Friday 25 October 2019

SELWG Withdrawal Symptoms

Exploring a Chieftain Tank in the
Norfolk Tank Museum
Let's start by stating that I'm an idiot. Unequivocal and no argument from me I assure you. Why? Because I booked a weekend away that clashed with one of my favourite game shows in my calendar, SELWG at Crystal Palace. Ray, Postie and Dave went to this year's event and the closest I got was a voyeuristic 'lurk' on Rays Blog. It looks like I missed a great show and I'm more than a little gutted. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my weekend away with the family, but we could have had just as much fun the following weekend, but somehow I didn't register the date when we booked the hotel and the rest, as they say, is history. Numpty!

So while the lads were enjoying themselves at SELWG I had to content myself with the excellent Norfolk Tank Museum amongst others (six museums in three days!). Spending a couple of hours climbing on and in their tank collection was good fun, but not quite the same as attending the show and meeting friends. So 'Plan B' is to attend Warfare in the middle of November for my last big wargaming fix before the long dark winter months close in. This will be my first visit to this particular show and my last chance to stock up before the Painting Challenge begins in December. I expect to part with a lot of cash!

The new Operations Room should be largely finished by then and I can start getting some work done after weeks of self-imposed exile from my hobby. 

13 comments:

  1. You should better include the crisis convention in Antwerp! :-)

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  2. It was a shame you couldn't be there on Sunday, but these things happen. I guess the next show I'll see you at will be Salute :)

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    1. Normally my next show would be Cavalier in February...which feels like eternity away.

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  3. I would go very early to Warfare in the Rivermead. Parking is an absolute nightmare. You need to Rembrandts your registration for the ticket machines.

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  4. Don't worry, Lee - I missed it as well. But there's always the next one - and the Norfolk Tank Museum looks great!!

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    1. It's a relatively small museum but you get to climb on the exhibits and (if your nimble) get in them. The volunteers are very good and always willing to chat.

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  5. Excellent consolation prize to visit so many museums! Those in England soon abed....

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    1. We enjoy our short weekends away. Not expensive and we get to do lots of little museums we would normally miss. Just a pity I missed SELWG as a result, but lesson learned.

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