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You're already registered to attend the 2013 NOVA Open - now what?!
We suggest you revisit our website, checkout the newest schedule and figure out how to fit a few of our 26 SEMINARS into your weekend at the NOVA Open!
This News Splash is just for you - take your time and discover the many opportunities 2013 NOVA Open has to offer.
- PLAN: See the latest schedule, packed with more of the events and seminars you love.
- PLAY: Signed up for just one event? Make the most of the NOVA Open's festival of gaming and register for more events.
- LEARN: Want to learn useful hobby skills from the pros? Sign up for one of our many hands-on hobby seminars (see below).
- STAY/SEE: Book your hotel room (and enter our famous $2K cash prize hotel raffle). Want to see the sights? Join the Geek Nation tour of Gettysburg and DC.
- PAINT: Enter the Capital Palette painting competition- there are still two months left to prepare entries.
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 Meet Chip Boyd, the creator of Torrent of Fire and self-diagnosed 40k addict. He explains what you can expect this August, and how Torrent of Fire will give you the competitive edge that's been missing from our game. Join him in this revolution.
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With more seminars on offer than ever before, join the NOVA Open "Seminar Academy" and choose from our wide range of hobby (and self defense!) seminars:
If you have ever been interested in personal defense or gun safety and handling, sign up for one of the Basic Black Seminars. John Perkins, owner operator of Basic Black and Phalanx (see below), is a ballistic material specialist, premiere designer of protective gear for police and military, and a certified self-defense and firearms instructor. His stories and sense of humor will keep you entertained as you learn how to protect yourself and others in real world scenarios. You will be hands-on with actual Glocks (outfitted w/laser firing mechanisms) for handling experiences and a classroom marksmanship contest!
News Update: Phalanx Defense Systems, also partnering with John Perkins, has introduced emergency body armor to the public. The prize for each Basic Black class Marksman will be a Phalanx EBA! 
HOBBY ART
Airbrushing Miniatures: Covers a wide range of airbrushing topics for models in this demonstration class on a figurine and 28mm vehicle. Weathering Techniques: Introduces participants to a wide range of weathering techniques, including acrylic paint techniques, weathering pigments, pencils, oil paints, and enamels. Hands-On With Weathering Pigments: introduces participants to pigment weathering vs. painting, rust weathering, brick and dirt weathering, and mud and muck weathering, and gives an opportunity to use pigments to weather a class-exclusive 50mm base.
Basing Your Models: Shares techniques he has used to make hundreds of display, and gaming bases, from 20mm singles to army display boards, in this two hour demonstration class.
Intro to Masterclass Painting: - This two hour class covers the basics of color theory, model composition, painting blending, transitions, and zenithal lighting. Each step will be covered in detail, and many examples of finished work, both miniatures and classical art, will be shared.
TERRAIN ART
Building Scenery Using Hirst Arts Molds:
This hands-on seminar, taught by NOVA Open director,
Tim Stone, teaches attendees to build fantastic looking terrain using components cast from Hirst Arts molds. This class will teach you the process for conducting proper casting, the advantages and disadvantages of different mediums (plaster, dental stone, resin), and the best adhesives to use. During the hands-on portion of the class attendees will cast their own components from the provided molds and will build terrain they can take home.
Dan Cotrupe of Tectonic Craft Studios, walks participants through hands-on assembly and customization of highly-detailed laser etched wood terrain. Participants then join Dan in painting their terrain piece efficiently using acrylic craft paints, and high-quality sable brushes. The results are a table-top ready, one-of-a-kind take-home piece of NOVA Open Steampunk Terrain suitable for your battlefield! The cost of the seminar includes a Tectonic Craft Studios small Victorian Ruin kit. Upgraded terrain will be available to class participants at a discount. Participants are encouraged to bring their spare parts bin, to add faction or army specific bits to their terrain piece.
DISPLAY BOARDS ++
Come join Jawaballs and build a customized display board for your army! In this two hour seminar you will create a customized display board for your army. Bring your own terrain pieces, or choose from a selection of pieces offered by the NOVA Open. Jawaballs will guide you through the design and planning of your board based on the elements of art and design, and then the construction of your board using his extensive experience with the materials. All materials will be provided, including tools, paint, glue, terrain, flocking and the board itself. The intention of this seminar is to help you create a fantastic display that you will be able to use to play in the actual NOVA Open!
