| NigelDavid | 03 Aug 2014 11:32 p.m. PST |
The 2014 Derby Worlds will be held at Castle Donington International Exhibition Centre, Derby, DE74 2RP. This year the Worlds are back to their traditional 1st weekend in October. Booked traders are:- 1st Corps/Curteys Miniatures
20mm Zone/Early War Miniatures/ShellHole Scenics
Adler Miniatures
Ainsty Castings
Ancient & Modern/Donnington Miniatures
AW Miniatures
Baccus
Barwell Bodyworks
Battlezone Miniatures &Terrain Warehouse
BBnB Games
Beasts of Bolsover
Black Pyramid Gaming LLP
Britannia Miniatures/Grubby Tanks
Caliver Books
Christopher Morris
Colonel Bills
Colour Party
Dave Thomas
David Lanchester Books
Dixon Miniatures
Eagle Figures
East Street Games Company
Empress Miniatures
Essex Miniatures
Figures in Comfort
Glenbrook Games Painting Service
Great Escape Games
Gringos 40s
Hawk Wargames
Instant Armies
Irregular Miniatures Ltd
Kallistra
Keith Tate
KR Multicase
Lancashire Games
Lesleysbitsbox
Magister Militum
Magnetic Displays/Coritani
Miniaturemen & Components
Minibits
Monarch Military Books
Museum Miniatures
Mutineer Miniatures
Newline Miniatures
Northumbria Games
Northumbrian Tin Soldier
Offensive Miniatures
Old Glory UK
Parabellum
Paul Meekins Books
Pendraken Miniatures
Plastic Soldier Company
Prodos Games Ltd
Products for Wargamers
Rapier Miniatures
Red Eagle Miniatures
Redoubt
Sarissa Precision
Scarab Miniatures Ltd
Second Thunder
Sgts' Mess
Shadow Games
SHQ Miniatures
Square Hex
Stafford Games
Stonewall Figures
Studio Miniatures
The Baggagetrain
The Last Valley
The Treefellas
Tiger Miniatures
Time Was
TimeCast
TooFatLardies
Tor Gaming
TREEMENDUS – Scenics
Tumbling Dice
Urban Construct
Warbases
Wargames Emporium
Wargames Foundry
Wargames Illustrated
Wargames Tournaments
Warlord Games
Worley Books
Warploque Miniatures See our website worldwargames.co.uk and Facebook link for more information and updates. Nigel |
| Roosta | 04 Aug 2014 8:56 a.m. PST |
Great. The wife's got an antiques fair in Peterborough the same weekend. There may be trouble ahead… |
| freewargamesrules | 04 Aug 2014 10:29 a.m. PST |
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| deephorse | 04 Aug 2014 11:04 a.m. PST |
There's a LEGO show in Swindon too, so I'll give Derby a miss this time. It's my least favourite show venue anyway so taking a year off may make me feel more like going next year. |
| Broken Spirit Wargames | 05 Sep 2014 11:00 a.m. PST |
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| seneffe | 07 Sep 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
I see it's being held in that draughty, echoey cattle shed again. Tried in the first year and it was a truly dreadful venue.
I kid you not- it's normally used for farm equipment sales. Bad lighting and acoustics, diesel stains on the concrete floor, blocked toilets, revolting food- it's the perfect venue if you want to buy a second hand bailer. But for a wargames show- give it a miss. |
| FriedlandUK | 07 Sep 2014 2:19 p.m. PST |
Always enjoyed the Derby show. Lots of traders, lots of stuff to choose from. Good bring n buy. No problem with the venue. Looking forward to it. |
| bgbboogie | 08 Sep 2014 12:13 p.m. PST |
The venue is great lots of room, user friendly so it a big shed. I'm too busy looking at the stands to see the floor and the toilets were ok when I went, didn't try the food though. A great day out. |
Empires at War  | 09 Sep 2014 5:23 a.m. PST |
Excellent show, crap venue. |
| Volleyfire | 12 Sep 2014 2:30 p.m. PST |
These comments on venues always remind me of the Old Bill cartoon 'If you knows a better 'ole, go to it' :) |
| Empires at War | 12 Sep 2014 2:58 p.m. PST |
I have no say in where the show is held so 'Old Bill' can  off. |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 12 Sep 2014 4:15 p.m. PST |
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| YankeePedlar01 | 12 Sep 2014 11:18 p.m. PST |
Nearer to home, easy parking, all in one space, room to move about freely. I like the venue myself. Plan on being there for the Sunday . |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 13 Sep 2014 2:59 a.m. PST |
I'm intrigued by the Leicester Phat Cats' Zombie SAGA demo |
| seneffe | 13 Sep 2014 11:10 a.m. PST |
Volleyfire- well this particular venue certainly is a hole, I'll give you that. Starting in 1984- I've been to 18 Derby shows but this place is so cold, dismal and badly lit that I'm going to give it a miss this year. |
| Goose666 | 23 Sep 2014 3:00 p.m. PST |
No bring and buy I hear this year! That sucks.
