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List of hobby links we collected so far

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Gaming
Games Workshop

The official website of the company which produces the games we play.

Initiative Magazine

Initiative magazine is a new digital publication focusing on boardgames, RPG's and Skirmish and War-games and the miniature figures that accompany them.

Customeeple

Customeeple are Celacanto, Cabalier and Tayga, 2 graphic and web designers and a podcaster and history teacher, but mostly 3 avid boardgame players that together decided to create a new website that could join both their professional profile and the games that they play. They are 3 active people with a lot of experience in the professional world and we want to transform this experience to improve your game life. Their philosophy its to keep our working process as simple and fast as possible to ensure efficiency and easiness to their customers and also themselves. 

Miniature manufacturers
Andrea Miniatures

One of, if not the best.

Black Scorpion miniatures

Fantasy, SF, historical, collectors' and roleplayer's miniatures.

Enigma Miniatures

A great range of superbly sculpted miniatures.

Perry Miniatures

The Perry brothers' company. On this website you can find an awesome range of miniatures for historical wargaming.

Infamy Miniatures

Infamy Miniatures is a new company producing high quality 32mm scale resin models. From concept to sculpt, casting through to painting, some of the very best artsists and craftsmen around ensure that each Infamy miniature is totally bloody awesome. Alongside the miniatures, Infamy Miniatures are developing the world of Infamy and a skirmish game set within it. Opportunistic rabble rousers, crime lords, kingpins and undesirables battle for supremacy in a steampunk styled alternative London that you can be be a part of.

Phlegyas Art

You will probably want to know why we have chosen the name Phlegyas for this project. Well, Phlegyas is a protagonist fromm Greek mythology, a ferryman of souls, the one who takes protagonists to the other part of the Stige, the infernal river. Like Phlegyas, we also transport our protagonists to a new and different dimension, to an imaginary reality, a new worls. We hope that you will fall in love with the stories of our protagonists int he same way as we did while realising them with great passion and pleasure.

Scale 75

"Between history and legend." SCALE 75 is the reflection of a particular philosophy in the world of modelling. A different image, a new concept in presenting figures with a clear aim to be a benchmark in both the national and international markets. It has become a part of the SCALE75 world where you can enjoy the great personalities, heroes, myths, legends, villains and warriors throughout history, created from the most revolutionary artistic concepts of modelling. Character, movement, detail, strength and epic are the distinguishing features of all our creations. We work with the best professionals and renowned artists in the world of modelling to give life to our characters. All our products are part of a careful process of creation, from the very conception of the idea, then reviewed by the best historians, modellers and painters to the quality and finish of the miniatures. Only in this way all of our characters will form a prominent part of your showcase. Delve into the different eras with our collections, discovering in them the highest-quality figures made of white metal at a 75mm scale and limited series. All ready to be assembled and painted by you. Dream about history and wake up with SCALE75.

Terrible Kids Stuff

Terrible Kids Stuff is an amateur project of miniatures’s production made by S-Team under the supervision of Sergeant BlackArt. Our products are sold exclusively through our online store and during many events in which we will participate. The decision not to go through the distribution channels was taken to propose our products at limited prices, guaranteeing a constant and timely customer service.

Kabuki Models

Kabuki Models is a multi-national, widespread company that produces high quality miniatures and models for hobbyist and collectors of tabletop and miniature games.

Figone

Figone is a company run by Jeremie Bonamont Teboul. It creates dramatic figurines for fantasy, sci-fi and historical settings in 32mm, 54mm, 90mm and have a gorgeous bust range. All are high quality figures for collectors, sculptors and painters. They also publish manuals and books and DVDs about painting and sculpting

Scibor Miniatures

Scibor Monstrous Miniatures company manufactures miniatures and bases for different kinds of war games, role playing games as well as for collectors

Savage Forged Minis

SavageForgedMinis is a website where you can find personal work and sculptures Dennis Zarnowski did for his range of models and customers. You can buy in the shop section bust´s and figures of the SavagForgedMinis colection.

Zealot Miniatures

With a range that includes Fantasy and Sci-Fi, we hope that there will be something to spark the imagination of every miniature collector. We offer our services to companies and individuals. If you require Design, Sculpting, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting/ Engraving or Resin Casting; feel free to contact us to discuss your project. We are always happy to help and advise the best way that we can assist make your ideas reality. Zealot Miniatures can help you with all stages of model production. Design, 3D Printing, Casting and More. For more information or a quote, please do CONTACT US

Phone: +44 (0) 1258 454332 

Business Hours: 9:00 – 6:00 M-F 

Address: Zealot Miniatures, Down Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, DT11 8UP, UK

Avatars of War

Avatars of War supports The 9Th Age project, with the creation of compatible miniatures and printed promotional material, as well as the future printing of rulebooks and army books for the wargame Fantasy Battles: The 9Th Age™! We believe that The 9Th Age™ has arrived to change the fantasy miniatures industry as we've known it, where creating miniatures & printed material to support the mainstream fantasy wargame will not be anymore exclusive to one company, but open to independent miniatures companies.

