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Agram Group Build Project #1 (part 6)

Krunoslav Belinić, 22nd October 2021

In this series of articles, we will follow our Goran, Kruno and Marko in the making of a diorama set in New York / Gotham in the mid-1980s. Diorama is being built as part of a new UMS "Agram" project called Agram Group Build, which was created after the trio discussed joint projects to be done on Wednesdays and how cool it would be to gather more people to work on something together… This gave birth to the idea of Group Builds... The idea is for everyone to do something on each of these three projects - the main rule (except that there are no rules) is not to mess with other people's work. That we all participate and make some kind of Frankenstein monster ...

MARKO: Similar to the last time, I expected that running the Terrain Workshop would occupy me for the most part on Wednesday, so I again threw myself into planning and making technical drawings for the rest of the windows, doors and openings on all the walls. It’s the same philosophy - we make negatives so we can mould them and make identical negative castings before we make wall moulds. After last Wednesday, I realized that we were missing two or three more openings - both doors (at the top of the building and from the butcher) and an industrial window on the ground floor of the left building.

KRUNO: Today's group building was reduced to finishing the negatives for the moulds for various openings on the diorama (windows, various - 4 pieces; doors, various - 2 pieces). Basically, the same technique as last time. Measurement and cutting of balsa, this time 5 mm thick. I noticed that my right hand swung slightly to the right when cutting. Hmmm! No, it’s not a model knife thing, I’ve tried it with another one. I glued the cut elements with Super Attack and carefully sanded the sides to smooth out the bumps and "drift" of the hand. I was careful not to shorten the dimensions of the element too much, which often happens to me when I get too carried away with the quality of workmanship. So I counted within myself how many times I dragged the elements across the sandpaper, trying to keep it as flat as possible and checking after each pull that I made.

After that, I was happy to open a "new toy" - freshly arrived MiniArt accessories for dioramas - outdoor air conditioners and satellite dishes. I arranged the air conditioner, only one… because fate wanted us to get a box with a small error… namely, the box was declared to contain 2 air conditioners and 2 satellite dishes, and we got 1 air conditioner and 4 satellite dishes according to the sprues… which means that it will be very hot on our diorama, but everyone will have a good TV program…

Basically, the air conditioner is folded in half. I didn’t assemble the PE parts until I painted the interior of the climate. Honestly I don’t have much (and positive) experience with PE parts, so it will be interesting to learn. I report how it was in any of the following reports from GB.

DOMAGOJ: Although I did not actively participate in the realization of the group build today, I took the opportunity to talk to Krun when he finished his work. I hope to be able to balance participation with other activities in the association over the next term.

Feel free to contact us here if you are interested! We are every Wednesday from 8 pm to 10 pm in KD ZZTK on Trg žrtava fašizma 14.

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Roman Shield Freehand

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	I will use this article to describe the process of drawing a Roman shield for 54mm miniatures. I won’t be going into the process of painting the basic colours of the shield, just concentrating rather on the freehand itself.

	  

	I found the design that I liked on the internet. I planned to recreate that design with minor changes. The first step was to draw the basic shape with a graphite pen.

	  

	Then, using a darkest shade follow the lines drawn by pen to make the basic shapes. Once, done, fill those shapes with the same paint.

	  

	Check your reference and correct if need be.

	  

	Afterwards, using the ligher shade begin drawing smaller shapes within the darker areas to get the contours of your design.

	  

	Start by drawing the simplest shapes so your hand picks up the motions subconsciously finish with the more complex (wings). Watch out that your shapes (wings for instance) have the same number of elements (feathers).

	  

	Next layer was the first highlight. Similar to the previous step, start drawing the simplest shapes.

	  

	When you finish with this step, check if you are happy with the depth of your freehand. I wasn’t so I continued with the work.

	  

	Using a wash, I added further shadows simulating and accentuating the curvature of the shield.

	  

	In the end, I added the final highlights.

	  
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	Na internetu sam pronašao dizajn koji mi se svidio i kojeg ću uz manje modifikacije pokušati replicirati. Prvi korak je bio iscrtavanje osnovnih oblika običnom olovkom.

	  

	Zatim, najtamnijom bojom prateći linije iscrtane olovkom nacrtajte osnovne oblike te potom popunite bojom oblike.

	  

	Pogledajte vaš dizajn i prema potrebi korigirajte oblik.

	  

	Potom, svjetlijom nijansom krenite iscrtavati manje oblike unutar tamnijih ploha kako biste dodali obrise vašeg dizajna.

	  

	Krenite sa jednostavnijim oblicima i kad vam iscrtavanje “uđe” u ruku, završite sa složenijim (krila). Pri tome, pazite da imate jednak broj elemenata (npr. Pera) po svakom obliku (krilu).

	  

	Sljedeći sloj je prvi highlight. Slično kao i u prethodnom koraku, krenite sa iscrtavanjem sa jednostavnijim oblicima.

	  

	Kad završite, provjerite da li ste zadovoljni sa “dubinom” vašeg freehanda. Ja nisam bio sasvim pa sam nastavio sa radom.

	  

	Koristeći wash, dodao sam dodatne sjene – simulirajući i naglašavajući zakrivljenost površine štita.

	  

	I na kraju sam dodao završne highlighte.

