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Join us as we head down to the massive Salute 2017 event in London at the ExCel Centre, packed with tabletop awesomeness from across the spectrum.

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We'll be bringing you all of the best from the vendors and the participation games that are getting into gear throughout the day and giving away some goodies too from the different vendors.

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Painting Competition Coverage

Rich, (Community Member @peachey) is going to be helping us document the Painting Competition throughout the day as well!

If you're interested in finding out about the entries from last year's competition you can check them out on the link above and find out about the winners HERE.

So, if anything catches your eye remember to comment on the various posts and get your thoughts in on the day.

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Stick with us throughout the day and remember to comment on what you like and who you want to see us catch up with.

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Welcome To Salute!

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Welcome to Salute 2017! We’re getting ready to dive into all of the action from today including talking to the vendors and exploring what awesome gaming tables are being put together by clubs and more.

Make sure to comment below to be in with the chance of winning a mega bundle of goodies and let us know who you’d like us to meet here at the event.

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Overview Before The Chaos!

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Justin makes a quick trip through the huge hall for Salute to get a brief overview of what’s to come today.

From just one aisle we can really see what today has in store for us already!

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Gav Thorpe Runs Open Combat

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Gav Thorpe is here running his game of Open Combat by Second Thunder today at Salute This is quite the awesome game packed with some cool cinematic action moments.

It would be cool to get a closer look at this game in the future since it really does work as a toy box for wargamers.

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Catching Up With The Crowds

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Justin stops in and starts talking with some of the attendees that are waiting in the line to get into Salute. The event is about to kick off!

We also bump into one of our community members to see how they're getting on with the show right now.

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4Ground Show Off What's New

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We take a look at the great new terrain from the world of 4Ground from Fabled Realms and the rest of their terrain range.

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Mad Gaming Terrain Talk Magnets

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We sit in and find out what these fellows have been doing with magnets and their MDF terrain! Find out more at madgamingterrain.com

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Bexley Reapers Jurassic Park

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We step in with the Bexley Reapers who have been doing some fantastic Jurassic Park inspired gaming with a T-Rex chasing a jeep around the tabletop and velociraptors hunting down folks in the long grass.

This one looks like a lot of fun and it's all homebrew which is great!

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Talking AFTERLIFE With Anvil Industry

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We sit down to chat with Anvil Industry about what's happening with AFTERLIFE. They've got a rather cool looking vehicle set up and are selling a fair bit of their range too.

Have you been won over by the Anvil range?

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Hawk Wargames Talk Dropfleet & Dropzone Commander

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We stop in with Dave and the team from Hawk Wargames to find out how things are going with them when it comes to Salute 2017 and what they have new and raring to go for the tabletop.

Of course, they were generous enough to offer up some goodies too allowing you to get started in the game.

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Steamforged Talk Dark Souls & Guild Ball On The Tabletop

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We stop in with the folks from Steamforged Games to find out more about the world of Dark Souls on the tabletop as the board game continues to blow up with folks.

Also, Guild Ball goes from strength to strength and that means that we also have loads of epicness to give away as part of our prize bundle!

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Warcradle Talk Wild West Exodus

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We stop in with the folks from Warcradle about what has been happening when it comes to Wild West Exodus.

As well as the news of 2nd Edition these guys are going to be bringing some great stuff to life for our competition winner.

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Battlefront Delve Into What’s New From Flames Of War

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We stop off with the folks from Battlefront and take a look at what they have in the pipeline for the world of Flames of War and more besides.

Take a look and let us know what you're liking from Flames Of War

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Learning About What’s Ahead From Deep Cut Studio!

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It's time to find out about the different mats that are coming out from Deep Cut Studio and what they've been doing here at the event this week.

We love the Deep Cut Studio mats which allow you to get a gaming table together rather quickly indeed.

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Talking Mythos With Paranoid Miniatures

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Delve into the mysterious world of Mythos and find out what lies ahead for their creepy models by Paranoid Miniatures.

Fantastically, the guys from Paranoid are going to be offering up a faction of your choice before the retail release!

