Modular Gaming Board

Marko Paunović, 11th September 2020

In the past issues I've been dealing with various forms of terrain for my Malifaux games. I've started with several bigger, feature terrain, like Western Church with a graveyard, Undertakers or Water tower with a fog machine. I've then continued with a train set accompanied by several modules worth of railroad tracks. Finally I ended with three modules of a dried river and a set of smaller gaming pieces (like forests, rough terrain, fences etc). In this issue, I'll be tackling how to build your own modular board, easily and fairly cheaply.

Obviously like with every big project, When making such a board you need to make the blueprints and carefully think everything through. What size will the board be, how many modules, how to connenct the modules, features stretching through a couple of modules - how to make the transitions... Fortunately for me, the basic idea of the board was already in my mind because a lot would be decided and defined by the terrain I've already built. Colours to be used I need not think about as they must be the same as in all the other terrain. Having such a great number of terrain pieces, means that I won't need a lot of features built into my modules. This makes the actual build easier, however deciding what details and features to use and more importantly where to place them, complicated matters. Over the course of the last couple of years I've made quite a number of large terrain pieces that I would like to use in my games. Having details, like large boulders, in wrong places on the board would prevent me from firmly placing larger pieces of terrain on my tabletop. That is something I need to avoid so I will need to take extra care not to get carried away. Let the board look a bit „boring, flat and featureless“.

Planning

Here is the list of needs and wants I've compiled after a couple of nights of planning:

1. easy storage (modules - no big wooden board that's hard to put away) N
1.1. size of the entire board: 90 x 90cm (or as close as possible) N
1.2. board needs to consist of four modules 45 x 45 cm (or as close as possible) N

2. use magnets for fixing the modules N
2.1. connection of the modules - use magnets (diametre 10mm) W/N
2.2. connection of the modules – use plastic pins (diametre 8mm) W/N
2.3. place the magnets/pins in the middle of each board W

3. details W
3.1. dirt paths – only on two or three modules W
3.2. one module without features W
3.3. dirt road – only on one module, as short as possible N
3.4. all of the modules must have at least ¼ of each module without any features N

4. details mustn't continue from one module to the next N

5. features and details as flat as possible (so I can place my terrain on the table easily) N

6. materials to be used – as light as possible N

7. frame – sturdy that won't bend or break easily N

When I compiled the list, already some things were begining to come to light. The need for light materials to be used made the choice easy – only HD Styrofoam could meet the demand on such a large surface or really thin MDF (maximum 5mm thickness). In the end, I went for three modules of HD Styrofoam (as it is less expensive) and one module of MDF (just for the purposes of this article so I can explain how to make it with this material as well). However, the need for sturdy frame and the connection through magnets meant that each module had to have a wooden frame. This in turn meant that the board would be at least 2,5 – 4 cm high. So the volume the board would have when not assembled would be 45 x 45 x 16cm (maximum height). This means that the whole board wouldn't take up too much space which is exactly what I was going for. After a little deliberation, I've decided to go with the magnets as my choice of connection, instead of pins. I'll do the list of pros and cons a little later on in the article. However, I decided to make a mock-up of the pin connection, as well, for the purposes of this article. Next up, was to make a sketch of the entire layout. I made sure I dotted down everything and proceeded to make a list of materials and tools needed.

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- glues - PVA 1kg, 1x10g Superglue
- paints and spreys
- 6 Pebeo Deco Paints (Black, White, Grey, Brown, Ochre and Ash), one black matt acrylic sprey and one clear matt acrylic sprey
- large brushes No 90, No 40
- airbrush
- brush size 16
- high density sytyrofoam
- 2 boards (1200 x 600 x 20 mm)
- MDF 1 board (50 x 50cm) – just for the purposes of this article!
- 8mm diametre plastic tube – just for the purposes of this article!
- wooden slats
- 8 pieces (30 x 5 x 1000 mm)
- balsa wood 5mm thick (10 x 1000 mm)
- magnets - 32 pieces (diametre 10 mm, thickness 1mm)
- DAS air drying clay (0,5kg)
- plaster (half a cup)
- mould for casting cobbles
- sand and gravel (4 sizes)
- static grass and scatter (three to four sorts)
- scalpel blade
- jig saw
- disc sander
- modeller's saw
- mill bit (10 mm diametre)
- sanding paper
- masking tape

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When you make such a list, you can also add where you can buy those items and it'll make your shopping easier and faster. When all summed up, I reckon, my board wouldn't cost more than 30-35USD which is really great as this is even cheaper than normal playing mats and that came as a surprise really.

Actual build

After you purchased everything you need, it's time to start the build. First thing I did when I started was making the wooden frame out of the 8 linden slats 30 x 5 x 1000 mm planks. I cut them 2mm longer than neccessary. Fortunately, the slats being 1000 mm long I could afford it so each slat could be used to make two sides of the frame. They all had leftovers and when finally done, I'd have modules that were exactly 45 x 45 cm. When cutting (with a saw) cut one from one side of the plank and the other from the other side. It will ensure you that you have at least one vertically cut side (factory made). After you make this, you'll have to sand of the extra 2mm of length. In order to have a perfect fit, I used my Proxxon disc sander that has a movable trey which I set up at 45 degrees angle. After both sides of each plank were sanded I checked if I had perfect fits all around.