The Jawaballs Way: Hand Painting and Lettering- Join Jawaballs for this two hour seminar where you will get personal attention and advice in improving your army from an certified art educator! (Yes Jawaballs is an art teacher.) Feel free to ask for input on your own painting, or enjoy learning some of the techniques that Jawaballs has used in painting his own award winning armies. Learn how to paint Skulls, Angel Wings, Scrolls and lettering and numbers that look great on your tanks and banners and get the edge to push your painting to elite levels. Or just bring your army and get honest and constructive input from Jawaballs on improving your work. Attendees of either Jawaballs seminar get special prices on the new The Jawaballs Way: How to Paint Wargame Miniatures instructional DVDs.
MORE HOBBY ART!
The following seminars are offered by talented painting and hobby instructor, Caleb Wissenback. These are hands-on classes with GW-supplied models- students are encouraged to bring their favorite paints and brushes but are not required. This course focuses on the basics of painting. We start off with basic cleaning and priming of a model. Then we will discuss and practice the proper use of a variety of painting products to bring a mini to a tabletop level of painting. This course will focus on bringing your army painting skills up to maximize your tournament paint scores. We will discuss the standard painting scoring systems. Then we will have hands-on demo and practice of techniques and skills with a few time saving cheats added in to achieve a better paint score. This course will help students to become familiar with the different Blending techniques currently being used by top painters such as Wet blending, Spit blending, 2 brush, and glazing.
 NOVA OPEN CHARITY SEMINARS Don't forget to relax at the end of the day (and help raise money for the gamer's charity) by signing up now for these two "Classic" opportunities:
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Click on the spaghetti map flowchart to find out what other events you'll have time for.
No matter what game you typically play, the NOVA Open encourages you to try out other systems and attend seminars while you're here.
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Geek Nation Tours:
Make 2013 NOVA a Family Affair!
 First time in D.C.? Trying to plan a family-friendly trip? Want to see the sights but overwhelmed where to start? Geek Nation Tours is here to help!
Geek Nation Tours, well known for their gamer-centric tours, has planned a special package around attending the NOVA Open. 7 days of sight-seeing and gaming, including the major sights of D.C. and two days touring historic Gettysburg, PA, including the famous Civil War battlefield. This amazingly inclusive package includes hotel rooms, airport pickup, ground transportation, D.C. tours, two days in Gettysburg, and of course, ample time to hit NOVA Open events, all at a competitive price.
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WHY WAIT TO REGISTER?
Plan to Showcase Your Best Model/s
Register for the Capital Palette Today
JUSTIN McCOY will be Head Judge of the 2013 Capital Palette miniature paint competition!
MisterJustin will be joined on the CP judging table by award winning artists CALEB WISSENBACK and ALEX AKERS - along with the NOVA Open's own Mike Schaefer and Bob Likins!
Don't be shy, and don't wait until the last minute. The winning model may well be in your army right now. Let us put it on display and enjoy the feedback from your fellow gamers. Who knows? You could walk away with a GREX Airbrush for your troubles!
The Grand Prize winner receives a round trip plane ticket to and entry in the 2014 Crystal Brush contest in Chicago, and the winner of each category wins a trophy and prize package worth $300 from our amazing Capital Palette Sponsors:
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80% Sold: Book Now / Hotel Raffle
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BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW
A WHOPPING 80% of our room block is already gone!
The Hyatt is working to add new room nights before they're sold out. If you have any trouble booking, contact us: novaopen@gmaill.com.
Booking is free (24-hr cancellation policy) and easy - just click on HERE.
Room rates for 2013 are the same as the 2012 rate: a shockingly low D.C. area price of just $85/night, and this rate is available for NOVA Open guests for 8 nights!
Book Saturday, August 24 - Sunday, September 1, 2013, bring your family and make the NOVA Open your home base for a DC vacation.
The NOVA Open Hotel Raffle is back: for every night you stay at our Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, you will receive a ticket in the raffle. Learn All About it HERE!
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LAST, BUT NOT LEAST!
Buy Raffle Tickets - Win Armies
Three amazing armies are being Raffled for Charity.
Get in any one or all of the raffles today!
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