Just back from the first TARGE which breaks the chain of over 19 years? as SKELP in Kirriemuir. I felt the show was just as good as before but attendance was probably down due to the simultaneous running of SKELP(the alternative) at Forfar
. I don't know what happened there and if attendance was good, bad or indifferent.
All I would say is that it would be better for Traders, Clubs and Punters if everyone got together again or at least decided to run the shows in different seasons rather than on the same day which to me is the absolute height of folly. :
Congrats to those I know who won prizes,
Kevin Calder.. outstanding Prussians
,
Martin Terroni.. a fantastic solo effort and one which I can totally relate to from both the experience perspective(yes I too have DONE IT ALL!) and the subject matter(Ostfront 1945 - the most important, interesting and mind blowing wargaming theatre of them all)
, everyone's favourite ex Motherwell boy
Bob Lauder for a very Imperial Light Brigade
, the
Iron Brigadiers for that lovely WW1 aerial game for which Peter and Dawn have had to increase their mortgage!(to pay for Peter's imports from the US!
), Colin & Dave from SESWG for going over the top with the Indian Mutiny
and also to
Derek from the Pheonix Club for an excellent PP game(run solo and looking so GOOD) and also those wonderful Aztecs in the painting competition
. Special thanks to
Paul Mc for running
Panzer Ace whilst I had a nervous breakdown being a judge
and to
David Imrie for taking me back to one of our old style discussions on painting technique whilst judging together!(shield highlight tones - INDEED!
). By the way David, those Vikings that we both liked were painted by none other than
MrT (he's on the jazz!)
.
Scariest moment of the day was looking at the Inverness Club's WW2 PP game only to find in covered in Martian Tripods and giant rubber Ants
Please lads, do't do that ever again.
Well done to the organisers
, Congrats to
Callum Hogan PANZER ACE SUPREMO of the day and please can we all be friends again and have one show next year???
Barr7430 Principal Judge, League of Augsburger and ordinary Punter