Kromlech

Established in 2010, Kromlech is a company from Poland producing models, bits and modelling accessories for gamers and collectors. Their products are cast in best quality resin and they make every effort to deliver only flawless casts to our customers. If you are looking for beautiful centerpiece models or just need some conversion bits then you have to check their complete range of products at www.bitsofwar.com.

In their webstore you will find lords of demon hosts, orc hordes, agents of imperium, human warriors , superhuman legionaries and more.

Shieldwolf Miniatures

Shieldwolf Miniatures(TM) is the largest and leading 28mm scale miniature manufacturer in Southeast Europe and in continuous growth. It is specialized in the Fantasy World it has set up and it is one of the very few companies worldwide producing groups of interchangeable/modular miniatures (regiments) in both hard plastic and resin. The range also includes or has planned for 54mm scale centerpiece collectibles, fantasy busts and terrain.

Cartoon Miniatures

Cartoon Miniatures is a small team devoted to create awesome miniatures. Our aim is to produce high qualite, intresting looking figures for hobbyists and painters

Artefakt

Artefakt is a young artist organization founded late 2015 in Zagreb Croatia. We are an organization aimed at producing concept, character and creature art as collectable figures and for the entertainment industry. We are bringing together digital modelling, 3d printing and traditional sculpting as well as painting methods as we conceptualize our models digitally having the freedom of the virtual media but at the same time produce series of cast sculptures. We are trying to bring together the best of both worlds in our production methodology. Our plan is to produce various collectable figure sin a unique style and make a recognizable brand. We are also available for various commissions creating concept art in various digital and physical forms as well as bringing your concepts to life as 3d models, renders, figures etc.

Michael Kontraros Collectibles

A company dedicated to producing and selling of high quality figures in a variety of scales for fantasy enthusiasts, collectors, sculptors and painters. The concepts are selected for their originality, excitement and to provide variety for the painter. “Michael Kontraros Collectibles” is also happy to hold regular Master Classes in the state of the art workshop, where anyone can learn to sculpt. With your enthusiasm and support, I look forward to continuing this wonderful and exciting journey.

Triglav Model

Triglav Model is a trademark of resin model kits, which represent various products of Yugoslav military industry and vary in scale and materials. 'Triglav model' was established as a garage company with a vision to become a successful world-known brand.

Mr Lee's Minis

Although they started in 2015 with a single figure, Mr Lee's Minis have now grown to become a collection of artists working together to bring new and exciting figures and busts to the minaiture community. Ultimately they are a platform that allows artists to focus on what they do best; sculpting, painting, concept artwork; while an admin team works to help them produce, package, market, sell, distribute, and handle the day to day operations.

Nordlys Miniatures

Nordlys Miniatures is a small Scandinavian miniature company, producing high quality miniatures for painters, modellers and collectors. Their general aim is to deliver sculpts and inspirational paintjobs that give you options and are fun to paint. And are also inspiring and inviting you to create your own version and story.

Scientificmodels

Scientificmodels is a small Italian company that produces and sells quality miniatures with a scientific theme and more. They offer services to museums, 3D printing and much more.

Crecy Models

The models on the crecymodels catalog are assembly kits to be assembled and painted for an adult audience. It is possible to have the model painted, in this case the price will vary from the type of painting chosen, it is also possible to have the models both in the case of the figures and in the case of dinosaurs with customized liveries. Their models are made of white metal (figurines) and resin (dinosaurs). At the cost of the model you must add the cost of shipping that will vary from the weight and place of destination.

Daniele Found Miniatures

I’m Daniele. I’m a sculptor. I sculpt miniatures for passion, and I find themselves a way to express my personal art. Through them I vent my ideas and my imagination. All The miniatures are limited and numbered, taking care of every detail of the entire creation process. I hope that the love and passion that I use to create each individual piece will be source of fun and happiness for you. :-) My art site is dedicated to all people who love a miniature’s world, and consider them as a pure art as it is. Happy Painting and Sculpting

Bestiarum Games

"Our goal at Bestiarum is to explore the truly dark world of Doaden, a world inspired by the greatest horror stories. Each month, we expand this universe with a bundle showcasing the nightmarish monsters, twisted cults, and bizarre gods that inhabit this world. Along with high quality STL's ready for printing we provide lore for each faction and epic adventures for various RPG systems so that you can dive into this decaying and unforgiving world with your friends and face the horrors within."

