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Agram 2022 – A Year In Review

Marko Paunović, 29th December 2022

The year 2022 has also come to an end. The year in which we celebrated our 19th birthday and were faced with various post-earthquake and pandemic challenges. The impossibility of using our main space, as well as epidemiological restrictions on the number of people in the ZZTK cinema hall, which we use on Wednesday evenings, have followed us for the third year in a row. Consequently, the gaming part suffered greatly, while the hobby part flourished.

Visit to the President of Republic Croatia

The year started fantastically. On 20 January 2022, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović received in the Office of the President of the Republic, the winners of the "Faust Vrančić" National Award for Technical Culture and the winners of the Croatian Association of Technical Culture Award for 2020.

Photograph: Office of the President of Republic Croatia / Dario Andrišek

At the meeting with President Milanović, there were also winners of awards given by the Croatian Association of Technical Culture. The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020 is Dubravko Malvić, and the winners of the Annual Awards of the Croatian Community of Technical Culture are Valentina Blašković, Ivan Kostanjski, Željka Krizmanić, Dragan Mojsilović, Milan Rendulić, Astronomical Society "Gea x" Slavonski Brod, Radio Club "Marjan" from Split, Association of miniaturists, model makers and players of strategic board games "Agram" from Zagreb, represented by our president, Marko Paunović, and the Association of Technical Culture of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

EXHIBITION OF MINIATURES AND TABLETOP SCENERY 2022

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 third time this term, our international competition in painting miniatures, the 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 dedicated to projects that the Association has been implementing for 19 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 friends, the academic sculptor prof., had special places in the showcases. Winton Afrić and Booknooks Bookwitch.

The opening of the Exhibition took place on Thursday, February 24, 2022. starting at 6 p.m.

During the duration of the Exhibition, it was possible to obtain our publications on a promotional offer.

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

BLACK QUEEN HOBBY AND MINIATURE PAINTING COMPETITION 2022

The last weekend in February was reserved for our Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition. And there, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, we had some changes in the format of the competition.

We 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..

MINIATURE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOPS

The space of Vladimir Horvat's gallery makes it possible to hold workshops during the weekend. Therefore, on Saturday after the official opening of the competition, three one-hour demonstration workshops were organized and three on Sunday before the award ceremony. This year, the workshops were held in the cinema hall. The lecturer's work was recorded with a camera and projected on the projection screen in the hall. In this way, social distancing was maintained. Also, this setting meant that the workshops were limited to 10 participants, so registration for the workshops via e-mail was also mandatory.

TRASHBASH WORKSHOP

Time: Saturday 26 February 2022, 13:00-14:00

Lecturer: Ana Polanšćak

CONTENTS:

The workshop covered building a hovering SF drone using everyday parts that you WON'T find at your local tabletop figure shop.

BACK TO BASICS: BUST OF THE FIREFIGHTER

Time: Saturday 26 February 2022, 14:30-15:30

LECTURER: Luka Jančič

CONTENTS:

The workshop was a presentation of the Back to Basics firefighter bust, which comes with a simple and easy-to-read video guide that will help any miniaturist take the first steps in bust painting. The Back to Basics (BTB) video explains how long it takes to build a model and breaks it down into logical steps. This sequence of steps schematically illustrates the entire process of building a model without the use of sound. The method has been thoroughly tested and fine-tuned during numerous workshops.

EYE ANATOMY

Time: Saturday 26 February 2022, 16:00-17:00

AUTHOR OF THE LECTURE: Jakob Skovgaard Villien

MANAGER: Marko Paunović

CONTENTS:

The workshop was in the form of a presentation to cover the basic anatomy of the eye as well as the use of colors, patterns and reflections to evoke emotions on both the iris and the pupil.

3D SCULPTING WORKSHOP

Time: Sunday, February 27, 2022, 10:00-11:00

LECTURER: Winton Afric

CONTENTS:

The workshop covered the process of making a 3D miniature, from idea to realization and even preparation for moulding.

ELECTRONICS 101

Time: Sunday, February 27, 2022, 11:30-12:30

LECTURER: Marko Paunović

CONTENTS:

The workshop will cover the basics of electronics both in theory and in practice. Several examples of how to connect an LED to a power source will be shown, but also how to dimension a resistor and how to connect several LEDs to one power source.

