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

Sci-fi dominates at Milestone

Setting sail

Posher & Pocher

Duggleby delights

NEW RELEASES THIS MONTH

A haunting at SAS

Specials at Vectis

Sale surprises at Warwick auction

Coming up NEXT MONTH • APRIL 2024 ISSUE

New model releases from • Here we round up some of the latest models announced at the beginning of 2024… everything from vintage aviation to TV and film favourites!

Death of the toy train? • In the wake of Hattons shop and the Warley exhibition closing, are toy trains a dying hobby? Mark Nolan finds out.

Uncovering the unusual • David Boxall looks at models which differ from the manufacturers’ specifications.

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What was the year? • A New Year unfolds – but can you recall this one… asks Alwyn Brice.

Tunnels & Trolls • Wendy Evans takes a look at collecting the second ever role playing game and its supplements.

Diecast Star Wars • James Orwell remembers a vintage Star Wars series that lived in the shadow of its action figure cousins but retains a fond place in the hearts of collectors.

10 minute TOY EXPERT! I-Spy books

Displaying PART 1 • Fancy an alternative to displaying your models in rows on shelves or in cabinets? Rick Wilson mixes his modelling passions in a series of short articles showcasing a variety of possibilities and techniques that could enhance your collection.

Who ya gonna call? • Rob Burman celebrates 40 years of busting ghosts with a look at one of Kenner’s most popular toy lines of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

SPECIAL EDITION MAGAZINE

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 • It’s all about space, man… with Ed Karswell.

The Worcester Model Boat Club • Ann Evans gets out and about to visit model and collectors clubs up and down the country.

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.