Half the reason for going, has gone in a way. Shame. |
| jammy four | 23 Sep 2014 3:07 p.m. PST |
looking forward to going very much!! |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 24 Sep 2014 5:50 a.m. PST |
Due to a drop out, I shall be trading after all! I will have a good range of dice bags, gem bags and tiny pouches as well as gems dice, tape measures and other accessories. And of course the amazing flickering explosion markers. A good chance for anyone pondering a custom order to run their ideas past me. Annie
The Dice Bag Lady
thedicebaglady.net |
| Just Katie | 24 Sep 2014 6:59 a.m. PST |
I'm going to be there and I'll be bringing some potential new gaming converts. Because I'm such a trend-setter amongst my peers……and I have to bring them to look popular :-( I'm looking forward to seeing your stall Dice Bag Lady, your products sound great. |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 24 Sep 2014 8:02 a.m. PST |
Cheers Katie, see you and your posse there! :D Annie |
| Scarab Miniatures | 01 Oct 2014 12:40 p.m. PST |
Scarab will be there with a bunch of Great War related stuff and the Wargames Factory plastic sets and the various value deals. And of course War & Conquest Ancient/Medieval rules and a game, probably similar to this one link Yes its a big hall, but so is Excel (Salute venue) From a trade point of view, I have found the venue easy to get in and out of with a trolley, and perhaps as importantly for everyone easy to drive to and from.
Its next to an airport for anyone from outside the UK (or even some parts of the UK) and the airport has a shuttle service to and from Nottingham, and no doubt other nearby cities.
Toilets have been fine, and the cup of tea I bought last year was to acceptable standard for price and quality (as I recall – it was a year ago!). Anyway, that's just a personal view and I am looking forward to the show again this year – my wallet might not be though, theres a few things I 'need' Kind regards Rob
scarabminiatures.com
warandconquest.co.uk |
| Volleyfire | 02 Oct 2014 8:40 a.m. PST |
This will be my third visit to Donny, and I've yet to find the military vehicle collection. As I'm bringing a small person along this year who will be beside himself with excitement at the prospect of seeing them can anyone tell me how we find them please? |
| jeffwt | 02 Oct 2014 1:48 p.m. PST |
The vehicles are part of the Donington Collection. See the link below for more details. link |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 03 Oct 2014 5:56 a.m. PST |
The Dice Bag Lady will be in E4, it's pretty much slap bang in the middle, an easy "sock slide" from the entrance actually. map here –
and a handy "directions" ;-)
link heading up there now, see you chaps and chapettes tomorrow (or Sunday!) I've also got a few "Gripping Beast approved" Saga dice bags, but you should get there quickly before they leap off, Cheers
Annie
The Dice Bag Lady
thedicebaglady.net |
| Volleyfire | 03 Oct 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
Are there any of those remote control tanks this year, just to keep the small person amused whilst we grab a breather? |
| Volleyfire | 03 Oct 2014 1:38 p.m. PST |
Memory must be going, that was Sheffield with the RC tanks. Doh! |
| Lardie the Great | 04 Oct 2014 12:08 p.m. PST |
Volleyfire, there were RC tanks at Derby/Donnington last year as well. |
| Volleyfire | 04 Oct 2014 2:03 p.m. PST |
Back from Donnington, had an excellent day, 5 hours just flew by. Big thanks to the folks running the Bolt Action and Wings of Glory ww2 games, they were stars. Two great games we really enjoyed and that was down to the guys (and gal)running them.
No complaints about the venue, in fact my OH commented how much better it was than Kelham, more space to move around so you didn't have to keep saying 'excuse me' or dodge swinging rucksacks, better lighting so you could see everything clearly, and it didn't smell which apparently she thought Kelham did. Kelham was her first experience of a wargames show btw. I have no sense of smell so can't comment! Food and drinks were fine, and the loos were too, very short queue to get in the show at 11am, and once inside everything was fine. My small person thoroughly enjoyed himself and wants to return next year, in fact he said that before we'd left the building.So, a big thank you to the organisers. |
| FriedlandUK | 04 Oct 2014 3:29 p.m. PST |
I'd agree with you there Volleyfire. A very good day out. I managed to pick up everything on my shopping list, and even came away with a lovely looking Fantasy Boardgame ("Lords of Waterdeep") after having a chat to the blokes at Shadow Games. Particularly impressed with the French Indian Wars display game near the main entrance – what an awesome looking fort!! A mention has to be made regarding the goodie bag everyone got at the door which held a free sprue of French Line Infantry from Warlord and a 10% off voucher from Newline Design (duly used to buy some 20mm WW2 Russians). |
| clifblkskull | 05 Oct 2014 1:04 p.m. PST |
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| jammy four | 07 Oct 2014 3:10 a.m. PST |
excellent show all round!well run and friendly
many thanks to Nigel and all the guys..
for our first outing at Derby World Wargames
we will be back for sure! regards
Ged gringo40s.com
gringo40s.blogspot.com |
| Bad Squiddo Games | 09 Oct 2014 4:17 a.m. PST |
Had an absolutely splendid time, many thanks to all the organisers and people who came along. I'll definitely be back next year trading, hopefully have a minion next time so I can get off my stall for more than 2 minutes at a time and check out what else is going on. Venue was absolutely great, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Cheers to everyone who came up to the stall, either just for a chat or to buy things, was a massive success. Thanks again
Annie
The Dice Bag Lady
thedicebaglady.net |
| Empires at War | 13 Oct 2014 6:45 a.m. PST |
Finally got some pics on the Blog with our clubs Apocalypse Now game taking pride of place as joint winner of the Demo game category. You can find the report here- Link |
journeys to and from the Australian national convention - and tells us what he thinks of panicking tank hordes and flat terrain!