ATMOSPHERIC NMM

Time: Sunday, February 27, 2022, 14:30-15:30

LECTURER: Matija Koruznjak

CONTENTS:

The workshop covered the Non-Metallic Metal (NMM) painting process with an ambient atmosphere based on the example of Sigmarinc.

SPEED PAINTING CONTEST

On Sunday afternoon, a competition in quick painting of miniatures was held. Participants had one hour to color one miniature. Previous applications were also required. Thanks to our 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 have provided brushes from AK Interactive.

WEEKEND MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS

During the weekend of 03.05-03.06. MINIATURE PAINTING WORKSHOP – Eye coloring. was held.

The workshop was held over two days (the whole weekend) and the participants painted a "bust" of eyes from the company Nordlys Miniatures. The main focus of these lectures was coloring the eyes, gaze and parts of the face around the eyes. Guided by this, the presenters chose a suitable miniature that all participants will color. As part of the workshop, acrylic paints and oil effects were used. The lectures were adapted so that the presenters would devote equal time to all participants. This time, each participant explored various effects at his own discretion through his coloring. Whether he wants to use the effects of OSL, tattoos, makeup or anything else is up to the participant.

First, the lecturer sits at his desk and explains and demonstrates a single "common" step in painting a miniature/model on his copy. 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. When any student has a question, he asks it and the whole group together with the lecturers looks for an answer to it. The workshop will include the following thematic units:

1. Anatomy of the eye - theoretical presentation by Jakob Skovgaard Villien, author of the miniature

2. Face painting

3. Eye coloring

4. Special effects (OSL, tattoos, makeup...)

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

The following epidemiological measures were carried out:

Correct wearing of masks was mandatory. Disinfectant was available to everyone, and the space was ventilated. A camera and a projection screen were used to show the lecturer's work to all participants without the need for them to gather around the lecturer, which enables social distance. Each participant had his own table, which was separated by the prescribed distance.

During the weekend of May 21-22, 2022. Workshop on making vignettes and bases for dioramas was held. The participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the materials and tools for making dioramas and, after acquiring the theoretical knowledge, apply the same in a practical example.

The workshop included the following techniques and ways of making scene bases:

- making a plaster diorama base

- production of disposable molds for plaster casting

- creation of the stage base of the vignette located next to the water (stand)

- painting of the metal barrel and "weathering"

- painting of wooden moth and "weathering"

- texturing

- painting the stage base

- adding vegetation

- addition of UV resin

The Miniature painting workshop - ZOMBICIDE lasted two days (the whole weekend) and the participants colored zombie figures from the board game Zombicide. The focus of these lectures was coloring miniatures from boardgames, but the knowledge from the workshop is equally applicable to coloring armies for tabletop games and a collection of figures for pen&paper rpgs. The workshop presented paints and accessories, preparation of figures, several techniques for painting miniatures from basic to more advanced, and techniques and tricks for quickly and efficiently painting 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).

The workshop included the following thematic units:

1. Planning and preparation

2. Basic colors

3. Shading and highlighting techniques

4. Batch Painting

5. Subsequent raising of the finished paintjob to a higher level

MINIATURE PAINTERS CROATIA – FB group

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

HOBBY CORNER ON WEDNESDAYS

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. All activities were available in each term to the extent permitted by the current epidemiological situation.

Radionica 1 na 1

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

AGRAM GROUP BUILD

As part of this UMS "Agram" project called Agram Group Build, which was created after Goran, 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 2022, the creation of a diorama / game board for the companion game Full Tilt from the 90s was launched.

ADVENT IN AGRAM

During October, November and December, we organized a program called Advent in Agram, which consisted of two interactive workshops for making spatial models during October and November 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.

OCTOBER - Winter/nativity scene making workshop

Content: during 4 sessions, the participants were introduced to the techniques, materials and tools in model making through the creation of their own winter scene/nursery, which they kept at the end of the workshop. 1st term - construction of the house and field 2nd term - painting the house and the field 3rd term - addition of vegetation and snow cover 4th term - painting miniatures for the scene.

NOVEMBER - Workshop on making a christmas tree decoration in the shape of a hobbit hole

Content: during 4 sessions, the participants were introduced to the techniques, materials and tools in model making while making a pine ball in the shape of a hobbit hole, which the participants keep after finishing the workshop. 1st term - making and modeling the basic shapes of the house 2nd term - creation and addition of details 3rd term - coloring 4th term - addition of vegetation

DECEMBER - sample workshops

The first sample workshop was about making snowmen.

