Andy and I travelled to Excel yesterday for another Salute. A long journey but a good venue and so much to see. Some of the highlights:
Cavemen hunting mammoths
Battle of Danholm 1807 (French vs Sweden)
The Williamite Wars in Ireland 1688-1691
A lunar battle in 10mm
Academics from University of Edinburgh wargaming attacking a crusader castle to understand more about how they were defended.
A fantasy/ancients game with fantastic scenery.
GORDON'S A-BRICK! Flash Gordon in Lego!
And the highlight of the show for me... the Back To The Future trilogy in model form with two participation games: a hoverboard race for the second film and a Wild West shootout for the third film. All three used the same location in different times and had an amazing light show controlled by an Arduino device which counted down the years, controlled the lightning in 1955, and set the Delorean tyre marks aflame in all three time periods. Enjoy the video (includes a special bonus for David).
Cavemen hunting mammoths
Battle of Danholm 1807 (French vs Sweden)
The Williamite Wars in Ireland 1688-1691
A lunar battle in 10mm
Academics from University of Edinburgh wargaming attacking a crusader castle to understand more about how they were defended.
A fantasy/ancients game with fantastic scenery.
GORDON'S A-BRICK! Flash Gordon in Lego!
And the highlight of the show for me... the Back To The Future trilogy in model form with two participation games: a hoverboard race for the second film and a Wild West shootout for the third film. All three used the same location in different times and had an amazing light show controlled by an Arduino device which counted down the years, controlled the lightning in 1955, and set the Delorean tyre marks aflame in all three time periods. Enjoy the video (includes a special bonus for David).
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