Wappinshaw
A Show of Weapons
Saturday 24 April 2004
Woodside Halls, Glenfarg Street
Maryhill, Glasgow
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The 2004 show was held on the rescheduled date of Saturday April 24th, and regretttably clashed with Salute in London. Dispite this conflict (so many shows...), there was an excellent turnout, including a display from Manus O'Cahan's Rgt of Foot (Gerry Logue, Mike Netten and William Findlay) and Phoenix's own legionary Colin provided additional security at the front door!
Despite committing three men to the door, O'Cahan's Rgt still managed to put on a Russian Civil War skirmish game - Smirnov's Gold - set in the Tashkent area.
The Prestwick wargames Group broke out their sand table for this patrol-escort along the North West Frontier set in the Third Afghan War. History it seems is always repeating itself.
Glasgow and District's 'The Real Dracula' game featured a recreation of a raid by Vlad's Wallachians on the Sultan's camp south of Tirgoviste in 1462. This action was a percursor to the imfamous 'forest of the impaled' which fostered Vlad's reputation.
The Angus Wargames Club (ex Kirriemuir) put on a 6mm scale game of the Pegasus Bridge landings, in time for the 60th anniversary held this year.
Greenock and District's offering was a sci-fi 'Battlestar Gallactica' game, prescient, it would seem, as it now appears that Hollywood is remaking something many of us had hoped would be left in the past-future.
The Gourock Wargames Association used the Piquet rules to stage a re-fight of Kolin in the eighteenth century. Often overlooked by wargmaers, the linar warfare of the eighteenth century is well worth investigating.
That stalwart of the high-street, Games Workshop, continue to show their traditional support for all aspects of the hobby, putting on a popular Warhammer skirmish game. This year was 'a siege game 'Storm of Chaos'
The Dunfermline Wargames Club put on the battle of Chaeronoa, from 338 BC. THis was the only ancients game on display, which is remarkable given the importance of the period in the development of the hobby.
The G3 club, who meet in the Woodside halls, staged 'War Machine' a warhammer 40k style game.
Falkirk and District's team set up an impressive Napoleonic game based on the battle of Leipzig, focussing on the Probstheyda area of the battle.
The South East Scotland club again put on a multi-player skirmish, aimed at the younger gamers, using the popular 'battletech' rules. Giant robots the size of sky-scrapers being the main equipment involved.
Next years show will be on at the usual (approximate) time - the last Saturday in March. We look forward to seeing as many of you as posible.