Some of the NapCon attendees form a firing line. Note the Austrian standard, and the drummer boy on the right wearing a French pokalem.

An overview of the venue - the hall of St Brendan's School, Upper Hutt.

Wanganui with their huge Waterloo/Plancenoit scenario in 25mm, using Age of Eagles rules.

They won the very impressive trophy for overall best demonstration game.

Another prize-winner (for best terrain) was the Wellington group's game set in 1805 Italy, also in 25mm, but played with General de Brigade.

The Mage group from Palmerston North put on this very attractive 15mm Austrians vs Russians game using, of all things, Warmaster Ancients rules (suitably amended of course).

Part of the huge 15mm Grand Manner game played by the Wine Country Generals from Hawkes Bay. Mark Thorpe won best 15mm army with his French.

The Kapiti Fusiliers put on a game, of course - or, at least, one of them did. However, as there was no opponent, this Peninsular War game became a static diorama, but still won two prizes!

Wairarapa put on a Napoleon's Battles 1809 Austrians vs French and allies game in 15mm. The stepped hills made out of sponge rubber caused a lot of interest.

Hamilton and Taranaki played two 15mm games, both using In The Grand Manner. One game pitched the Confederation of the Rhine against Bavaria, whilst the other was British vs Russians.

Mark goes the whole hog with his carrying cases. Wonder what army lives in this box?!

This beautiful scratch-built complex of 25mm buildings doubled as the village of Plancenoit in the prize-winning Wanganui demo game.

More lovingly scratch-built buildings were evident in the Wellington 25mm 'Probe to Caldiero' game.

Fusilier Roly's troops took the prize for best 25mm army. His game was accompanied by music CDs, including the theme to Sharpe and the Band of the Imperial Guard.

Mark Thorpe's French army deservedly took the prize for best 15mm army. Note the ornate name-plate for this Swiss brigade.

More of Mark's beautiful 15mm figures.

Here are even more of Mark's exquisite French army.

These 25mm figures were in the 1805 Italy game. The bare-footed soldier adds a nice touch.

Wanganui's Waterloo/Plancenoit game featured loads of beautifully-painted 25mm figures, like the French hussars.

Yet another picture of Mark Thorpe's 15mm handiwork. This is his command base depicting Napoleon and his staff. Note the hussar galloping up with a captured standard.

Fusilier Roly's vignette of Sharpe and Harper (right) was judged the most popular 25mm vignette. Here it is compared with a fantasy Flintloque duo.

The Kapiti Fusiliers presented this 25mm Russian vs French game on the second day of NapCon. The rules used were Command Piquet.

Allen Yaxley's Upper Hutt group played a 25mm game on the Sunday. Allan says he has been collecting and painting these figures for thirty years!

Not all Napoleonic warfare was on land, so this naval game represented the war at sea.

To finish with, we present yet another of Mark Thorpe's amazing 15mm battalions.