Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:36 PM UTC
This has been mentioned in the Diorama forum but I thought it deserved a permanent home on the News Page. A new guide to building dioramas will be published soon by two Hungarian modelers; László Harsányi and László Adóba.

The book Építsünk Diorámát is aimed at modelers who would like to make dioramas but do not want to spend a fortune for off-the-shelf products or do not feel themselves ready for scratch building. It will show that it is possible to build attractive dios from materials you can find around the house for free or can buy cheaply in your nearest DIY or creative hobby shop.

The book will be published in Hungary in 18 April, for the annual model exhibition in Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungarian only but an English edition is planned if enough interest is shown.

The book will be full color, 64 pages + cover, dimensions are 164x242 mm (slightly bigger than the Osprey books).


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jimbrae
It's a very interesting piece of news. However, the reality is that 'Bi-Lingual' is the only way to go with this kind of book. Take for example the policy of Xtreme Modelling, a Spanish publisher, but everything they publish is available in both Spanish AND English (seperate editions for each). I don't know if their Hungarian home-market can create a big enough demand to make this viable
MAR 22, 2009 - 10:55 PM
Halaci
Jim, you are right with the English edition, but - unfortunately - we are not in the same boot as Xtreme Modelling. Neither the author, nor the publisher has a name in the community yet, so we needed to start from the safe ground to prove that we can produce something which is worth to look for. In case of the next volume - which is dealing with the natural surroundings - we probably will be able to issue the two version at once.
MAR 23, 2009 - 09:05 AM
bizzychicken
You've got to start somewhere. With images like that ,I'm in. How much in Ł notes hope the book is a great success, and you manage to publish it in english. We all would love to build on the cheap. Hope its a winner, great looking. Many thanks Geraint
MAR 23, 2009 - 10:19 AM
jimbrae
László, check your e-mail in-box tomorrow. I may have an idea for you::.
MAR 23, 2009 - 11:02 AM
Theoldun
MAR 30, 2009 - 07:19 PM
Theoldun
Looks a good addition I often look at used household bits and pieces and think they could be used for dioamas, but do not have the artistic flair to carry it out. Help would be good, but in English.
MAR 30, 2009 - 07:29 PM
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