Partizan May 2011

Arrived at 10:15 and no queue to get in. Entering the hall I was struck by just how quiet it was. Several empty tables and quite a few gaps where traders hadn't turned up. Probably not surprising given that last weekend was Triples.
Still I was able to get to all the stands without having to shoulder your way to the front.
There were several games that took my eye, one being the ECW game (I think it was ECW could have been thirty years war) that was at Triples. For good photographs go to Steve Wargamer for his Salute review. The two photos here are from the League of Augsberg game. I just really like the way that they've modelled the artillery and the cuirassier standing over his dead horse was a lovely detail.
I had a long chat with Barry over the "Under the Lilly Banner" rules since he had proof pages on the table. Even if you don't ,like the rules they seem to be a must buy for the photographs alone.

So what about purchases?

Plastic Persians - I told you I was looking for something new.

Wars of the Roses command figures.

Some paints from Coritani to go with the Persians.

That's it. I told you it was quiet.

On the way home we decided to stop off at the Newark Air Museum. Some really nice exhibits and aircraft on display.

The photo shows James in the pilots seat of a truly unique aircraft. He's sat in a Canberra and this particular aircraft is the only aircraft in the world that can claim to have bombed Concorde.

Apparently it was converted to drop water bombs on to Concorde in flight to test the icing of the airframe at altitude and speed during the test flights of Concorde.