Agram 2023 – A Year In Review

Marko Paunović, 27th December 2023

The year 2023 has also come to an end. The year in which we celebrated our 20th birthday and were faced with various challenges, mostly of an economic nature. For the first time since 2004, the City of Zagreb has decided not to co-finance any of our projects. Despite this, with the great commitment of our members and leadership, we have fully implemented all the programs we envisioned, without realizing a lack of funds!

Partnership with Back to Basics

Despite these difficulties in work, we ended the year with fantastic cooperation and education of our members for conducting miniaturist/maquette workshops using the Back to Basics method. Our Ana, Kruno and Marko were educated in Kranj, Slovenia, and thus we became one of the international partners in that project, so get ready for 2024 when our first Back to Basics workshops await you!

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

EXHIBITION OF MINIATURES AND TABLETOP SCENERY AGRAM 2023

We started the year with preparations for our annual Exhibition of miniatures and models, during which we also organized a weekend painting workshop for miniatures and, for the fourth time this term, our international competition in painting miniatures Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition. 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 FB group Miniature Painters Croatia. In a large number of display cases, there were numerous miniatures for tabletop strategy games, board games, and an entire display case was dedicated to award-winning exhibits from previous miniature competitions. Several showcases were devoted to projects that the Association has been implementing for 20 years, such as the UMS "Agram" Library and Reading Room, the Workshop for creating spatial models and the Miniature Painting Workshop. The works of our friend, the academic sculptor prof., had a special place in the showcases. Winton Afrić.

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The opening of the Exhibition took place on Thursday, February 23, 2023. starting at 6 p.m.

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In addition, during the Exhibition, we also held a session of the UMS "Agram" Assembly.

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BLACK QUEEN HOBBY AND MINIATURE PAINTING COMPETITION 2023

During the weekend of 25.-26.02. as a part of the Exhibition, we held our 16th annual Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition!

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We have kept the changes in the format of the registration process. Contestants had to register via email. Then they were given the exact time when they should come for registration (Saturday from 8:30 to 11:00). This limited the number of people at the scene at the same time.

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This year we've had two guest exhibitors. The first one was Winton Afrić with his project Artefact. Four of his digital sculpts were premiered at out Exhibition that were a part of a commission for The Dark Eye RPG by Ulisses Spiele.

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The other guest was Gardens of Hecate. A Zagreb-based craft run by Ana Polanšćak that specialises in making and painting custom miniatures, terrain as well as developing rules sets.

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Painting Workshops/Demonstrations

The layout of the venue at the Vladimir Horvat Gallery makes it possible to hold several workshops throughout the weekend. Therefore, there were two two-hour workshops on Saturday after the official opening of the competition and two on Sunday before the awards ceremony. This year, the workshops were held in the cinema hall in the basement of the venue. The tutor's work was filmed with a camera and projected on the projection screen in the hall.

GASLANDS KITBASH WORKSHOP

Date and time: Saturday 25. February 2023, 13:00-15:00

TUTOR:Ana Polanšćak

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CONTENT:

The workshop demonstrated the conversion of diecast cars into figures for Gaslands - a tabletop game of vehicle racing and combat on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It included disassembly, surface preparation, and adding weapons, armor, damage, and other details.

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LEATHER 101 WORKSHOP

Date and time: Saturday 25. February 2023, 15:00-17:00

TUTOR: Marko Paunović

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CONTENT:

The workshop covered different methods of painting leather surfaces, ranging from basic for tabletop and/or beginners up to advanced methods for painting busts and other display miniatures. The tutor has chosen several various miniatures/busts to show his creative process.

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3D SCULPTING 101 WORKSHOP

Date and time: Sunday 26. February 2023, 10:00-12:00

TUTOR: Winton Afrić

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CONTENT:

The workshop covered the process of 3D digital sculpting, from the idea to realisation and preparation for casting.

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HORSES / HISTORICAL WORKSHOP

Date and time: Sunday 26. February 2023, 13:30-15:30

TUTOR: Dalibor Čavić

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CONTENT:

This workshop covered the process of painting 28mm cavalry historical miniatures. The tutor has chosen suitable Black Husars of Frederic the Great by Zvezda to explain the theory as well as practical application using various techniques like basecoating, washing, highlighting and detailing with acrylic paints.

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SPEED PAINTING COMPETITION

On Sunday afternoon, a competition in quick painting of miniatures was held. Participants had 90 minutes to color one miniature. Previous applications were also required. Thanks to ourš sponsor Hobby Chest, who provided us with a large donation of coloring materials from AK Interactive, we organized a quick miniature coloring contest according to the following rules:

- contestants have 60 minutes to color the miniature

- all contestants paint the same (same type) miniature

- we provided colors from AK Interactive

- we provided brushes from AK Interactive.