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After the wooden frame parts were cut, I proceeded with magnet installment. First of all, I marked one side of all the magnets with green colour and the other with red (note: it doesn't matter which colour you use, obviously, as long as they are sufficiantly different). When I had all my 32 magnets marked on both sides, it was time to mark the wooden frame slats exactly where I would place them. I decided to place them exactly 10 cm from left/right side and exactly 1,5 cm from the top side. Using a marker I jotted down the exact centre so I could aim the vertical drill more easily. I placed the 10 mm diametre mill bit into it and drilled 2 mm deep into the wooden slats. I glued the magnets using a mixture of PVA glue (inside the hole) and superglue (on the magnets).

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In the design phase I mentioned another way to connect the modules. The preparations for the pin connection are mostly the same. Decide where to place the pins (how far from each side of the module and on which height). Using a drill of appropriate size (8mm in this case), I made the holes straight through the wooden slat. I then proceeded to cut the plastic rod into pins of desired length and placed one pin per side. Like with magnets, I carefully marked each side of the module with separate colour (red and green). One colour would have the pin (be the male jack) and the other would have the hole (be the female jack). I would suggest that your pins protrude at least 2,5cm. If you've done everything right, the pins should align precisely with the holes and you should get a perfect fit. Using the pins will provide a more permanent and rigid connection than the magnet version. However, storing the modules would require more space. Of course, you could always opt not to fix the pins to the modules and store them in a separate bag.

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As mentioned above, on three of the modules, I would be using high density styrofoam to make the body of the board so I now had to cut it into four pieces that would go into the four frames of the modules. Since the frames' outside dimensions were exactly 45 x 45 cm and the wooden frame thickness was 5 mm (on each side!), that meant that my styrofoam boards needed to be exactly 44 x 44 cm so using some straight wooden planks (balsa wood) I first drew the outline and then using my scalpel blade I cut the four pieces.

The fourth module would be done out of thin MDF (about 4mm). Using the same method as before, I drew the outline of the module and using my jigsaw I cut it to desired size (44 x 44 cm). Earlier in the article, I mentioned I would list some pros and cons of each method. Obviously, the styrofoam is easier to cut, lighter and due to it's soft properties and relatively high depth provides the builder the opportunity to add some features inside the module. However, the styrofoam usually comes with different (usually diamond shaped) features on it's surfaces. This is because it is used as insulation on houses so the roughness of the surface makes it adhere better to the wall surfaces. I had to remove the texture and I did it using a makeshift tool made from sanding paper, masking tape and a paint bottle. The MDF is obviously a little heavier, more difficult to cut but on the other hand provides better rigidity of the entire module. Also, being thinner than styrofoam, it provides more room on the inside of the module, so your modules can have more texutre and protruding details and you'll still be able to stack the modules on top of each other when placed in storage.

In order to glue the wooden frames at right angle more easily, I made some brackets (of course you can buy them, but it's cheaper this way). From the 5mm thick balsa wood I cut 8 pieces about 5 x 5 cm large. Afterwards using a knife, I cut them diagonally and presto, I had 16 brackets (for each corner of the 4 modules). I glued them using superglue.

I now had all the pieces I needed to assemble the four modules. I used superglue to instantly bond the wooden frames to eachother and to the brackets. When I acchieved the initial strength of the bond, I added PVA glue to all the joints. When the bonds were dry, I placed my styrofoam boards into each frame. After a bit of tayloring with a scalpel blade I had them all fit snuggly inside the frames. I glued the styrofoam boards to the frames using PVA glue (superglue melts styrofoam) and left it to dry overnight. Before pouring the glue, I added masking tape to all the joints on the top surface to prevent the glue from leaking.

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Adding texture

I assembled all the modules to check how they fit. On the module with the MDF base, the base had sunk into the wooden frame and didn't align perfectly. To fix it, I mixed up some plaster with water making sure the mixture was almost fluid-like. When I was satisfied with the consistency, I poured in the plaster and using a long straight slat I leveled the plaster with the wooden frame. Once it was dry, I checked the alignment again and since everything worked out great it was now time to add some scenic features that I decided I'd install. Using my sketch, I carefully copied the design to the board clearly marking the dirt roads, dirt paths and all the clear featureless areas. When I had the design drawn on the board, using some sanding paper taped to a bottle (for a colour I'd be using later) I sanded into the board so the roads would be flat with the ground. I managed to make the profile of the road by just sanding the MDF. If I hadn't succeeded I would opt to use DAS air drying clay. I would shaped some features to the roads and when I satisfied with how they looked, I would smear some PVA glue over the entire surface of the.

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For a long time I debated whether to add some cobbled stone road or area to my board for the purposes of this article. However, in the end I decided against it as it would clash too much with the rest of the scenery. Luckily, on one of my previous projects I did just that so I have a couple of pics to show how it's done. First, using the method described earlier I made a denture in the styrofoam to fit my cobbled stones which I made from a silicone mould I found in a Home depo store (note: it was actually a pot coaster that I used in Wyrd Chronicles no 22). I mixed some plaster with water and I poured it into my mould. Half an hour later I had my cobbles. I placed the cobbles into the appropriate hole and when done, I sprinkled generously some gravel and sand.

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With all the features modelled on the board, I proceeded with adding texture. First I added the big pieces of slate. Then I added the dirt road and/or paths. After I smeared a slightly watered down PVA (just enough so it would spread easily) on all the surfaces, I sprinkled some larger bits of gravel. I added more texture progressively going from larger granulate to smaller. The final granulate size was smallest chinchilla sand. I repeated the process on all the other surfaces, ending in a granulate a tad bigger than chinchilla sand so I could diferentiate between the normal ground and the dirt road.

