looked at them there seemed to be a lot of figures he was asking £40 but in the end when I feigned retreat he took £35. The bargain of the day had been snatched OMG.
Anzac starter army, bombers, NCO's, command Vickers and two infantry units.....
Turkish starter army pretty much as above......
British starter army as above with and I haven't quite tracked them all down about 6 of the woodbine special character packs.

Woodbine are lovely figures and casts, interchangeable heads and there are a few spares in the box. In the British set alone not including the regular infantry there are about 20 unique figures. I am a bit embarrassed really as my luck feels unwarranted. I checked them out when I got home and the cost New of the woodbine figures would be a staggering £180 plus😬 looks like Back of Beyond is a definite GO. Now I'm going to eat some cake to celebrate.

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  1. Saw on Martin's blog that you'd nabbed a bargain. Blimey...he wasn't joking!! That should keep you busy for a while!

    Martin has also got me interested in the 'Back of Beyond'. I've already read the excellent 'The Great Game' by Peter Hopkirk but I've just ordered a bunch of his other books which focus more on the 'Back of Beyond'. Anyway, I shall look forward to following your project!

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    1. Thanks Gordon....it is almost embarrassing really. I obviously needed another project 😫

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  2. Now that's what you call a result, and chocolate cake to round it off, life is good.

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    1. Embarrassing really......and another project ....but that can wait for a few weeks 😀

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  3. Blooming 'eck. I'm still jealous from reading you picking up the To the Strongest! rules for £5, last year. Serves me right for never checking out the B&Bs anymore.

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    1. It all depends what you are after.....it can be a little intense but you win some and lose some. The other stuff I bought would have been fine without the Woodbine collection.

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  4. Bloody marvellous collection of stuff. my fur hatted Chinese and afghans vs your brits in shorts. should be great

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    1. Too much really....but I do hate missing a bargain 🙂 Will read your Back of Beyond post tomorrow😀I have a glider to paint now.

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  5. Looks like you had a good time. Green's First Law in action I see. Looking forward to seeing your 'fraught' horses - sorry, couldn't resist that one Matt...

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    1. Ha well spotted they will be fraught when the Brits start shooting.

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  6. A great day, especially with chocolate cake appearing somewhere.

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  7. My word you did have a great day out!

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    1. I do find shows quite fun...catching up with people looking at all the goodies, the bargains are really just a bonus😀

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  8. Lucky you and cake too!
    Best Iain

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    1. Not sure it was deserved but I'm not complaining🙂

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