Figurines Magazine

[brian]

So, thats why it should be in English as did the Italian magazine Soldatini.

Marc

It stands to reason that they would sell more mags if it was in English,as unlike you guys from overseas,we are taught very little about other languages.It looks like your all better educated from a young age,regarding the English language.
The Soldatini Mag can be downloaded in English from Pocket Mags.

 

[Huw63]

It stands to reason that they would sell more mags if it was in English,as unlike you guys from overseas,we are taught very little about other languages.It looks like your all better educated from a young age,regarding the English language.
The Soldatini Mag can be downloaded in English from Pocket Mags.

Sorry but I don't agree with that statement about being taught very little about other languages - the possibilities are there. In a comprehensive school in the 1970s I studied English, Welsh, French and German.

I agree Figurines could be translated but it could lose some of its character I guess. Anyway why not learn French? I learnt to read French thanks to getting a Bucquoy book (Vol 3 Les Cuirassiers) one xmas.

Cheers

 

[brian]

Sorry but I don't agree with that statement about being taught very little about other languages - the possibilities are there. In a comprehensive school in the 1970s I studied English, Welsh, French and German.

I agree Figurines could be translated but it could lose some of its character I guess. Anyway why not learn French? I learnt to read French thanks to getting a Bucquoy book (Vol 3 Les Cuirassiers) one xmas.

Cheers

Hi Huw
I went to an Academy in the 1960's and took 3 years of French,and know little of the language,as it was very basic.
It's a Catch 22 situation as i've been to Paris, and was going to order a meal in my best French,and the waiter interrupted me as his English was a whole lot better than my french.
As long as you Europeans speak very good English,there's no incentive for us Brits to speak a foreign language.Don't take this as being an arrogant British thing,as schools today are still teaching very basic French,so today's generation won't be any better than i was.
It just so happens that it's a fact of life that English has become an international language,probably due to you're superior learning at school level of foreign languages.
Brian

 

[Huw63]

Hi Huw
I went to an Academy in the 1960's and took 3 years of French,and know little of the language,as it was very basic.
It's a Catch 22 situation as i've been to Paris, and was going to order a meal in my best French,and the waiter interrupted me as his English was a whole lot better than my french.
As long as you Europeans speak very good English,there's no incentive for us Brits to speak a foreign language.Don't take this as being an arrogant British thing,as schools today are still teaching very basic French,so today's generation won't be any better than i was.
It just so happens that it's a fact of life that English has become an international language,probably due to you're superior learning at school level of foreign languages.
Brian

All fair points Brian but I come from the South Wales valleys originally and moved here in my 30s. I learnt and am still learning German as written German is so intricate and precise. One big difference is that languages are taught from an early age unlike the uk where often kids start later with languages.

I do agree that often there's an attitude here in Switzerland (and in Germany too) that if someone is from the UK then it is time to practice English! Italy and Spain are less forgiving in this respect.

Cheers

Huw


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[OldTaff]

I have found that whether in France or Belgium, Italy too, come to that, if you make the effort in the home language, and are polite (I smile a lot!) then you get a positive response. Mind you, on one occasion, in Paris, I went along to the Rue Republique offices of "Figurines" to renew my subscription whilst on a city break. A young lady took me up in the lift to their offices, and remarked that it may be better for us to speak Anglais, as my accent was so awful. "Merde", I thought, "Discovered!" They were all very nice, nontheless. C'est la vie, mes amis. Looking forward to renewing my subscription once again, though.

Alan

 

[Mirofsoft]

Yes ! My favorite catalogue is back

 

[brian]

All fair points Brian but I come from the South Wales valleys originally and moved here in my 30s. I learnt and am still learning German as written German is so intricate and precise. One big difference is that languages are taught from an early age unlike the uk where often kids start later with languages.

I do agree that often there's an attitude here in Switzerland (and in Germany too) that if someone is from the UK then it is time to practice English! Italy and Spain are less forgiving in this respect.