Another sample workshop is about adding smoke and ice to miniatures and terrains.

For the end of Advent in Agram, 21.12.2022. starting at 6 p.m., we organized our FIGURES AND BITSEVA FLEA. Admission is free if you bring your own bits box. At the beginning of the Flea Market, we took the opportunity to award medals to the winners of our two online miniature painting contests.

AGRAM ARENA SUMMER - SUNHOLD

Sunhold: The First Triumvirate is an AoS28 hobbyist-tabletop-strategy event that was held on July 2, 2022 at UMS "Agram" in Zagreb. The event that was planned for the summer of 2020, after two years of postponement due to the pandemic, finally took place in our traditional Agram Arena Summer.

James (UK): “Sunhold was a fantastic experience and definitely worth the wait. Painting miniatures and seeing other people's models and terrain was a fantastic sight and made me proud to be a part of the "AoS28" community. Thanks to the organizers for an excellent series of games in a superb venue. I hope to see you again soon!”

Each player took command of a small war company, which represented the groups that entered the city to fulfill their individual objectives. They can be part of a reclamation project and want to exterminate the enemies of humanity to make the city habitable again, or they can be a group of adventurers or bandits looking to loot the ruins and line their own pockets. Warbands can form alliances and cooperate, or betray and eliminate each other on their way through the ruins.

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. In the end, the prize went to Vladimir Matić-Kurijov from Serbia for his dwarfs, which he sculpted and painted himself.

VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS

The first exhibition was A Christmas Fairy Tale in the Ethnographic Museum by Jasmine Kosanović. There we were greeted by white fairies that symbolize snowflakes and winter, little robins that represent the warmth of home on a winter's night, and a snow-covered forest with frozen animals peeking out from behind the pine branches.…

The second exhibition was also held in the Ethnographic Museum under the name Toys - childhood forever, which was conceived as a journey through the history of toys and games from the Ethnographic Museum's holdings, created in Croatia and by Croatian authors in the period from the end of the 19th century. until today. In addition to interactive content and oversized children's toys from Marija Bistrica, visitors can enjoy many favorite cartoons such as Professor Baltazar and Little Flying Bears, produced by Zagreb Film, which is also a project partner.

The Zagreb association Klub Kockice organized another in a series of interesting LEGO exhibitions. This time it was held in the Family Mall over the weekend of April 9-10, 2022.

The Rijeka 2022 ship model exhibition, organized by the Croatian Association of Ship Model Makers and the Center for Technical Culture Rijeka, which was held this year from October 11 to 20 in the educational and exhibition space Kuća boati at Strossmayerova 13B in Rijeka, was also 27 the national ship model competition as well as the 14th Croatian evaluation exhibition of ship models.

Our Goran visited theExhibition of models, models and LEGO bricks, which took place in the Family Mall on November 12 and 13, 2022, organized by the Kockice Club.

On Thursday, November 17, 2022. in the City Museum of Jastrebar, a ceremonial opening was held. Exhibition of models by Mirko Klemenić and Mladen and Goran Rengel. The exhibition was open from November 18, 2022. until 2.12.2022.

The official opening of the ZZTK Christmas exhibition took place on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. at 6:00 p.m. in the Vladimir Horvat Gallery at Trg žrtava fašizma 14. You can view the exhibition from December 20, 2022. (6:00 p.m.) until the end of the year (2022) every working day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

PERFORMANCES OF OUR MEMBERS AT COMPETITIONS, CONVENTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER EVENTS

From 22.-24.4. we visited Mosonshow in Hungary, the largest model competition in the region. We awarded the Best of Show by UMS Agram award to Mr. Roberto Del Cima because of his extraordinarily devoted bust of a mother in a war environment, which at the time of the competition has great weight and meaning.

On Saturday 14.5. we visited the international model-making competition 14th Festival Svet V Malem - Pivka 2022. As part of the competition, our Marko also held a two-hour miniature painting workshop at the booth of the Slovenian company Miniatures.si. At the end of the workshop, our members chose the BEST OF SHOW by UMS AGRAM award and presented it to our Italian friend Mr. Pietro Todaro.

