Hi Chaps, following intense negotiation with SWMBO I should get there for 0830.
I will have Hannah and Ruth with me, maybe Amy too.
I am doing a Rhubarb mission, Robs doing Malta, 3rd is up for suggestions, but we have BoB dogfighting or Mosquitos v Gestapo as possibles
Whoever gets there first, make sure we have enough chairs!
Chris and I should be there fairly early.
We will bag as many chairs as we can John.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
will pay into your account later tonight or in morning
Andy
Money received thanks Andy.Originally Posted by hawkhurst
See you and M on Saturday.
Regards Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Well that's it. Bags and boxes packed and ready to go. see you tomorrow chaps.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
See you tomorrow Rob, safe journey.
Hope you chaps have had a great days gaming !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Hello again to everyone my wife and I met playing WW2 Wings of Glory at Hammerhead. Just want to say a MASSIVE thank you for the introduction to the game and for looking after both of us during the Battle of Britain dogfight scenario.
Also very pleased to let you know how we came away from Hammerhead with a Wings of Glory starter pack and four aircraft miniatures in order to get us started off into playing at home: Very much looking forward to learning more as time progresses and hopefully if the opportunity ever arises to contributing something / helping out in the future in return for what was experienced today. Board gaming sure beats absolutely loads out of just playing PC games all the time!
Pictures?
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Only got home half an hour ago - give us a chance!
What?Only got home half an hour ago - give us a chance!
You aren't uploading pictures from the Con? Get into the twentieth century!
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
It's the Twenty-First Century software on my new replacement laptop that I'm struggling with - it doesn't run the same photo programs as my old one did!
It was a grand day out.
Met new friends, Barney and his Lady, and renewed acquaintance with an old friend Nick.
When I have time to get my pictures downloaded and captioned I will also post my impressions of a day doing WW2. My thanks go to John Biggles and family for taking most of the strain, Hawkhurst and Deadly M for support when things were looking black, and Hedeby for loaning me his playing cloth again. He knows what I mean.
I also await the explaination of strange mobile message I recieved from his Co Skafloc mid afternoon telling me that said Flight Commander was again Barred.
Incidentally, although Marion did not reproduce the form that she showed in the last two shows, Andy won the best pilot award for shooting down five aircraft including an HE 111, which he took out almost unaided. What made this so extra ordinary was that he only played in two games.
More snippets of gossip to follow tomorrow together with some photos of the WW2 games.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Tim will be busy finding somewhere to put the Trophy his table won for Best Constructed Participation Game, its the clouds Guv honest
Well done Tim !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Getting myself barred again was apparently due to me finding a still sealed Galland Me-109 in the bring and buy for a FIVER !!!
Guilty as charged -I'm not even sorry, lol
Right... photos and AAR on the way.
Great venue (if a trifle chilly on the day), loads of space which meant we were able to have three large tables
Tim (Flying Helmut) covering WW1
The Wingco and John Biggles on WW2
Boney10 (Chris) showcasing Sails of Glory (ooh its so pretty my wallet aches, mustn't give in, mustn't give in...)
Gotta love these - just a few quid off E-bay - think moving forward they should be compulsory for all Central Powers pilots (except those in balloons or zeppelins, where I see a potential health and safety issue)
Right then... first up on the WW1 table, we had a simple recon mission. Two Harry Tate's (that's RE-8s for those not familiar with the rhyming slang) off to photograph some key Hun positions, escorted by 4 sleek fast SE5a's. Mission criteria, get the photos's and get the recon planes back to base. Trying to stop them were five beautifully painted (great job Tim) Fokker D VIIs (including a slightly pink one that brought back certain nightmares from Doncaster last year... small girl, pink plane, lots of wrecked RFC scouts... shudder)
The RE-8 is bit like a Bristol, except its slower and has less guns, less maneuverability, less hits, can't Immelman but does have a camera. It is at this point I overheard Tim explaining that the SE5a's were all gimbal mounted, awesome I thought. Imagine my disappointment when I realised this had magnetic stand connotations and did not refer to any funky up-gunning.
