Best in Show:
Jiazhou Guan’s Praise the Sun
SALUTE 53 PAINTING COMPETITION
SPONSORED BY
Historical Single Figure 1st - Joey Fereday - Jesus
Historical Single Figure 2nd - Joe WIlson - French Zouave Corporal
Historical Single Figure 3rd - Liam Blaney - Roman Legionnaire
Historical Unit 1st - David Robotham - Cowboy Posse
Historical Unit 2nd - Marc Brewer - US Continental Regulars
Historical Unit 3rd - Eric Lang - Kyivan Rus Warriors
Historical Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 1st - Lee Hebblethwaite - WWII Sherman Tank
Historical Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 2nd - Sebastien Clement - KIng Tiger Tank
Historical Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 3rd - Joey Fereday - Tractor, Red
Sci-Fi Single Figure 1st - Matthew Kennedy - Ork Warboss in Mega Armour
Sci-Fi Single Figure 2nd - David Soper - Corsair Shade Runner
Sci-Fi Single Figure 3rd - Ross McLusker - Captain Centos
Sci-Fi Unit 1st - David Roberts - Roknaut Assault Team
Sci-Fi Unit 2nd - Mark Brett - Ultramarines Terminator Squad
Sci-Fi Unit 3rd - Paul Davies - Vespid Tower
Sci-Fi Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 1st - Graeme O'Dowd - Brother Zethus
Sci-Fi Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 2nd - Paul Davies - Crab Tank
Sci-Fi Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 3rd - Scott Burns - Genestealer Jackals
Fantasy Single 1st - Jiazhou Guan - Praise the Sun
Fantasy Single 2nd - Matthew Kennedy - Skink Starmaster
Fantasy Single 3rd - Oliver Pratt - Grand Cathay Strategist
Fantasy Unit 1st - Matthew Johnson - Legion of the Abyss
Fantasy Unit 2nd - Tomas Gonzalo - Blackpowder's Buccaneers
Fantasy Unit 3rd - David Roberts - Dwarves of the Forest
Fantasy Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 1st - James Southernwood - Snow Troll
Fantasy Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 2nd - Pawel Tomecki - Lauka Vai
Fantasy Vehicles, Creatures & Artillery 3rd - Jade Sheerin - Wizard Chicken
Large Scale 1st - Lee Hebblethwaite - Bruce the Pirate
Large Scale 2nd - Joe Wilson - Continental Infantryman
Large Scale 3rd - Matt Avis - K-2SO
Miscellaneous 1st - David Roberts - Dwarf Golem
Miscellaneous 2nd - Richard Baddeley - Ultramarine Vet
Miscellaneous 3rd - Jiazhou Guan - Hidden Sniper
Salute 52 Figure 1st - Paul Mackay - Holding the Gate at Hougoumont
Salute 52 Figure 2nd - Tony Emerson - Salute 52 Mini
Salute 52 Figure 3rd - David Radford - Hold the Gate
Thank you:
We would like to say a big thank you to Wayland Games for sponsoring the SALUTE 53 Painting Competition.
As a huge independent retailer of miniatures and wargames, they represent a core cross section of what SALUTE is all about.
You can check out their site here.
Congratulations to Jiazhou for taking home this year’s SALUTE Shield!
Thanks to our volunteers and especially to our massively talented judging panel which this year included Aaron Clark, Kev Dallimore, Anthony Smith, Conrad Mynett, Martin Collier, Jon Hart, Liam Hearne and Tommie Soule.
And finally a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry to the competition, to Wayland Games for sponsoring the competition, to Wargames Illustrated for their excellent photography and to all the volunteers who made it possible.