On Saturday 11.6. members of UMS "Agram" visited the mock-up competition called Cup Zagreb 2022, which this year was held in the premises of the National and University Library.

On Saturday 10.9.2022. organized by HUVM, the 17th Model Cup CK2021 was held in Oš Kajzerica in Zagreb. BEST OF SHOW selected by members of UMS Agram: Mr. Balasz Schuller.

On the same Saturday, September 10, we were guests at the Zg Game Marathon 2022 , presenting the Association, future and current activities, and demonstrating Warhammer 40,000 with a series of impressive and very beautiful armies.

01.-02.10.2022. our Goran had the honor to attend and learn something in Budapest, at a miniature painting workshop with Natalia Oracz, a professional miniature painter from Poland.

Under the auspices of the City of Zagreb, organized by the Zagreb Association of Technical Culture, on October 29, 2022, the XI Days of Technical Culture were held, where we presented our programs.

Lucca Comics&Games is one of the largest comics, games and fantasy fairs in Europe. It is harvested every year at the end of October in the Tuscan town of Lucca. Our Ana visited the fair as a guest of the Italian publisher of comics and games Hollow Press, which presented several new projects there; among others the boardgame Boneforest, for which I did the coloring and photography of demonstration figures.

On Saturday, 19.11.2022. National Championship of Slovenia in Plastic Modeling was held in Ljubljana. Our delegation performed in several categories and we all returned with medals. In total, we won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. As always, our members chose the best work of our choice and this time we awarded Boštjan Rener for his fantastic diorama.

ARTICLES IN MINIATURISM

And finally, our most comprehensive program should be mentioned. The online publication of articles from miniatures and model making started in 2020 and 2021 continued in 2022 with over 60 published articles this year. We would like to thank all members for their efforts and efforts in making miniatures and models, but especially for taking the time to photograph work in progress and write articles for our site.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Our members Goran and Domagoj were interviewed in the AFK Show of Game Hub TV. What it was like, you can check out on their YT cannal:

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We visited: Kontrast Miniature Painting Festival

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This year, our member Ivan Knezović and his brothers, Petar and Filip, (popularly called the Knezović Clan) visited the Kontrast international miniature painting competition in Poland. And this is his report.

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 we enjoyed almost 1500 works, many of which were made by masters at the highest artistic level. We decided to visit Warsaw again in 2025, after completing enough works to justify the 12-hour drive one way.

We came to Kontrast as a kind of UMS Agram emissaries, and we handed out flyers for Black Queen 2026 and met a number of other enthusiasts, and we hope that some of them will visit Zagreb. We also brought home the Best of Show medal for the work that impressed us the most. We awarded the UMS Agram Best of Show to Dimosthenis Xylas, a miniaturist from Athens, for his dwarf. The work impressed us with its phenomenal atmosphere, smooth transitions, the play of multiple light sources, the level of quality on each individual element, and the convincing textures of the metal. Also, we simply love dwarfs.

The number of phenomenal works was large, because in 2025 more than 1700 works were exhibited in 2 classes - Standard for beginners and hobbyists and Master for professionals and those who have already proven themselves at international competitions (everyone who won gold in Standard will compete in Master in the future).

Petar won silver in the Master in 2023 and exhibited his works in the Master in 2025, while Filip and I did not have such good results and entered our works in the Standard.

One of the works that particularly stood out was Captain Titus from the game Space Marine 2 in a huge scale, it seems to me to be 1/4. It may not be the best, but it is a work that all visitors noticed.

One of the works that impressed us was a truly enormous diorama of Khorne Chaos Space Marines vs. Ultramarines. The diorama is huge, but each model is painted to a very high standard and contains about 30 models in various sizes. It is an imitation of a famous painting depicting a battle in Warhammer 40k.

Going through every work that impressed us would make this article too long, and words convey much less than photographs. Luckily, Filip came with a very good camera, so I leave some pictures for the readers to enjoy.

Our results were beyond expectations. Petar did not return with a medal, because during the 2 years he worked mostly on orders. He painted more than 400 models, but almost all of them were orders. In 3 days he painted the Durgin Paint Forge Orca. The model is really excellent, but the competition was great. With a few more days of work he would definitely be in the running for a medal. I think he can be satisfied with his work and next time aim for a medal with 6 days of painting.

