Last week I went the the annual Battleground show in Stockton. It's pretty much the last show I attend each year and being local is something of a favourite. This year was particularly welcome as it was well attended by both the public and traders, and there was a wide range of demo games - all very pretty.
Stockton is a bit strange in that it is free to attend - not 100% sure how they manage this - I assume some community funding (??) but that makes it different to many shows as you get more "Joe Public" than you normally expect, and also there are a couple of historical talks which I have to admit I missed this year, which was a shame as they're usually first class.
The "haul" this year was not that great - some "Red Lantern" female Boxers from Ironclad Miniatures and some very nice Chain of Command Jump Off \ Patrol markers from the ever reliable Warbases, and a couple of books from Hellion on the Kido Butai's unwelcome cruise into the Indian Ocean.
All in all a great show with pretty flawless organisation and execution. Highly recommended for anyone in the area.
So here is the pic haul from the day - I should add this was taken quite late in the day as the hall was emptying a bit, hence some of the tired \ worn looks on some faces
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| Battle of Barnard Castle - I missed this the first time and needed to go back and get my eyes tested |
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| A beautiful ACW riverine game in nominal 15mm |
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| Vietnam - a SPAD making a run |
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| Rapid Fire Western Desert game |
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| Indian Mutiny |
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| Fantasy (Middle Earth?) |
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| Carnivale (I think) |
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| Traders |
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| Traders |
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| Ukraine 2014 |
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| Re enactors |
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| SC |
It is a good show, good pics .. there were some pretty amazing demo games
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