Leaving home in some very
nice autumn sun I jump on the bus to Sidcup. I arrived at the Chislehurst &
Sidcup School just before ten, which is a bit early than I normal do here. I
took a bit of spending money from the war chest in hope that something might
catch my eye this time round. The entry
fee remained at just £4 which is really good for a small show like this.
Once I had payed and given my
free raffle ticket, I made my way straight to the big selection of plastic
figures in the reception area. Here I brought two HaT boxes of figures. They were the “French in Greatcoats”
and a box of the “Married Zulus”.
In the main hall the lack of people
visiting was very apparent but is might be down to the hot weather and everyone
having their last BBQ. There seemed to be more trade stands here than in
previous shows. Although it was mainly figures, there was a good selection of
second hand books as well.
On the main stage once again
a collection of military equipment from the Boer War and it was very impressive
collection. On into the gaming hall there were just five tables of gaming which
was a bit of a disappointment. The Bring and Buy tables was quite packed with
goodies.
Out of the five games, I have
picked three of them to show you.
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| Skirmish Wargames "Mexican Revolt" |
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| Old Guard "Spanish Civil War" |
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| Milton Hundred Wargames Club "Conflict In Kent 1941" |
We missed each other once again! Numbers were definitely down on both Traders and games, which was a shame.
ReplyDeleteHi Ray yes what a shame that we did not see each other but perhaps at SELWG this year? It's a shame that a little show like that does not bring in the crowd.
DeleteIndeed. Is it me or does it get smaller each show?
DeleteWell I have been going for a while now and numbers have certainly dropped as with the number of wargames on display.
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