Ramshackle Games

Ramshackle Games embraces the pathetic aesthetic, the horrific and the weird. Come and look around our web store. There are loads of cool models suitable for skirmish gaming.

Zone Miniatures

Hungarian manufacturer of historical miniatures

Fireball Figurines

Fireball Figurines is a Croatian company that designs and sells 3D printed figurines for games like Dungeons & Dragons, as well as other tabletop games. This "project" started out of a love of gaming and creativity, which eventually turned a hobby into a professional business.

Miscellaneous
Kris Kuksi

An amazing display of sculpred atrwork by Kris Kuksi.

Lumos Hobby & Art

Zagreb's friendliest hobby store!

Systema Gaming Scenery

We are a new company from Slovenia and we're making laser cut MDF scenery for tabletop wargames. We're specialising in 28mm Sci-Fi terrain, but we want to do other genres and scales in the future as well. Our goal is to provide you, our fellow gamer, with good looking, affordable, easy to assemble, modular terrain for your miniatures to fight over and explore, because a good looking table can make all the difference in this beautiful hobby of ours!

Leo Modeli
Cro-Hobby

Firm from Cakovec that specializes in selling models and modelmaking materials. UMS "Agram" members have a standing 10% discount.

Kerr & King

We passionately believe in the hobby and are totally committed not only to the production to the very finest wargames scenery, terrain and accessories but to deliver them to the gaming community at a very affordable price.

We are constantly striving to improve our products either through better methods and techniques or sourcing even better quality materials.

Originally started in a garden shed our 'Voodoo Lounge' Production Facility continues to work flat out  to provide you with the fastest (a relative term when dealing with zombie workers) possible turn round on your orders. We aim to despatch within 2-3 days of receiving payment dependent on stock levels and items, some of our catalogue is cast to order.

Battlefield Berlin

Beside the Online Shop we also run a Store in Berlin, Germany. Here you can have a look at all the nice miniatures in real, play games and talk to other gamers.

Battlefield Berlin

Gneisenaustr. 43

10961 Berlin

Tel: 00493045088708

Openingtimes:

Mo, Wed, Fr: 10-19

Tue und Thu: 10-20

Sat: 10-18

Escenorama

Since 2007 Escenorama design and manufacture scenery kits, bases and accessories to decorate wargames. All our articles are made in high quality resin and need to be assembled and painted.

Wolf Design

Wolf Design j.d.o.o. is a company founded in Zagreb in 2014. Our goal was wooden and plastic model design, primarily for tabletop games, airplane models and wooden accessories (business cards, bookmarks, etc.).

Ebenezer's Emporium

Down below a forgotten crooked city, amongst smog ridden streets and rat infested gutters, you may come across our peculiar little shop. Our craftsmen, blacksmiths and alchemists work hand in hand, day and night to craft some of the most fascinating objects for you to enjoy.
We specialise in the creation of gaming accessories for miniature war-games. From playing cards to terrain we create everything a gamer needs to further enhance their gaming experiences. So enjoy your visit and feel free to contact us should our shop not have what you are looking for.

Gamer's Grass

Gamer's Grass presents a wide variety of grass tufts in several colors, blends, shapes and sizes. They hope to offer a very easy and fun way to add realistic vegetation to your models or scenery. Their tufts very easily pop-out from the plastic sheets where they come from and are ready to use.

Hostel Bureau Zagreb

A newly-renovated, modern designed hostel with full service operating 0-24/7 allows you to relax and rest in every sense of the word. Have a shower, surf the Internet, use the kitchen facilities, order breakfast, enjoy a cup of coffee on the balcony or in our bar, make new friends from the whole world and at the same time save money; the prices are really fair! The hotel is located in the very centre of the imaginative and playful Zagreb, only a few minutes from the main square Trg bana Jelačića, in a quiet an peaceful yard isolate from traffic noise.

Uschi Van Der Rosten

Releasing products which makes our customers able to master scale modelling challenges as fast, easy and professional as possible, that is what our job is all about. Uschi´s products are based on my own experience as an award winning scale modeller. We never will release a product that doesn´t meet the requirements mentioned above.

Tabletop World

Who we are 
We are two friends who, back in 1997, started to create scenic pieces for our own gaming table. As time passed, our skills evolved and the projects became more and more complex and challenging. In 2007, having reached the high-quality level, we've decided to start production and casting of highly realistic terrain features in resin, suitable for wargames and static modeling. 
Why Tabletop World 
Because quality is our highest priority. When constructing models we always pay attention to the smallest details and want them to look as close to real life as possible. For instance that is why we actually build our stone walls stone by stone just like they did in medieval times. It may be very time consuming but it is worth the effort and the only way to really achieve the natural look of a stone wall.

