We went to Colours this afternoon, which turned out to be a very good time to go, as it was far less busy than usual and far less smelly.
There were some impressive games on show including a 15mm Eastern Front set up, which looked superb, and a 54mm Napoleonic game with hundreds of beautifully painted figures. I also had a chat with the SELWG guys who were running a Viking skirmish game on a very neat bit of purpose made terrain. The rules are Valhalla and are currently being play-tested, I suspect for publication by Osprey or somesuch.
The wallet took a bit of a hit today as well but I did get a gobsmacking WW2 air warfare bargain on the bring and buy, which I'll post about later on. I didn't find any Sarissa Precision samurai building kits but I did get a Northstar 28mm Sohei bundai from Dave Thomas, backed up with an EM4 ninja and unarmoured samurai as hired swords (although not for the monks). I also found the I-94 decals that I was after for the Soviet planes.
A jolly good day out!
There's more about Valhalla at http://valhalla.esg-co.com/TellMeMore.aspx
ReplyDeleteI agree about the event being a lot less smelly this year! I was at Colours this afternoon too. The food prices seem to be less than last year I thought, typical as I took my own this year as I refused to pay so much last year.
ReplyDeleteThe games were great again and very inspirational.
Looks a lot of fun. And the "things" painted and placed on the war tables are very nice!
ReplyDeleteI am very pleased to hear that smell is less. I live very only a forty minute drive from Newbury but since rediscovering my joy in painting little lead people, I have only been to Colours once. I had to leave the event due to the dreadful smell of the badly maintained air conditioning system. It made me feel sick. I've not been back since.
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