Agram 2021 – A Year In Review

Marko Paunović, 30th December 2021

This year, 2021, has come to an end. The year we celebrated our 18th birthday, we came of age and faced various post-earthquake and pandemic challenges. The impossibility of using our main space, but also the epidemiological limitations of the number of people in the space of the ZZTK cinema hall that we use on Wednesday evenings, followed us for the second year in a row. Consequently, the gaming part suffered greatly, while the hobby part flourished.

We started the year at a fast pace, publishing not one but two publications. The first was Miniaturism in the Corona era - Collection of articles from miniaturism and model making, and the second was a monograph on the occasion of the 18th birthday of the Association - Our first 18 years, 2003. -2020.

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EXHIBITION OF MINIATURES AND TABLETOP SCENERY AGRAM 2021

In parallel with the publication of books, we prepared our annual Exhibition of Miniatures and Tabletop Scenery, during which we organized a weekend miniature painting workshop and for the second time in this period our international Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition. As always, the exhibition showed a cross-section of the work of the Association, its members, participants in its courses and workshops and members of the FB group Miniature Painters Croatia. Numerous miniatures for table strategy games, board games were found in a large number of showcases, and the entire showcase is dedicated to award-winning exhibits from previous miniature competitions. Several showcases were dedicated to projects that the Association has been implementing for 18 years, such as the Library and Reading Room UMS "Agram", the Workshop for making spatial models and the Workshop for coloring miniatures.

The opening of the Exhibition took place on Thursday, February 18, 2021, starting at 6 p.m. The exhibition was organized on the occasion of the eighteenth birthday of the Association, and during the opening there was a promotion of books:

- Miniaturism in the Corona era (Collection of articles from miniaturism and model making), authors: Marko Paunović, Ana Polanšćak, Goran Krunić, Jure Cukar, Matija Koružnjak, Dalibor Čavić i Krunoslav Belinić

- MONOGRAPH: Our First 18 Years, authors: Marko Paunović, Ana Polanšćak i Goran Krunić

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In addition, during the Exhibition, we held an election session of the Assembly of UMS "Agram", where we amended the Statute and elected a new leadership of the Association.

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BLACK QUEEN HOBBY AND MINIATURE PAINTING COMPETITION 2021

Posljednji vikend u veljači bio je rezerviran za naš Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition. I tu smo, zbog epidemije Covid-19, imali neke promjene u formatu natjecanja.

The biggest change in format was the registration process. For the first time, contestants had to register via email. Then they were given the exact time when they should come to check in (Saturday from 8:30 to 11:00). This limited the number of people at the scene at the same time.

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MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS

The layout of the Vladimir Horvat Gallery allows for workshops during the weekend. Therefore, on Saturday after the official opening of the competition, three one-hour demonstration workshops were organized and three on the Sunday before the awards ceremony. This year the workshops were held in the cinema hall. The lecturers' work was filmed with a camera and projected on a projection screen in the hall. In this way, social distancing was maintained. Also, this setting meant that the workshops were limited to 10 participants, so registration for the workshops via e-mail was mandatory.

SCULPTING 101 WORKSHOP

Date and time: Saturday 27. February 2021, 12:30-13:30

TUTOR:Ana Polanšćak

CONTENT:

The Workshop will cover modelling of three separate textures:chainmailfurscalesThose three textures are the most common when converting or even assembling your fantasy, SF and historical miniatures. Ana will show her method using two-component epoxies (like Green Stuff, Miliput etc.).

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USING COLOURS TO CREATE ATMOSPHERE

Date and time: Saturday 27. February 2021, 14:00-15:00

TUTOR: @Matija Koružnjak

CONTENT:

The workshop deals with the process of selecting, mixing and using colour in order to create an ambient atmosphere using miniatures in 28-32mm scale. The theoretical part covers the reasoning behind the selection of a specific palette with regard to the colour theory, the concept of saturation and ambient lighting as the main postulates of practical application, while through the practical part of the sketching process we show how to turn an idea into realisation.

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DILUTING PAINT 101

Date and time: Saturday 27. February 2021, 17:00-18:00

TUTOR: Jure Cukar (aka @John Alton)

CONTENT:

This workshop will cover the basic ways to manipulate paint. How to prepare out-of-the-bottle acrylic paint, using various diluting ratios, to be used for layering, washing and glazing techniques as well as how to properly use those techniques on your miniatures. The tutor will use the Lord of the Cats bust by Michael Kontraros Collectibles.