JustPine Terrain

JustPine terrain was created with the idea of ​​a group of friends who wanted to play their games at the next level. In  2018 they began printing terrains that were used at their table games. In 2019 they are starting to realize the idea of ​​setting a new standard in the tabletop world.

Martin Welberg Scenic Studios

Scenic supplies for the demanding modeler.

Diorama Presepe

Professional material for building scenery from Italy

DIY Connect

3d print, silicone molds, resin casting, electronics, almost everything you can DIY

GreyMountain Reviews

This blog aima to supply a review service for available miniatures and related products that is as honest and constructive as buyers and manufacturers deserve. Without honesty a customer can have too high an expectation for a product and a manufacturer cannot grow and improve. Their Facebook page will be updated when new content is created too so give it a follow please. What they will not do however is review miniatures without intellectual property rights. Using someone else's work to produce something for commercial gain is something they don't agree with as all people involved in the creation and sale of a miniature should benefit in some way and without concept art and ideas many miniatures would not exist. 

Back 2 Basics

On 11.12.2021 Back to Basics become a offical trademark of Miniatures d.o.o. They started with the first workshops at Elementary Schools and Secodary schools in Slovenia. The number of circles has been increasing over the years. On average, more than 100 children regularly attend the school once a week.

Big Bear Miniatures

Hungarian online store specializing in historical miniatures

Swood.si

Unique wooden bases from Slovenia. From one of a kind to small batches.

Playsupport

Playsupport is a business that offers painting and 3D printing services for miniatures, as well as support for 3D printing of miniatures.

Painting
Coolminiornot

Definitely the biggest and most famous miniature painting portal. Here you can really see how miniatures can become a very big canvas. This is a must see.

Figure Painter Magazine

Figure Painter Magazine is a new independent magazine dedicated to sculpting, painting, displaying, collecting and gaming with miniature figures from all genre's. The magazine will have details on new releases, reviews, interviews with the industries top painters and sculptors, show reports, tutorials and a user gallery so feel free to upload you miniature images for submission and the best new image each month will receive a free resin plinth courtesy of Model Display Products.

Wamp

Wamp is probably the friendliest miniature painting forum on the web. Its also one of the fastest growing and continually tries to improve the community through its projects. These range from tutorials, reviews, interviews and its forum to the Minipainting Wiki and Portal Magazine. The Wamp store was set up primarily as an avenue to support Wamp members and the products they produce, Many of these projects are very small and the store enables us to help promote their work to a bigger audience and in turn helping these projects grow and facilitate further work. The store contains products from companies and artists around the world under one roof. All the items for sale are ones we personally like and would buy ourselves. Our hope is that through the support of its customers we can grow the Wamp store and introduce even more quality products that enable us all to enjoy our hobby even more.

Hangar 18 Miniatures

Hangar 18 Miniatures is an online boutique store for miniature painting and modeling. The store is run and managed by a group of avid miniature painters and modelers with over 50 years of combined experience. We share the same vision: providing the best quality models, painting supplies and modelling tools that we personally use and recommended. You may not find many options of painting and modeling tools here simply because we hand picked and tested every single item. If we don't feel 100% confidence on the tools and/or models, you won't see it on this site. "By Modelers For Modelers," That's our guarantee.

Secret Weapon Miniatures

Secret Weapon Miniatures produces high quality, pressure cast resin bases for wargaming models and miniatures as well as a full line of weathering pigments, washes, conversion accessories, scenic kits and photo etched brass detailing sets.

Keep your eyes on the Secret Weapon blog, or join us on Facebook, for previews, product updates and special promotions.

MDP Model Display Products

Model Display Products is an online store that features among it's own series of plinths and bases the following:

  • Miniatures & Busts
  • Modelling Tools
  • Modelling Accessories
  • Gaming Bases & plinths
Mr Black Publications

Mr Black Publications is a new company that will publish a series of Hobby Modelling and History books and magazines. In addition the company will sell books and magazines from other publishers, scale models kits and accessories and also Pro Built & Painted Models.

Green Stuff World
Modelling materials, special tools and other resources for scultors and steampunker enthusiasts who love creativity above all. Discover us!
Fallout Hobbies

Fallout Hobbies is starting with the production of high-end decals using an advance new printing process no other hobby store is using yet. But that’s just the beginning. Over the next few years they’ll be offering so much more, from aftermarket finishing products to highly stylized new war-game terrain and possibly electronics kits.

BrokenToad

BrokenToad grew from the belief that it is possible to have high quality hobby products at affordable prices. To achieve this we try to go the extra mile to discover what hobbyists actually want rather than to dictate what we think they need and with over 20 years’ experience in the miniature hobby world we feel we have the first-hand experience to know what a hobbyist expects and deserves from a product. We love our little niche community of hobbyists and hope we that we can help to make it a slightly more pleasant place to spend time doing what we all love.

