Collectors Gazette

Collectors Gazette - the only monthly newspaper for toy collectors! Keeping you up to date with all the latest collecting news, along with in-depth features on vintage diecast, railways, tinplate and TV & film models. We also bring you up to date price guides, event listings and swapmeet reports from around the country. The Digital version is fully interactive with exclusive images, videos, extra auction results and more!

Collectors Gazette

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Railways go steaming on

Trains make gains

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Oddities at Vectis

All Action at BTA

New Routemasters from EFE

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What was the year? • Dig into the grey matter and remember when, with Alwyn Brice.

Number one with a bullet • Mark Nolan takes a look at Japan’s high speed rail network and wonders; ‘What happened to ours?’.

60 years of Thunderbirds • Diecast Miniatures

ERF LORRY AND FORWARD CONTROL JEEP • David Boxall chooses Corgi models and considers the many ways, in which the same or similar castings were utilised in order to produce a variety of different vehicles.

Racing into the Museum • Angela Youngman takes us through all the weird and wonderful things at the National Horse Racing Museum, Newmarket.

10 minute TOY EXPERT! Classic Airfix AFV’s • In part two of his look at Airfix AFV’s Brian Howes remembers kits from the 1970s.

Mystery Models • In a second article in an occasional series, Alwyn Brice takes a look at three more puzzling collectables.

The Pop-up Story

Model and Manufacturer • David Boxall takes a look at a particular model or group of models, produced by different manufacturers during the 1960’s. In this feature, our chosen guests are a few of the members of the family of Camper Vans.

ebuys • From collectables of the future to old favourites, eBay always manages to produce some amazing finds… and even more amazing prices!

PRICE GUIDE • Rounding up the latest toy sales from across the country with a brief visit to specialist auction rooms…

Toy Stories • Ed Karswell takes a look at the need for more toy restorers in the UK.

Obsolete Oz • Our monthly gaze into the weird but wonderful world of collector/dealer Obsolete Oz. Buying and selling since the 1970s, Oz has developed a great knack for unearthing some amazing finds from flea markets, antique fairs, car boot sales, rubbish skips and even the local tip.

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