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

Big bucks made at Bertoia

Aiming for the Stars

Tonka treasures

Taking the Mickey

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Transport at Wessex

Going Meccano mad in Sussex

Diecast sells well in Warwick

Tech take two!

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What was the year? • Can you work it out? Alwyn Brice provides the clues.

Filthy collectables • It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. Mark Nolan spotlights the collectors who want muck on their models, giving rise to the phenomenon of ‘factory weathered’ trains.

Collecting Lexicon • Alwyn Brice takes a humorous look at collecting terminology… and provides some useful explanations.

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He-Man and the Masters of the toy-niverse! • Libby Parfitt remembers a 1980s TV legend…

10 minute TOY EXPERT! Action Man

Displaying diecasts • 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.

The Phantom Merchandise • 25 years on from its cinema release, Rob Burman investigates whether collectables inspired by Star Wars: The Phantom Menace have become as valuable as their predecessors.

Matchbox magic • Alwyn Brice considers that perennially popular pocket toy – and offers some explanations for its collectability.

Land Rover Series I & II • David Boxall chooses a particular Corgi model and considers the many ways in which the casting was utilised and altered, or re-designed, in order to produce a variety of different vehicles. This month’s focus is upon the original Land Rovers.

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 • Is collecting a rich man’s game? Ed Karswell finds out…

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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