Book Review - Kangur's Diorama Design

Copyright 2020 Nicholas Kalis

Book Review

Diorama Design
Ivar Kangur
Soft cover

74 pages
Color Photographs
ISBN 9781549795176
Copyright 2017

Don't be fooled by the title, Kangur's softcover book is a must read for anyone building a model railroad. What Kangur does is spell out the seven principles of design after laying out the four design basics - geometry, topography, space, and color. Candidly, the points Kangur makes probably bear reading several times so as to sink in. Almost everything I know about the artistry of layout scenery comes from Ivar's Diorama Design. I have delivered on several occasions a well-received clinic which builds on this book.

Kangur has spoken before at least one NMRA audience in Scotland.

Revised November 12, 2020

Revised August 2, 2023