Salute 2018 Live Blog! Comment To Win
Come and join us for an awesome adventure at the ExCel Centre in London as we dive into Salute 2018 from the South London Warlords. 
We're going to be talking to the traders, companies and of course the gamers here at the event who have brought some amazing new miniatures with them AND set up some fantastic games for you to play.
If you spot something on the list you'd like us to go and check out make sure to let us know in the comments!
You Could Win!
We're going to be giving away some awesome prizes from the companies here at Salute so if you want to be in with a chance of getting hold of some neat goodies make sure to Comment To Win On Each Individual Post and we'll be picking winners in the near future.
- Full 6x4 Jesserai Landing Bay (4Ground)
- What A Tanker! Rulebook & Tokens (Too Fat Lardies)
- Full Shogunate Terrain Set (Bandua Wargames)
- Spitfyre (Hysterical Games)
- £25 Store Voucher (JoeK)
- Janine The Hussar (Wargamer)
- 2x Mythos Factions (Of Your Choice) + 2x Rulebooks (Paranoid Miniatures)
- Guild Ball Bag + Foam Insert (Battle Foam)
- Blood Red Skies Squadron (Of Your Choice) (Warlord Games)
- Medieval Knights Plastic Set (Conquest Games)
- Guild Ball Ratcatcher's Mat (Deep-Cut Studio)
- Akitiin Monster (Twilight Miniatures)
- Saracen Plastic Warband Set (Gripping Beast)
- 2x Collision Faction Starters (Of Your Choice) (Code Orange Games)
- T14 Armata Tank (Empress Miniatures)
- Spectre Fireteam Squad (Spectre Miniatures)
- Sci-Fi Landing Pad Set (Sarissa Precision)
- Ratcatcher's Guild Set (Steamforged Games)
- 7TV Buggy (Crooked Dice)
- British Mk VI Infantry Platoon (White Dragon Miniatures)
- ArcWorlde Faction Starter Set (Your Choice) (Warploque Miniatures)
- Foot Knights Plastic Set (FireForge Games)
- Armoured Fist Book, Command Cards, Unit Cards, Churchill’s Kingforce (Battlefront)
- Industrial Sector Terrain (Art Of War Studios)
- Burrows & Badgers Rulebook, Exclusive Miniature + Extra Scenario (Oathsworn Miniatures)
- Star Saga (Mantic Games)
- Dropfleet & Dropzone Commander Starter Set + 6 Sandstorm Terrain Kits (TTCombat)
- 1914 Rulebook (Great Escape Games)
- Star Trek Adventures Crew Set (Of Your Choice) (Modiphius)
As always, make sure that you get involved and chat with others about what you've seen here at the event and we'll do our best to talk to as many people as possible!
Get involved!
Too Fat Lardies & What A Tanker!
We stop by with Nick & Richard from Too Fat Lardies to find out what's new from them - What A Tanker! has been doing very well indeed and they are going to be running a drop-in game here at Salute this year.
Comment To Win - What A Tanker! Rulebook & Tokens
As well as What A Tanker! they have Chain Of Command for you to enjoy and more!
Paranoid Miniatures First Mythos Outing
Paranoid Miniatures have their first outing for Mythos here at Salute 2018.
Comment To Win 2x Factions (Of Your Choice) & 2x Rulebooks
Make sure to get your comments in below and tell us which of the Mythos factions has caught your eye.
Warlord Soar In With Blood Red Skies
Warlord Games have been showing us a lot more about Blood Red Skies which is a wonderful game we've been having fun within the office.
Comment To Win - Blood Red Skies Squadron Box
Let us know which of the factions you've been working on for Blood Red Skies!
Going 6mm With Baccus And Their Historical Ranges
We stop in with the guys at Baccus and talk about their small 6mm armies and what they've been tinkering with lately. Make sure to drop your thoughts down in the comments below.
Do you like these smaller scale armies as your preferred way of gaming on the tabletop?
Steamforged Delve Into Godtear!
Steamforge is at Salute demoing their new game Godtear, which is currently live on Kickstarter.
They also have plenty of new goodies for Guild Ball, with the Ratcatcher's Guild Paying the Piper set kicking off for pre-release.
Comment To Win - The Ratcatcher's Guild Paying The Piper Set
Which is your favourite Guild Ball team?
White Dragon's Courage In Contact
White Dragon has brought out new minis for their modern warfare range Courage in Contact, with a platoon of Brits and some previews of some more models to come, all sculpted with a focus on capturing the realistic stances of soldiers in combat.
Comment To Win - British MkVI Infantry Platoon
Maidstone Wargames Society's Twisting The Dragon's Tail
Maidstone Wargames have set up their gaming table recreating the Zeebrugge Raid carried out by the Royal Navy on the 23rd of April, 1918.
Art Of War's Stunning Tokens & Terrain
We stop in with the awesome Art Of War and look at their stunning tokens and terrain that they have to show off.
Comment To Win - Industrial Sector Terrain
These guys do some ace Shadespire Tokens which you NEED to check out. Make sure to stop by their website if you've liked the look of something they've done!
Extra Video Time! Sneaky Peek At The Swag Haul
So, we thought we'd have an ad-hoc look through some of the swag we picked up. We'll go into more detail later in the week but it looks like Ben has convinced the guys to go in on Burrows & Badgers...
What did YOU pick up from Salute?
Great that you are doing this coverage, eager to hear about all the new cool stuff you find! Talk to Victrix if you have the chance, want to hear what they have in the pipeline! 🙂
We can’t make it this year so will have to stay tuned to BOW
Super awesome video, Excited for your awesome coverage and what goodies you find 🙂
Have a great weekend everybody
Good on you lads … Love your con coverages. Have a good one!!
Thank you Guys for doing this.
I thought for a second that they were going to anounce a different winner confrontation.
But all went well. Accept that I didn’t win it. 🙂
Make sure you get over to TT combat if they are there and grill them about Hawk Wargames new stuff.
nice to see hobbit , a dwarf and Golum presenting the live blog
Please guys, can you get The Drowned Earth in front of the camera? Would be awesome.
I’m standing in the line at the moment
wish I could be there
That 4 Ground display is amazing!
Man I wish I could be there. Really want to see that 4Ground stuff with my own eyes. It looks amazing on camera.
wow that hangar ! amazing work !
Wish I could of been there this year. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to make it.
I’m on the tube, seems to be taking forever
it is a 3 day journey from germany minimum – and it will be cost approx 500 euro minimun – so i stay at home, watch BOW and buy minis…..
Then think of those of us on the other side of the Atlantic. ..
wish i could have gone, hopefully there next year….
2005 was the last time i went to salute , I guess its changed a wee bit since then
Please talk to traders of small/perfect scale minis, in particular vanguard miniatures, baccus and rapier if they are about. Johns gunna sulk about not seeing that tank…
Hey ive been keeping an eye out for you guys since i got here cant spot any of you this year? Find constipated cows. Nsfw. The guys will show you how to play in 4 seconds. You will see why.
Should be fun
Yay, Salute! 🙂
Last minute change in plans means I can’t make it across London today. Aaaaargh!!
Will have to check in here every 30 minutes instead.