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

Monday, 20 May 2019

Partizan 1... 2019.

Greetings...


This weekend I made my way (with help from Alan Perry... thank you very much) to Partizan at the Newark Show Ground..


This is one of my favourite wargames shows... In fact I would say it is my favourite wargames show ...


This year did not disappoint...


There was an excellent mix of games.. the floor plan was divided up between participation and demonstration games and both areas produced some lovely examples...


I managed to meet up with many friends and over the length of the day we put the world.. wargames and otherwise.. to right...


The only downside I felt... and my friend David Bickley is in agreement was a lack of available seating for us older 'Greys'... A comfy area would be much appreciated ... and possible free tea and biscuits...


Here are some photos of they games that caught my eye... there were many more ... but phone batteries and general chatting limited how many I could take...











So first up Alan and Michael Perry's Battle of Mandara 1801...
A colourful and tempting period... I have played this before... and lost gloriously.





 This is a lovely Celtic themed fantasy game by James Morris and the Lenton gamers..






A lovely late 17th century Russo-Turkish game from Barry Hilton and the League of Augsburg...








My old friends from the Gothenburg Gamers put on this lovely little Franco-Prussian War game...
Brought all the way from Scotland by train...












The Lion The Bear and The Winged Hussar by Paul Robinson and the Grimsby Wargames Society...
This is another game that I have played in ... and rather surprisingly I did not end up getting slaughtered...







 


A very nice Wellington in India game by The Boondock Sayntes... Sounds a bit like a Mod revival band...








A very nice Napoleonic game... Quatre Bras I think.. I am not sure who put this on...






A very nice Command and Colors game ... again not sure who by...
I really like Command and Colors as a game and it is nice to see it done as a figure based game...





WW2 from The Derby Wargames Society...











A Sugar Islands game by Graham Cumming and Crann Tara Miniatures...

















A very nice ...Prize winning... Arnhem Game from Old Pikey Wargames Group...
Lots of lovely eye candy here...


Did I buy anything?.... hmmmmm!


Of course I did....






Books books lots of books...
Well you can never have enough books...






Also some MDF buildings...
These are going to be for my STS Schleswig-Holstein collection... I have already built a few and I am very pleased with the results.


So there you go... A great show... lovely games and splendid friends...


All the best   Aly.




 

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  1. StuartInsch20 May 2019 at 21:34

    Nice report Aly, nice pics too.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag21 May 2019 at 00:26

    Aly, you present a lot of great photos of a lot of great looking games. Very much appreciated!

    The Perry Bros' Napoleon in Egypt game looks superb as does the GNW game put on by the Grimsby lads.

    One can never have too many books and you picked up some good ones. Hope to read a review or two from you.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:24

      Thank you Jonathan...
      It was an excellent show with lots of lovely games...
      I will certainly post my thoughts on my purchases...

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Matt Crump21 May 2019 at 06:20

    Some lovely looking games....I must try harder to get there next year 🙂

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:25

      Thank you Matt...
      Yes you neeeeeed! to come to Partizan.... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  4. rross21 May 2019 at 07:04

    Fantastic pics of a lot of very nice looking games Aly - must have been a great day out!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:26

      Thank you Keith...
      It was indeed a great day out... lovely looking games and lovely friends.


      All the best. Aly

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  5. David21 May 2019 at 07:11

    A very sound report there with grand pictures to boot. See you in the Veterans Only Seating Arena in August!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:28

      Thank you David...
      Yes ...comfortable seating... tea and biscuits.... and possibly a nice sherry... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  6. The Good Soldier Svjek21 May 2019 at 08:22

    Lovely looking game - I do like the idea of seating for those 'getting on' a bit - and the tea and biscuits ! .

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:29

      Yes we have put our time in and deserve the rewards.... :-)

      All the best. Aly

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  7. caveadsum147121 May 2019 at 08:58

    Lovely pictures, nice books! I must get up to a Partizan some time!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:31

      Thank you Iain...

      You Remus come along... it is a super show...

      All the best. Aly

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  8. Phil Robinson21 May 2019 at 13:36

    Great pics there, good to meet up and chap, see you at the next one.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:32

      Thank you Phil...
      Hopefully we will meet in the veterans enclosure...


      All the best. Aly

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  9. Jay White21 May 2019 at 14:22

    Some absolutely great looking games there, thanks for the report! :-)

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:32

      Thank you Jay...
      It was a pleasure.


      All the best. Aly

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  10. Over Open Sights21 May 2019 at 18:37

    God bless you, Mr M! You went and bought a copy of my book, you did. You is s gent. An' no mistake!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:35

      Yes I did buy your book... you colour in good.
      Will we see a Western Front...And an Eastern... and positivity....Spanish Civil War?..... ;-)
      I see a career ahead of you...

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Ed M21 May 2019 at 20:49

    A splendid array of games—and the butterfy flits and figits at the sight of the Tin Soldiers In Action book (new to me). Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:37

      Thank you Ed...
      Yes it’s an interesting looking book... a set of rules for grid based games...
      I will let you all know what I think in due course...

      All the best. Aly

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  12. marinergrim22 May 2019 at 14:43

    Glad we managed to impress you Aly. Everything is bigger in Grimsby (they don't say).

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:42

      Your games always impress Paul ....
      And Grimsby certainly has a big Dock Tower.... ooo! Er!.... Missis!...

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Mark Strachan22 May 2019 at 19:57

    Lovely pics Aly. Of course once there was a time when we would have been more concerned about the availability of beer and crisps rather than tea and biscuits! Although I did note that the Boondock Sayntes had the right idea.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:49

      Thank you Mark...
      The beers came later...
      Yes Mess Dress and Red Wine... :-)

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Roly (Arteis)23 May 2019 at 08:09

    Great photos. It was a great show. Nice meeting you guys there, too.

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    1. Aly Morrison23 May 2019 at 20:51

      Thank you Roly...
      It was good to see you... even though we didn’t have much time to chat...
      Maybe next time...;-)...

      All the best. Aly

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  15. Ray Rousell25 May 2019 at 11:33

    Some crackin photos Aly. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Phil26 May 2019 at 06:40

    So many beautiful tebles here...and pictures, excellent report Aly, thanks for those who live to far away!

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    1. Aly Morrison26 May 2019 at 18:49

      Thank you Phil...
      You should try and get over sometime... it’s only a one day show but it is definitely worth a visit...

      All the best. Aly

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