	  
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Marko Paunović, 16th May 2024

How to pin a bust

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	In this text I will describe the process of pinning a bust to a wooden plinth

	

	You will need: sanding paper, pin, pen, ruler, pin vice (or electric drill), clippers and superglue.

	

	Sand the bottom of the bust to get an even surface

	

	Mark the two spots for pinning on the bottom of the bust. (Two pins make it easier to center the bust on the plinth)

	

	Drill the two holes in the bust (use a pin vice or an electric drill)

	

	Place the pins and glue them with superglue.

	

	Repeat the process on the plinth - first marking then drilling the two holes for the pins.

	

	Before placing the bust, dry fit the pins.

	

	Glue the bust.
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	Za to će vam biti potrebno: šmirgl papir, spajalica, olovka, metar, buštilica, kliješta i superljepilo. 

	

	Pošmirglajte donju površinu biste.

	

	Označite dva mjesta za postavljanje zatika (pina). Spajanje preko dva zatika olakšava centriranje biste na bazu.

	

	Bušilicom izbušite dvije rupe.

	

	Postavite zatike i zalijepite ih.

	

	Ponovite proces i na drvenoj bazi, prvo označite mjesta, zatim ih izbušite.

	

	Prije postavljanja biste na bazu, provjerite da sve odgovara.

	

	Zalijepite bistu na drveno postolje.
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Krunoslav Belinić, 9th May 2024

Forbidden Psalm Demo 03

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	We continue preparations for our traditional Agram Arena Summer - TURM2024 with demo games of Forbidden Psalm, the game that will be played in July at the Arena. In this game, our Ana, the organizer of TURM, sets up a game for Seb and Domagoj, and this time she lets them pick their own crews!

	

	Another game at Ana's, but this time Seb and I didn't play with premade warbands... we chose minis and did the whole warband creation process! The scenario we played was setting up mortsafes and looting tombs. I was extremely lucky with my magician and found 3 treasures in the first tomb, one of which was a relic.

	

	Seb had a little less luck with the treasure, which got him into trouble with the skeletons. As I started the game with a few lucky rolls, I decided to invest in positive karma and help him with the mobs. At the end of the third move, Corpse Collector appeared, a large monster that we decided to defeat with joint forces.

	

	To slow his progress, I summoned a Skeletal Warrior, an affiliated gang member, behind his back. Karma paid off because my gang member, Vid, defeated the Collector with a lucky mace hit and earned another relic!

	

	

	

	

	

	

	I think we've mastered the rules and independent play quite well, and I'm looking forward to Turm!
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	Nastavljamo sa pripremama za našu tradicionalnu Agram Arenu Summer – TURM2024 demo partijama Forbidden Psalma, igre koja će se igrati u srpnju na Areni. U ovoj partiji, naša Ana, organizatorica TURMa, organizira partiju za Seba i Domagoja, ali ih prepušta same sebima i pri izboru svojih vojski!

	

	Jos jedan game kod Ane, ali ovaj put Seb i ja nismo igrali s premade warbandama… odabrali smo minije i odradili cijeli warband creation proces! Scenario koji smo igrali je postavljanje mortsafeova i pljackanje grobnica. Imao sam izuzetne srece sa svojim madjionicarem i u prvoj grobnici nasao 3 blaga, od kojih je jedno bila relikvija.

	

	Seb je imao nesto manje srece sa blagom, sto ga je dovelo u nevolju s kosturima. Kako sam igru krenuo s nekoliko sretnih rollova, odlucio sam se investirati u pozitivnu karmu i pomoci mu oko mobova. Na kraju treceg poteza pojavio se Corpse Collector, veliko cudoviste koje smo odlucili savladati zajednickim snagama.

	

	Kako bi usporio njegov napredak, iza ledja sam mu prizvao Skeletalnog ratnika, pridruzenog clana bande. Karma se isplatila jer je clan moje bande, Vid, sretnim pogotkom buzdovana savladao Collectora i zaradio jos jednu relikviju! 

	

	

	

	

	

	

	Mislim da smo poprilicno dobro savladali pravila i samostalnu igru, i veselim se Turmu!
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Domagoj Krpan, 28th April 2024

AGRAM LEGO SECTION - Fourth Lecture and Final Part of the Build

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	U srijedu 24.4. u sklopu naše Agram Lego Sekcije i službeno smo završili sa serijom predavanja  paralelno sa izradom LEGO makete dvorca Hogwarts!

	Posljednje predavanje u ovoj seriji je počelo u 18:00 i trajalo je otprilike sat vremena u kojem je naš Marko prenio sva iskustva sa putovanja u Billund i posjete Legolandu i Lego House-u.

	

	

	Ulaz na predavanja je besplatan i otvoren za sve te prijave nisu potrebne.

	

	

	Izrada makete je rezervirana za članove Agram Lego Sekcije. Ukoliko se želite uključiti u sljedeće projekte, javite se za više informacija na ums.agram@gmail.com .

	

	Za kraj, ekipa je provela struju, odn. rasvjetu kroz cijelu maketu. 

	

	A rezultat je bio magičan!

	
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	Predavanje je počelo u 18:00 i trajalo je otprilike sat vremena uz živu diskusiju o dvorcu Hogwarts, odnosno o stvarnim lokacijama na kojima su filmovi snimani te koji su poslužili kao reference i inspiracija J.K.Rowling prilikom pisanja knjiga o Harryu Potteru.

	

	

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