Friday, March 19, 2010

Battle of Tudela - Shako II - April 10


The Battle of Tudela will be Coming Soon to the Hangar (April 10)

This is a fight between 19,000 Spanish, and 30,000 French and Polish troops. Not surprising, the French/Polish alliance won, and it was a bloody slaughter! However, not all is lost, and it is a decent battle to wargame!

Another fine ManCave gaming production (John and Steven McCabe)!

The battle of Tudela, in 15mm at Carl's joint.

See you there!
Chuck

Monday, March 15, 2010

Historicon 2010 in Valley Forge!

The following is the official press release for this years Historicon location!
HISTORICON 2010 LOCATION

HISTORICON July 8-11, 2010 will take place at the Valley Forge Convention Center located in historic Valley Forge, PA. http://www.vfconventioncenter.com/

Here is a snapshot of what attendees can expect for HISTORICON 2010


* 108,000+ Square Feet of Historical Miniature Gaming
* 2,500 FREE Parking Spaces
* 488 hotel rooms on-site - HMGS special rates Single, Double, Triple, Quad/$109.00, Suites/$124.00 (plus Tax)
* Additional Hotels and Food nearby
* Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) approximately 45 minutes (shuttles available) to the VFCC
* Budget Car Rental onsite no need to rent car for full time or pay 1 way rental fees


For GMs/Gamers “

* Same great convention, cozy new location "no big box" feel
* Easy load in/out access to gaming areas
* 24 hour gaming
* Several Bars, Restaurants and Food Concessions onsite.
* Bigger Vendor Hall, better flea market, best historical gaming


For the History

* Valley Forge National Park - http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm
* Battleship New Jersey - http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/
* Historic Philadelphia - http://www.gophila.com/C/Historic_Philadelphia/624.html


For the Family -

* Famed King of Prussia Mall - http://www.kingofprussiamall.com/
* Philadelphia Premium Outlets - http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=75

Nearby -

o Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ - http://www.adventureaquarium.com/
o Philadelphia Museum of Art - http://www.philamuseum.org/
o Please Touch Museum - http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/
o The Franklin Institute - http://www2.fi.edu/
* And much more - http://www.vfconventioncenter.com/local_attractions.htm


For Vendors

* Non-Union Facility
* Good access to load/unload areas
* Working Air-conditioning and plumbing
* Drayage Services Available

We will continue to post further separate releases and updates for the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society membership, and to the gaming community as soon as additional details are confirmed.

Sincerely,


The HMGS Board of Directors

Frank Preziosa
Michelle Preziosa
Orest Swystun
Dudley Garidel
Jim Petrie
Heather Blush
Pete Panzeri