Hammerhead 2020

The first wargames show of the year for me was Hammerhead at Lincolnshire showground. It is a great show as all of the games are participation games. I went by myself this year, It was just before the UK virus lockdown, so it was a bit of a subdued atmosphere, and although it was great to see all the games set up, and all the effort everyone had put in, I didn't hang around all day like I normally would. I visited the stalls and checked out all the games. I stocked up on hobby supplies, and washed my hands a lot. Then I was off back home again... The highlight for me was seeing Peter Dennis and his paper soldiers in action! Absolutely fantastic!

I picked up the show deal from West Wind games for EMPIRE OF THE DEAD... a Victorian Horror skirmish game.. it was £60 for two factions, the rulebook and a set of tokens. The miniatures are metal, and are really nice. I picked Vampires and Holy Orders.... Looks like a fun game, and another project to add to my list!

All other games shows this year have either been cancelled or postponed until after the summer... so that's it now until optimistically October??... maybe...

Here are a few pictures I took whilst I was there:

Peter Dennis and his paper miniatures...

Hammerhead - 2019

This year's Hammerhead was a great event - at the Lincolnshire Showground again, two large rooms of participation Wargames.

 

This year I decided to enter the Wargames Illustrated painting competition. I entered two categories: "Fantasy Group" with my Warhammer Nightvault Briar Queen warband and "Kallistra Unit" with a unit of 10mm Skeletons from my Warmaster Tombkings army. The standard of painting was totally in a league above what I am capable of, some absolutely fantastic paint jobs - so I didn't stand much of a chance... I did however come 2nd in the "Kallistra" category (as there were only 3 entries!) - apparently all the top 1-3 in every category will appear in a feature in the May 2019 edition of Wargames Illustrated... so that's pretty cool!

 

I only had a go at one of the participation games this year - the guys from COGS had three tables of the Kings of War Vanguard skirmish game... it is a more complicated Frostgrave type of game.. was good fun, and there were some interesting miniatures - I particularily liked the "Northern Alliance" set with the giant bear rider. Personally I'm going to stick to Frostgrave and Rangers of Shadowdeep though - I like the more accessible system. 

 

Kings of War - Vanguard (Mantic Games):

 

Random pics from Hammerhead 2019

Hammerhead 2018...

This is the second time I've attended the HAMMERHEAD wargames show at Newark Showground. It is a fun day out, there is loads to see and do, and every game there is a participation game, so you can have a go at all kinds of interesting games, from small skirmishes to giant sea battles! I didn't take many photos whilst I was there, but there is an excellent video that the guys from Wargames Illustrated did to give you an idea of what was going on - check it out on their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/WargamesIllustrated/videos/1729592130468842/

(you can see me playing Frostgrave with a nice chap from the Chesterfield Open Gaming Society at around 5mins40secs if you don't blink!)

 

I had a great game of Frostgrave on a fantastic dungeon table made from "Hirst Arts" molds... absolutely excellent. The Chesterfield guys play Frostgrave regularly on Mondays... not a good day for me unfortunately or I'd be over there all the time....

 

C.O.G.S. fantastic Frostgrave table

C.O.G.S. table for Kobolds and Coblestones...

The C.O.G.S. dungeon - absolutely superb!

The warband I chose to enter the dungeon with...

Some interesting constructs - excellent idea!

Some beautifully painted 100 years war 15mm figures from Donnington Miniatures