Gencon is one of the premier miniature events here in the United States. It has had along career in the miniature and gaming industry. They celebrated their 25th anniversary last year. I attended Gencon last year for the 3rd time and took many photos: This convention is attended by many manufacturers:
Privateer Press:
Dark-age Miniatures:
Crocodile Games (Wargods)
There were many tournaments and games played from early morning till late at night.
I really loved some of the conversions and models represented at the convention:
And the costumes by the participants:
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I’m so looking forward toward this year. This will be my first one as you know.
Will you be going to Comic Con this year?
Yep, have the hotel room, but the 4 day pass is sold out, so it will be day to day, and considering that they tend to fill up quickly each day, I’m not sure that I’ll get a pass.