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Painting

Leaving to dry overnight, I continued the process in the morning with an application of a black undercoat. I used a black matt acrylic sprey. After it was dry, I airbrushed the colouration (using a GW sprey gun because it gives a quite large cover area in a single burst and it's dirt cheap to get). Normal ground was painted with brown while the road was done in several layers ending in a mixture of brown and ochre. The stone bits and areas were airbrushed grey. Final highlights were done with ash and antique white using size 40, 60 and 90 brushes. When the paints were dry, I spreyed everything with a clear matt acrylic sprey.

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Vegetation

After the painting, as always, I added the vegetation. It was basicly a mixture of one type of scatter and three kinds of static grass – a brownish 3mm long one, a yellowish-brown 5mm long one and some yellowish 7mm tufts. The scatter was made from various stuff like twigs, coloured wooden dust and debree and some artificial thread. I applied them all with PVA glue and left it to dry. When it was all dry, I spreyed everything with clear matt acrylic sprey.

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When all was done, I arranged (some of) my scenery on the board and was pretty satisfied with the results.

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    14. Days of Technical Culture, Zagreb

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    On September 19th and 20th, we performed at the 14th Days of Technical Culture at the Dubrava Cultural Center. The days were organized by the Zagreb Technical Culture Association..

    As part of the performance, we organized: - introducing Agramer, a line of chibi miniatures - promotion of the book Tabletop Scenery for Beginners

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    And we are proud to announce that we received the Dr. Oton Kučera Annual Technical Culture Award for our work in 2024.

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    We also organized free: - demonstrations of miniaturist techniques - sculpting and painting miniatures on Friday - Back to Basics miniature painting workshops for the youngest on Saturday

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    Modelmania, Zagreb

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    On Saturday, October 25, 2025, the Photo Video Show & ModelMania Zagreb took place in the Congress Hall at the Zagreb Fair. UMS Agram performed with a presentation of the work of our various programs such as Advent in Agram, Agram Group Build, Agram Lego Section and the UMS "Agram" Library and Reading Room.

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    Our volunteers, Kruno and Marko were there from 10am answering questions about what we do. Antoni and Lav were in charge of demonstrating the tabletop strategy game Gaslands! Kruno held a Back to Basics miniature painting workshop!

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    State Championship of Slovenia in plastic modeling, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    On Saturday, November 22, 2025. in Ljubljana, the National Championship of Slovenia in Plastic Modeling was held, jubilee, 30. On this occasion, our delegation performed in several categories, but also for the first time with a presentation stand.

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    Museum Slovenija v Malem, Šenčur/Kranj, Slovenij

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    After the performance at the National Championship in Ljubljana, our team went on a trip to Kranj on Sunday morning at the invitation of our partners from Back to Basics! First we visited the Svet v Malem museum in Šenčur and then the headquarters of Back to Basics in Kranj.

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    During the visit, we were presented with a commemorative plaque on the occasion of the hundredth participant in our Back to Basics workshops during 2025.

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    After that, we visited the B2B headquarters at the Kovačnica incubator in Kranj, where we discussed the state of technical culture in both Slovenia and Croatia over coffee.

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    V I S I T S   T O    E X H I B I T I O N S,   C O M P E T I T I O N S   A N D   O T H E R   E V E N T S

    Mosonshow, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary

    In April, our Marko Paunović, at the invitation of the organizers, was one of the judges at the prestigious international competition Mosonshow.

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    Eurotrack 2025, Zagreb

    On Friday, May 10, our exhibition delegation visited the largest model train exhibition in Croatia, called Eurotrack 2025.

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    Kontrast, Warsaw, Poland

    One of the largest miniature painting competitions in the world has been taking place in Warsaw since 2021. The Knezović clan visited Kontrast for the first time in 2023. The event was great and they enjoyed almost 1500 works, many of which were made by masters at the highest artistic level.

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    Our results were beyond expectations. Petar did not return with a medal, because for 2 years he worked mostly on orders. Jure Cukar, for whom we wore 3 models, won 1 silver in the Standard class. Filip won 2 silvers in the Standard class for his lizards (diorama) and for his environmental soldier (single model up to 54 mm). Ivan won gold in the Standard Historical and Realism category and the Alternity Miniatures award, silver in the Standard Storytelling category, gold in the Standard category for models larger than 54 millimeters and gold in the Standard Diorama category, the medal of Verko's Vault (miniature museum in Las Vegas) and what I really did not expect, the Best of Standard - award for the best work of all works in the Standard category. In addition, he also won a silver medal in the Master category.

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    Svet v Malem, Pivka, Slovenia

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    On Saturday, May 24, 2025, we headed to Pivka, Slovenia, for the traditional international competition Svet v Malem. As in previous years, this time it was held in the Military History Park in Pivka, located in a former military barracks.

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    Mastery in Scale, Samobor

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    On Tuesday, July 15th, we visited the opening of the exhibition of ships and other models by Marijan Majdak, entitled Mastery in Scale.

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    CK 2025, Stubičke Toplice

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    On Saturday, September 27, 2025, our members performed at CK2025 in Stubičke Toplice.

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    Amulet D20 Grand Tournament, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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    In early October, our Domagoj had the opportunity to visit his neighbors from the Amuletd20 association. This time it wasn't an artsy Turnip28 event, but a huge tournament in AOS and Conquest games.