Jure Cukar, for whom we carried 3 models, won 1 silver in the Standard class.Filip won 2 silvers in the Standard class for his lizards (dioramas) and for his ambient soldier (single model up to 54 mm).

I came to Kontrast with 5 exhibits. I came back with results that I did not expect even in my most optimistic dreams, because this is a truly huge competition with numerous top artists. I entered all my works in the Standard class.

For my Midori bust, I won gold in the Standard Historical and Realism category and an award from Alternity Miniatures, the company whose bust it is a product.

For my cat Albert, I won silver in the Standard Storytelling category.

For Dwarf Lord, I won gold in the Standard category for models larger than 54 millimeters.

For my dwarf adventurers, I won gold in the Standard Diorama category, a medal from Verko's Vault (miniature museum in Las Vegas) and what I really didn't expect, Best of Standard – the award for the best work of all works in the Standard category.

Finally, and this is perhaps the greatest recognition for my work, I won silver in the Master category for my Infinity regiment. Namely, all competitors submitted their works in only one class, either Standard or Master. However, the judges reserved the possibility of moving the model from Standard to Master.

All in all, Kontrast is a great experience. I hope we will visit Warsaw again, if not in 2026 then in 2027. In the meantime, I hope our Black Queen will also visit some of the new people we met in Poland.

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Ove godine naš član Ivan Knezović je sa svojom braćom, Petrom i Filipom, (popularno nazvanima Klan Knezović) posjetio međunarodno natjecanje u bojanju minijatura Kontrast u Poljskoj. A ovo je njegov izvještaj!

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 smo uživali u gotovo 1500 radova, od kojih su mnogi rađeni od strane majstora na najvišoj umjetničkoj razini. Odlučili smo i 2025., nakon što smo dovršili dovoljno radova da opravdamo vožnju od 12 sati u jednom smijeru ponovno posjetiti Varšavu.

Na Kontrast smo došli kao svojevrsni izaslanici UMS Agrama te smo podijelili letke za Black Queen 2026. te upoznali veći broj drugih entuzijasta te se nadamo da će neki posjetiti Zagreb. Donijeli smo i Best of Show medalju za rad koji nas se najviše dojmio. UMS Agram Best of Show dodijelili smo Dimosthenisu Xylasu, minijaturistu iz Atene za njegovog patuljka. Rad nas je dojmio fenomenalnom atmosferom, glatkim prijelazima, igrom više izvora svjetla, razinom kvalitete na svakom pojedinom elementu i uvjerljivim teksturama metala. Također, jednostavno volimo patuljke.

Broj fenomenalnih radova bio je velik, jer je 2025. bilo izloženo više od 1700 radova u 2 klase - Standard za početnike i hobiste te Master za profesionalce i one koji su se već iskazali na međunarodnim natjecanjima (svi koji su u Standardu osvojili zlato ubuduće se natječu u Masteru).

Petar je 2023. osvojio srebro u Masteru te je i 2025. izlagao radove u Masteru, a ja i Filip nismo imali tako dobre rezultate te smo svoje radove prijavili u Standard.

Od radova koji su se posebno isticali bio je kapetan Titus iz igre Space Marine 2 u ogromnoj skali, od oka čini mi se da je 1/4. Možda nije najbolji, ali je rad koji su svi posjetitelji primijetili.

Jedan od radova koji nas se dojmio je i zbilja ogromna diorama Khorne Chaos Space Marinaca protiv Ultramarinaca. Diorama je ogromna, ali svaki model pobojen je na vrlo visokoj razini te sadrži oko 30 modela u različitim veličinama. Imitacija je poznatog slikarskog prikaza bitki u Warhammeru 40k.

Proći svaki rad koji nas se dojmio oduljilo bi ovaj članak, a riječi prenose puno manje nego fotografije. Srećom, Filip je došao s vrlo dobrim foto aparatom te ostavljam neke slike za uživanje čitateljima.

Naši rezultati bili su iznad očekivanja. Petar se nije vratio s medaljom, jer je kroz 2 godine radio većinom na narudžbama. Pobojio je više od 400 modela, ali gotovo sve su bile narudžbe. U 3 dana pobojio je Durgin Paint Forge orka. Model je zbilja izvrstan, ali konkurencija je bila velika. S još nekoliko dana rada zasigurno bi ušao u konkurenciju za medalju. Mislim da može biti zadovoljan samim radom i sljedeći put ciljati na medalju sa 6 dana bojenja.

