Airsoft Action 02 - Nov 2011 | Page 55

SITE REVIEW Nomad Airsoft is rapidly becoming a very popular site. Barry Collins reports from North of the Border NOMAD AIRSOFT FENWICK, SCOTLAND I f you were to go back in time to August last year the name Nomad Airsoft would be unheard of. A year later and Nomad is one of the most popular sites in Scotland, with a large player base and a great reputation as a fantastic place to play. I have frequented Nomad for the last year and it has become my regular site, so I have a lot I could say – but for this article I will review the last game day I played. I arrived at the site, located just outside Fenwick in Scotland (a 20-minute drive from Glasgow so very handy for anyone from that neck of the woods). The first thing you notice is that this is no ordinary woodland site as there is a very large (and I mean huge) gravelled car park. This is a nice bonus as I have seen cars fall apart going up the so-called roads to some sites. Nomad is situated directly opposite the Rowallen Activiy Centre, an equestrian venue which houses a cafeteria, toilets, showers, the works. To top that off, airsofters have access to the building for food and such. The Safe Zone is close by and comprises several large, roofed sheds able to hold at least 10 players each, plus kit and whatever else you have with you. The marshaling at Nomad is top notch. They don’t let players mess about and waste time, so as I was finishing getting ready the marshals were already calling players up for the safety brief. At the end of the brief the first game was announced: Attack the Church. The Church is a large bulding with a bell tower and multiple rooms and windows, a great CQB/kill room which the defenders have to hold for as long as possible against the clock. Defenders have one-life-and-out, attackers unlimited. I enjoy this game greatly as it is a go