KWC Open Day 2015: Photos from an Exhibition

Open Day 2015: Kapiti Wargames Club

Sunday saw KWCs 4th annual open day. We had quite a good turn-out, with many enthusiasts and members of the public turning up.

Display games included Warhammer Fantasy, Flames of War, 40K and X-Wing, Warmahordes, Infinity and Black Powder

We also had a mini diorama celebrating KWCs involvement with Sir Peter Jackson's Great War Project:

Vignette of Chunnuk Bair. Mortal Combat: Turks and ANZACs in hand-to-hand Combat

(Photo: Roly Hermans)

Soviet Forces being deployed by Bruce. Jayden and Matt giving advice. 

Flames of War in 20mm

Finalists in the Golden Griffon Painting Compatition

Judge David in Action

Best of Show

Senior Winner: Sam Campbell

Roly's amazing NZ Maori Wars display

The Pa (Maori Fortfied Village)

Defense of the Church

Settler Homestead under attack 

Skirmishers in the long grass

Even the Royal Navy got involved

Spectres from the forest: A nasty surprise coming

From the past to the future: X-wing

And Warhammer 40K

Warmahordes

All in the family: The Campbells walking off with all the prizes:

KWC Open Day 2015 On again!

Reminder of our club's open day this Sunday

I will be doing a FoW 20mm Defense of the Reich German Panzer vs Soviet Guards Demo Game

Kapiti Wargames Club to have open day after recent collaboration with Sir Peter Jackson

Table-top strategy games with miniature models have led to a number of Kapiti wargamers and modellers working with Sir Peter Jackson and the Weta Workshop on his World War 1 Battle of Chunuk Bair diorama project. The club has enjoyed local and international media exposure following their involvement with Sir Peter’s Gallipoli project. They offer the public the opportunity to come see for themselves how it is done:

The Kapiti Wargames Club (KWC) have their annual Open Day on Sunday 7 June from 10 am at the Paraparaumu Community Centre (Ngahina Street, Paraparaumu). This annual event (open to the public) showcases the modelling and painting talents of local figure painters and wargamers. The event offers the public an opportunity to try their hand at table-top strategy games.

Demonstration and display games this year will include a Maori Pa Battle Display, World War 2 Eastern Front (Attack on Germany) Tank Battles, Fantasy and Futuristic Science Fiction battle displays.

There will also be a display on the club’s involvement with the WW1 diorama at the Great War Exhibition.

The range of games played include those based on historical fact, fictionalised fact, fantasy and futuristic games. Popular genres currently include Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Flames of War, Lord of the Rings, Warmachine, Firestorm Armada and Star Wars X-Wing. Many other genres feature from time to time. The club also offers strategy based board gaming and card-based strategy games, such as Magic, The Gathering.

The KWC is a youth friendly environment, with supervised introductory gaming activities for younger players from 4pm; and a session for more mature or experienced players from 7pm. Players of all grades, new and experienced alike are welcome to come try their hand.

The Open Day will run from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 7 June 2015. Entry is free.

More from the Weta workshop and the ANZAC WW100 Project

More behind the scenes photos of KWC working away on the ANZAC Diorama at the Weta Workshop:

A second weekend spent on this amazing labour of love. Our club is honoured to be taking part of this event

Bruce and Shaun spraying sandbags

More spraying: Dust on their shoes. Figures rolling off the "conveyor belt" 

With Roly (Ok, not officially a card carrying club member, but close)

Chairman Sam being interviewed by TVNZ

The painting tables seemed to multiply. Sean, Herman, Reinhold and Dave set up another one. The Perrys need the Maori contingent ! 

"They're in that box that came in with some unassembled figures!: 

" How many do we need ? " ....120 ! 

"How many do we have? .... 18 !

" I thought we were done assembling and painting. 

Apparently not!  And off we go...

How busy can you get? Roly's photo from the Crows' nest: 

TV crew, 3 tables painting and assembling, and the" Conveyerbelt"

Bruce helps the ANZACs arrive

Some familiar faces? The Perrys rendered Roly and Rhys as special characters

And after all that hard work you must surely be thirsty!

So off to the pub for some well-earned refreshment with you !

KWC in the Weta Workshop

KWC - Weta Workshop and the ANZAC Diorama

So here we are, probably one of the most amazing events any wargamer can dream of. We are approached to take part in the biggest miniature painting event NZ has ever seen

The ANZAC diorama for WW100 (The 100th Commemoration of WW1)

Clicky to the official blog: Mustering the Troops

Photos placed here depict KWC Wargamers real and fictional, who have taken part in this amazing event. The photos are nicked wholesale from Roly Hermans' blog, totally without permission.

For the full story and Roly's commentary click the link above

2015 AGM. Short and Sweet

2015 AGM: KWC - A Healthy Wargames Club !

The KWC had its annual AGM this Thursday. The AGM was brief and to the point.

Committee office bearers were re-elected, with Sam Campbell again the president, Fern the Secretary and Hamish the Treasurer. Formal portfolios were abolished for the other committee members with an uninimous vote to move to committee-members-at-large, rather than set portfolios.

There was a shortage of Junior members present, so the election of junior representatives (under 16s) was held over until the next club meeting. Likewise the election of a club captain, as the existing club captain, Dave Oemcke was also not present at the AGM due to a prior engagement.



Financial statements will be presented at the next club night too, but the treasurer assured the club that balance sheet is in the green. Current club fees and memberships fully cover the outgoings, with an end of-year surplus which was put towards the purchase of new terrain, specifically in the realm of 40K and SF Fantasy. Current membership stands just short of 50 active members, with average attendance of club nights between 20 and 35 players.

It was decided not to increase the door fees, and to maintain the current 10-ticket discount system.
The out-going committee was thanked for their efforts during 2014, and the president in particular applauded. Our inclusiveness and youth-friendliness was again lauded.

8 Years, and going strong in little ol' Kapiti!
Great going guys! An alive and vibrant wargames club! Thanks to everyone that makes it work!

Full on gaming night !

KWC had a great gaming day on Thursday a fortnight ago

Some pics:

Excellent turnout, with an amazing plethora of board and miniature games going down. Just Warmachine and FoW not present. Saga game (Normans vs Vikings) for the first time, X-Wing, Mordheim, WHFB, WH 40K, Memoirs '44, Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Role playing...Wow!