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    Monte San Savino Show, Monte San Savino, Italija

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    A small town in Italy has hosted one of the largest and most prestigious miniature exhibitions in the world every year since 2006, bringing together miniaturists from all over the world. The Knezović clan decided it was a shame that Croatians didn't come to the Monte San Savino Show, so after having a great time at Kontrast, a miniature exhibition in Warsaw, they decided to visit Italy as well.

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    Kup Zagreb, Zagreb

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    On Saturday, December 6th, our members competed in the 20th Zagreb Cup. The competition was held at the Juraj Kaštelan Elementary School in Zagreb.

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    Modelling Articles

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    And finally, our most comprehensive program should be mentioned. The online publication of articles from miniatures and model making that started in 2020 continued in the following years and even in 2025 with over 50 published articles this year. We would like to thank all members for their hard work and dedication in making miniatures and models, but especially for taking time to photograph work in progress and writing articles for our site.

    A    B O O K     P U B L I S H E D    B Y     U M S „A G R A M“

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    In 2025, we published the first publication in English: Tabletop Scenery for Beginners by Marko Paunović.

     

    UMS "Agram" wishes you all the best in the new year 2026! See you next year!

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    Došao je kraj i ovoj 2025. godini u kojoj smo pored tradicionalnih programa po prvi puta izradili i seriju vlastitih minijatura, izdali prvu knjigu na engleskom jeziku, ali i napravili vlastite minijature za nagrade za naš Black Queen 2026.! U suradnji sa sveučilištem Algebra Bernays, dvije njihove studentice, Jana Pahel i Monika Bešenić su prema našem dizajnu dizajnirale figure Agramera koje smo već ove godine koristili u našim Back to Basics radionicama. Pored tih minijatura, za potrebe našeg natjecanja u bojanju minijatura, Black Queen H&MPC, izradile su i bistu te 75mm i 120mm minijaturu Barbare Celjske, u ovim krajevima poznatu pod imenom Crna Kraljica. O svemu tome, pročitajte u nastavku.

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    A G R A M E R I

    U rujnu na Danima tehničke kulture po prvi puta smo predstavili našu liniju minijatura Agrameri. Sastoji se od šest minijatura koje prikazuju zmaja, viteza, barbarina, princezu, kralja i čarobnjaka.

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    No vratimo se na početak godine, koji je kao i svaki puta započeo sa našom tradicionalnom Izložbom...

    I Z L O Ž B A    M I N I J A T U R A    I    M A K E T A    A G R A M    2 0 2 5

    Godinu smo započeli pripremama za našu godišnju Izložbu minijatura i maketa tijekom koje smo organizirali i vikend radionicu bojanja minijatura te po peti puta u ovom terminu naše međunarodno natjecanje u bojanju minijatura Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition.

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    Izložba minijatura i maketa "Agram 2025" održala se ove godine od 20.2. do 9.03. Postavljanje izložbe je održano u srijedu 19.2. u popodnevnim satima i sudjelovao je velik broj članova kao i prijatelja Udruge koji su izlagali svoje radove.

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    Kao i uvijek, Izložba je prikazivala presjek rada Udruge, njenih članova, polaznika njenih tečajeva i radionica te članova FB grupe Miniature Painters Croatia. U velikom broju vitrina našle su se brojne minijature za stolne strateške igre, igre na tabli, a cijela jedna vitrina posvećena je nagrađenim izlošcima sa prethodnih minijaturističkih natjecanja. Nekoliko vitrina bilo je posvećeno projektima koje Udruga već 21 godinu provodi poput Knjižnice i čitaonice UMS „Agram“, Radionice za izradu prostornih maketa i Radionice bojanja minijatura.

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    Tijekom prvog vikenda Izložbe, 22.-23.02.,održali smo 19. godišnje međunarodno natjecanje u bojanju minijatura Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition!

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    Kako su natjecatelji pristizali i prijavljivali se na natjecanje, naše vrijedno osoblje je fotografiralo sve izloške prije nego li su ih rasporedili po kategorijama i pažljivo ih postavili u staklene vitrine.

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    WARGAMING POKAZNE PARTIJE

    Ove godine u organizaciji naših prijatelja iz Slovenije iz kluba Amulet D20 održane su demonstracije stolne strateške igre Turnip28. Tijekom oba dana odigran je pregršt partija na predivnim terenima!

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    PRODAJNI KUTAK

    Tijekom vikenda ugostili smo naše sponzore sa njihovim prodajnim štandovima: Swood.si i Carta Magica.

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    OGLEDNE RADIONICE BOJANJA MINIJATURA

    Prostor ZZTK omogućuje održavanje radionica tijekom vikenda u kino dvorani u podrumu, stoga smo tijekom vikenda organizirali i ogledne radionice. Rad predavača snimao se kamerom i projicirao na projekcijsko platno u dvorani. Veliko hvala našim domaćim i inozemnim predavačima: Ani Polanšćak (HR), Vladimiru Matić-Kuriljevu (SRB), Luki Jaretu i Vanetu Dolencu (SLO), doc.dr.sc. Wintonu Afriću (HR) i Marcellu Rizzi (I).

