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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!
Introduction To Salute 2018 & Win A Massive 4Ground Prize!
Welcome to Salute 2018! We've got lots of awesome stuff for you to check out today including a massive prize from 4Ground right off the bat!
You could win the full 6x4 Jesserai Landing Bay Table Kit!
If you didn't see it already we also announced the winner of the Confrontation Classic Bundle!
We're going to be checking in with them later in the day but make sure to get your comments dropped in below.
Last Minute Set-Up!
All of the participation games and vendors are getting their final bit of set up ready for the event here at the ExCel centre.
We have loads of awesome folks here to meet and we can't wait to delve in and bring you all manner of videos and more from Salute 2018.
Salute 2018 Set-Up Time Lapse
We got in yesterday and wanted to give you all a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes for setting up Salute 2018.
Salute takes up a massive space, full of gamers and traders of all kinds. There's plenty to see and do, and it takes a huge amount of effort to get it all ready.
A Plethora of Games Spring Up At Salute
There are a huge selection of gaming tables and demo games being run at this year's Salute, ranging from firm favourites to brand new games getting their first outings.
Here are a few of the wide array of games you can find here today.
Hysterical's Spitfyre Swoops Into Salute
Hysterical Games have brought their new game Spitfyre to Salute, letting everyone get stuck into some fantasy aerial combat.
Comment To Win - SpitFyre Game!
They also have some exciting new goodies to show off for Panzerfäuste, with new minis on display, as well a look at some pieces that are on their way in the near future.
JoeK Recreate The Greek Gods For A Sci-Fi World
JoeK Minis are showing off their own take on the Greek legends of antiquity, updating them for a strange, Sci-Fi future.
Comment To Win - £25 JoeK Voucher
The models are beautiful, and range from re-imagined versions of classic heroes to the Greek gods themselves.
Wargamer Bring Us Anno Domini 1666
Wargamer are at Salute showing off their new dark historical fantasy game Anno Domini 1666, which will be coming to Kickstarter soon!
Comment To Win - Janine The Hussar Girl
They also have their game By Fire and Sword with them, and their new Hot & Dangerous range of pin-up model minis.
Battle Foam Fill Us In!
Battle Foam is filling us in on what's coming as part of their range now AND delve into some awesome stuff that might be popping up for you to get soon.
Comment To Win - New Guild Ball Bag + Foam Insert
Have you been delving into Battle Foam and checking out their inserts?
Blood & Plunder - Avast, Pirates Ahoy!
We love a bit of Blood & Plunder and so it was awesome to see this brilliant tabletop come to life before us.
As we take a look around this table, let us know if you've been building similar terrain projects for this wargame.
Boats just rule don't they?
Crooked Dice Take 7TV To The Post-Apocalypse
Crooked Dice have been demoing their 7TV games, with everything from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to a look at their upcoming new game bringing the 7TV mechanics to the post-apocalypse.
Comment to Win - A Buggy
What sort of setting would you like to play in 7TV?
Warploque's Trouble In The North Monsters!
Warploque have brought out their new Trouble in the North minis for ArcWorlde, including their fantastic new monsters, bringing an original twist to some fantasy staples.
Comment To Win - Your Choice Of A New Faction Starter Set
Which faction will you be choosing?
FireForge & The Massive Fantasy Game Plans
FireForge have a chat with us about their future plans for their upcoming new fantasy game, and some of the new models they have released for their historical range.
Comment To Win - Foot Knights Plastic Set
Delve into this new kit and let us know what you think of their future Fantasy plans.
Battlefront's New Free Nation Book & More
Battlefront has plenty of cool new goodies to show off at this Salute, including the Free Nation book, and the new double-sided mat. They also had Firefly: Brigands and Browncoats, which has been flying off the shelves.
Comment To Win - Armoured Fist Book, Command Cards, Unit Cards, Churchill's Kingforce
Come and delve into what they have to offer and we'll see where things go!
Salute 2018 - Goodbye & Comment To Win!
We hope you enjoyed following us as we talked to the different vendors and more that popped up here at Salute. As always we can't cover everything BUT we hope we gave you a good look at how this event feels when you're here.
There are LOADS of prizes for you to check out AND hopefully, some of the news we heard here will get you excited.
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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.
This is just fun!
Let the games begin!
Please stop by the Mierce Miniatures stand!
Nice to say hello to Lance and Ben. Awesome event. Seeing old friends all over the place. Good times.
impressive work, the empire will be proud
Ahhhh.. this is going to be a busy weekend trying to keep up with his…
You guys need to check out The Drowned Earth game
As an American, I can experience Salute only through the eyes and ears of the Beasties. Thanks!
What a Prize! It’s great to see TFL getting recognized for their great work.
Playing Legion on that shiny black floor! Want, want want!
I like these live show coverage vlogs since I rarely get to any of them.
If you have time check out Fall Out at the Modiphius booth
Just said hello to @dignity and @dracs
I’ll be watching, eyes peeled
Looking forward to the coverage today, ill be nipping in and out all day, wish i could be there but the in-laws are visiting from Shpain….yay
Looking forward to all the posts
Where was that Lambda from? it looked really awesome.
Are we going to see some footage of the 4ground star wars table with a battle going on?
Great you guys are covering the event for those of us can’t make
Wish I was there, some day I’ll plan a trip to jump the puddle and check this awesome convention out.
