Lock and Load 2011 Pictures

[Psyberwolfe]

These are some terrain pictures before the mayhem ensues at Lock and Load 2011. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

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Here are more. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

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A Full Size Warjack for you courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

[Atrocity]

Good Lord that terrain is gorgeous.

[Psyberwolfe]

Here are pictures from the miniatures cases. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

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Here are pictures from the miniatures cases and battle/table shots. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

[Psyberwolfe]

Here are pictures from the miniatures cases and battle/table shots. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

[Psyberwolfe]

Here are more table shots. These are courtesy of my friend Meg Maples and posted here with her permission.

[scadugenga]

That...is some of the most amazing terrain I've ever seen for a tournament.

[Tamwulf]

That...is some of the most amazing terrain I've ever seen for a tournament.

That terrain was not for any "tournament" per say. It was for Iron Arena. Iron Arena is a format of open play for the entire weekend. You register, grab any opponent, then go play. Each table had a specific scenario associated with it. You and your opponent would decide on the points value and play a game. At the end, you would go and report the game. You would get "Iron Skulls" (tickets) for playing a game, winning the game, different opponent, opponent from a different state/country, win by scenario, etc. You could then trade in your tickets for prizes- everything from Privateer Press bandannas, coffee cups, dice to Battlefoam Bags, signed artwork, signed rulebooks, etc.

The Ironclad statue was actually made at about 66% scale. A real Ironclad is 12'3" tall and weighs six tons (from Prime, MK II rulebook page 115). This one was a little over 9' tall. And while it didn't weight 6 tons, lugging it up the back stairs because it wouldn't fit in the elevator made it feel more like 12 tons.

Lock and Load was a great event, and we'll be expanding it for next year! We had anticipated a little over 200 people, and over 400 showed up. With over 120 gaming tables to play on, people were actually waiting in line to play! We emptied out all the terrain in the warehouse to fill all those tables, and the Thralls are busy making new terrain for next year.

If you get the chance, anyone interested in Lock and Load should go next year. The entire Privateer Press staff, from the Owner Matt Wilson all the way down to the warehouse metal casters/packers, they were all there and they were all answering questions, leading seminars, and even playing games!

Hope to see you all there next year!