Whilst you lucky peeps were at Wotan I was reading the "Scenario Ideas" thread and thinking about sites around here that would be good for a WW2 game. There's an old airbase used as a skirmish site near Dundee that I think would be an excellent spot for a game. It's got lots of scope for indoor and outdoor action as well as wooded and clear areas.
However before contacting them and getting any planning done I thought that I'd see how many people would be willing to travel this far North for a game. After all if it's just me, Kavster and Morgs that would turn up then we may as well get together for an evening of Call of Duty on my xbox. However if a few people were willing to make the trip and a suitable scenario was written I think it could make for a pretty good game.
So, if it was organised well in advance and you had the weekend free etc would you be prepared to make the trip?
You'll have to sell it to me well.. 
5 1/2 hours is a long drive... though obviously not as long as some have already done for an event!
You'll have to sell it to me well..
5 1/2 hours is a long drive...
Just be thankful you're not one of the ones that has had to catch the train in the past.
I'm aware it'd have to be a solid scenario and I'm prepared to put the work and effort in, but I don't have the time to spend doing it for people to say it's too far etc, hence why I'm asking the question up front before I start so I know if it's a goer. 
If someone were driving up i'd go with em and contribute to travel costs.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Although it's an 8 hour drive for me I might consider it if we can get a group together, hire a mini-bus and share the driving like Warren did when he and his friends came for the Arnhem game.
Although it's an 8 hour drive for me I might consider it if we can get a group together, hire a mini-bus and share the driving like Warren did when he and his friends came for the Arnhem game.
that's a bloody good idea i hadn't thought about, there are probably enough of us in the nottingham vicinity to warrant a minibus, and i wouldn't mind doing at least some of the driving.
Although it's an 8 hour drive for me I might consider it if we can get a group together, hire a mini-bus and share the driving like Warren did when he and his friends came for the Arnhem game.
that's a bloody good idea I hadn't thought about, there are probably enough of us in the nottingham vicinity to warrant a minibus, and I wouldn't mind doing at least some of the driving.
If nothing could be arranged from here I would consider driving to Nottingham to join a group leaving from there, especially if I could travel the night before and borrow someones couch.
A few guys I know did this for a hockey tournament we play in. A couple drove from Cardiff to Swindon, some from somewhere else and then they all met up and hired a minibus from Swindon and drove it up to Hull. Apparently the journey ended up being a pretty good laugh.
See from Notts you could head up via Yorks and pick up some more drivers 
anything has to be better than that gawd awful Zafira we hired for Wotan (I HATE THAT CAR 
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611 miles, 12 hour drive, bit far for me unfortunately....sometimes I wish I still lived in Swindon 
457 miles.... 8 hours....
I'd do it but preferrably if it was planned around a bank holiday or something like that so I had a day either side to travel etc.
457 miles.... 8 hours....
I'd do it but preferrably if it was planned around a bank holiday or something like that so I had a day either side to travel etc.
I was thinking it'd need to be done around a Bank holiday if possible, either that or a 24hr midday to midday jobby over a Sat/Sunday. That way people could drive up the day/night before if they wanted and arrive late, then drive home afterwards on Sunday or stay over until Monday.
As I said, just in the ideas stage at the moment, so all ideas/suggestions are welcome.
Oh and this site has an underground complex as well.
I would be up for the event, driving etc(I know where the speed camera's are on the way up) lol
I'd be up for it. Sorting out a minibus is definitely the way to go, having done it before to take a team to Sennybridge. One thing I would say though - having been the sole driver last time - is that you REALLY need 2 drivers on a long haul. I was completely fucked by the time I got back last time lol
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
its not such a bad drive, even with 4 nuters in the back and a mate that cant read a map, i did all of the driving part from the last 3 hrs, its not so bad,
its a good laff as well, haveing central UK pic up point is a good idear,
oh can i come
team shoot and scoot, TL
I'll raise your 4 Nutters with 1 mad german, a lunatic ex Guardsman plus 4 "regular" nutters .
But seriously, for long distance games, its definitely worth getting a minibus.
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
ah shite i see that kinda sounded bad, sorry mate
but the mini bus is good fun and a few hrs chatting about, well the 1940s with like minded people is allways good,
team shoot and scoot, TL
chatting about, well the 1940s with like minded people is allways good,
Didn`t realise you were that old
talking of wich, that D-day weekender is calling
and i,m only 34 blody years old, oh the cheek....
team shoot and scoot, TL
talking of wich, that D-day weekender is calling
and I,m only 34 blody years old, oh the cheek....
There may well be a spare place in the Landy...