I almost got to go to Salute this year but at the last minute work got in the way 🙁
I shall live vicariously through Justin…
I’m loving the coverage so far, guys! This is one of your best live blogs ever, keep up the good work!
If it’s not too late, can you check out Modiphius Entertainment (Stand TK19).
They are running demos of the beta for Star Trek Adventures: Red Alert using their miniatures from their RPG range.
Great coverage so far, thanks a lot!
Cheers!
Was another great Salute. Much better layout this year with the bigger names dotted around rather than all at the front, made things much easier and no bottle necks.
had a great few hours with my son, he was very impressed with the Dark Sphere stand and the glowing necromunda table – I have to say it was deeply impressive
This coverage is always as good as going without the smells!
Best Shrek donkey voice – “ooh ooh pick me!!”
Some amazing tables, games and painting on show – great to see the coverage here – gotta love that large scale Gollum though – that’s my stand out.
nice stuff
Thanks for the broad range you got covered – my wallet will hate me the next few months…
Just about to head to work, but I’ll be settling in when I get home and watching the coverage start to finish. Three more years and I’ll be heading over to see it myself :).
4Ground had some really cool stuff there today.
Looks like a crazy day
Lets get it on.
We got the runner up, best historical game award with our 1943 Battle of Leros project Pictures are in the forums, or will be when Piers and I have recovered!
Wow, there is so much. I guess I have to spend the rest of the weekend in front of my laptop. (Sorry kids, daddy`s busy with toy soldiers)
Another great day, got my goodies at home. 🙂
Salute looks like a great event.
Salute 2018 already!!!! Where has the immaterium taken me!?
Had such an amazing time today at Salut , spent far to much!!
Nice show, great prizes
Salute is on the bucket list to go one year, just a bit far to ride on the push bike.
Nice to bump into Justin and Sam in the morning. I really enjoyed this years show. A good variety of games.
Leeeeeet’s have FUUUUUUUN XDDDDDD
Thanks to work, it’s gonna take me a few days to catch up!
Have a great one guys!
great coverage…that 4ground display is sweeeet
Just now getting to sit down and watch this coverage. Really looking forward to it. Thanks for all the convention coverage that you guys do. Allows us to go places that real life does not give us the time to do.
Very impressive table at 4Ground Would love play an Infinity scenario on that table 🙂
Is This Where I comment to Win?
PS I thought Salute was an all weekend event
Looks like you want to comment on the updates relating to what you want to win. It’s in the description of each one.
Cheers guy’s had to work the weekend so great to get to see the toys on here
Finally got time to relax. Gonna settle down with a cuppa and work my way through this lot. Thanks team!
Fantastic Day and thanks to BOW I can see all the stuff I missed
Utterly fab day, I just wish I was physically upto more than a couple of hours there 🙁
Sad to miss it. My Saturday was a second prize, albeit a good one.
i loved this years one. I think it was the bromley wargames group who did a very meta game based on this years salute! Didnt spend a tonne of money but did buy some gangs of rome and some ‘the prisoner’ models but took aload of cards away with me from some companies i didnt know much of to have a look at…
Good luck guys have fun.
Just got back, great weekend.
Just finished watching all the coverage in reverse order. Wow what a full day. Thanks for bringing us the lowdown. My shopping list for UKGE is now as long as my arm!!
Thank you for the Post!
Looking forward to catching up on all the content – I was away from home over the weekend, and didn’t have easy access to BoW. Time to make up for that now…
Another great day that went all too quickly. Finally bought into World of Twilight, looking forward to playing it. Hope my Erac and Oran rolls improve – my demo game rolls were aweful.
Thanks for the coverage guys. Was good to catch up with all the cool stuff i missed oit on after a busy weekend.
o my! How am I just now seeing this?!
Great stuff. Couldn’t follow along live, but still got to catch up on the show eventually.
Big thanks from me for everyone who put in the work for those of us who can’t attend.
Can’t be there but so many great previews and companies there, especially Hysterical Games, Macrocosm and Bad Squiddo Games (which is also carrying some great stock from Krakon Games)!
thanks for the coverage – i thought i had seen all of salute, but missed you guys walking round and also looks like i missed some game tables…..ah well, i’ll do better next year 🙂
Couldn’t watch it on the weekend, I think now is time to relax and get through it all xD
I will never understand why this is just one day!
Nothing on Mierce Miniatures guys? They continue to knock it out of the park with their resins and their display table was amazing…
Top report as i was unable to go due to work commitments, should of been with the Leicester Phat Cats doing Blood and Plunder but at least you made it feel i was sort of there and some lovely pictures of my figures and terrain
This was a very good day!
THAT WAS THE MOST AWESOME SHOW, thanks guys for bringing the experience to those of
us who couldn`t be there.
I’ve finished posting all my snapshots of the gaming tables at Salute, you can find them here:
https://thelostandthedamned.wordpress.com/category/salute/salute-2018/
I’m not sure who to blame if I ruin my budget, Salute or You guys! 😀 So much awesome stuff. Wish so much I could have attended this great event. Maybe one year.
I love 4Ground’s work. The buildings I bought for Bolt Action are beautifully made.
coverage is awesome no doubt, I think this should be the best thing to cover, I mean for gamers especially.
Hill climb racing