Salute 2017 part 2
April 28, 2017Time for part two of my Salute report. This is mainly a photo dump of some of the things on display that I liked. Short descriptions when I can remember (or knew) what was going on. You can click on photos for larger versions, they all open in a new tab.
A dog looks on as the Russian revolution happens
Massive Star Wars battle going on
Some wild west action
Fantasy fun for everyone
A massive dungeon setup
Desert warfare
Lovely Frostgrave (I assume) diorama
A wonderful winter fantasy setup
Plenty of ruined walls to hide behind
More winter fantasy
Zombies break down a fence in a Walking Dead game
French and Indian wars
More French and Indian
They DO move in herds! A great Jurassic Park game
Hail to the king, baby!
Loving attention to detail
Welcome! To…
Papers, please! Slug Industries’ game in the vein of Escape from Colditz
Nazis roam the streets
The lovely cobblestone streets are currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/718310363/streetscape-28mm-cobblestone-road-sections
More of Papers, please
Storming the beaches of what I assume is Normandy
Love the explosion effects!
Giant steampunk robots in what I think was a demonstration of Wolsung
Massive 18th century battle setup
The gentry, happy behind their walls
The Random Platypus/Hasslefree collaboration table
Mawes incoming
A security meeting
Things getting tense
The coolness radiates off him in waves
Lovely detailing in the corridors
Ready to receive
A beastie comes charging in
You’re going to need bigger guns
Troopers protecting despot Drumpf
The second Random Platypus/Hasslefree game, a fantasy one
A miniature’s eye view
Dwarves and orcs clash
A look inside the dwarven hold
A wonderful upcoming giant from Heresy Miniatures
That is a big giant
Lovely minimalist setup, never caught a game on it sadly
Definitely not minimalist, lovely though!
Epic fantasy
Semi-fictional late-17th century clash between the Swedish and the Dutch
The table won multiple awards and for good reason
Disembarkation in progress
Villagers milling about
A fortress was involved a well
Advancing across the fields
“Oh deer.”
Row, boys, row!
The ship bombards the fort
…and the fort shoots back
A demo setup for Drowned Earth, currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1559814207/the-drowned-earth-miniatures-game
As you can see, there was plenty on offer – this was just a small sample of all the wonderful games and table setups on offer. If you haven’t visited Salute yet, I definitely suggest you do if at all possible!
Dawn of the Lead 
Brilliant mate – gutted I missed it this year, but I’m gonna do my best to make sure I’m there next time!
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That definitely calls for a meet-up then!
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Hell yeah 🙂
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