The brief was clear - scout escorts were to stick close to the spotters and provide cover, not swan off for a dogfight with the Hun leaving the creaky old spotters to their fate as usually happens. It was quite a cloudy day, which was to prove telling as the mission unfolded.
Keeping a close eye on the spotters and scanning the skies for any sign of the Hun.
You have to love cloud cover....
One the far side of the combat area all hell was breaking loose, with Fokker's closing from all sides but over here all was quiet and not a shot had been fired, had we caught Fritz with his trousers down?
It wasn't long before a sinister pink hued plane roared into view... quick find more clouds. However the escort plane is doing it's job intercepting the unsuspecting Fokker (yes I appreciate that is no way to describe a young lady)
and battle is joined....
A quick Immelmann and the Hun is in trouble, if only I can make that next cloud bank.
The SE5a drives the Hun away from the RE-8 and it now has a clear (if slow) run to it's target
Banking hard the escort accelerates to catch up it's spotter, no harm done thus far and looking good for the RFC.
Meanwhile to the East its all getting a bit messy as scouts from both sides power into a dogfight
and surprisingly its an early burst from the other RE-8 that causes visible damage to one of the incoming Fokker's
As the RE-8 homes in on it's objective (cue the theme from Jaws.... de dum, der dum, der dum....) Amy has pulled a sharp turn and is closing fast
It's not going well for Fritz elsewhere as Flying Helmut flying his beloved 'Steffi' finds himself in a really tight scrap
The rest of the Fokker's swoop in to assist and soon its chaos....
Objective in sight and some classic aerial trickery puts Hedeby right on the tail of the D.VII
Target sighted and just as we are about to take the photo that damn Fokker arrives, riddles the RE-8 and starts a fire (what do you mean I can't take photo's whilst on fire and being shot at, you will be telling me my gunner is hit and I can't fire back (or up, or down) (Tim understands that one !)
A quick trip back in to the clouds to shake off the pursuing Fokker which due to a stroke of luck cannot turn right to follow, its back on target and 'Click' photo grabbed, now all we have to do is put the bloody fire out and get home - hmm no straights and a slow plane, this could be dicey)
Elsewhere the Fokker's continue to swarm and the RFC have lost a couple of planes allowing a pair to peel off and search for the RE-8s.
Flushed with the successful photo stage and determined to avenge the losses at Doncaster caused by Amy and her Pink (yes I know it should be Purple Tim) Fokker, Hedeby screams in on the now damaged Fokker... ha ha take that, I am not going to get shot out of the sky by the same young lady again, NOT this time, revenge is mine and it is sweet !!!!
WHAT !!!!! Boom card on first shot, you have got to be kidding me .... bugger !!
The RE-8 is in trouble now as the Fokker's from the other fight are also closing in (including this beautiful 'what if' Von Richthofen D.VII - nice one Tim)
Quick make for the clouds
Now you see me... now you don't
Dive out the other side of the cloud and safety is in sight. Despite the loss of three of the four scouts, both RE8-s make it back with their precious photo's intact.
Great game, well fought, lots of fun.. Thank you Tim (I'm off to have a look at the bring and buy - you never know what you might find)
And at the end of the day... another award for the Aerodrome
Three cheers for Tim.. hip hip ....
ps. Ooh look Adolf Galland Me-109e, mint in box on bring and buy for a fiver !!!!!!!!!
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OK Chris, for posting the pics post haste you're un-barred, for now!
(A fiver, a fiver! Was that bloke mad? Shakes his head muttering to himself..'now why didn't I go to Hammerhead?')
See you on the Dark Side......
Great write-up, and seriously drooling over the photos - those are some lovely-looking Fokkers.... [Insert your own "it's the way they wear their flying helmets" punchline here....]
Thank you Squadron Leader- I know only a fiver, but you know me if there is a deal to be found at these shows I can normally find it (remember Zero's and Wildcats at York last year?)
Thanks for posting a most entertaining set of photos and captions Chris.
Now I can see how the other half spent their day.
All we need now is for me to get off my donkey and get these photos of mine done for WW2.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks for the informal AAR! Great pics, and the D.VIIs look wonderful!
