Not any more, the last two years I have been very disappointed. It is very easy for us to criticise all of the hard work that club members put in to making events like these happen, and I acknowledge that, but I just feel that Claymore had lost its way a little. Traders seemed down a bit, as was the number of games, and members of the public. In saying that, the weather was glorious which may have stopped people visiting and the festival has just started. I would hate to loose Claymore.... but.
On a positive note, these games caught my eye.
Barry Hilton always puts on a good show, and this game highlighting his Ottomans was no exception.
The teddy fur was very effective, and excellent brush work on the figures. (Barry has persuaded me to delve into the early 1700's and I have started a Marlborough army, using some of his figures with some minor conversions.) (More on this to follow. 28mm is unusual for me, but I like the period).
I saw this display at the Falkirk show, and I just love that Vauban fort. I was going to buy a similar one, but I may now invest in a 3d printer and create my own version. I have been following Graham C of Crann Tara's blog with interest. Graham is sending me a piece of his printed fort for scrutiny.
Very excited about this, as a 40mm scale fort would look magnificent using Graham's new 40mm figures.
This 10mm 1866 game also caught my eye. Very neatly presented with excellently painted figures and a nice display. The game was also backed up by a plastic 3d map which had been bought in the Czech Republic. www.kartografiehp.cz. A 3d map would make a great addition for any display game.
My apologies to the organisers if my comments seem negative. All in all, still a good day out, but the highlight was seeing some old faces (missing some others !), and meeting some new ones.
No new figures purchased, but some paints, brushes, 4 large scale trees, Battlegrounds Ramilles & Blenheim books for £5, and the new Helion book on the Guards of Louis 14th .
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