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VEGETATION 101 WORKSHOP

Date and time: Sunday 28. February 2021, 10:00-11:00

TUTOR: @Marko Paunovic

CONTENT:

The workshop will cover the process of making a simple base/terrain. The focus will be on recreating life-like vegetation where the tutor will show how to use various types of vegetation. The vegetation used will be from @Martin Welberg Scenic Studios and @Diorama Presepe.

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HISTORIC MINIATURES 101 WORKSHOP

Date and time: Sunday 28. February 2021, 11:30-12:30

TUTOR: @Dalibor Čavić

CONTENT:

This workshop will cover the process of painting 28mm historical miniatures. The tutor has chosen British colonial infantry from Anglo-Zulu wars (1879) by Perry Miniatures to explain the theory behind finding historic sources for uniforms as well as practical application using various techniques like basecoating, washing, highlighting and detailing with acrylic paints.

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AIRBRUSHING 101

Date and time:Sunday 28. February 2021, 14:30-15:30

TUTOR: Mario Ogrizek-Tomaš (aka @Cuvar Boja)

CONTENT:

The workshop will cover the basic techniques for working with an airbrush. Topics we will address: • myths and legends about miniature painting with an airbrush (mythbusting) • airbrush anatomy, • which compressor settings to use, • basics of using dual action airbrush (trigger control), • colour consistency and troubleshooting, • zenithal undercoat, • precision spraying, • cleaning, • safety at work.

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Speed Painting Contests

There was a speed painting contest organised on Saturday. Participants (up to 10) had an hour to paint a single miniature. Thanks to our sponsor Hobby Chest who secured a huge donation of painting materials by AK Interactive, we were able to hold a Speed Painting Contest with the following rules: - contestants had an hour to paint a miniature - all contestants painted the same (type of) miniature - we provided the paints by AK Interactive - we provided the brushes by AK Interactive

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WEEKEND MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS

On 20.-21.2., we organised a MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOP – Horses, Wargs and Birds.

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The weekend workshop covered the basics of painting three kinds of animals. The main focus of the workshop was painting of the fur textrue, long and short animal hair as well as feathers. For this, the tutors chose some appropriate miniatures of horses, wargs and birds for the attendees to paint with acrylic paints. The lectures were addapted so the tutors could spend equal ammount of time on each participant and therefore could addapt to all categories of miniature painters (beginer or advanced).

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First the tutor sitting behind his desk explained and demonstrated each step of the painting on his example. His work was transmitted over a camera and a digital projector onto a screen in the cinema hall. The pupils watched and listened to the tutor but could also stop him/her and ask questions. Then, the pupils paint their own miniatures copying what they have learned while the tutors walk among them and check their progress. The following themes were covered:

1. Horses – short hair and long hair

2. Wargovi – fur and snout

3. Birds – feathers, beak and claws

The club provided all with the necessary equipment, paints, tools, brushes, lighting, glue as well as a set of paints.

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Due to the pandemic, the following epidemiologic measures were enforced:

Correct wearing of masks was obligatory. The Disinfectant was at hand for all to use freely. Camera nad projection screen was used to ensure the social distancing while lecturing and separate tables for all the participants moved 2m apart to ensure the social distancing while the pupils paint.

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Miniature painting workshop - bust of Krieger was held over the weekend of 22-23.05.2021. in the cinema hall of the Zagreb Association of Technical Culture on Trg žrtava fašizma 14. Both days the workshop lasted from 10 am to 6 pm and there were a total of 10 participants who painted the bust of Death Guard of Krieg.

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The main focus of these lectures was the coloring of camouflage, textures of rough textiles, leather textures, metals and weathering. Guided by this, the leaders chose a suitable post-apocalyptic bust that all participants were afraid of. As part of the workshop, acrylic paints and oil effects were used.

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The workshop included the following thematic units:

1. Setting up the bust at the base

2. Preparatory work on the bust and the base color

3. Textile dyeing and subsequent camouflage

4. Metal parts and weathering

5. Leather belts and holsters

6. Glasses with glare

7. Decals

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Miniature painting workshop - bust of Hellboy was held over the weekend of 18-19.09.2021. in the cinema hall of the Zagreb Association of Technical Culture on Trg žrtava fašizma 14. Both days the workshop lasted from 10 am to 6 pm and there were a total of 10 participants who painted the bust of Hellboy.

