Salute!

[Leon]

Should ave offered it at a show in a proper location, not to the d*Mned soferners

Battleground in Middlesbrough?!   

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Least you aren't ripping people off, or making excessive profits.

IanS

[Leon]

Least you aren't ripping people off, or making excessive profits.

Depends what you class as excessive profits though I suppose?  The hire of the ExCeL is at least £75,000, plus they've got to pay extra to hire the venue's security staff I believe.  Tables, chairs, event insurance and advertising will come to a tidy sum on top of that, plus the giveaway bags and paying the club members to turn up and help out on the day.  I'm sure they make a nice bit of money at the end of it, but so would I after spending over £100k to put on an event!

[old smokie]

any chance of a list of the stuff for those not going to Salute would be interested in,

me I'm interseted in the Medieval army packs, 10mm MDF buildings, WWII vehicles 

[Steve J]

Too far, too busy, too noisy, far too expensive, nothing I can get there that I can't get anywhere else.

Well I hadn't planned on going but then I was asked by an a friend (Michael Leck of Dalauppror fame) to help out with their Lion Rampant demo game. I couldn't refuse. Otherwise I would not have bothered going.

I agree that it is a bit far, as for me it's around 6 hrs driving there and back. It is noisy but you can escape into the main concourse for a break or to the riverside. £12 is a bit steep but then Leon's post re: the costs involved put it into perspective. It is certainly very well organised and easy to get around. Last year I didn't feel it was too busy at all, given that there were around 6,ooo attendees if memory serves me correctly. personally I like to look at the games on display, have a look at what's new, meet up with friends and have a chat. Shopping is secondary for me, even though I will be picking stuff up.

[Leon]

any chance of a list of the stuff for those not going to Salute would be interested in,

me I'm interseted in the Medieval army packs, 10mm MDF buildings, WWII vehicles 

I'll see what's left over after Salute and might put a list up here.  If there's much left we'll be bringing it all up to Falkirk as well.

[slinky]

I'll be there. Haven't missed a show since the Kensington high street years!

[Leman]

Sounds like a period of licentious living.

[Orcs]

OHH A discounted Rummage box!!!!

I will have to see you nice and early on.

Never turn down a good rummage in someone's "box"

[Leon]

OHH A discounted Rummage box!!!!

I will have to see you nice and early on.

[Roy]

Battleground in Middlesbrough?!  

I thought it was listed as being from Stockton-on-Tees.

Middlesbrough is historically part of North Yorkshire - as its south of the River Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is historically part of County Durham - as its north of the River Tees

So, is Battleground a North Yorkshire show? Or a County Durham show?

And, yes, these things do matter [to a Yorkshireman!]  

[skywalker]

It should be a North Yorkshire show Roy as the venue is technically on the south side of the Tees 

[Roy]

It should be a North Yorkshire show Roy as the venue is technically on the south side of the Tees 

[waits for someone to bring along the spanner named "Cleveland"]


If anyone's interested... The Pendraken FB page has updated to say they've arrived and are stuck in a big queue to get in! 

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

Thanks to Dave and Leon for spending a few minutes to chat at Salute today. I hope the day was satisfactory for Pendraken.

Leon and I chatted about future developments including BKC, Panzer III with 5cm kurz and tripod MG34s!

Regards

Edward

[d_Guy]

I'm a minimum of 416 miles away according to Google...

No matter how many time I ask - or how nicely - Google refuses to give me the driving distance