TURM 2024 Reprot

Domagoj Krpan, 16th July 2024

This year I had the opportunity to participate in the now legendary events organized by Ana Polanšćak  as part of UMS "Agram". This was the second year in a row that the Forbidden Psalm rules were played and I must admit that the event, as well as the accompanying activities, delighted me! If you want to know why…

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…then keep reading! If Turm were to divide the impressions into highlights, he would definitely divide them into my perspective as a member of the agram, the hobby part, the gaming part, and finally, the social part. Let's start with the phase that lasted the longest, and tell how I participated and what experiences I had as a resident of Agram helping with the event.

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The event itself lasted one day, Saturday 06.07., but if you followed our posts and articles, you could have noticed that the preparations started much earlier. Our elders Ana and Marko dealt with these more serious parts of event organization, logistics, setting up the discord server, while I tried to support as much as I could via Instagram. One of the things that delighted me was to see how colorful and creative the hobby community is. During the week of the event itself, I helped with transportation - most of the players were foreigners and I offered to help them navigate through the city (Noe was a great companion). At the event itself, I helped with the logistics of transporting the terrain (of course, when it was most stressful, at the event itself, I was late with the delivery of the terrain), and with preparing the space and taking things away after the event. It was interesting for me to see how many activities had to be organized in parallel, from taking pictures of miniatures during the event, organizing food and drinks, and organizing the content of the other days. After the event itself, I drove the pitches to Ana, where we inspected them and Ana quickly repaired all the damage we found. All in all, I think that it is quite a good experience from the event organization side and that, if someone wants to pay attention, everything can be learned.

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The hobby part lasted a little shorter than the organizational part, but for me it was a much more intense and direct experience. Kitbashing and conversions are my favorite part of the hobby, and due to the lack of free time, the thing that helped me the most to finish what I started was... Deadlines! I know, I know, everyone hates deadlines, but it helped me a lot with wrapping conversions, painting warbands, and general preparation for the event to have deadlines and some kind of commitment to people I know. You can see parts of the stories about my kitbash adventure on the articles fishfolk warband and simple conversion, and for my part, finishing and placing the finished miniatures on the table was a pleasure that I lacked for a long time. I got an additional boost in online communication with other players, I was delighted by their creativity and general positivity. People really encouraged each other in their work and because of that I could approach the deadlines with a smile on my face! The only thing I'm hoping for now is to use that positive energy for further projects and not lose momentum when it's already started so well - practice makes perfect and it's exactly that practice that I miss!

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Gaming ends up being the smallest part of the experience in those few days - even if it was the reason we got together. I don't see it as anything bad, in fact, I'm very glad that even on Turm itself, the social aspect somehow dominated, and that the game was a game, and not a reason for people to break spears. I had three great games - the first with Marcello from neighboring Italy, the second with Vlad from Serbia and finally Noah from France - which gave me a very good regional experience. We had great moments in every game - I'll share more details about my experience as a player at another time. The scenarios and content prepared by Ana were excellent, with the exception that not everyone discovered all the surprises. Now with quite a few games of Psalms behind us, I'm glad that our local Agram team said they would continue playing, because I have a feeling they could get hours and hours of fun out of it.

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Sebastian (Norway): “The Turm 2024 tournament was a blast! The few games Ana had hosted at her place beforehand turned out to be really helpful in knowing how to create a good warband. I had a dedicated looter who gathered me a lot of good gold, meaning I could upgrade my equipment significantly, and by the last game the warband was powered up with several heavy armors D10 swords, and a few relics. So Patrik's warband in this last game, got decimated by a few of my strongest warriors. But in a perfect twist ending, his last remaining member, his archer, who had been spending the game shooting from on top of a building, jumped down from the building, picked up the Baby Sphinx from one of his dead warband members, and ended up winning the game (and keeping the Baby Sphinx in his inventory!), as that was the winning condition. Very fun game, and lots of great people gathered for this event. An absolute blast in bits trading, painting sessions, games, beers and overall nerddom. I would like to mention my first opponent Vlad's amazingly sculpted warband, consisting of pieces from nature - amazing to behold. See pic attached. As well as my game with Italian raconteur Marcello, who had to keep reminding me that none of his naked, cannibal weirdos (also greatly painted) had any armor, as his own summoned skeletons were chasing his caster of the board after some terrible dice rolls. Overall a great experience, and would love to do it again next year. with a new warband. Kitbashing, converting and sculpting are now my new favorite parts of the hobby!"

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The social part could easily be the biggest highlight of the event - the people from the association and our guests were phenomenal! Although most of us were from Europe, we also had a few players from the USA who actually traveled halfway around the world to be there. Of course, we tried to use the time as best as we could and organized several get-togethers. In addition to the fact that a lot of people met for the first time, some people saw each other again after a long time, and some could turn their long-term online acquaintances into a face-to-face experience for the first time. Before the event, we painted together, exchanged miniatures, ate, drank, and after the event we had a big party to celebrate the great experience together! I am glad that I managed to exchange contacts with most of the people, and I am looking forward to further socializing and future meetings.

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I hope you will contact us if you are interested in skirmish games or kitbashes, so that we can exchange experiences live. You don't have to play Forbidden Psalm, but having a unique mini is always great, especially if you play long DnD campaigns!

PHOTOGALLERY OF MINIATURES @TURM2024 (full scale)

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

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

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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
  • Back to Basics Workshops in Galerija VN, a part of Libraries of Zagreb
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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.

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    The second set of three workshops was held in the Gallery VN on October 30, November 6 and 8, 2025.