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    NATJECANJE U BRZOM BOJANJU MINIJATURA

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    U nedjelju popodne održano je i natjecanje u brzom bojanju minijatura. Sudionici su imali 90 minuta vremena da obojaju jednu minijaturu. Zahvaljujući našem sponzoru Hobby Chest, koji nam je osigurao veliku donaciju materijala za bojanje od AK Interactive, organizirali smo jedno natjecanje u brzom bojanju minijatura prema sljedećim pravilima:

    - natjecatelji imaju 90 minuta da oboje minijaturu

    - svi natjecatelji bojaju istu (isti tip) minijaturu

    - osigurali smo boje od AK Interactive

    - osigurali smo kistove od AK Interactive.

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    S time smo došli do samoga kraja ovog predivnog vikenda i sve što je preostalo je bila podjela nagrada i priznanja pobjednicima.

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    BACK TO BASICS RADIONICE ZA NAJMLAĐE

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    Radnim danima od 17:00 do 18:00 održavali smo naše nove radionice za najmlađe u kojima su naši najmlađi polaznici bojali svoje prve minijature.

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    OTVORENE RADIONICE BOJANJA MINIJATURA

    Tijekom naredna dva tjedna, naši volonteri su radnim danima od 16:00 do 20:00, držali otvorene radionice bojanja minijatura. Postavljene su radne stanice za bojanje minijatura na kojoj su naši posjetitelji mogli bojati minijature koje smo priredili (ili svoje ukoliko su ih donijeli) koristeći naše materijale i alate.

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    U srijedu 05.03.2025. održana je godišnja sjednica Skupštine na kojoj smo odredili smjernice rada u 2025..

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    V I K E N D   R A D I O N I C E   B O J A NJ A   M I N I J A T U R A

    Tijekom drugog vikenda Izložbe, 01.-02.03., organizirali smo RADIONICU BOJANJA MINIJATURA – Frostgrave.

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    Radionica se provodila kroz dva dana (cijeli vikend) i polaznici su bojali pet različitih figura za igru Frostgrave, a koje se mogu koristiti i za DND sessione. Fokus ovih predavanja bilo jebojenje više minijatura odjednom, no znanja s radionice jednako su primjenjiva i na bojenje vojski za boardgame igre te kolekcija figura za pen&paper rpg-ove. Na radionici su bile predstavljene boje i pribor, priprema figura, nekoliko tehnika bojenja minijatura od osnovnih do naprednijih, te tehnike i trikovi za brzo i efikasno bojenje većih količina figura odjednom. U sklopu radionice korištene su akrilne boje na bazi vode.

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    Tijekom vikenda, 17.-18.05., organizirali smo RADIONICU BOJANJA MINIJATURA – Kitbashing and Converting.

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    Radionica se provodila kroz dva dana (cijeli vikend) i bila je fokusirana na izradu dvije (do tri) vlastite minijature od raznih dijelova (više različitih minijatura) uz dodatak modeliranja dijelova uz pomoć modelarskih masa (Green Stuff). Sastojala se od dva dijela, teorijskog i praktičnog dijela. Tijekom radionice polaznici su se upoznali s alatima, materijalima i tehnikama za izvođenje jednostavnih i kompleksnih konverzija, uključujući uporabu masa za modeliranje.

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    Tijekom vikenda, 13.-14.9.2025., održali smo novu vikend radionicu bojanja minijatura pod nazivom Kontrastice.

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    Radionica se provodila kroz dva dana (cijeli vikend) i polaznici su bojili nekoliko (2-3) različitih figura koristeći Contrast boje za brzo bojanje minijatura. Fokus ovih predavanja bio je bojenje više minijatura odjednom, no znanja s radionice jednako su primjenjiva i na bojenje vojski za boardgame igre te kolekcija figura za pen&paper rpg-ove. Svaki polaznik je složio dvije do tri figure iz našeg fundusa, ali po prvi puta im je omogućeno i donođšenje vlastitih figura za rad na njima. Na radionici su bile predstavljene boje i pribor, priprema figura, nekoliko tehnika bojenja minijatura od osnovnih do naprednijih, te tehnike i trikovi za brzo i efikasno bojenje većih količina figura odjednom. U sklopu radionice bile su korištene akrilne boje na bazi vode s posebnom pažnjom posvećenom Contrast bojama. Predavanja su bila prilagođena tako da je voditelji posvetiti jednako vrijeme svim polaznicima i mogao se prilagoditi svim kategorijama minijaturista (od početnika do malo naprednijih).

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    B A C K   T O   B A S I C S  Radionice za najmlađe

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    Tijekom listopada i studenog u Knjižnicama Grada Zagreba smo održali naše Back to Basics radionice bojanja minijatura za najmlađe. Ukupno smo održali šest radionice tijekom listopada i studenog. A u kombinaciji sa nastupima Udruge na raznim događanjima tijekom 2025., sveukupno je kroz program B2B radionica prošlo 100 polaznika, naših najmlađih sugrađana.

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    A G R A M   L E G O   S E K C I J A

    Kao dio naše Agram Lego Sekcije, od 2024. organiziramo serije stručnih predavanja vezanih na naš trenutni grupni LEGO projekt. Naši stručnjaci vode predavanja iz raznih područja poput arhitekture, strojarstva, brodogradnje, kiparstva i slično. U 2025. smo obradili dvije teme: Leonardo da Vinci – izumitelj te Orient Express.

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    U veljači je naš Mario Grgurev obradio temu izumitelja Leonarda da Vincija u sklopu izgradnje njegovog letećeg stroja.

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    U travnju su naši strojari održali niz predavanja o Orient Expressu te parnim strojevima i lokomotivama u sklopu izgradnje makete ovog najpoznatijeg vlaka na svijetu.

