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string(84) "We visited: Slovenian State Championship in plastic modelling, Ljubljana 18.11.2023."
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On Saturday, 18.11.2022. in Ljubljana, the Slovenian National Championship in plastic modeling was held. Our delegation performed in several categories and participated in a wargaming event.
The first unpleasant surprise was at the very entrance: in the queue for competitors with online registration, there were also competitors without such registration (in fact, instead of two different queues, there was only one) so we waited about 20 minutes for registration (with only three competitors in line in front of us). Also, we were surprised by the decision that there is (no longer) a discount for online registration. After the initial shock and calming down through the setting up of our entries into categories, the most important thing was to meet again and talk with colleagues from other cities and countries such as Slovenia and Italy.
After setting up and greeting our friends, we toured the city and had lunch!
Below is a photo gallery of the works. Unfortunately, the lighting was not gentle on our cameras, so many details of the model are not visible. The models are placed (again) so that the windows and the light source are behind them – so we are looking at the backlight the whole time. Furthermore, the cluttering in the categories from K1 to K5 is so great that it was not possible to distinguish where one category starts and ends. The standard chaos in the categories for miniatures that we are used to in all IPMS (and related) competitions was not absent here either. All figures in one category so you have a wargaming 28mm miniature with a historical bust figure in 1/9 scale. Kudos to the judges who deal with this chaos!
The highlight of the competition was the painting workshop led by the talented Anže Zovko at the Back to Basics / miniatures.si stand. He painted the fireman's face. The workshop was well structured, the steps in painting were clearly explained and demonstrated on the miniature itself. And in the end, our Marko successfully wired the painted face!
As part of the competition, our friends from Wargaming Slovenia exhibited, as well as the Slovenian team that performed at our Turm 2023 this year with a demonstration of the strategy board game Forbidden Psalm: Last War, in which our Ana also participated. It was a pleasure to watch their boards and figures!
In the end, there was some more waiting. Which dragged on until 5:30 p.m. (even though the awarding ceremony was originally planned for between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. The organizers opened the hall at 5:35 p.m. and then they started stacking the certificates, medals, awards and removing the cups from the foils in which were lying in boxes. All in front of an audience eager for results. Given that we were late for check-in to the apartment, as soon as the prizes in "our" categories were awarded, we snuck away (the joy can be seen on our Mark!) and we hereby apologize to all our friends with whom we did not say goodbye!
Fortunately, the mood was corrected by the wargaming team, which (after the Latvia - Croatia match) took us out for drinks and dinner.!
All in all, the social aspect of the event is great, but whoever plans to come, arm yourself with patience because the amount of waiting and the lack of accurate information at every step is enormous. The registration, although done online, took over 20 minutes (and there were three competitors before us), the discount for online registration (no longer) exists, standing in line to find out the price of the model (because none of them have a stated price) was over half an hour (with four customers in line in front), additional shopping for another 20 minutes (same thing), let's not talk about allocation and moving. We have the impression that the organizer must decide whether he wants to sell models or organize a competition. After the decision, leave the rest to others - it will be much more pleasant for all competitors and visitors. Especially for us who travel. Hopefully things will change in 2024, see you next year!
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U subotu, 18.11.2023. u Ljubljani održavalo se Državno prvenstvo Slovenije u plastičnom maketarstvu. Naša delegacija je nastupila u nekoliko kategorija te u wargaming demonstraciji.
Prvo neugodno iznenađenje bilo je na samom ulazu: u redu za natjecatelje s online registracijom, bili su i natjecatelji bez te registracije (u stvari, umjesto dva različita reda, bio je samo jedan) pa smo čekali 20ak minuta za registraciju (uz samo tri natjecatelja u redu ispred nas). Također, zapanjila nas je odluka da (više) nema popusta za online registraciju. Nakon prvotnog šoka i smirivanja kroz postavljanje, najbitnije je bilo ponovno se susresti i popričati sa kolegama iz drugih gradova i država poput Slovenije te Italije.
Nakon postavljanja i pozdravljanja sa prijateljima, razgledali smo grad i odradili ručak!
U nastavku slijedi galerija fotografija radova. Na žalost, osvjetljenje nije bilo nježno prema našim kamerama pa dosta detalja sa modela se ne vidi. Modeli su stavljeni (opet) tako da su prozori i izvor svjetlosti iza njih – tako da cijelo vrijeme gledamo u kontraliht. Nadalje, gužva u kategorijama od K1 do K5 je tolika da se nije dalo razlučiti gdje jedna kategorija počinje, a gdje završava. Standardni kaos u kategorijama za minijature na koje smo navikli na svim IPMS (i srodnim) natjecanjima ni ovdje nije izostao. Sve figure u jednoj kategoriji pa imate wargaming 28mm figuru sa povijesnom bistom u mjerilu 1/9. Svaka čast sucima koji izlaze na kraj sa tim đumbusom!
Highlight natjecanja bila je radionica bojanja koju je vodio talentirani Anže Zovko u sklopu štanda Back to Basics / miniatures.si . Bojao je lice vatrogasca. Radionica je bila dobro strukturirana, koraci u bojanju jasno objašnjeni i popratno demonstrirani na samoj minijaturi. A na kraju, naš Marko je uspješno nažicao obojano lice!
U sklopu natjecanja izlagali su naši prijatelji iz Wargaming Slovenija kao i slovenska ekipa koja je nastupila na našem ovogodišnjem Turm 2023 sa demonstracijom stolne strateške igre Forbidden Psalm: Last War u kojoj je sudjelovala i naša Ana. Bio je užitak gledati njihove table i figure!
Na kraju je uslijedilo još malo čekanja. Što se odužilo do 17:30 (iako je prvotno dodjela bila planirana za između 16:00 i 17:00. Dvoranu su organizatori otvorili u 17:35 te su onda počeli slagati certifikate, medalje, nagrade te vaditi pehare iz folija u kojima su ležale u kutijama. Sve pred publikom željnom rezultata. S obzirom da smo kasnili na check in u apartman, čim su dodjeljene nagrade u “našim” kategorijama, mi smo šmugnuli (veselje se vidi na našem Marku!) te se ovim putem ispričavamo svim prijateljima s kojima se nismo pozdravili!
Na svu sreću, štimung je ispravila wargaming ekipa koja nas je (nakon tekme Latvija – Hrvatska) izvela na cugu i večeru!
Sve u svemu, društveni aspect događaja je super, ali tko god planira doći, nek se oboruža strpljenjem jer količina čekanja i manjka točnih informacija na svakom koraku je ogromna. Registracija iako odrađena online je trajala preko 20 minuta (a bilo je tri natjecatelja prije nas), popust na online prijavu (više) ne postoji, stajanje u redu da bi se saznala cijena makete (jer nijedna nema iskazanu cijenu) je bila preko pola sata (sa cetiri kupca u redu ispred), dodatna kupovina još 20 minuta (ista stvar), o dodjeli i pomicanju da ne pričamo. Dojma smo da se organizator mora odlučiti želi li prodavati makete ili organizirati natjecanje. Nakon odluke, ono drugo neka prepusti drugima – bit će svim natjecateljima i posjetiteljima bitno ugodnije. Pogotovo nama koji putujemo. Uz nadu da će se stvari promijeniti u 2024, vidimo se sljedeće godine!
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