Historicon: Gnome Wars

My favorite table at Historicon was the setup by Miniature Building Authority for their Gnome Wars series of games. Despite the silly premise, this table was spectacular.

The centerpiece of the table was this castle, which must have measured 4' in diameter, standing close to 3' above the table.

Bunny cav!

More historicon eye candy

The theme of this year's Historicon was "Brother against Brother," so the American Civil War was well-represented.
Downtown Mogadishu, for a "Black Hawk Down" scenario.


WWII in the desert. From the look of it, Flames of War is huge, but competing rulesets do not appear to be going anywhere.


I thought this Egyptian tomb was gorgeous, and the award in the upper right hand corner suggest that the judges thought so, too.


This setup for the battle of Chattanooga (in 10mm, my favorite scale) was huge, covering at least 30 feet end to end. That's Lookout Mountain in the distance.

Historicon Photos

Here's a few shots of Historicon, the larges Historical Miniatures convention in the world, and it's practically in my back yard (at the King of Prussia Convention Center). The crowd was largely old, white, portly, and male, but there was enough diversity in all categories to satisfy me that the hobby is moving past its old stereotypes.


I've been starting up some 25mm Old West Figures, and I found the following game table inspiring. It was over 20' long, with sectors covering an Old West town, a prospectors camp, a rocky mountain, a sandstone desert, and a southwestern Mission settlement. Got me psyched to buy my first Western Buildings from the nice people at Old Glory.


One of the coolest setups I saw, a highly detailed rendering of the landing beaches and trenches at Gallipoli. Made you feel sorry for any ANZAC confronted with it.

More eye candy to come soon!

Off to Historicon

Yep, that's a banner for Historicon to the left (designed by none other than John Kovalic). That's where I'm going to be tomorrow, my first gaming convention in over a decade. I'll be sure to post lots of pictures of miniatures goodness!

Coolest...dad...ever

Seriously, I'm jealous.