Nice photo report. I like what I see!
Great photos! Thanks for sharing them, chaps. "STEFFI" looks so sharp!!!
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
As I was playing at sailors yesterday, I didn't get many pics from the two other tables.
However, the venue was good, spacious for a change, just like Derby, although a tad chilly to start off.
A few traders, including Red Eagle, so got my mits on another HP 0/400
Flying Helmut et al and John biggles and Kytes tables seemed quite busy all day. For me less so.
Quite a few wanted to talk SGN but not so many to play.
Anyway still enjoyed it and here are the pics I did take.
WW1 Table
Dont go there , there are two of the sods
Neuiport 17 V Albatross DIII
Balloon mission
WW2
The Train, I did ask about 3d but was told it was for ease of flying over
Here come the Westlands
Tim's prize winning WW1 table, clouds and buildings , was a well deserved win
Just to put the icing on the day, Flying Helmut and the WW! table picked up the Prize for Best Constructed Participation Game, this was thanks to the great 3d effect his building and the clouds gave the table.
Well deserved Tim, congrats to all the WW1 pilots who assisted.
WE will see if we get asked back next year
Thanks for the WW1 pics Chris.
I had not seen either the Nieuports nor the balloons in action. Must have been busy trying to see off those damned Whirlwinds, or finding out how my parachute worked.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
All my AAR's are informal, lol
A quick thank you to Chris, who provided me with a spare C deck of his whilst we were at Hammerhead. It will mean that all my aircraft now have a dedicated deck once again.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Congratulations Tim and the rest of the gang for putting on a great show. Sorry I missed it, unfortunately I was up all night coughing my lungs up and didn't think it was fair to cough over everybody at the show. I'm really miffed I missed it, looked like a great place.
Sorry to hear about your ailment Trev. Hope you are feeling much better.
Hopefully, after our success this year, there will be a next one for you to enjoy.
Are you going to be able to make WMMS this weekend?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks Rob, I'm still off work at the moment but if I can beat this thing by the weekend I will be there on Sunday.
Good to hear you're on the mend Trev.
Missed you at Hammerhead - I've got some news that will really tickle you!
And that 'B' deck you wanted - I'll bring it to WMMS in case you can pop in there.
Wow Thanks Tim, just PM what I owe you.Good to hear you're on the mend Trev.
Missed you at Hammerhead - I've got some news that will really tickle you!
And that 'B' deck you wanted - I'll bring it to WMMS in case you can pop in there.
I've got some news that will really tickle you!Don't tell me you bought SOG
See you on Sunday
WORSE!!!!!!Don't tell me you bought SOG
Sunday it is!
Now you've really got me intrigued
I shall be there to find out, even if I have to come by ambulance
I shall be there to find out, even if I have to come by ambulance
I do hope that won't be necessary, mate!
Sorry to hear you weren't well Trev, I did try and steer, he he, Tim to SGN, but he didn't sucumb. But I think
I know what has to tell you.
Hopefully we will see you on Sunday, take care
Be great to see you there Trev, get well and bring your Gotha's.
See you on the Dark Side......
Are we going for a World record here chaps? The most Gothas ever fielded in a game.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks Neil, I'm really looking forward to this
As well as maybe a Dambuster raid at Doncaster, with possibly the full Squadron?
How does that sound.
Also I got two Gothas and a Fredrikshaven , do you need or we got enough ?
The organisers have made a collection of pics of the days games, see link
http://www.hammerheadshow.co.uk
They have also asked permission to use some of our pics, if you ok with that PM me please
Nice little compilation Chris. Gives a flavour of the event very well.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Now that's how to advertise a show. We got a canny mention in part two. Nice to see them post who got what presentation with pics. I'm hooked. Must try and attend next year.
See you on the Dark Side......
It certainly seems to be one of the upcoming new shows Neil.
The whole setup had the same professional air about it as the video.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
This just reminded me Chris.
Were any attendees of either Hammerhead or WMMS due for a Minor con medal, or were all participants already medalled out?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I do think there are a couple who need medals, ill run through and let you know
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Cheers Chris.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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