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WEEKEND MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS

During the second weekend of the Exhibition, March 4-5, we organized a MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOP – Batchpainting Ork Boyz.

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The workshop was held over two days (the whole weekend) and the participants painted Ork Boyz figures from the Warhammer 40,000 board strategy game. 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. 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. The lectures were adapted so that the leader devoted equal time to all participants and could adapt to all categories of miniaturists (from beginners to slightly advanced).

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First, the lecturer sits at his desk and explains and demonstrates each step in painting a miniature/mockup on his specimen. His work is shown on a screen through a camera and projector, which the participants listen to, look at, and ask questions about. Afterwards, the participants sit at their desks and apply the acquired knowledge. Leaders circulate between participants and check how each participant is doing. In this way, they can be adapted to each student individually. The workshop included the following thematic units

1. Planning and preparation and assembly of miniatures 2. Processing of miniatures before painting 3. Basic colors 4. Shading and highlighting techniques 5. Batch Painting 6. Subsequent elevation of the finished paintjob to a higher level 7. Basing the miniatures

The association provided all the necessary materials and tools, lighting, scalpels, PVA and superglue, brushes of different sizes and one set of paints..

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During the weekend, May 20-21, 2023, we held a new diorama-making weekend workshop called Vignette in a frame. Over the course of two days, the participants created a stage display of the haustor/entrance according to their own choice from about 10 offered designs, some historical and some fantasy / SF themes. The subject of the workshop was the creation of a diorama with elements of stone, wood, metal, concrete/plaster. In a frame with internal dimensions of 10 x 15 cm, they placed a representation of the entrance to a building.

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The main focus of these lectures was the creation of stage bases from easily available and cheap materials. Guided by this, the presenters chose/designed suitable bases placed in a fantasy/historical setting, which all participants made. The lectures were adapted so that the presenters devoted equal time to all participants and could be adapted to all categories of miniaturists (from beginners to slightly advanced).

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During the weekend, September 16-17, 2023, we held a new miniature painting weekend workshop called Busts of Dragons. Guided by this, the organizers chose suitable busts of dragons by the famous miniaturist Karol Rudyk, which all participants painted. Each attendee received a unique bust from his set of busts limited to 100 copies. As part of the workshop, acrylic paints were primarily used, but oil effects could also be used.

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The participants learned how to properly prepare a resin figure/bust before painting, and then they made an inner base from balsa for the frame in which they placed their dragons at the very end of the workshop. This time, each participant could explore various effects at their own discretion through their coloring. The choice of "color scheme" or whether he wants to use OSL effects or anything else is up to the participant.

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MINIATURE PAINTERS CROATIA – FB group

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On our FB group Miniature Painters Croatia, we organized two online miniature painting competitions: Summer Painting Competition and Winter Painting Competition.

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WEDNESDAY'S HOBBY CORNER

Hobby Corner on Wednesdays is designed as a sum of free activities in the space used by UMS "Agram" on Wednesday evenings. Most activities are open to everyone, with some benefits for UMS "Agram" members, such as storing miniatures in display cases between appointments or borrowing books from our rich Library.

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AGRAM GROUP BUILD

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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 2023, the creation of the diorama / game board for the companion game Full Tilt from the 90s was completed.

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ADVENT IN AGRAM

During November and December, we organized a program called Advent in Agram, which consisted of interactive workshops for making spatial models and shorter demonstration workshops during December. Interactive workshops mean that the participants make their own models according to the instructions and under the supervision of the leader. No registration is required for the sample workshops in December, and they consist of a number of separate topics that deal with modeling methods, effects and materials related to the winter period, such as making snow, ice and the like, which the lecturer demonstrates in class. As part of Advent, we organized:

Miniature photography workshop

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Demonstration workshops of modeling techniques (plasticard and pigments)

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Award ceremony for the winners of our online painting competitions

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Secret Santa

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Miniatures Fair

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Tombola

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AGRAM ARENA SUMMER – TURM2023

Turm 2023, part of Agram Arena Summer, organized by UMS "Agram" and Gardens of Hecate, took place in July 2023 in Zagreb.

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UMS "Agram" has a tradition of awarding the best painted models/armies at our events, which we couldn't miss at this visually stunning event.

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APPEARANCES AT COMPETITIONS, CONVENTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER EVENTS

On Saturday 13.5. Agram's delegation went to Slovenia to participate again in the model competition in Pivka. The 15th Svet v Malem festival was held again this year at the Museum of Military History in Pivka, and that environment again proved to be perfect for such a competition and gathering. This year's Festival of Miniatures SVM 2023 also left a good impression. Our Marko helped future partners from Back to Basics to hold workshops for the youngest!