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).

Ja sam na Kontrast došao s 5 izložaka. Vratio sam s rezultatima koje nisam očekivao niti u najoptimističnijim snovima, jer se radi o zbilja ogromnom natjecanju s brojnim vrhunskim umjetnicima. Sve svoje radove prijavio sam u Standard klasu.

Za svoju Midori bistu osvojio sam zlato u Standard Historical and Realism kategoriji te nagradu Alternity Miniaturesa, tvrtke čija je bista proizvod.

Za svojeg mačka Alberta osvojio sam srebro u Standard Storytelling kategoriji.

Za Dwarf Lorda osvojio sam zlato u Standard kategoriji za modele veće od 54 milimetra.

Za svoje patuljke avanturiste osvojio sam 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.

Na kraju, a ovo je možda najveće priznanje za moje radove, osvojio sam srebro u Master kategoriji za svoj Infinity regiment. Naime, svi natjecatelji svoje radove prijavljivali su samo u jednu klasu, ili Standard ili Master. No, suci su pridržali mogućnost pomicanja modela iz Stanarda u Master.

Sve u svemu Kontrast je sjajno iskustvo. Nadam se da ćemo ponovno posjetiti Varšavu, ako ne 2026. onda 2027. U međuvremenu, nadam se da će i naš Black Queen posjetiti i neki od novih ljudi koje smo upoznali u Poljskoj.

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Marko Paunović, 5th June 2025

Dalibor's Trip Tip: Plzen and Prag

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	A quick report because I literally had 10-15 minutes to look at this model, take pictures of it and listen to some details about the city it represents. So, if your trip brings you to Plzeň in western Bohemia, I recommend you look for this beautiful model of the old city center in a scale of 1:200. The model is approximately 2x2 meters in size and is located on the ground floor of the city hall, which is located on the main square opposite the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew.

	  

	  

	  

	Regarding our hobby, and while you're here, I believe it's also worth visiting the General Patton Museum, the Puppet Museum, and the Colors of Warriors hobby shop. Unfortunately, due to work and previously scheduled obligations, I wasn't able to see them, and therefore didn't get to take any pictures. But at least, besides the excellent beer, I have an additional reason to visit this beautiful Czech city again. So here are some more photos of the model of Plzen.

	  

	  

	And if you happen to be in Prague, be sure to visit the toy store Hračky u Zlatého lva. Yes, toys, I know. But you will enjoy classic wooden toys, dolls and metal model cars. Although it is not large by some general standards, the store is spread over 2 floors with a small note: if you are looking for transformers, WH 40k, minions and other modern wonders there, you will be quite disappointed. I was not.

	  

	  

	  

	  
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	Jedan brzinski izvještaj jer sam imao doslovno 10-15 minuta pogledati ovu maketu, poslikati ju i poslušati neke detalje o gradu kojeg predstavlja. Dakle, ako vas put dovede u Plzeň u zapadnoj Češkoj, preporučam da potražite ovi prekrasnu maketu stare gradske jezgre u mjerilu 1:200. Maketa je otprilike veličine 2x2 metra i nalazi se u prizemlju gradske uprave, a koja se nalazi na glavnom trgu nasuprot katedrale Sv. Bartolomeja.

	  

	  

	  

	Vezano uz naš hobi, a dok ste ovdje, vjerujem da se još isplati posjetiti Muzej generala Pattona, Muzej lutaka i hobby shop Colours of Warriors. Ja ih, nažalost, radi posla i ranije isplaniranih obaveza nisam uspio vidjeti, a samim time niti poslikati. Ali bar, osim izvrsnog piva, imam dodatni razlog opet posjetiti ovaj lijepi češki grad. Stoga još malo fotki makete Plzena.

	  

	  

	A ako vas put slučajno nanese u Prag, obavezno posjetiti trgovinu igračaka Hračky u Zlatého lva. Da, hrački, I know. Ali ćete zato uživati u klasičnim drvenim igračkama, lutkama i metalnim modelima autića. Iako nije velika za neke generalne pojmove trgovina se prostire na 2 etaže uz malu napomenu: ako ćete tamo tražiti transformerse, WH 40k, minione i ostala moderna čudesa prilično ćete se razočarati. Ja nisam.

