The Pictures from GitD 2014 Operation Scorpion

Well here are some of the pictures from last weekends Gathering in the Desert Operation Scorpion Bolt Action event. We had 14 players this year with four of them traveling from Chicago, the rest were from Phoenix.

The Players of GitD 2014

Now onto the winners of the event!

Jeremy Williams, Best Overall Winner - Japanese 

Best Axis General, TJ Weller

Best Allied Genral, Tony N.

Best Appearance, Brent Sinclair

Best Sportsman, Robert Brightwell

My Dice Have Failed Me, Jeff Plaine

Now here are the shots of the tables, the tables were done by various people in the community, which I am grateful for. I do have to say we did have some of the coolest tables that I have seen in a while.

Table 1, Rob B, French country side?

Table 2, Rob B, Lowland Country

Table 3, Tim K, Normandy

Table 4, Tim K, Tunisa

Table 5, Randy B, Belgium

Table 6, Tim P, Italian Village

Table 7, Tim P, Burma Jungle

 Now onto some action pictures.

Wow, photo bombing your army, really dude???

 

 Here are a few shots of the players in action.

Hmm, someone is such a ham!

Besides the main tournament, we also did a paint competition which we had three categories, Best Single miniature, Best Team miniature and Best Unit/Vehicle. Here are the entries, first up the Single minis,

This was the Best Single Miniature per the judges, a British Para painted by Robert Brightwell.

Here are the Team Miniatures:

Best Team Weapon painted by Tim Kulinski

 Lastly the Best Unit/Vehicle:

Best Unit/Vehicle, painted by Robert Brightwell

So here is a picture of two folks that helped out immensely, they are not gamers but their help was huge! And yes, I know I am lucky to have a wife that helps out with my gaming, yeah I know your jealous!

My good friend Ted and my Beautiful Wife Shannon!

So there you go, Gathering in the Desert Operation Scorpion 2014. We are looking at doing this again next year, so start making plan for joining us in 2015, it will be once again in February, more than likely around Presidents day weekend.

GitD Staff