Gardens of Hecate

Gardens of Hecate is the first craft from Zagreb that offers services of sculpting, makinga and painting miniatures and tabletop terrain for wargames, board games and RPGs.

Miniatures d.o.o.

The first beginnings of the website began in 2005, when Dejan Murko started his entrepreneurial career in the vicinity of Ljubljana and sold plastic models through online forums. In 2008, Tadej Began took over the online store. In 2010, the store moved to Celje, when it was taken over by Žiga Selčan and Matjaž Selič. In 2012, the online store became part of Miniatures d.o.o. Since its establishment, the company has been striving to bring together related hobbies and interest groups in the field of promoting creativity and technical culture.

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    I recently was approached by the Historical Museum of Oslo to make three miniature dioramas for their exhibition MUMMY - a display of ancient Egyptian artefacts and mummies. Their requirements were that each of the three dioramas would portray a part of the life of one of the mummies from the exhibition, Dismut, a temple guardian’s daughter. Her Life, her Death and her Afterlife. In addition, they gave the maximum size of the display. This left me a lot of freedom for interpretation and to make the dioramas in my own way and style. In this article I’ll take you through part of my process for developing the three concepts. For a more detailed breakdown of the steps it took to complete the dioramas, see the videos.

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    My first focus was on the miniatures required. I searched online 3D-file shops to see what was already available. I knew this would be one of my limitations as there was no time or budget to 3D design all objects and characters required for all three dioramas. I found a pack of ancient Egyptian field workers, and so the Life diorama was created with this pack in mind - a tranquil scene by the Nile River, with workers harvesting wheat as Dismut observes from a higher vantage point. This diorama was also an opportunity to include some of the animals featured in the exhibition, so I found a cat and a mouse STL (and later a crocodile as well). As Dismut is not a famous pharaoh, there were obviously no STLs available of her, so I commissioned two 3D sculpts of her, giving me the chance to have her in the exact positions I needed for Life and Afterlife. In Death she would only appear as a mummified figure, easily available online.

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    I wanted the diorama to read from left to right, as the three dioramas would be displayed one next to the other, so as well as reading the specific Life diorama from left to right, I also wanted the entire display of all three dioramas to lead from left to right. I decided that from left to right the dioramas would also go from light to dark, Life being the lightest in tone and colour and Afterlife the darkest, reflecting the dioramas’ subjects. I decided on the scale for the entire display, around 50mm for humans, as this would be small enough to fit all the elements I needed, but large enough to fill up the dioramas with the amount of elements I found as STL’s and save me some time on not having to paint too many tiny details. I adjusted all STL’s to this scale, and found some realistic wheat plants online at the correct scale as well. And so the concept sketch for the Life diorama came together.

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    I knew that the Death diorama would be a burial ritual underground. I found a STL pack of several of the objects found in Tutankhamun’s grave, a burial ritual STL pack with two workers carrying a mummy and an ancient Egyptian priest. This would give me the scene. As the dioramas were going to have to be made as cubes, closed on all sides with walls, except for the front, as opposed to the open dioramas on display bases that we are used to, a part of planning each scene was also figuring out how to make the two sides and back panel a natural part of the dioramas. In Life this was an impossible task as no outdoor area is a cube, but I decided on making each side a rocky cliff and hoping the illusion of the scene would make the unaturally geometrical shape of the landscape become less visible. For Death my solution was a roller with Egyptian hieroglyphs. With this I could fill out each wall with historically accurate symbols and this way create interest in the surroundings of the scene as well. And for Afterlife, as this is already a “supernatural” scene, the walls would be bricks, extending the typical art found in Egyptian tombs portraying the Egyptian afterlife of Duat, into a 3D space. Generally I found a lot of inspiration and direction for this entire project from ancient Egyptian art and wall paintings.

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    The Afterlife diorama would have to have an Osiris character, the Egyptian God of the Dead, overseeing Dismut’s journey to Duat. As all STLs I could find of him had warrior poses, I instead commissioned a seated Osiris figure, as well as the scale that would measure Dismut’s heart against a feather, and thus if she is worthy of the Afterlife. I found a STL of Thoth, taking notes, and thought it suitable for the God judging the dead - in this case Dismut.