	  

	  

	  

	  
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Dalibor Čavić, 4th June 2025

Miniature Painting Workshop - Kitbashing and Converting

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	U subotu i nedjelju, 17. i 18.5. održali smo novu vikend radionicu bojanja minijatura. Ovog puta tema je bilo konvertiranje i kitbashanje.

	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.

	

	

	

	Teorijski dio uključuje savjete za planiranje, nabavu dijelova i smisleno sklapanje personaliziranih minijatura da bi polaznici naučili izbjeći početničke greške i podigli svoje vještine na viši nivo.

	U praktičnom dijelu, uz pomoć voditelja primijenila su se stečena znanja na vlastitu konverziju.

	

	

	

	Praktični dio Radionice se odvijao na sljedeći način:

	Prvo, predavač sjedi za svojim stolom te objašnjava i demonstrira pojedini korak na svojem primjerku dok polaznici slušaju, gledaju, ali i postavljaju pitanja. Potom, polaznici sjedaju za svoje stolove i primjenjuju stečeno znanje. Predavač potom kruži između polaznika i provjerava kako svakom polazniku ide. Na taj način, može se prilagoditi svakom polazniku ponaosob.

	

	

	

	U nedjelju od 16:00 svi polaznici su dobili profesionalni feedback na urađene radove od Ane Polanšćak iz Gardens of Hecate.

	

	
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Marko Paunović, 18th May 2025

March to Hren28 week 7

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	Our team is preparing to perform at the Turnip28 tournament called H.R.E.N.28 in Slovenia in July. Ana, Mario, Domagoj, Seb and Antoni assemble their armies and paint, and we follow them on their way!

	  

	ANTONI: „As for my latest pair of Fodder models, one carries a flag and the other carries a nest on its shoulders. The flag is made from a thin piece of copper that is clamped around a brass rod, secured with superglue, and then bent to look like fabric in the wind.

	  

	The nest is made of a mixture of green stuff and milliput that I cut lines into. I put two chicken eggs from the Tamiya farm animal set inside and secured them with a drop of superglue. The other models have all sorts of new heads, from simple medieval helmets to gas cylinder caps. To make it easier to see what they are doing, most of them have candles on their caps. “

	  

	MARIO: „As an unexpected addition to my army, I found an old pipe in the apartment and decided to turn it into a cannon. I had the legs from some bird monsters on the sprue and they turned out great for the conversion. My other toadie (which is supposed to be for Brutes) is a small knight and I wanted to give him some creature to stand out on to compensate. I found a stork from Muller, added the head of the pterodactyl I found on the floor of the Sferakon, and redid the legs. There are more things on the bird coming soon, but I have to decide which ones.“

	  
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	ANTONI: „Što se tiče par najnovijih Fodder modela, jedan nosi zastavicu, a drugi nosi gnijezdo na ramenima. Zastavica je napravljena od tankog komada bakra koji je kliještima stisnut oko mjedenog štapića, učvršćen superljepilom te potom savijen da izgleda kao tkanina na vjetru.

	  

	Gnijezdo je napravljeno od mješavine green stuffa i milliputa u koju sam urezao crte. Unutra sam ubacio dva kokošja jaja iz Tamiya seta domaćih životinja i učvrstio ih kapljicom superljepila. Ostali su modeli dobili svakakve nove glave, od običnih srednjovjekovnih kaciga do poklopaca od plinskih boca. Kako bi bolje vidjeli što rade, većina ih ima svijeće na kapama. “

	  

	MARIO: „Kao neočekivani dodatak mojoj vojsci, našao sam staru lulu u stanu i odlučio pretvoriti ju u top. Imao sam noge od nekih ptičjih čudovišta na sprue-u i ispale su super za konverziju. Moj drugi toadie (koji bi trebao biti za Brutes) je mali vitez i želio sam mu dati neko biće na kojem će se istaknuti za kompenzaciju. Našao sam rodu iz Mullera, dodao glavu pterodaktila kojeg sam našao na podu Sferakona i prepravio noge. Uskoro dolazi još stvari na pticu, ali se moram odlučiti koje.“

	  
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Antoni Pastuović, 18th May 2025

Scratchbuilding Star Wars Crates

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	In this article I’ll explain how I scratchbuild crates for the Star Wars Universe, to use on bases or in dioramas. It’s pretty simple and fun, and the required tools and barrier to entry is really low. These are the tools and materials I have at my disposal when I start the build.