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The main focus of these lectures was the coloring of demon skin, the texture of rough textiles or leather parts and special effects such as OSL. Guided by this, the leaders chose a suitable bust of Hellboy. As part of the workshop, acrylic paints as well as oil effects were used.

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The workshop included the following thematic units:

1. Setting up the bust at the base

2. Preparatory work on the bust and the base color

3. Painting demon skin

4. Leather / textile coat surfaces

5. Special effects: OSL acrylics

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MINIATURE PAINTERS CROATIA – FB group

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At our FB group Miniature Painters Croatia, we organized two online competitions in coloring miniatures: Summer Painting Competition and Winter Painting Competition.

 

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WEDNESDAY HOBBY CORNER

Wednesday Hobby Corner is conceived as a sum of free activities in the space used by UMS "Agram" on Wednesday night. Most of the activities are open to everyone, with some benefits for members of UMS "Agram" such as storing miniatures in display cases between appointments or borrowing books from our rich Library. All activities were available in each of the terms to the extent permitted by the current epidemiological situation.

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1 on 1 Workshop

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For all those who wanted to learn how to paint miniatures in structured and carefully designed workshops, as part of the Hobby Corner, we organized One on One Workshops. The One on One workshop has several modules designed to introduce beginners to every aspect of this hobby as soon as possible, but also to enable more experienced miniaturists to learn / practice more advanced techniques in agreement with the leaders. Work programme: 1st term - introduction to paints, glues and brushes, composing miniatures and primers 2nd term - basic layers and shades (basecoat and wash): leather, textile, metal, wood 3rd term - details and highlights 4th term - making and painting the base and vegetation

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Terrain Workshop

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As part of the Wednesday Hobby Corner, a terrain workshop was held, in which our youngest participants learned to make terrain scenery this year. Work programme: 1. term - introduction to tools, materials and technical drawing; base making and texturing 2. term - construction of the building, roof, tiles and windows; facade texturing 3rd term - making a fence, undercoat, painting 4th term - introduction to technical drawing, placing grass and other plants

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The Bust Saga

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The Bust Saga is the forerunner of a program called Agram Group Build. Our Goran and Marko started making and painting two of the same busts. They painted exclusively on Wednesdays during the Wednesday Hobby Corner, and we followed their work in articles on the UMS "Agram" page.

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AGRAM GROUP BUILD

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As part of the new UMS "Agram" project called Agram Group Build, which was created after Goran, Kruno and Marko discussed joint projects on Wednesdays and how cool it would be to gather more people on Wednesdays to work on something together… This gave birth to the idea of Group Builds. In 2021, the NY / Gotham diorama from the 1980s was launched. And two more group builds are in preparation - dieselpunk flying island and coloring 4 busts on the theme of the Three Musketeers.

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AGRAM ATMOSPHERE

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Hoping to bring the gaming part of the population back to the Association, we started the Agram Atmosphere program earlier this year. Unfortunately, the program was shut down by the leader's decision to leave the Association. However, even the limited maintenance of the program brought us a handful of good battle reports that were published on our site!

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Domagoj's Slow Grow League

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And just when we thought gaming was unfortunately over, our Domagoj appeared with the idea, will and enthusiasm to start something casual, uncompetitive and suitable for beginners, something that eventually crystallized in Domagoj's Slow Grow League in 40k. The boys play with small armies and are rewarded with points for newly painted figures. In this way, fast, short games are played, but also the coloring of the figures is stimulated for the general enjoyment of both the player and the rest of us who are watching from the sidelines!

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PERFORMANCES OF OUR MEMBERS IN COMPETITIONS

On Saturday, August 28, 2021 organized by ZMMS, the 16th Model Making Cup Zagreb was held at the Electrical Engineering School in Zagreb. The organizers allowed us to award the Best of Show by UMS Agram. The award was in the form of a medal and our collection of articles from miniaturism and modeling Miniaturism in the Corona era and went to Mr. Roland Vlahović.