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    A G R A M   G R O U P   B U I L D

    U sklopu ovog projekta UMS „Agram” pod nazivom Agram Group Build koji je nastao nakon što su Kruno i Marko srijedama razgovarali o zajedničkim projektima i kako bi bilo cool okupiti više ljudi srijedama oko rada na zajedničkom nečemu. Iz toga se izrodila ideja o Group Buildovima. U 2025. smo radili na seriji bisti na temu Iron Maiden te na izradi dieselpunk diorame letećeg otoka.

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    H O B B Y   K U T A K   S R I J E D O M

    Hobby Kutak Srijedom je zamišljen kao suma besplatnih aktivnosti u prostoru kojeg koristi UMS „Agram” u terminima srijedom navečer. Većina aktivnosti je otvorena za sve, uz neke pogodnosti za članove UMS „Agram” poput skladištenja minijatura u vitrinama između termina ili pak posuđivanje knjiga iz naše bogate Knjižnice.

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    A D V E N T    U    A G R A M U

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    Tijekom studenog i prosinca organizirali smo program pod nazivom Advent u Agramu koji se sastojao od interaktivnih radionica izrade božićnih kuglica te kraćih oglednih radionica tijekom prosinca. Interaktivne radionice podrazumijevaju da polaznici izrađuju vlastite makete prema uputama i pod paskom voditelja. Za ogledne radionice u prosincu nisu potrebne prijave, a sastoje se od niza zasebnih tema koje obrađuju maketarske metode, efekte i materijale koji su vezani za zimski period poput izrade snijega, leda i sličnog koje predavač pokazuje za katedrom.

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    Tečaj fotografiranja minijatura

    10.12. u sklopu Adventa u Agramu održan je i tečaj fotografiranja minijatura u kojemu je predavač pokazao kako fotografirati minijature i kako učiniti da sve minijature budu oštre.

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    Secret Santa

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    Buvljak minijatura i bitseva

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    N A S T U P I   N A    N A T J E C A NJ I M A,   K O N V E N C I J A M A,    I Z L O Ž B A M A   I   D R U G I M    D O G A Đ A NJ I M A

    All A Bord, Nedelišće

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    Naš Mario, veteran međimurskih bojilišta, vodio je jos jednu Back to Basics radionicu bojanja. Ovoga puta, na All A-Board vol.2 DDI - Dani društvenih igara u Nedelišću u subotu 15.3.

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    Sferakon, Zagreb

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    UMS "Agram" je ove godine na svom štandu u subotu 10.5. organizirao interaktivne Back to Basics radionice bojanja minijatura prilagođene svim uzrastima (od 8-99). Radionice za do tri polaznika su u trajanju od sat vremena.

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    H.R.E.N.28, Medvode, Slovenija

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    Naša delegacija je sudjelovala na međunarodnom pozivnom događaju H.r.e.n.28 koji su organizirali naši prijatelji iz AmuletD20.

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    14. dani tehničke kulture, Zagreb

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    19. i 20.9. nastupili smo na XIV danima tehničke kulture u Kulturnom centru Dubrava. Dane je organizirala Zagrebačka zajednica tehničke kulture.

    U sklopu nastupa organizirali smo: - predstavljanje Agramera, linije chibi minijatura - promociju knjige Tabletop Scenery for Beginners

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    A s ponosom objavljujemo i da smo za naš rad u 2024. primili godišnju nagradu tehničke kulture dr. Oton Kučera

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    Također smo organizirali i besplatne: - pokazne demonstracije minijaturističkih tehnika - sculpting i bojanje minijatura u petak - Back to Basics radionice bojanja minijatura za najmlađe u subotu

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    Modelmania, Zagreb

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    U subotu 25.10.2025. održao se Foto Video Show & ModelMania Zagreb u Kongresnoj dvorani na Zagrebačkom Velesajmu. UMS Agram je nastupio s prezentacijom rada naših raznih programa poput Advent u Agramu, Agram Group Build, Agram Lego Sekcija i Knjižnica i čitaonica UMS "Agram".

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    Naši volonteri, Kruno i Marko bili su tamo od 10 ujutro i odgovarali na pitanja s čime se bavimo. Antoni i Lav su bili zaduženi za demonstriranje stolne strateške igre Gaslands! Kruno je držao Back to Basics radionice bojanja minijatura!

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    Državno prvenstvo Slovenije u plastičnom maketarstvu, Ljubljana, Slovenija

    U subotu, 22.11.2025. u Ljubljani održavalo se Državno prvenstvo Slovenije u plastičnom maketarstvu, jubilarno, 30. Tom prilikom naša delegacija je nastupila u nekoliko kategorija, ali i po prvi puta sa prezentacijskim štandom.

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    Muzej Slovenija v Malem, Šenčur/Kranj, Slovenija

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    Nakon nastupa na Državnom prvenstvu u Ljubljani, naša ekipa se u nedjelju ujutro uputila na izlet u Kranj na poziv naših partnera iz Back to Basics! Prvo smo posjetili muzej Svet v Malem u Šenčuru pa onda sjedište Back to Basics u Kranju.

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    Tijekom posjeta uručena nam je prigodna plaketa povodom stotog polaznika naših Back to Basics radionica tijekom 2025..

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    Nakon toga posjetili smo i B2B sjedište u inkubatoru Kovačnica u Kranju gdje smo uz kavu prodiskutirali stanje u tehničkoj kulturi kako u Sloveniji tako i u Hrvatskoj.