	  

	My materials are two polystyrene sheets of different thicknesses. I choose the 1mm and the 0.25mm for this build, as well as square tubes of polystyrene 7.9mm X 7.9mm and a ruler. These are produced by Evergreen, and are widely available in hobby stores around the world. The tools I use are plastic cement (preferably with a brush), a hobby knife and a nail file.

	  

	I cut off a tip of the square tube, trying to make the length as equal to the width as possible, so 7.9mm. Now I have a cube.

	  

	Then I cut out smaller details for panels and parts (called greeblies in Star Wars lingo) from both the thinner and the thicker polystyrene sheets. Here I cut out as many as possible, to give myself options when assembling the crates.

	  

	An important aesthetic detail of the Star Wars universe is notches, and so I cut notches into several of my panels, like in this illustration.

	Another stylistic factor of SW is that very few things are symmetrical. So I chose to make all sides of my crates different, varying the panelling and details, using both thick and thin polystyrene for variation in depth. Here are some examples of different sides of my crates.

	  

	The larger crate is created only using the polystyrene sheets, and not from the square tube. So I measured and cut out five equal sides (the bottom is open) of the 1mm thick polystyrene and glued them together to form a cube. I used the thinner polystyrene to cut out and create lids for all my crates as well. Everything is glued together using plastic cement which creates a strong bond relatively fast by melting the plastics together. Because of this I now have sturdy crates that I can then use the nail file to polish and clean up - making sure all sides of the bigger crate are flush, that all crates are flat at the bottom, and file down all the hard corners of the crates into more rounded shapes.

	  

	I test out the placement of the crates on my base, and make sure the scale works, before I finish the base.

	  
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	U ovom ću članku objasniti kako izrađujem sanduke za Star Wars svemir, za korištenje na bazama ili u dioramama. Prilično je jednostavno i zabavno, a potrebni alati i prepreka za ulazak su stvarno niski. Ovo su alati i materijali koje imam na raspolaganju kada počnem graditi.

	  

	Moji materijali su dvije polistirenske ploče različitih debljina. Odabrao sam 1 mm i 0,25 mm za ovu konstrukciju, kao i kvadratne cijevi od polistirena 7,9 mm X 7,9 mm i ravnalo. Njih proizvodi Evergreen i dostupni su u hobi trgovinama diljem svijeta. Alati koje koristim su plastični cement (po mogućnosti s četkom), hobi nož i turpija za nokte.

	  

	Odrezao sam vrh četvrtaste cijevi, pokušavajući da duljina bude što jednaka širini, dakle 7,9 mm. Sada imam kocku.

	  

	Zatim sam izrezao manje detalje za panele i dijelove (koji se u žargonu Ratova zvijezda nazivaju greeblies) i od tanjih i od debljih polistirenskih ploča. Ovdje sam izrezao što je više moguće, kako bih imao mogućnosti pri sastavljanju sanduka.

	  

	Važan estetski detalj Star Wars svemira su urezi, pa sam izrezao ureze u nekoliko svojih ploča, kao na ovoj ilustraciji.

	Još jedan stilski faktor SW-a je da je vrlo malo stvari simetrično. Stoga sam odlučio napraviti različite strane svojih sanduka, mijenjajući obloge i detalje, koristeći debeli i tanki polistiren za varijacije u dubini. Evo nekoliko primjera različitih strana mojih sanduka.

	  

	Veći sanduk izrađen je samo od polistirenskih ploča, a ne od četvrtaste cijevi. Tako sam izmjerio i izrezao pet jednakih stranica (dno je otvoreno) polistirena debljine 1 mm i zalijepio ih da formiraju kocku. Koristio sam tanji polistiren za izrezivanje i izradu poklopaca za sve svoje sanduke. Sve je zalijepljeno plastičnim cementom koji relativno brzo stvara čvrstu vezu topljenjem plastike. Zbog toga sada imam čvrste sanduke koje zatim mogu upotrijebiti turpiju za poliranje i čišćenje - pazeći da su sve strane većeg sanduka u ravnini, da su sve sanduke ravne na dnu i isturpijam sve tvrde kutove sanduka u zaobljenije oblike.

	  

	Prije nego što dovršim bazu, testiram položaj sanduka na svojoj bazi i uvjeravam se da vaga radi.

	  
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