Group North wargaming club 40th anniversary

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 1:21 pm

One of the oldest wargaming clubs in Australia will be celebrating its 40th anniversary later this year. On October 27th and 28th, Group North Historical Wargaming Society will hold it's birthday bash at their club rooms in A. E. Martin Hall, Building 36, Woomera Road, Edinburgh. South Australia.

Free entry, with door prizes, painting competitions, local and interstate traders, and bring and buy stall, historical military vehicles and all manner of games on display and for you to join in. It's always a good day out, but this year is going to be something extra special with so much going on that the place will be packed. There will even be an artillery display (and I believe they will be firing the guns).

I will be there, running a terrain making demonstration on the Saturday and running a participation game on the Sunday. Some of my friends there will be running an awesome LOTR game too.

Did I mention it's Free Entry?

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Sun May 20, 2012 7:13 pm

Sounds awesome. Too bad I'm halfway around the world....

madtankdog · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 5:54 am

For more Information about Group North Historical Wargames Society
visit http://www.groupnorth.biz
heaps of phots and info about tourneys as well

and if you want to visit and looking for accomodation send us an email thru the website, thanks

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:21 pm

Thanks Madtankdog, I forgot to add the link to your website.

For everyone who doesn't know, Madtankdog has probably the largest collection of Easterlings in the southern hemisphere! Certainly the most massive collection I've ever seen - all metal and all exquisitely painted too!

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 9:53 pm

Dagorlad wrote:

Madtankdog has probably the largest collection of Easterlings in the southern hemisphere! Certainly the most massive collection I've ever seen - all metal and all exquisitely painted too!

Could we see some pictures? That sounds awesome.

madtankdog · **Posted:** Mon May 21, 2012 10:56 pm

if i knew how to insert pics i would but have sent some to dagorlad so hopefully he can help, thanks

SeveredHead · **Joined:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:40 pm **Posts:** 57

Thank you for letting us know about this great event. Unfortunately I live in the U.S. and will not be able to attend as much as I would like to.

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 12:01 pm

I have a stack of photos that madtankdog sent me. I'll post them when I get back from a weekend trip on Tuesday.

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:41 pm

As promised, here are a few photos of previous LOTR-related events at Group North. They play loads of other games besides those from GW too, with a strong showing of historical games at every event, as well as Infinity, Flames of War, Trafalgar, Wings of Glory, Dystopian Wars and pretty much anything else you can think of.

theavenger001 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:26 pm

Ooh, very nice. I especially like that black gate terrain piece, I wish I had room for something like that. It's also cool to see five mumaks all lined up, they're all slightly different, but good, in their own way. Thanks for the pictures.

madtankdog · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:39 pm

Actualy couldn't get them all in picture we had 11 Mumaks :-D

if you live in australia make the effort to come celebrate 40years of Group North, will have several traders presenting their goodies and cheap accomodation near by
www.groupnorth.biz

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:14 am

Seeing Greg's Black Gate model in the flesh was an awesome experience for me - the detail on it just has to be seen to believed, it's a brilliant piece.

I understand that he'll be bringing his Helm's Deep to this year's event, is that right Heinz?

madtankdog · **Posted:** Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:27 am

Dagorlad wrote:

Seeing Greg's Black Gate model in the flesh was an awesome experience for me - the detail on it just has to be seen to believed, it's a brilliant piece.

I understand that he'll be bringing his Helm's Deep to this year's event, is that right Heinz?

Not only are we doing Helms Deep, but greg is building the tower of orthanc and we will aslo be doing the March of the ENT's on sunday, so far we have about 15 , all different types that will be fielded against suramans uruk hai and his fortress
UK freddy has some wonderful ENt's and we have them, as well as earlier GW metal and plastic types, it will be impressive so watch for pics after the event , near the end of year

Papa Hoth · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:28 am

Nothing like a bit of threadomancy; but I've been offline for 1, 1/2 weeks so here goes :-o

.
Thanks for the kind words Alan re my Black Gate, that's high praise coming from the man that brought us the brilliant model of Weathertop. Every time I see it I just stop and look, it's probaly the single best scenery model I have seen 'in the flesh'.
Orthanc is going to be a right royal pain as it is of Numenorian build and therefore the modelling will have to be much more precise. With the Gate I had a reasonable amount off 'tolerance' or leeway seeing as it was Mordor built and not everything had to be straight and true.
I'm starting it this week so we'll see what happens :-0

cheers
Greg

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:32 am

Greg, I want to see pictures! Pictures I tells ya!

Good luck with it mate, I am sure you'll do a brilliant job with it - like everything else I've seen of yours.

Tackitis · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:26 pm

Wow, some of that stuff looks Awesome. It's great to see other clubs from around Australia really getting into the game.

More Pics Please.

madtankdog · **Posted:** Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:58 am

JUST AN UPDATE :-D

less than 3 months till our big 40th Anniversary Weekend Bash, 19 gaming tables, not just Lotr, also Fog, ECW/ACW, WW2, Zombie, Sci Fi Fantasy,40K, Naval and wings of war with so much more

17 trade tables local and interstate, raffles and door prizes to be won, :-D

Miltary vehicle display and renactors including a parade style display and firing of 16pdr cannon :shock:

visit www.groupnorth.biz for full details, if you live in australia and wish to visit PM for accomodation
and dagorlad is also doing a terrain making display and hopefully his ww2 ukraine game

madtankdog · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:17 am

Hi All
1 MONTH TO GO !!!
Group Norths 40th Anniversary Celebrations are going to be blast !! literally with a cannon firning :-D

To date we will have over the weekend 20 gaming and display tables, LOTR, 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Dystopian Wars, FoG, ECW/ACW, FOW and other WW2, Blood Bowl, SciFi, Zombie, Napoleonic, Wings of war, Dust Warfare, Magic.
19 Trade tables New and Second hand, Eureka Miniatures, Hobby Matrix, Miltary hobbies, Mics Metal Models, Little Soldiers, gamers Guild
Reenactors, Fort Glanville Historical Society "Live Cannon Firing"

The Model engineers across the carprak will also be open as well as the Marklin train Group, Miltary Vehicle display

There are aslo terrain making and Model Displays, Door prizes, raffles and first 200 Visitors will received a Show Bag

ENTRY IS FREE !!!
further info from http://www.groupnorth.biz

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:03 am

Thanks Heinz, I am really looking forward to it - should be a blast! Literally.

I'll be bringing the two terrain projects I'm currently working on along as part of the terrain making display (a modular Venice table and a Dwarven city - LOTR naturally), plus a variety of smaller things to demonstrate different techniques. And of course a few of my finished models - Weathertop, the Edoras gatehouse, and more.

madtankdog · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:11 pm

Sounds Great Alan
Cant wait to see your new terrain pieces, Gregs orthanc is nearly complete and with 20 Ents on the board shall make for very interesting Game :-D

Your friend mal is going to be there too

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