Attack 2025, Devizes and AWI Stuff

Last weekend in the company of Steve M, John and Mr Steve, I drove up to the beautiful and historic county of Wiltshire to attend Devizes 2025, presented by the Devizes and District Wargames Group, and a show I have gone to for many years, back when it was put on in the Corn Exchange, and first reported here on JJ's back in 2014.

JJ's Wargames - Attack 2014

Attack is a lovely summertime venue, based as they now are at the Devizes School, and always makes a pleasant day out, and an opportunity for wargamers to indulge themselves in the hobby.

I should say that I hadn't intended on doing a show report this year, rather looking forward to simply enjoying the company of friends, looking at the games and traders on show and enjoying a nice pub lunch to conclude the day, with just a half a mind on any stuff that might be a useful addition to the AWI project, but not intending to spend big as the pot is currently growing back after my splurge at Partizan back in May.

So with the intentions in hand I found myself standing in front of Mr Stuart Faulkner's stand for Warpaint Figures admiring his 'touch me, bend me, feel me' flexible roads all ready to go on the table, and with me needing to add to my terrain in readiness for several AWI clashes I am working my new collection up to.

My picture, left, of the very nice road sections from Warpaint Figures, seen at Attack, and right my new road sections against the Fat Frank offerings, with the 'Y' junction and small curve part of the Warpaint Figures pack.

That said, I had my intentions in hand and not 'pulling the trigger' immediately on these very attractive roads, waited to check the dimensions against my collection of Fat Frank similar roads, and finding they would work, took advantage of the offer on Warpaint Figures of joining the VIP club on the web site and ordering the Curves Pack of 75mm wide roads with a 20% discount on my return home, and with every intention to adding to these over time.

I'm very pleased with these ready to go roads, so if in similar need, you can check them out in the link below.
https://warpaintfigures.com/collections/flexible-roads-tracks

I had a mind to call in at Colin Farrant's Charlie Foxtrot stand, aware of his retirement plans and sale of his business, and have recently acquired his marvellous Tidewater Home model and the New World Tavern to go with some others of his kits I will be building and featuring here on the blog in the coming months.

Colin's models are rather unique in the mdf world of kits and I am intending to complete my collection of his models and so was happy to pick up the Covered Well kit while I was there on the day.

https://www.charliefoxtrotmodels.com/

As mentioned, I was not looking to do a show report and so although having my camera to hand was happily just looking in at the various games on show with no particular game catching my eye until I ventured past this Pacific Air War 1:700 participation game, all set up awaiting the next set of players.

The models and island terrain were really nicely presented and so I pulled out the camera and grabbed some pictures while the table was clear of gamers.

By about 12.30, we were ready for bite of lunch and so headed off to the Bridge Inn at Horton, just outside of Devizes and overlooking the English Civil War battlefield of Roundway Down, a battlefield Mr Steve and I visited back in August 2021, with our first visit to the Bridge Inn following that little adventure.

Our lunch venue following Attack, on the canal at the Bridge Inn, Horton. 
https://thebridgeinnhorton.com/

JJ's Wargames - The Battle of Roundway Down and Siege of Devizes

The battlefield of Roundway Down on the horizon, seen from the nearby Bridge Inn at Horton

Finally, a sneak preview of the next step of the AWI collection nearing completion, with the two units seen below having been waiting patiently on my painting desk for nearly three weeks, two of which were while I was away in Kefalonia and Ithaca and are now getting the love they deserve, with just the final base work and colours to be attached before I showcase them, probably next weekend.

 

As always, lots of stuff to come here on JJs and as usual more anon.

JJ