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On Saturday, September 11, 2021 organized by HUVM, the 16th Modeling Cup CK2021 was held at the Gračani Elementary School in Zagreb. Highlight of the day is certainly the stand of Miniatures.si, which, in addition to sales, also organized the only workshop at this year's competition led by Luka Jančić on their bust of firefighters. This was the first “place” where that bust could be purchased. In addition to the bust, in a metal box, there is a USB with about 5 hours of video material with instructions for coloring the same bust. A real hit for beginners and those who want to learn more. BEST OF SHOW chosen by members of UMS Agram: Mr. Angelo Milella

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At the end of October and the beginning of November, our Matija Koružnjak participated in the Rotten Harvest competition of the company Wyrd Miniatures, where he won first place in the Spooktacular category. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!

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VISITS TO MODELLING EXHIBITIONS

Our members also visited two model exhibitions during 2021. The first was the World Competition of Ship Modellers in 2021 and the exhibition "Rijeka 2021" which was held from 12 to 19 September at the Exportdrva in Rijeka. Our longtime member and one of the founders, Berislav Tušek, visited the competition.

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The second exhibition entitled Fly with us was organized by the Trešnjevka Model Aeroclub in cooperation with the Zagreb Aviation Technical Association Rudolf Perešin, Zagreb Technical Museum Nikola Tesla and the City of Zagreb - City Office of Education from 11 to 23 October 2021.

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COOPERATIONS AND APPEARANCES OF THE ASSOCIATION IN 2021

Our members Nino Marasović and Mislav Gorupec had the honor to lend their miniatures of their respective Breton Armies for the exhibition Sword Once Upon a Time ... "directed" by the Croatian History Museum in the Klovićevi dvori Gallery. The exhibition was open from 19.05.2021. to 07/18/2021

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On Saturday, September 25, 2021 organized by the Zagreb Association of Technical Culture, the 10th Days of Technical Culture were held at the Cultural Center Dubrava, Dubrava 51a. UMS "Agram" performed with a presentation of the work of our various programs such as 1 on 1 Workshop, Agram Group Build and Library and Reading Room UMS "Agram".

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UMS "Agram" has established cooperation with the coffee bar Cherry Tree, where the works of our Marko Paunović have been permanently exhibited since October. In two, now illuminated, windows, you can see several multi-award winning works with the theme of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

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The traditional Christmas exhibition by ZZTK was held this year, from 14 to 23.12. at the Vladimir Horvat Gallery, Trg žrtava fašizma 14. At the invitation of the Community, we gladly responded to participate in the Exhibition with our model Frostgrave, which fit well with the theme of the Exhibition.

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ARTICLES ON MINIATURISM AND MODELLING

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Finally, our most comprehensive program should be mentioned. Online publishing of articles from miniaturism and modeling started in 2020 and continued in 2021 with over 60 published articles this year. We would like to thank all the members for their work and commitment in making miniatures and models, but especially in taking the time to photograph the work in progress and write articles for our site.

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Latest articles

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    During November and December we organized Advent in Agram. The Advent consisted of several fun events.

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    Terrain Workshop - Hobbiton Xmass decorations

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    Miniature Photography Course

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    Figurines and Bits Flea Market

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    Secret Santa

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    And it all ended with a Christmas party

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    Tijekom studenog i prosinca organizirali smo Advent u Agramu. Advent se sastojao od nekoliko zabavnih događaja.

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    Radionica izrade prostornih maketa - izrada božićne kuglice u obliku hobitske rupe.

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    Tečaj fotografiranja minijatura

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    Buvljak figura i bitsa

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    Secret Santa

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    I sve je završilo božićnom zabavom!

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    Marko Paunović, 18th December 2025
  • Agram 2025 – A Year In Review
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    The year 2025 has also come to an end, in which, in addition to the traditional programs, we created a series of our own miniatures for the first time, published the first book in English, and also made our own miniatures for awards for our Black Queen in 2026! In cooperation with Algebra Bernays University, two of their students, Jana Pahel and Monika Bešenić, designed Agramer figures according to our design, which we already used this year in our Back to Basics workshops. In addition to these miniatures, for the needs of our miniature painting competition, Black Queen H&MPC also created a bust and a 75mm and 120mm miniature of Barbara Celjska, known in these parts as the Black Queen. Read about all that below.