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    During the workshops, our youngest participants painted chibi figures from the UMS Agram line and made a castle from upcycled materials.

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    More photos can be found on our social media.

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    Tijekom listopada i studenog u Knjižnicama Grada Zagreba smo održali naše Back to Basics radionice bojanja minijatura za najmlađe. 

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    Drugi set od tri radionice održan je u Galeriji i čitaonici VN 30.10. te 6. i 8.11.2025. 

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    Tijekom radionica naši najmlađi polaznici su bojali chibi figure iz linije UMS Agram te izrađivali dvorac od upcycle materijala.

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    Više fotografija potražite na našim socijalnim mrežama!

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    Krunoslav Belinić, 4th December 2025
  • We attended: Monte San Savino 2025
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    Our Ivan brings you a report from the best miniature painting competition in the world.

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

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    The exhibition is held in Tuscany, and all the content related to it is located within the walls of the castle around which most of the town is located. The exhibition is set in an exceptionally beautiful setting of a medieval castle, with which no other similar miniature event can be compared. The town itself allows visitors to easily get to know each other, as most of them gravitate to the square in the center of the castle.

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    We set off on Friday, November 14, 2025, and it took us about eight hours to get to our accommodation. Italian motorways are good, but Italians themselves often don't know what lanes are for or how to use turn signals. Large trucks often swerved left and right, and drivers usually only turned on their turn signals after they had finished changing lanes. Fortunately, none of the miniatures were damaged in transit. The Patafix and plastic box are more than enough protection for the models.

    We distributed a large number of flyers in the hope that some of the visitors would come to our Black Queen, and some even promised us that they would (try to) come. We also awarded the UMS Agram Best of Show medal. We did not proceed in a "judgmental" manner, but rather we sought the work (or works) of a miniaturist that we enjoy the most. I have long appreciated Magnus Fagerberg's works and have often used them as references in my own work. They were even better in person, which is usually the case with all top-notch works. Therefore, UMS Agram presented Magnus, in addition to the Best of Show medal, with a terranino to accompany the Monograph on our work.

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    The exhibition itself featured the best works that we usually see on social networks, and there were about 2,000 of them in total. Almost all of the winners of this year's Golden Demon also brought their models to Monte San Savino.

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    The results we achieved were very good, considering the exceptionally high average quality of the works. Filip won one gold with his works in the Storytelling Standard category, while I (Ivan) won one bronze in the Storytelling Master category and one bronze in the Fantasy Painting Master category.

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    I'll leave the best part of the article for last, photos of some of the models we saw. Filip has since learned how to use a macro lens, so I'd say the photos turned out great.

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    Naš Ivan vam donosi reportažu sa najboljeg natjecanja u bojanju minijatura na svijetu.

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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 smo nakon odličnog provoda na Kontrastu, izložbi minijatura u Varšavi, odlučili posjetiti i Italiju.

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    Izložba se održava u Toskani, a svi sadržaji vezani uz nju smješteni su unutar zidina dvorca oko kojeg se nalazi veći dio mjesta. Izložba je postavljena u iznimno lijepom ambijentu srednjovjekovnog dvorca, s kojim se ne može usporediti nijedan drugi sličan minijaturistički događaj. Sam gradić omogućuje posjetiteljima da se lako upoznaju, jer većina njih gravitira trgu u središtu dvorca.

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    Na put smo krenuli u petak, 14. studenoga 2025., te smo putovali oko osam sati do našeg smještaja. Talijanske autoceste su dobre, ali sami Talijani nerijetko ne znaju čemu služe prometne trake ili kako se koriste žmigavci. Veliki kamioni često su lelujali lijevo–desno, a vozači su pokazivače smjera uglavnom uključivali tek nakon što bi već završili prestrojavanje. Nijedna minijatura srećom nije nastradala u prijevozu. Patafix i plastična kutija sasvim su dovoljna zaštita za modele.

    Podijelili smo veći broj letaka u nadi da će dio posjetitelja doći na naš Black Queen, a neki su nam čak i obećali da će (pokušati) doći. Dodijelili smo i UMS Agram Best of Show medalju. Nismo se vodili „sudački“, nego smo tražili rad (ili radove) jednog minijaturista u kojima najviše uživamo. Već dugo cijenim radove Magnusa Fagerberga i često sam ih koristio kao reference u vlastitom radu. Uživo su bili još bolji, što je u pravilu slučaj sa svim vrhunskim radovima. Stoga je UMS Agram Magnusu, uz Best of Show medalju, poklonio i jedan teranino za uz Monografiju o našem radu.

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    Na samoj izložbi mogli su se vidjeti najbolji radovi koje inače viđamo na društvenim mrežama, a ukupno ih je bilo oko 2000. Gotovo svi pobjednici ovogodišnjeg Golden Demona također su donijeli svoje modele na Monte San Savino.

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    Rezultati koje smo ostvarili bili su vrlo dobri, s obzirom na iznimno visoku prosječnu kvalitetu radova. Filip je sa svojim radovima u kategoriji Storytelling Standard osvojio jedno zlato, dok sam ja (Ivan) osvojio jednu broncu u kategoriji Storytelling Master i jednu broncu u kategoriji Fantasy Painting Master.

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    Za kraj ostavljam onaj najbolji dio članka, fotografije nekih od modela koje smo vidjeli. Filip je u međuvremenu izučio korištenje makro leće pa su fotografije rekao bih odlično ispale.

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    Marko Paunović, 24th November 2025

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