    After the concepts were approved by the museum, so started a several months long process of getting the MDF walls for the cubes, cutting, carving and gluing XPS foam at the correct angles, sizes and shapes, painting around 40 miniature characters and objects, with airbrush and brush, creating and painting the landscapes, pouring epoxy resin for the Nile River as well as many other smaller and larger tasks. Of the many ideas that came during the making of the dioramas (not reflected in the concept sketches), one that I think especially contributed to the overall look of the final display, was the fact that I decided that each diorama would have its own main colour. Yellow for Life, sun and desert, Red for Death, underground an earthy, and Blue for Afterlife, cold and melancholic. This would differentiate the dioramas from each other even when being viewed from a distance, as well as give a natural progression from warm to cold, another way to add contrast and make the dioramas read in my preferred direction, from left to right. This was achieved most obviously through the choice of oil colours used to shade the three dioramas. Apart from that, the acrylic paints chosen are the same for all three dioramas, giving a cohesion of colour as well as being based on the available pigments they would have had at the time in Ancient Egypt - mineral pigments like lapis lazuli, red and ochre, soot for black, copper compounds for blue and green and synthetic pigments like Egyptian blue.

    The final result is displayed here and will also be on display at Oslo’s Historical Museum for the foreseeable future. If you visit the city, make sure to stop by and have a look at the final display.

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    Nedavno me kontaktirao Povijesni muzej u Oslu da izradim tri minijaturne diorame za njihovu izložbu MUMIJA - prikaz drevnih egipatskih artefakata i mumija. Njihovi zahtjevi bili su da svaka od tri diorame prikazuje dio života jedne od mumija s izložbe, Dismut, kćeri čuvara hrama. Njezin život, smrt i zagrobni život. Osim toga, dali su maksimalnu veličinu prikaza. To mi je ostavilo puno slobode za interpretaciju i izradu diorama na moj vlastiti način i stil. U ovom članku provest ću vas kroz dio svog procesa razvoja triju koncepata. Za detaljniji pregled koraka potrebnih za dovršetak diorama pogledajte videozapise.

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    Moj prvi fokus bio je na potrebnim minijaturama. Pretražio sam online trgovine s 3D datotekama kako bih vidio što je već dostupno. Znao sam da će to biti jedno od mojih ograničenja jer nije bilo vremena ni proračuna za 3D dizajn svih predmeta i likova potrebnih za sve tri diorame. Pronašao sam skupinu drevnih egipatskih poljskih radnika, pa je diorama Život nastala imajući tu skupinu na umu - mirna scena uz rijeku Nil, s radnicima koji žanju pšenicu dok Dismut promatra s više točke. Ova diorama bila je i prilika za uključivanje nekih životinja predstavljenih na izložbi, pa sam pronašao mačku i miša u STL-u (a kasnije i krokodila). Budući da Dismut nije poznati faraon, očito nije bilo dostupnih STL-ova za nju, pa sam naručio dvije 3D skulpture, što mi je dalo priliku da je imam u točnim položajima koji su mi bili potrebni za Život i Zagrobni život. U Smrti bi se pojavila samo kao mumificirana figura, lako dostupna online.

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    Želio sam da se diorama čita slijeva nadesno, budući da bi se tri diorame prikazale jedna pored druge, pa sam, osim što se specifična diorama Života čita slijeva nadesno, također želio da cijeli prikaz sve tri diorame ide slijeva nadesno. Odlučio sam da će diorame slijeva nadesno ići od svijetlog prema tamnom, pri čemu će Život biti najsvjetliji po tonu i boji, a Zagrobni život najtamniji, odražavajući subjekte diorama. Odlučio sam se za mjerilo za cijeli prikaz, oko 50 mm za ljude, jer bi to bilo dovoljno malo da stanu svi potrebni elementi, ali dovoljno veliko da ispuni diorame količinom elemenata koje sam pronašao kao STL-ove i uštedi mi vrijeme jer ne bih morao slikati previše sitnih detalja. Prilagodio sam sve STL-ove ovom mjerilu i pronašao sam neke realistične biljke pšenice na internetu u ispravnom mjerilu. I tako je nastala konceptualna skica za dioramu Života.

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    Znao sam da će diorama Smrt biti pogrebni ritual pod zemljom. Pronašao sam STL paket nekoliko predmeta pronađenih u Tutankamonovoj grobnici, STL paket pogrebnog rituala s dva radnika koji nose mumiju i drevnim egipatskim svećenikom. To bi mi dalo scenu. Budući da su diorame morale biti izrađene kao kocke, zatvorene sa svih strana zidovima, osim sprijeda, za razliku od otvorenih diorama na izložbenim postoljima na koje smo navikli, dio planiranja svake scene bio je i smišljanje kako učiniti dvije strane i stražnju ploču prirodnim dijelom diorama. U filmu Život to je bio nemoguć zadatak jer nijedno vanjsko područje nije kocka, ali odlučio sam svaku stranu napraviti kao stjenovitu liticu i nadao se da će iluzija scene učiniti neprirodno geometrijski oblik krajolika manje vidljivim. Za Smrt moje rješenje bio je valjak s egipatskim hijeroglifima. S tim sam mogao ispuniti svaki zid povijesno točnim simbolima i na taj način stvoriti interes i za okolinu scene. A za Zagrobni život, budući da je ovo već „natprirodna“ scena, zidovi bi bili od cigli, proširujući tipičnu umjetnost pronađenu u egipatskim grobnicama koje prikazuju egipatski zagrobni život Duata u 3D prostor. Općenito sam pronašao mnogo inspiracije i smjernica za cijeli ovaj projekt u drevnoj egipatskoj umjetnosti i zidnim slikama.