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    A G R A M E R S

    In September, at the Days of Technical Culture, we presented our Agrameri miniature line for the first time. It consists of six miniatures depicting a dragon, a knight, a barbarian, a princess, a king and a wizard..

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    But let's go back to the beginning of the year, which, like every year, began with our traditional Exhibition...

    E X H I B I T I O N   O F   M I N I A T U R E S   A N D   T A B L E T O P   S C E N E R Y   A G R A M    2 0 2 5

    We started the year with preparations for our annual Exhibition of Miniatures and Tabletop Scenery, during which we also organized a weekend miniature painting workshop and, for the fifth time this term, our international miniature painting competition, the Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition..

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    The Exhibition of Miniatures and Tabletop Scenery "Agram 2025" took place this year from 20.2. to 9.03. The exhibition was set up on Wednesday 19.2. in the afternoon and was attended by a large number of members and friends of the Association who exhibited their works.

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    As always, the Exhibition presented a cross-section of the work of the Association, its members, participants of its courses and workshops, and members of the Miniature Painters Croatia FB group. A large number of showcases contained numerous miniatures for tabletop strategy games, board games, and an entire showcase was dedicated to award-winning exhibits from previous miniature competitions. Several showcases were dedicated to projects that the Association has been implementing for 21 years, such as the UMS “Agram” Library and Reading Room, the Workshop for Making Spatial Models, and the Miniature Painting Workshop.

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    During the first weekend of the Exhibition, 22-23 February, we held the 19th annual international miniature painting competition, the Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition. !

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    As contestants arrived and registered for the competition, our hardworking staff photographed all the exhibits before sorting them into categories and carefully placing them in glass cases.

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    WARGAMING DEMO GAMES

    This year, organized by our friends from Slovenia from the Amulet D20 club, demonstrations of the tabletop strategy game Turnip28 were held. Over the course of both days, a handful of games were played on beautiful terrain!

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    SALE CORNER

    During the weekend we hosted our sponsors with their sales stands: Swood.si and Carta Magica.

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    MINIATURE PAINTING DEMONSTRATIONS

    The ZZTK space allows workshops to be held during the weekend in the cinema hall in the basement, so we also organized demonstration workshops during the weekend. The work of the lecturers was recorded with a camera and projected onto the projection screen in the hall. Many thanks to our domestic and foreign lecturers: Ana Polanšćak (CRO), Vladimir Matić-Kuriljev (SRB), Luka Jaret and Vanet Dolenc (SLO), doc.dr.sc. Winton Afrić (CRO) and Marcello Rizza (I).

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    SPEED PAINTING CONTEST

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    On Sunday afternoon, a miniature speed painting competition was held. Participants had 90 minutes to paint one miniature. Thanks to our sponsor Hobby Chest, who provided us with a large donation of painting materials from AK Interactive, we organized a miniature speed painting competition according to the following rules:

    - competitors have 90 minutes to paint a miniature

    - all competitors paint the same (same type) miniature

    - we provided paints from AK Interactive

    - we provided brushes from AK Interactive.

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    With that, we came to the very end of this wonderful weekend and all that remained was the distribution of prizes and awards to the winners.

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    BACK TO BASICS WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS

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    On weekdays from 17:00 to 18:00 we held our new workshops for the youngest, in which our youngest participants painted their first miniatures..

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    OPEN MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS

    Over the next two weeks, our volunteers held open miniature painting workshops on weekdays from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Miniature painting workstations were set up where our visitors could paint miniatures we had prepared (or their own if they had brought them) using our materials and tools.

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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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    W E E K E N D    M I N I A T U R E    P A I N T I N G    W O R K S H O P S

    During the second weekend of the Exhibition, March 1-2, we organized a MINITURE PAINTING WORKSHOP – Frostgrave.

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    The workshop was held over two days (the whole weekend) and participants painted five different figures for the Frostgrave game, which can also be used for DND sessions. The focus of these lectures was painting several miniatures at once, but the knowledge from the workshop is equally applicable to painting armies for boardgames and a collection of figures for pen&paper rpgs. The workshop presented paints and accessories, preparation of figures, several techniques for coloring miniatures from basic to more advanced, and techniques and tricks for quickly and efficiently coloring large quantities of figures at once. As part of the workshop, water-based acrylic paints were used.

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    During the weekend, 17-18.05., we organized a MINITURE PAINTING WORKSHOP – Kitbashing and Converting.

