ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Hamburg Tactica 2018... The Show.

Show time...
Hamburg Tactica is probably one of my favourite wargames shows...it of course helps that I have some lovely friends in Hamburg and we get to spend some quality (drinking) time together...
Every newcomer I have spoken has immediately told me how friendly and welcoming the event is.
All of the organisers work really hard to make the show the success it is...thank you gentlemen.


The games this year were up to the same high standard as always.


I certainly didn't take as many photo's as I could have...I spent a lot of time sat behind our desk.(which looked more and more like a nest as the weekend passed.) talking to people about plans for Great War Miniatures and Shiny Toy Soldiers and my frustration at having 'designers block' for the last year.
The Tactica exclusive miniature appears to have been very popular...which has certainly been a boost to my enthusiasm for sculpting.


So in no particular order here are my pictures...








This was a beautiful 1/72 scale diorama presented by History in Miniatures.






They also presented a WW2 diorama ...


1/72 scale and diorama building are quite popular in Germany and is done ...as can be seen to a very high standard...
I believe there is going to be a show later in the year dedicated to this branch of the miniatures hobby.





These were some very beautiful 1/72scale boats on sale at one of the trade stands...I was too scared to ask the price... too costly and I would have been disappointed ... too cheap and I would now be admiral of the fleet...








A delightfully bizarre game called Konigsberg 1945 by Pink Unicorn featuring...a Pink Panther.
The buildings were superb.







Frank Becker's Sons of the Desert ...





A very nice 20mm modern game... once more really nice terrain.





More desert loveliness... I think this was also from Frank.




A 1/72 scale Hattin Game from Frank Bauer... as I've said a popular scale in Germany.





A North West Frontier game put on by our friends Bernhard, Stefan and Michale...More lovely terrain.




This was a WW1 air war game... but once more it was the incredible terrain that caught my eye.




A parade of Peters Paper Boys...




TravelBattle ... Johannes painted the whole set over the weekend...




We also had a game in the bar after the show...


There are... and will be ... more pictures of even more games on Frank Becker's blog...


https://tabletopdeutschland.com/2018/02/26/tactica-2018/


A thoroughly enjoyable weekend in excellent company.


A great big thank you to everyone involved...


All the best  Aly































Monday 26 February 2018

Hamburg Tactica 2018... Lubeck

After an unnaturally early start (In my opinion... 7:00AM flight from Manchester) Alan, Michael,
Peter, Andy and myself arrived in Hamburg where we were met by our lovely friends Johannes and Oliver who whisked us off to Lubeck where we also met up with Frank Bauer.




https://www.tourism.de/lubeck/


Our first visit was to the Hansemuseum where we took a tour around the main building and its interactive displays...


http://www.hansemuseum.eu/language/en/


Here is a selection of photo's I took when I wasn't being distracted by shiny things...








Alan and Michael find some nice looking armour to investigate...







Michael had been told that there were two rather rare Arming Doublets in the museums in Lubeck...
This was one of them...






Some examples of early Stag Nights in Hamburg...







These life sized models of monks were very convincing and a little bit unnerving ... even close up.


Next we moved on to the Marienkiche-St Marien in Lubeck...




https://www.st-marien-luebeck.de/marienkirche.html






The clean space and high vaulted ceilings make this a very tranquil place...






There is also a small but very nice collection of carvings and statues...


Finally we headed to the Holstein Gate -Museum Holstentor...




https://museum-holstentor.de/index.php?seid=1274




Where Michael found the other Arming Doublet ...




There was also this very beautiful wooden model of Lubeck itself...


We of course tried to work out the scale... and plotted a siege game.


It was now time to head back to Hamburg for Food , Drink and Merriment...


Next up... Hamburg Tactica 2018... The Show.


All the best   Aly