Flintcon 2019, a photo review

     Just last weekend I had the opportunity to attend FlintCon in Flint Michigan; now in its fourth year this is a fun convention with a delightfully relaxed atmosphere and lots of really good games, not to mention the outstanding Bring&Buy. The company was convivial, the food was good, and everyone seemed to enjoying themselves immensely. I ran games in the first and second sessions and thus most of the photos are from my able Associate Editor, J&R. Apologies to any games that we missed.

 just a sample of what was on offer,

Bastion Games had everything from soup to nuts, or pikemen to Panzers

 

a massive collection of resin ships in 28mm caught my eyes,

and nearly my wallet

 

then there was the 1/6 scale (that is 330mm size) Stuart

Battle of Hastings in 28mm 
Triumph!
(Sponsored by The Washington Grand Company)
presented by Brian Peruski

Napoleonic Battle in the Spanish Peninsula 
28mm Black Powder  
(sponsored by Rider Hobby Shop)
 – Jon Carroll

 

Aliens Vs. Predator Vs. Marines 
– Adam Koziel

 

 

no Eddie, I said SHUT the door!

 

a final show-down, just like a movie!

Close Action Napoleonic Naval Action
 – Garry Kaluzny

 

I love sailing ships, but they are like cavalry,

I always end up in the wrong place going the wrong direction

What a Tanker 

(sponsored by Michigan Toy Soldier)
 – Matt Koltonow

28mm Castle Siege
(sponsored by Bastion Games)
– John Thull

 

castle courtesy Hudson and Allen

 

the miniatures are almost exclusive Old Glory

except for the Games Workshop cannon right there

 

some traitor left the drawbridge down!

 

oh, the siege tower is also an old GW product too

 

a little surprise just inside the breach

I can almost hear them doing a Three Stooges "Yuck, yuck, yuck" laugh

 

there were heavy casualties among the ladder-carriers

 

the battle at the breach was a blood-bath

 

the fight on the wall was nearly as bad

 

"Once more into the breach", or some other Shakespearish stuff

Walking Dead All Out War
 - Michael Ovesnik

Deadzone Sci-fi Skirmish 
(sponsored by Mantic Games)
 - Richard Hall

 Napoleonic Skirmish Game
 - 54mm Curtis Cousineau

WWII 15mm Battlegroup
 - Steve Thurston

 ACW Battle of Perryville
 Brigade Fire and Fury
 - Lowell Hamilton 

Flint and Feather 
(sponsored by Crucible Crush Games)
 - Lee Van Schaik

 

beautiful terrain, top-quality production on the rules and the minis are superb

 Force on Force
 Iraq 2003
 - Chris Maes

 

it is the little touches that always make it real for me

Star Wars Legion
 - John Solomon / Andrew Pryor

 

OK; Stormtroopers at one end of the hall, Rebels at the other, nearly no cover......

if this is a good representation of the movies this firefight could go on for hours ;) 

Darkest Africa with Gold Digger Jones
 - Glen Cooley

 

one of these days I'm going to just attend a convention so that when I see a game with a volcano, fierce tribesmen, a steamboat and wild animals I will get a chance to sign up to play!

Championship Formula Racing
 – Jack Beckman

Dawn Attack at Sharpsburg
 1/72 (ACW 101 Tod’s New Rules!)
 – Tod Kershner

Isandlwana 
Zulu War using The Man Who Would Be King rules
 - Michael David Wedding

 

"Zulus Sir, fouzahds of 'em! "

 

simple, but brilliantly effective, terrain

Mekong Delta Cambodia
 – Michael Harris

WWII Russian Front
 – John Thull

 

Russian reserves massed off-table as the Huns deployed

 

then the storm broke and the tides of chaos flowed across the table

Vanguard Fantasy Skirmish

(sponsored by Mantic Games) 
- Richard Hall

 Dust (Demo Games)
 - Chris Kempf

 WWI Trench Warfare
 - Ray Braemer

 

some more simple, but hugely evocative, terrain

 

 Age of Sigmar Monster Hunt 
(sponsored by Hobby Knockout Podcast) 
- Daniel Odoms / Matt Koltonow

 

a bit of genius  here, 

standard floor tiles form the base of the underground tunnel system 

97 cents each instead of a fifty dollar mat

 

 

looks like Mama Squigg doesn't like people kidnapping her babies

 The Battle of Kadesh 1274 BC
- Chris Maes

 

lovely terrain and hordes on very nice miniatures