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    The workshop was conducted over two days (a whole weekend) and focused on making two (up to three) of their own miniatures from various parts (several different miniatures) with the addition of modeling the parts using modeling clay (Green Stuff). It consisted of two parts, a theoretical and a practical part. During the workshop, participants were introduced to tools, materials and techniques for performing simple and complex conversions, including the use of modeling putties.

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    Over the weekend, September 13-14, 2025, we held a new weekend miniature painting workshop called Contrast paints.

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    The workshop was held over two days (the whole weekend) and participants colored several (2-3) different figures using Contrast colors for quick coloring of miniatures. The focus of these lectures was coloring several miniatures at once, but the knowledge from the workshop is equally applicable to coloring armies for boardgames and a collection of figures for pen&paper rpgs. Each participant put together two to three figures from our collection, but for the first time they were also able to bring their own figures to work on. The workshop presented paints and accessories, preparation of figures, several techniques for coloring miniatures from basic to more advanced, and techniques and tricks for quickly and efficiently coloring large quantities of figures at once. As part of the workshop, water-based acrylic paints were used, with special attention paid to Contrast paints. The lectures were adjusted so that the presenters could devote equal time to all participants and could be adapted to all categories of miniaturists (from beginners to slightly advanced).

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    B A C K   T O   B A S I C S   Miniature painting workshops for kids

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    During October and November, we held our Back to Basics miniature painting workshops for the youngest at the Zagreb City Libraries. We held a total of six workshops during October and November. And in combination with the Association's appearances at various events throughout 2025, a total of 100 participants, our youngest fellow citizens, went through the B2B workshop program..

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    A G R A M   L E G O   S E C T I O N

    As part of our Agram Lego Section, we have been organizing a series of expert lectures related to our current group LEGO project since 2024. Our experts lead lectures in various fields such as architecture, mechanical engineering, naval architecture, sculpture, etc. In 2025, we covered two topics: Leonardo da Vinci – the inventor and the Orient Express.

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    In February, our Mario Grgurev covered the topic of inventor Leonardo da Vinci as part of the construction of his flying machine.

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    In April, our engineers held a series of lectures about the Orient Express, steam engines and locomotives as part of the construction of a model of this most famous train in the world.

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    A G R A M    G R O U P    B U I L D

    As part of this UMS "Agram" project called Agram Group Build, which was created after Kruno and Marko discussed joint projects on Wednesdays and how it would be cool to gather more people on Wednesdays to work on something together. From this, the idea of Group Builds was born. In 2025, we worked on a series of busts on the theme of Iron Maiden and on the creation of a dieselpunk diorama of a flying island.

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    H O B B Y    C O R N E R    O N    W E D N E S D A Y S

    Hobby Corner on Wednesdays is conceived as a collection of free activities in the space used by UMS "Agram" during Wednesday evening sessions. Most activities are open to everyone, with some benefits for UMS "Agram" members, such as storing miniatures in display cases between sessions or borrowing books from our extensive Library.

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    A D V E N T    I N    A G R A M

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    During November and December, we organized a program called Advent in Agram, which consisted of interactive workshops on making Christmas balls and shorter demonstration workshops during December. Interactive workshops involve participants making their own models according to instructions and under the supervision of a leader. No registration is required for the demonstration workshops in December, and they consist of a series of separate topics that cover model-making methods, effects, and materials related to the winter period, such as making snow, ice, and the like, which the lecturer demonstrates from behind the desk.

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    Miniature photography course

    10.12. as part of Advent in Agram, a miniature photography course was held, in which the lecturer showed how to photograph miniatures and how to make all miniatures sharp.

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    Secret Santa

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    Miniatures Fleamarket

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

    All A Bord, Nedelišće

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    Our Mario, a veteran of the battlefields of Međimurje, led another Back to Basics coloring workshop. This time, at All A-Board vol.2 DDI - Social Games Days in Nedelišće on Saturday, March 15th.

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    Sferakon, Zagreb

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    This year, UMS "Agram" organized interactive Back to Basics miniature painting workshops at its stand on Saturday, May 10th, adapted for all ages (from 8-99). The workshops for up to three participants last an hour..

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

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    Our delegation participated in the international invitational event H.r.e.n.28 organized by our friends from AmuletD20.

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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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