Ghosts of Salute Past

 Back to the Nineties

Just been catching up with my reading, when I saw this article in the April's Miniature Wargames. Which includes a picture of the Kill Zone board I built for Grenadier back in the Nineties. Sadly it isn't when any of the display team (myself included) were actually at the table!

Rob 

Throwback Almost Thursday - Salute 2009

I Continue to Keep Finding These Photos

Once again whilst looking for some other old photos (still not found!), I came across these Salute photos. 

Rob 

  

Salute 2023 - Part 2

 The One That Got Away

Spent quite a bit of time admiring these figures and somehow never ending up buying any...

Next time!

Managed a game in this chaos wasteland. 

Rob 

Salute 2023 - Part 1

Fun in London

Much busier than 2021, and they had already run out of the Salute 2023 mini by the time I turned up at 11.15. Which is the first time that has happened to me. It would be interesting to find out the traders did with all those people. 

Some excellent entries to the painting competition that caught my eye and when I could squeeze to the front. 

My wild elves would fit right in with this Midgard game. 

From Gamers Glass but I really liked the effects. And I might need to invest in some more speciality grasses and plants. 

A great looking winter game on the bridge. 

Nearly 3000 figures as was explained to us and I believe it. 

Rob 

More Zombies Needed

Step Forward if You Like Brains

First batch of zombies now completed and I have got bitten by the bug (or is that zombie) to do some more. 

The second batch of zombies have all been cut, modded and armed with crude weapons. To up the variety of figures and give a more WFB classic look. This time I have gone for dark red low lights and grey highlights to change the range of colours. This should contrast nicely with the greens / browns of the first batch. 

The Ultimate Zombie

Now I think the zombie below is probably the best zombie from the old Citadel C18  zombie range, so I am going to see if I can recreate him using a bit of green stuff  and the KoW figures. 

The classic C18 Zombie

Salute Pile of Shame

As Salute 2023 approaches I am attempting to finish figures and scenery from Salute 2021.

• Scenery: 2/3 Finished hut and tomb,  just the Rohan watch tower to finish. 
• Oathmark Goblins: 25 /30 Still one sprue to finish.
• Odd Plastic figures: 1/3 Only the minotaur is painted but I have started the Japanese ogre (several times).
• Resin Monsters: 2/2 Griffon & Earth Sprit finished!
• Oakbound Metals: 6 /10 Still two Spriggans (trolls) and two badger riders to go. 

All the painted stuff has featured in at least one blog post, so if you want to see them then go and hunt them out!

Although the griffon has sat on the shelf for some time, when I finally got round to painting him it didn't take long. The airbrush certainly helped to get the base colours on but also to do a dark to light brown colour blend on the wing tips. 

The other change from 'normal' was to properly wet blend the skin on the lion part of the model. It still looks wrong whilst painting on the very watery colours but the final result has come out as I wanted it to look. 

This figure has been dropped a couple of times in the time between starting it and finishing it. But seems to have gone back together alright. Obviously not as robust as either metal or plastic figures but at a fraction of the price (I think he was less than a tenner?!). It is a compromise I can live with.  

He is now ready join the woodland host against the enemies of the Fae queen. 

Rob