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    P O S J E T E    I Z L O Ž B A M A,    N A T J E C A NJ I M A   I   D R U G I M    D O G A Đ A J I M A

    Mosonshow, Mosonmagyarovar, Mađarska

    U travnju je naš Marko Paunović na poziv organizatora bio jedan od sudaca na prestižnom međunarodnom natjecanju Mosonshow.

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    Eurotrack 2025, Zagreb

    U petak, 10. svibnja, naša delegacija za izložbe, posjetila je najveću izložbu modela vlakova u Hrvatskoj pod nazivom Eurotrack 2025.

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    Kontrast, Varšava, Poljska

    Jedno od najvećih natjecanja u bojenju minijatura na svijetu odvija se u Varšavi od 2021. godine. Klan Knezović je posjetio Kontrast prvi puta 2023. godine. Događaj je bio sjajan te su uživali u gotovo 1500 radova, od kojih su mnogi rađeni od strane majstora na najvišoj umjetničkoj razini.

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    Naši rezultati bili su iznad očekivanja. Petar se nije vratio s medaljom, jer je kroz 2 godine radio većinom na narudžbama. Jure Cukar, za koga smo nosili 3 modela osvojio je 1 srebro u Standard klasi. Filip je osvojio 2 srebra u Standard klasi za svoje guštere (diorama) i za svojeg ambientalnog vojnika (single model do 54 mm). Ivan je pak osvojio zlato u Standard Historical and Realism kategoriji te nagradu Alternity Miniaturesa, srebro u Standard Storytelling kategoriji, zlato u Standard kategoriji za modele veće od 54 milimetra te zlato u Standard Diorama kategoriji, medalju Verko's Vaulta (muzej minijatura u Las Vegasu) te ono što stvarno nisam očekivao, Best of Standard – nagradu za najbolji rad od svih radova u Standard kategoriji. Pored toga osvojio je i jednu srebrnu medalju u Master kategoriji.

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    Svet v Malem, Pivka, Slovenija

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    U subotu, 24.5.2025. zaputili smo se u Pivku u Sloveniji na tradicionalno međunarodno natjecanje Svet v Malem. Kao i proteklih godina i ovaj puta se održalo u Parku vojaške zgodovine u Pivki smještenom u bivšoj vojnoj kasarni.

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    Majstorstvo u mjerilu, Samobor

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    U utorak, 15.7. posjetili smo otvorenje izložbe brodova i ostalih maketa autora Marijana Majdaka pod nazivom Majstorstvo u mjerilu.

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    CK 2025, Stubičke toplice

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    U subotu, 27.9.2025. naši članovi su nastupili na CK2025 u Stubičkim toplicama.

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    Amulet D20 Grand Tournament, Ljubljana, Slovenija

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    Početkom listopada naš Domagoj je imao priliku posjetiti susjede iz udruge Amuletd20. Ovog puta nije bio artsy Turnip28 event, nego ogroman turnir u AOS i Conquest igrama.

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    Monte San Savino Show, Monte San Savino, Italija

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    U malom gradiću u Italiji svake se godine, još od 2006., održava jedna od najvećih i najprestižnijih izložbi minijatura na svijetu, koja okuplja minijaturiste iz cijeloga svijeta. Klan Knezović zaključio je da je šteta što na Monte San Savino Show ne dolaze Hrvati, pa su nakon odličnog provoda na Kontrastu, izložbi minijatura u Varšavi, odlučili posjetiti i Italiju.

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    Kup Zagreb, Zagreb

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    U subotu 6.12. naši članovi su nastupili na 20. Kupu Zagreb. Natjecanje se održalo u OŠ Juraja Kaštelana na zagrebačkoj Savici..

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    ČLANCI IZ MINIJATURIZMA I MAKETARSTVA

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    I za kraj, valja spomenuti i naš najopsežniji program. Online objavljivanje članaka iz minijaturizma i maketarstva započeto 2020. se nastavilo i u narednim godinama pa tako i 2025. sa preko 50 objavljenih članaka ove godine. Ovim putem se zahvaljujemo svim članovima na trudu i zalaganju u izradi minijatura i maketa, ali posebno u odvajanju vremena za fotografiranje rada u nastajanju i pisanja članaka za našu stranicu.

    K NJ I G A   U    I Z D A NJ U    U M S    „A G R A M“

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    Tijekom 2025. izdali smo i prvu publikaciju na engleskom jeziku. Riječ je o priručniku Tabletop Scenery for Beginners autora Marka Paunovića.

     

    UMS „Agram“ vam želi sve najbolje u novoj 2026. godini! Vidimo se iduće godine!

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    Marko Paunović, 18th December 2025
  • We visited: Kup Zagreb 2025
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    U subotu 6.12. naši članovi su nastupili na 20. Kupu Zagreb. Natjecanje se održalo u OŠ Juraja Kaštelana na zagrebačkoj Savici.

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    Rad kojem smo dodijelili naš tradicionalni Best of Show voted by Agram je došao iz Mađarske iz radionice Akosa Szabe.

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    Na kraju, osim nekoliko specijalnih nagrada, naši članovi osvojili su dvije zlatne, dvije srebrne i dvije brončane medalje.

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    Krunoslav Belinić, 10th December 2025
  • We visited: Museum Slovenia v Malem and Back to Basics in the Kovačnica incubator in Kranj
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    After the performance at the National Championship in Ljubljana, our team went on a trip to Kranj on Sunday morning at the invitation of our partners from Back to Basics!