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Privateer Press Explore What’s Coming For Warmachine & Hordes

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Find out about what Privateer Press are looking to do this year at Salute and where the future is going to go when it comes to Warmachine & Hordes.

Cryx and Khador are hot at the moment but also the Grymkin are on the way!

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Catching Up With Plast Craft Games

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We step in and find out what Plast Craft Games has been up to with their new terrain.

Their ColorEd range is growing substantially and it's flowing over into Kensei, Torii and of course into the world of Malifaux with their new buildings.

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Delving Into The Terrain Of Dark Ops

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We stop off with the terrain that's being done by Dark Ops. This includes some impressive Iron Clad ships as well as some masterful galleons too.

You can even get your own name engraved on the back of this ship if you so desired. Perfect terrain and vehicles for the likes of Steampunk and American Civil War gaming.

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Warlord Games Explore What's New For Bolt Action

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Bolt Action is going from strength to strength and we're also looking at some of what's new for Beyond The Gates Of Antares AND beyond that.

It looks like the new plastic tank might be the way forwards for John!

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A Final Walkthrough of Salute 2017

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As things settle down at Salute and tables are being cleaned up, we take a last quick run around to see who's left packing up.

Check out the awesome new feature mini, or biggie from Heresy, the Madame.

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naff101
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On my way 🙂

nakchak
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Guess the hangovers ain’t to bad if you got posts up this early 😉
How did @lancorz find flying lol?

lancorz
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All good, didn’t like it banking side to side… or the two attempts at landing.

passimalo
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Lol

limburger
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Just imagine you’re in a rollercoaster 😉
Besides …
any landing you can walk away from is a good one 😀

redvers
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Better two attempts than one complete and utter failure.

jocke
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Okay… let the coverag beginn ^^

passimalo
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Salute 2018 in Rotterdam please :p

limburger
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Utrecht would be much better … but failing that Eindhoven isn’t bad either. 😉

sunabe
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Utrecht would indeed be better

coatesy101
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On my way now 🙂

lunchbox
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Have fun guys. Wish I was there.

leigabar
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So I’m placing this comment with false hope that for first time in life I’ll actually win something in a lottery. Feel free to prove me that aint gonna happend.

tankkommander
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Wish I was there but had to choose between Salute and UKGE.

zoidpinhead
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Love that Frostgrave table. Looking forward to the coverage. Always so much to see so I’ll be interested to see what cool stuff you find that we haven’t seen before.

severon
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Have fun guys

darting
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I sadly can’t make it, but I wish you loads of fun and I’m looking forward to all your great pictures and videos.

flakjacket
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Wish I could make it this year; the stars haven’t aligned correctly for a few years now, but I will be back at some point as it is a blast! Have a great day everyone!

lloyd
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Sweet, have a great day guys!

deaddave
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That’s Lloyd talk for ‘take more pictures now Dave!’

Robert
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Thanks for the coverage!

druathii
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What a super weekend is lined up. One day I shall attend!

carlosfandango
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One day I’ll take a trip down to Salute. It’ll happen…

tillzy
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Waiting for my nephew(8) to take him to his very first experience of salute after getting interested in warhammer a couple of months ago

beetle
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Is this a bit like the British version of Adepticon?

stvitusdancern
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Kinda of but much different. Think of the vendor area at Adepticon but 10 times bigger. Throw in full size demo tables in between in the aisles. That is Salute, no tournaments​ or big games. Mostly sales. It is an amazing experience and we really enjoy it. We are really sad we are not this year. It is worth the trip from the States. The Backstage meet up is always a great time. I highly recommend it to anyone.

sebahaus
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I hope i wish be there with you next year

mckarok
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Wish I was going today 🙁

paulgbarnes
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Wish I was going – would like someone to go to black scorpion to see if they have any more info about the tombstone kickstarter

athelstane
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Wish I was going, probably could have if I hadn’t spent so much ‘socialising’ this month.

demyse
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Damn, ain’t been to salute in 5 years, wish I was there

mydogskip
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Wish you were too dude

mydogskip
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At salute, Justin I’m coming for my hug. Warren, missing you mate :p

beckshounds
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Breakfast done so on my way . All the shiny stuff here is come hahaha

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