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Under the auspices of the City of Zagreb, organized by the Zagreb Association of Technical Culture, the XII Days of Technical Culture were held on October 14, 2023. UMS Agram presented the work of our various programs such as Advent in Agram, Agram Group Build and UMS "Agram" Library and Reading Room. In addition to the presentations, we also organized two demo/exhibition workshops on making bases for miniatures for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop strategy game

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On Saturday 04.11.2023. Photo Video Show & ModelMania Zagreb took place at Hotel Academia in Tkalčićeva, starting at 10 a.m. UMS Agram presented the work of our various programs such as Advent in Agram, Agram Group Build and UMS "Agram" Library and Reading Room.

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From 10.11. until 12.11.2023. we performed again at the gaming fair Infogamer by Reboot at the Zagreb Fair. In cooperation with our long-time sponsor Carta Magic, we held demonstrations of the basics of painting miniatures for interested fair visitors. For many, it was the first encounter with the miniaturist hobby and the world of board strategy games.

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On Saturday 18.11. we visited the DP of Slovenia - model competition in Ljubljana. Our Ana met again with her Slovenian hobby friends who participated in our Turm 2023 in July. Luka and Vane held wargaming demos as side content at the competition, which was an opportunity for some gameplay. They played a game of the tabletop game Forbidden Psalm: Last War.

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This year we also participated in the traditional Christmas exhibition of ZZTK, from 18.12.-08.01. in the Vladimir Horvat Gallery, Trg žrtava fašizma 14. At the Community's invitation, we gladly responded to participate in the Exhibition itself with our illuminated showcase full of winter-themed figures, as well as announcements of our programs for 2024.

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VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS AND OTHER EVENTS

As part of the Kup Zagreb model competition, on June 3 and 4, the 3rd solo exhibition of Roland Vlahović's model ships took place..

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On the weekend of June 3 and 4, we visited (and competed in) the 18th model-making competition Cup Zagreb, organized by the Zagreb Model-Making Association. This time, for the first time at a mock-up competition in Croatia, the organizer decided on a two-day format that UMS "Agram" has been using in its competition since the beginning of 2007.

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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Miniatur Wunderland, which means "miniature wonderland" in German, is the largest model railway in the world and is located in the historic Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany.

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Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg, German for International Maritime Museum, is a private museum in the Speicherstadt (warehouse district) of Hamburg, Germany. The museum houses Peter Tamm's collection of model ships, building plans, uniforms and naval art, numbering more than 40,000 items and more than a million photographs. It was opened in a former warehouse in 2008.

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The Lego House is a 12,000 square meter building filled with 25 million Lego bricks in Billund, Denmark, located near Legoland and the headquarters of The Lego Group. It is also known as the Home of the Brick in reference to Billund, where Lego originates from. Visitors can experience a variety of activities during their visit, including physical and digital building with Lego bricks, programming robots and animating models. The center's visitor experience includes four experience zones, two exhibitions and the Lego Museum, which showcases the history of the Lego brand and company.

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Legoland Billund Resort, the original Legoland park, opened on June 7, 1968 in Billund, Denmark. The park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport, the second busiest airport in Denmark. Since its opening, the park has been visited by over 50 million guests. This makes Legoland the biggest tourist attraction in Denmark outside of Copenhagen. Legoland parks that have since been built around the world are modeled after Legoland Billund, the most notable being the Miniland area, which consists of millions of plastic Lego bricks.

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We also visited numerous model and hobby shops in Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and Italy...

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The second Saturday in September means a new edition of the Zagreb Modeling Cup CK 2023, organized by the HUVM, where we traditionally performed in "our" categories.

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The ship model exhibition Rijeka 2023, organized by the Croatian Association of Ship Model Makers and the Center of Technical Culture Rijeka, which was held this year from October 9 to 20 in the educational and exhibition space of the Ship House at Strossmayerova 13B in Rijeka, was also the 28th national ship model competition. as well as the 15th Croatian evaluation exhibition of ship models.

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On Saturday, 18.11.2023. in Ljubljana, the Slovenian National Championship in plastic modeling was held. Our delegation performed in several categories and in a wargaming demonstration.

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ARTICLES IN MINIATURISM AND MODEL ART

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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 also in 2023 with over 50 published articles this year. We would like to thank all members for their efforts and efforts in making miniatures and mockups, but especially for taking the time to photograph work in progress and write articles for our site.

UMS "Agram" wishes you all the best in the new year 2024! See you next year!

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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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    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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    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...

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    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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