Greetings…
This weekend I headed off to the Other Partizan at Newark Showground…
My friend Jervis picked myself,Allessio and Chris who was over from the US…up at an ungodly time of day and we all headed off to assist with the Perry’s Franco-Prussian game…
I say assist… Jervis was running it… Allessio and Chris fought each other… And I avoided lifting things 🤣…
This years show was excellent…
There were loads of lovely games and toys to see…
It was a lot busier than I expected and unnaturally warm for this time of year…Even when they opened all the doors.
For me this did not diminish any of the fun I had.
I got the chance to meet up with and chat to lots of old and new friends which is one of my favourite things about going to shows like this… Even being there all day I still managed to miss bumping into some people…
The standard of the games were very high… I took lots of pictures…Sadly not all of them came out in focus… Fortunately other people in the blogosphere have covered some of the things I missed…
So….
Some pictures….
The Perry’s Franco-Prussian game… Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of Allessio’s French Light Cavalry slaughtering Chris’s Prussian Heavies…
I may have been too busy laughing 😁… I wonder if I was sitting too close to the action and confused the Dice Gods…
The Battle of Oltenitza 1853 by the Gothenburg Gamers…
This is a Russo-Turkish action in what would eventually be called the Crimean War… The toys are from the collection of my old friend Dave O’Brien …
I’ve watched Dave put this collection together and it is really refreshing to see a ‘Crimean War’ game without the British or French.
Old Pikey’s Operation Resolute…
A fictitious battle for the West German town of Warendorf set in 1987… Quite tank-tastic.
As to be expected…Beautiful stuff from the Boondock Sayntes…
The Iron Brigade’s Winter is Here game…
This sent a very pleasant chill through a rather warm hall…
The very delightful Siege of Hennebont from The Bodkins…
This won the Best of Show… The fear comes over me imagining painting all that heraldry…
So many fantastic looking games and a great bag of loot you carried away. Looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt was indeed a very enjoyable day…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
What a great selection of games there and both Partizan's are the pinnacle of our hobby IMHO. A nice haul of goodies too.
ReplyDeleteThis was a cracking show Steve.
DeleteI thought I was fairly restrained with my haul… There was a lot of temptation around.
All the best. Aly
Splendid photos there Aly. Great to meet up and chat as usual. Your choice of vignette winner shows your impeccable taste! That final book looks a really interesting read, for my generation at least...
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteIt was good to see you old chap…
I don’t think my pictures really show how nice the vignette was…
A well deserved win…
As I said I really enjoyed it… No scandals,no shocks just one man’s tail of his journey through wargaming.
All the best. Aly
As I said I really enjoyed ‘the book’ 🙄😁
DeleteAly, looking at your photos makes me realise how much I missed; must have walked pass the Perry game (I saw one of the twins when passing but didn't realise it was their game - absence of a floorplan) nor did I see Peter Dennis and those paper tanks!
ReplyDeleteNeil
I still managed to miss some games and…I was there all day.
DeletePeter’s paper panzers were lovely…He has done some very clever things with his Paper Boys range.
All the best. Aly
Rats! Looks like a good one, I was going to come but when my travelling buddy dropped out I decided to give it a miss. Silver lining: I needed Sunday to get the brand new cabin in fit state to be christened by a friend who hopefully is en-route as I type.
ReplyDeleteFascinated to know how you intend to amuse yourself with all that wildlife, are they Foundry animals?
It was indeed a good one Rob…
DeleteI do hope there will be pictures of the christening.
Yes the wildlife is from Foundry…I thought that they would make entertaining and surprising encounters during skirmish games 😁
All the best. Aly
What a wonderful set of photos Aly. So many tremendous looking games and your choice of vignette was an inspired one. You’ve also reminded me to order Charles book. Many thanks and best wishes.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carlo…
DeleteOne thing I haven’t mentioned was the upbeat jolly atmosphere around the show… There were a lot of happy people.
I think it’s fairly obvious how much I enjoyed Charles’s book.
All the best. Aly
Some fine photos there Aly. Sorry to have missed you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteYou looked like you were on a mission when I saw you across the hall 😁
All the best. Aly
Stunning stuff Aly thanks for sharing I hope I can make the next one 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteIf you still have the chest infection by the next Partizan you will really need to give up the forty Woodbine a day habit 😳😁.
If the next show beats this one it will be a cracker…
All the best. Aly
Excellent looking show, great looking books and toys, you definitely seemed to have been restrained in your purchases, surrounded as you were by temptation!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
It was splendid…
DeleteI don’t know what came over me… I even had a list 😱
All the best. Aly
Didn't get to this Partizan - wife Sandra's birthday on the 8th so off doing other things - but looks like a good. With my current projects that Dalek game looked interesting - sorry I missed it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Dalek game I definitely thought of you…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Ooooh there is a lot of eye candy there Aly! I agree that the 'Crimean War' in the Danubian makes for some interesting play...I wish Great War Miniatures would make some Turks...😀
ReplyDeleteDave’s game looked great and I know he wants to explore more of these early campaigns….
DeleteI want to get back to making Great War Miniatures stuff Mark…
Unfortunately doing CAD work all day has done for my physical sculpting mojo…
I have however been slowly repairing some masters … I am hoping this will lead to other things.
Some of the later campaigns in the Caucasus are interesting too.
DeleteYou also get Grenadier divisions fighting in the Caucuses…
DeleteThey have very pretty flags 😁
Sorry we couldn't serve you with more WFR figures this time (I think Donna said you popped by), it was only on a wing and a prayer we were there at all as I got called away suddenly before the event.
ReplyDeleteNo worries….
DeleteNext time 😁
All the best. Aly
Splendid report and vicarious indulgence: thanks for bringing us along. Hard to pick a stand out among so many stand outs. Always nice to see a smattering of post-Nappy "big wars" represented (FPW and Russo Turkish).
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed…
DeleteYes it is always good to see some mid to late 19th century games…
All the best. Aly
Some great pics Aly, fab chatting to you, once again face to face. Love that watch!
ReplyDeleteIt was good to catch up with you Ray…
DeleteIt was a rather nice gift…
All the best. Aly
As always Aly, looks like a great show but for once, I am not too jealous, thanks to my own location at the time this event was occurring!
ReplyDeleteI saw a pic of you looking very piratical (earring and all) with Ray and the Rejects!
Having seen your holiday snaps I can understand you being content to miss out on Partizan… Although it didn’t rain here 😂
DeleteMe… Piratical… Yarp! 🏴☠️
All the best. Aly