Salute 2016 Live Blog

Hey guys, we've arrived in Salute safe and sound. Just a quick update from us before everything kicks off.

The vendors are just setting up, it's promising to be an insane day tomorrow!

Everyone's busy getting ready for Salute tomorrow, who will you visit?

The floors buzzing with activity where everyone's getting ready for tomorrow!

Before we get up and running check out this video for some awesome time-lapse of just some of the effort that makes Salute the great event it is.

Good morning everyone, it's already jam packed here at the ExCel.

Salute Vendors List & Salute Map

Join us as we report throughout Salute, all day long!

Salute 2016 gets of to a bang as everyone rushes in to find that special item they've been waiting for!

The guys from Daruma Games show off some awesome merchandise to fund raise their miniatures for SLA.

It's all hustle and bustle over here at the event but we get some time with the guys at Prodos Games who made Dawns very own Jezebel miniature.

New Ogres just released today at Salute from Bad Squiddo Games, comment down below for your chance to win!

Come and spend some time in the icy city with the team behind Frostgrave.

There are already dimensional doors opening and treasures beneath the snow.

Steamforged Games are going to be letting you demo their Dark Souls Board Game today at Salute.

They have a boss to fight and some hapless adventurers ready to get splatted...

It wouldn't be Salute without amazing wargaming tables, and boy do we have a table to show off first!

Ben takes some floor time to check out the Battle of Foteviken, will history repeat itself today?

If you're a fan of Dark Souls, then you won't want to miss out on this update from the guys at Steam forged Games.

Battlestar Galactica (the real old school one, not the new one!) is here in force again showing off some interesting models and a rather stellar looking tabletop...

What do you think of these miniatures?

Ben stops off with the guys at Steam Forged Games for a chat about what's been happening in the Guild Ball universe.

Don't forget by commenting on this post you could win a Season Two Bundle.

This neat looking game featured a vast variety of interesting miniatures from all walks of life duking it out in a post-apocalypse.

Ben talks with Mike to find out all about the World of Twilight, remember to comment below for your chance to win prizes!

I'm taking a look at the epic Full Thrust table where we take the battle to space!

Dawn drops in with 4Ground for a look at their new gothic city, it's looking beautiful and you could win a full set of everything 4Ground on the table in this video

Next in the line up from 4 Ground is the latest on the Ruins Of Daldorr, if you like your Frost Grave this is a table you don't want to miss. and by commenting on any of our 4Ground posts this weekend you could win one of three prizes, stay tuned for more details.

Dawn meets up with the guys from Warlord games to give us an insight into the board game of Project Z. Remember you can win your own copy of Project Z by commenting down below!

Dawn has found another great gaming table over at 4Ground, and this time she's looking at a very cool city/desert table that looks like it would be great for gaming on, get your comments in for your chance to win one of three 4Ground prizes.

The Gates of Antares world just gets bigger and bigger as tanks begin to roll into the battlefield against the zombie horde.

Make sure you comment below for your chance to win a Gates of Antares Drone!

Now for the next 4Ground prize you could win, this time its the Mech Bay Hangar, a really good addition for any sci fi table.

Clockwork Goblin and Warlord Games have teamed up to bring us Konflikt '47 everyone's loving it at Salute, and we are too!

We all know that new kits are always in the works, Dawn stops for a peek at the latest things coming out of 4Ground and these new kits are looking fantastic.

I meet up with Dave from Hawk Wargames to find out about the last lap of kickstarter and what's in the future for Dropfleet Commander.

The grass is always greener with a beautiful scenery close by, and we've definitely found the mother load! This amazing table has been 3-4 years in the process and the crowd are loving it!

The guys over at Renendra have been busy building a HUGE castle originally for Frostgrave but completely modular so you could use it for anything! Make sure you comment to win for your chance to win the Renedra Tower building.

I meet up with some of the lucky Backstagers who've came to Salute this year. If you're around, make sure to stop by and say hi!

I think we may have found the longest running build here at Salute, a 40mm scale project that has ran for over 8 years. What do you think of their hard efforts?

An exciting prospect from the folks at both 4Ground AND Battle Systems.

See what you think of this final prize and the news of a partnership...

Come and find out what's been going on with Battle Systems.

These are the folks behind the amazing Sci-Fi terrain AND the awesome Fantasy Dungeon!

These guys keep impressing us every year with their amazing builds and this year they've brought a functional volcano to the table! All we need now is the fridge and we're ready for the races!

We get chatting to Wendy from West Wind and it turns out Empire of the Dead is flying of the shelves at this years Steam-punk themed Salute.

Also check out the Salute exclusive mini they produced fro the show. It's cracking looking and the paint job is lovely.

The guys from Massive Awesome, producers of Shattered Earth couldn't let us pass by with out giving our views a chance to win a starter faction.

The nice chaps from Paranoid Miniatures are not only running demos of the cool game Mythos but also keeping an eye on their Kickstarter that just went LIVE today!

Time for a chat with the guys at Battlefront about all the latese and greatest, and don't forget you could win a copy of Tanks & a FoW pacific bundle

Ben loves his fantasy games and nothing would but he would get to take a little time out of the day to get a catchup and some info on what's going to be happening with our winner of game of the year for 2015.

Also you could win a copy of the new book Horizon Wars.

Justin has stopped of at the Gripping Beast stand to find out what's going on in Saga, and we're giving away a four point Viking starter set.

We had some time to check out a neat Scooby Doo game being put on by 7TV...

We find the guys over at the Great Escape Games booth and they give us a look into their new game, The Chicago Way.

The guys over at Underestimated Games talk to Dawn about Purgatory and what the future will hold with their upcoming Kickstarter.

Otherworld have a fantastic set up showing off some of the awesome terrain they've been working on for their Fantasy Skirmish Game.

I reckon this should inspire some folks to get role-playing...

We grab Derek to get the low-down on how the Halo Ground Command demo games have been going and squeeze an awesome prize for you guys to try and win.

The guys from Paranoid Miniatures and Massive Awesome have collaborated to make a new crossover mini for Mythos and Shattered Earth.

The Royal Air Force Wargaming Association Win an award at this years Salute with their Formula Minions. Watch to find-out more about the game.

Well that's it guys, we hope you enjoyed all the content and games we've managed to cover over the event period.
Make sure to keep commenting for your chance to win amazing prizes and we'll be back again, for Salute 2017.