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    Diorama zagrobnog života morala bi imati lik Ozirisa, egipatskog boga mrtvih, koji nadgleda Dismutovo putovanje u Duat. Budući da su svi STL-ovi koje sam mogao pronaći o njemu imali ratničke poze, umjesto toga sam naručio sjedeću figuru Ozirisa, kao i vagu koja bi mjerila Dismutovo srce u odnosu na pero, te time utvrdila je li dostojna zagrobnog života. Pronašao sam STL Thotha, bilježio i smatrao sam da je prikladan za Boga koji sudi mrtvima - u ovom slučaju Dismuta.

    Nakon što je muzej odobrio koncepte, započeo je višemjesečni proces nabave MDF zidova za kocke, rezanja, rezbarenja i lijepljenja XPS pjene pod ispravnim kutovima, veličinama i oblicima, oslikavanja oko 40 minijaturnih likova i predmeta airbrushom i kistom, stvaranja i oslikavanja pejzaža, izlijevanja epoksidne smole za rijeku Nil, kao i mnogih drugih manjih i većih zadataka. Od mnogih ideja koje su se pojavile tijekom izrade diorama (koje nisu odražene u skicama koncepta), jedna za koju mislim da je posebno doprinijela ukupnom izgledu konačnog prikaza bila je činjenica da sam odlučio da će svaka diorama imati svoju glavnu boju. Žuta za život, sunce i pustinju, crvena za smrt, podzemlje i zemljanost, a plava za zagrobni život, hladnu i melankoličnu. To bi razlikovalo diorame jednu od druge čak i kada se gledaju iz daljine, kao i dalo prirodan prijelaz od toplog prema hladnom, još jedan način dodavanja kontrasta i da se diorame čitaju u mom željenom smjeru, slijeva nadesno. To je najočitije postignuto odabirom uljanih boja korištenih za sjenčanje triju diorama. Osim toga, akrilne boje odabrane su iste za sve tri diorame, što daje koheziju boja, a ujedno se temelji na dostupnim pigmentima koje su imali u to vrijeme u drevnom Egiptu - mineralni pigmenti poput lapis lazulija, crvene i oker boje, čađa za crnu, spojevi bakra za plavu i zelenu te sintetički pigmenti poput egipatske plave.

    Konačni rezultat je ovdje izložen i bit će izložen u Povijesnom muzeju u Oslu u doglednoj budućnosti. Ako posjetite grad, svakako navratite i pogledajte konačni postav.

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    Sebastian Søgård, 17th June 2026
  • Miniature Painting Workshop - 75mm Dwarf
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    On 09-10.05.2026. we held a new weekend miniature painting workshop. This time it was the turn of a dwarf in 75mm scale.

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    The workshop was held over two days (a whole weekend) and the participants painted a 75mm miniature dwarf. The focus of these lectures was painting various textures - metal, human skin, textiles and leather. Water-based acrylic paints were used in the workshop. For this purpose, the workshop leader, Ivan Knezović, chose a 75mm miniature dwarf from Durgin Paint Forge, sculpted by Carlos Perez Bugedo. The lectures were adapted so that the leader devotes equal time to all participants and can be adapted to all categories of miniaturists (from beginners to slightly more advanced).

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    The workshop took place as follows:
    First, the lecturer sits at his desk and explains and demonstrates each step in painting a miniature/model on his specimen. His work is displayed on a screen via a camera and projector, which the participants listen to, watch, and ask questions about.
    Then, the participants sit at their desks and apply the knowledge they have gained. The facilitator circulates among the participants and checks how each participant is doing. This way, he or she can adapt to each participant individually.

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    The workshop will include the following thematic units:
    1. NMM (Non metallic metal)
    2. Reflections of ambient colors on metal
    3. Steel / gold
    4. Face painting (male)
    5. Adding vibrancy to the face (filters)
    6. Extracting textures from fabric, metal and leather

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    POWERED BY: Carta Magica, Fireball Figurines, Durgin Paint Forge, Playsupport

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    09-10.05.2026. smo održali novu vikend Radionicu bojanja minijatura. Ovoga puta na redu je bio patuljak u 75mm mjerilu.