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    The day was beautiful and we soon reached the first point of our excursion. The Museum Svet v Malem.

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    The lecture about the museum was given by our friends Bine Logar, Luka Jančič and Milan Hrestak.

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    After the lecture, there was free time to view dioramas related to the history of Slovenia.

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    After looking at the models on the ground floor, we went up to the first floor to the workshop area. The first thing that impressed us was the representation of Triglav. A train runs around the entire room, showing the past of Slovenia.

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    The second thing our hosts surprised us with was a commemorative plaque rewarding us for successfully conducting Back to Basics workshops in 2025, in which we had 100 participants.

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    On the way out, we signed the Guest Book.

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    After visiting the museum, our hosts took us to lunch at Walter's (all recommendations for real Bosnian grill!)

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    After that, we visited the B2B headquarters at the Kovačnica incubator in Kranj, where we discussed the state of technical culture in both Slovenia and Croatia over coffee.

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    To end the gathering, the hosts took us for a short walk in nature.

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    And this wouldn't be a hobby trip if we didn't take a peek at at least one LGS - Park Enigma in the center of Kranj!

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    Before returning, there was still time for a coffee and a chat about the weekend's impressions!

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    As always, more and bigger photos are on our social networks!

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    Nakon nastupa na Državnom prvenstvu u Ljubljani, naša ekipa se u nedjelju ujutro uputila na izlet u Kranj na poziv naših partnera iz Back to Basics!

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    Dan je bio predivan i ubrzo smo stigli do prve točke našeg izleta. Muzej Svet v Malem.

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    Predavanje o muzeju su odradili naši prijatelji Bine Logar, Luka Jančič i Milan Hrestak.

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    Nakon predavanja, uslijedilo je slobodno vrijeme za razgledavanje diorama vezanih na povijest Slovenije.

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    Nakon razgledavanja maketa u prizemlju, popeli smo se na prvi kat u prostor radionice. Prvo što nas je impresioniralo bio je prikaz Triglava. Oko cijele prostorije prolazi vlak koji pokazuje prošlost Slovenije. 

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    Druga stvar čime su nas naši domaćini iznenadili bila je prigodna spomenica kojom nas nagrađuju za uspješno vođenje Back to Basics radionica u 2025. u kojoj smo imali 100 polaznika.

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    Na izlasku smo se upisali u Knjigu dojmova.

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    Nakon posjeta muzeju, domaćini su nas odveli na ručak kod Waltera. (sve preporuke za pravi bosanski roštilj!)

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    Nakon toga posjetili smo i B2B sjedište u inkubatoru Kovačnica u Kranju gdje smo uz kavu prodiskutirali stanje u tehničkoj kulturi kako u Sloveniji tako i u Hrvatskoj.

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    Za kraj druženja, domaćini su nas odveli na kratku šetnju u prirodi.

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    A ovo ne bi bio hobby put da nismo zavirili u barem jedan LGS - Park Enigma u centru Kranja!

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    Prije povratka još je bilo vremena za jednu kavu i razgovor o dojmovima vikenda!

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    Kao i uvijek, više i veće fotke su na našim socijalnim mrežama!

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    Marko Paunović, 9th December 2025
  • We attended: Slovenian State Championship in plastic modelling, Ljubljana 22.11.2025.
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    On Saturday, November 22, 2025. in Ljubljana, the National Championship of Slovenia in Plastic Modeling was held. It was a jubilee, their 30th edition. For this occasion, our delegation performed in several categories, but also for the first time we had a presentation stand as well.

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    After the set-up, the competition opened at 11 am with the cutting of a celebratory cake.

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    Throughout the competition, our booth was very popular, and the biggest hit were the homemade chocolate chip cookies made by Marko's wife!

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    Below is a gallery of exhibits.

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    In our opinion, best of show went to Slovenia. Anže Zorko made a fantastic chieftain!

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    The best part of the event itself was hanging out with fellow modelers and gamers. Many thanks to Amulet D20 for the Middle Earth SBG demo which our Seb thoroughly enjoyed!

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    Finally, the tradition is that the most awarded member pays for the booze!

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    Look for more photos in better resolution on our social networks!

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    U subotu, 22.11.2025. u Ljubljani održavalo se Državno prvenstvo Slovenije u plastičnom maketarstvu, jubilarno, 30. Tom prilikom naša delegacija je nastupila u nekoliko kategorija, ali i po prvi puta sa prezentacijskim štandom.

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    Nakon postavljanja, u 11 je natjecanje otvoreno uz prigodno rezanje slavljeničke torte.

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    TIjekom cijelog natjecanja, naš štand je bio jako posjećen, a najveći hit su bili domaći chocolate chip cookies koje je izradila Markova supruga!

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    U nastavku slijedi galerija radova.

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    Po našem izboru, best of show otišao je u Sloveniju. Anže Zorko napravio je fantastičnog poglavicu!

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    Najbolji dio samog događaja bilo je druženje s kolegama maketarima i gamerima. Veliko hvala Amulet D20 na demonstraciji Middle Earth SBG u kojoj je naš Seb izrazito uživao!

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    Za kraj, tradicija da najnagrađivaniji član plaća cugu!

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    Više fotografija i u boljoj rezoluciji potražite na našim socijalnim mrežama!

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    Krunoslav Belinić, 9th December 2025

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