Salute 2025 Live Blog!

Anschluss Wargames are putting on an excellent table packed with fascinating miniatures in 12mm scale retelling Rommel’s Afrika Korps attack on Tobruk. This has all been done to be as accurate as possible with the numbers of troops, vehicles AND the terrain matched up to what was there at the time and aerial photography of the battlefield.

The 12mm scale allows them to do some great stuff with a range of other collections but most of the miniatures are their own which you can find HERE. We even got a scoped look through a soldier’s eye view of the battlefield!

The queue to enter is around the block, sadly obscuring some of the cabinets!

So, we take a look at some minis awaiting entry…

Parabellum Miniatures has set up a nice table showing off some of their 3D printed elements that they’ve been producing over on Etsy and the like. I was immediately drawn to their Balin’s Tomb collection which shows off some gorgeous alternative miniatures for The Lord Of The Rings with both a Fellowship and the Goblins of Moria.

It’s super cool and you can get your hands on some glorious terrain and more from Parabellum Miniatures too.

Too Fat Lardies are back with their absolutely stunning tabletop covering Operation Charnwood during World War II and the What A Tanker! rules. This is going to be an 8 player game run by Joe Bilton as you fight for control of Caen in 1944.

As well as running What A Tanker, the folks from Too Fat Lardies WILL be demoing the new version of Chain Of Command so you’ll have to keep an eye out for more on that.

Soldiers Of Napoleon is being put on led by Warwick Kinrade and Piers Brand themselves and once again, it showcases how glorious you can get games of that era looking with some well-painted miniatures and some gorgeous terrain. If nothing else, these tables help to inspire you and get you fired up for painting miniatures you might not have considered before.

Does this kind of game get you fired up for battles during this period or does it end up scaring you off?!

Justin was lured in by this ace looking game from the folks at Dice Heads who we think have been at the show before. They have been showing off their now extensive range of miniatures for Zoontalis which is a battle royale miniatures game making use of rather awesome miniatures.

If you’d like to find out more about Zoontalis and you like the look of the miniatures you’re seeing here, you can check them out on their website HERE.

Back for another year, let’s see what’s in the cabinets as the doors open…

Lust For Glory is the current name for a set of wargaming rules for “grognards and novices alike” covering the period of the 17th & 18th Century. The rules they are using for this battle are a cross between Simon Miller’s To The Strongest and For King And Parliament which was written alongside Andrew Brentnall.

The game is played out on gridded cloth using chits or playing cards alongside the miniatures that you see here. You can use miniatures of any scale which is nice for those with existing collections! Make sure to find out more from BigRedBat!

OnTableTop are going to be covering Salute 2025 tomorrow so make sure to come and check out the Live Blog. We will be checking out all of the awesome gaming tables and participation games as well as what new goodies companies have to show off here at the event.

As well as what WE want to see, we also want to know what YOU want to check out here at the event as well. Do you have specific traders or gaming tables you’d love to see covered or indeed miniature releases you’d like to see shown off?

Check out some close-up sneaky snaps of the tables and terrain that people have been building for Salute tomorrow. There is a good mixture of Historical, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Pulp games on display and this should give you a flavour of what’s on the way.

We’re excited to dive in and see what folks have to show off tomorrow. Make sure to drop some ideas in the comments down below as to who we should be scouting.