Cheers

Huw


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I didn't get taught any foreign language until i was at least 11 years old,and it was very basic French.Although,as i'm from Scotland,my English friends struggle with my English LOL.Does any of your Welsh accent come through when you speak in German?
Brian

 

[Huw63]

I didn't get taught any foreign language until i was at least 11 years old,and it was very basic French.Although,as i'm from Scotland,my English friends struggle with my English LOL.Does any of your Welsh accent come through when you speak in German?
Brian

It helps with pronunciation in Swiss German and native German speakers can't tell I come from Britain and don't mistake me for English which, being Welsh, is good. Often I'm mistaken as a Swiss from one of the more isolated parts with a different dialect.

Scots speaking German are easily identifiable however.

 

[jai]

I always had trouble with languages. At school had some bad teachers
French and Spanish easier for Italians, at least in my region of the border with France dialect is similar to the sound of French words ...

in my youth I was doing international trade with Scottish, Welsh, Swiss, German, Polish and Russian.

after two beers there you could tell right away among all

in a circumstance with German boys we siam started talking in Latin, we had not drunk ... it was the only way to speak to us. it was fun.

was also funny when I pretended to be Russian, too fun evening and long to explain here .... the ending is that I am back home with the girls, the other Italian guys are still trying to figure out if I was Italian Russian or German ....

Thanks to google can write here, thanks to travel and to work I know a little 'Flemish and Spanish

I think that the magazine would publish an English version, including online only, as the Soldatini Italian magazine. It would make more sales


paenitet enim me anglicus

Giorgio

 

[akaryu]

The postman brought me my copy of the new Figurines magazine, of which I'm a subscriber from the first issue. What to think about it? The cover indicates 'nouvelle formule' and that certainly applies to this issue. Style, paper, layout, quality of printing and the feel of the old magazine are gone, there are less uniform plates and the photos illustrating the articles are IMO unnecessarily blown up to full-page. Presentation of new figures is limited to a photo, manufacturer's name and scale/size, show reports of i.e. Euromilitaire include a code which you can "flashez" with a smartphone to see more pictures on the web! And oh yes three pages dedicated to a steampunk convention with photos of re-enactors. Allow me to wear my devil's advocate hat, but for a 11,50Euro price tag, I expect more! I'm pleased the magazine has survived a financial ordeal and that they remember who has a subscription, but I will not renew said subscription for a magazine about which the publicity and marketing boys must surely be very proud.

I don't want to put anyone off of buying it, just wanted to share some misgivings about this "nouvelle formule" Figurines. And yes, it's still in French!
cheers,
Piet

 

[OldTaff]

Thank you for that honest appraisal, Piet, it certainly has made me pause and think carefully before subscribing It sounds to me as though the new people have gone for the 'cheaper to produce' option, but I shall reserve my final judgement until I have actually seen one in the flesh Pricey, too !

Alan

 

[akaryu]

You're welcome Alan. I might be overly critic, but having seen the disappearance or decline in quality of magazines such as Campaigns, Military Illustrated or the French Uniformes and Tradition magazines, I'm tired and saddened by any change for the worse. Figurines went through slight changes over the years, some good some less so, but the joy of seeing it rise from its ashes is very short-lived indeed. Layout is more chaotic than ever and the quality of photo printing is below par. In a show report showing Mike Blank's "The defeated" for instance it's impossible to tell what is the actual colour of the model!
If the old Figurines had to die for lack of revenue, I don't see how this "new formula" with an all-new staff will miraculously survive.
Sorry to voice a pessimistic thought,
Piet

 

[Huw63]

Mine arrived today and I found it ok. In places it resembles Figure Painter, I think some of the articles are up to par and the new product section simply shows pictures which is ok as with the internet we're all well informed anyway. The number of articles relating to builds is about the same as is the number of shows covered in the magazine. I'm giving MM a try and I will this too especially as they are honouring subscriptions which weren't fulfilled when the old propreietors went bust.

Cheers

Huw

 

[elgreco]

Hi all - just an update to say that Figurines has just arrived. New look and new format. Subscribers will receive their copy in the coming days.
Cheers,
Matt