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    Radionica se provodila kroz dva dana (cijeli vikend) i polaznici su bojali 75mm minijaturu patuljka. Fokus ovih predavanja bilo je bojenje raznih tekstura – od metala, ljudske kože, tekstila i kože (leather). U sklopu radionice korištene su akrilne boje na bazi vode. U tu svrhu, voditelj radionice, Ivan Knezović, izabrao je 75 mm minijaturu patuljka tvrtke Durgin Paint Forge, koju je sculptao Carlos Perez Bugedo. Predavanja su prilagođena tako da voditelj posveti jednako vrijeme svim polaznicima i može se prilagoditi svim kategorijama minijaturista (od početnika do malo naprednijih).

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    Radionica se odvijala na sljedeći način:
    Prvo, predavač sjedi za svojim stolom te objašnjava i demonstrira pojedini korak u bojanju minijature/makete na svojem primjerku. Njegov rad se preko kamere i projektora prikazuje na platnu što polaznici slušaju, gledaju, ali i postavljaju pitanja.
    Potom, polaznici sjedaju za svoje stolove i primjenjuju stečeno znanje. Voditelj kruži između polaznika i provjerava kako svakom polazniku ide. Na taj način, može se prilagoditi svakom polazniku ponaosob.

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    Radionica će uključivati sljedeće tematske cjeline:
    1. NMM (Non metallic metal)
    2. Refleksije boja iz okoline na metalu
    3. Čelik / zlato
    4. Bojanje lica (muškog)
    5. Dodavanje živosti na lice (filteri)
    6. Izvlačenje tekstura tkanine, metala i kože (leather)

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    POWERED BY: Carta Magica, Fireball Figurines, Durgin Paint Forge, Playsupport

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    Ivan Knezović, 26th May 2026
  • We visited: Festival Svet v Malem 2026, Pivka, Slovenia
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    On May 23, 2026, we participated in the international plastic model making competition Festival Svet v Malem 2026 in Pivka, Slovenia.

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    The competition is traditionally held at the Military History Park in Pivka.

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    23. svibnja 2026. sudjelovali smo na međunarodnom natjecanju u plastičnom maketarstvu Festival Svet v Malem 2026 u Pivki u Sloveniji. 

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    Natjecanje se tradicionalno održava u Parku vojne povijesti u Pivki.

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    Krunoslav Belinić, 26th May 2026
  • We visited: KupKA 2026
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    On May 16, 2026, we participated in the international plastic model making competition KupKA held at the Museum of the Homeland War in Karlovac.

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    The competition was organized by the Slavoljub Penkala Modeling Club from Zagreb.

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    Thanks to the organizer for an interesting competition, to the judges for some medals, and especially to my colleagues from the Maketarski Club Novi Sad - IPMS Serbia for the medal!

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    16. svibnja 2026. sudjelovali smo na međunarodnom natjecanju u plastičnom maketarstvu KupKA održanom u Muzeju domovinskog rata u Karlovcu.

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    Natjecanje je organizirao Maketarski klub Slavoljub Penkala iz Zagreba

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    Hvala organizatoru na zanimljivom natjecanju, sucima na ponešto medalja, a pogotovo kolegama iz Maketarskog Kluba Novi Sad - IPMS Srbija na medalji!

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    Marko Paunović, 26th May 2026
  • Back to Basics Workshops in Gallery VN
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    In May 2026 we held our Back To Basics miniature painting workshops for the youngest in Gallery VN.

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    The workshops were completely FREE for all participants!

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    The Back to Basics method is a method of making models and miniatures that focuses on a fun process intended for younger ages, but everyone is welcome! In three separate sessions on Thursdays, participants (aged 7+) painted miniatures of their choice (knight, princess, king, wizard and barbarian). 

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    1st session: Painting miniatures of choice, Thursday, 07.05. - from 18:00 to 19:00

    2nd session: Painting a miniature of your choice, Thursday, 14.05. - from 18:00 to 19:00

    3rd session: Painting a miniature of your choice, Thursday, 21.05. - from 18:00 to 19:00

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    U svibnju 2026. održali smo naše Back To Basics radionice za najmlađe u Galeriji i čitaonici VN.

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    Radionice su bile BESPLATNE za sve polaznike!

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    Back to Basics metoda je metoda izrade maketa i minijatura kojoj je fokus na zabavnom procesu namjenjenom mlađim uzrastima, ali svi su dobrodošli! U tri zasebna termina četvrtkom, polaznici (od 7+) su bojali minijature po izboru (vitez, princeza, kralj, čarobnjak i barbarin).

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    1. termin: Bojenje minijature po izboru, četvrtak, 07.05. - od 18:00 do 19:00

    2. termin: Bojenje minijature po izboru, četvrtak, 14.05. - od 18:00 do 19:00

    3. termin: Bojenje minijature po izboru, četvrtak, 21.05. - od 18:00 do 19:00

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    Krunoslav Belinić, 26th May 2026

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