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The Guild Gazette is published quarterly in February, May, August and November. Usually 80 pages with 50 editorial and 30 advertising bringing you news of product releases from a myriad of manufacturers.

Of the 50 editorial pages, over half are now in full colour. Content will usually cover descriptions of members' layouts, 'how to do it' articles, kitbuilding reviews, new product reviews and so on. The accompanying Guild News (in black and white) brings news from around the country and overseas, a diary of upcoming events and members' sales and wants.

If you would like to submit an article for the Gazette, the editor - John Kneeshaw - is always pleased to receive new material.

To advertise in the Gazette, please contact Artytype.

For back issues of the Gazette, please contact Dan Glading.

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Click on the images below to list the contents of these recent Gazettes and give you a flavour of what membership of the Guild will bring you. We have reproduced an article from many of these for your enjoyment.
Cover photography on all Gazettes shown below courtesy of Mike England, except February 2005 (Tony Wright/BRMB), August 2005 (Paul Heard), February 2006 (Tony Wright), May 2007 (Barry Makey) and Nov 2007 (Ian Alcroft).

Nov 2007
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Longroyd Bridge - Phil Spencer
Countdown to Guildex - Malcolm Wilson - The end of the journey
A Footbridge for Hatton - David Keen
An 0 Gauge Adventure in Switzerland - Philip Elwin
Reviews - collated by Martin Breakspear / Book Reviews
One Thing Leads to Another - Barrie Walls - Random thoughts from the man behind Wallsea
Building GWR 9400 Kit Springside Model - T M Garrett
Short Screws - Bob Alderman
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Tarpaulins - Bob Alderman
A Garden Railway in Sub Arctica - Part 2 - Eidner Bech
Semi-Automatic Couplings - John Bryce
Guild Personalities - introducing John Kneeshaw
Guildex 2007 - Gethin Williams - Show Report
Trade News - compiled by Sandi Gorski
Mailvan / In Memoriam
Executive News
Aug 2007
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Victoria to Beckenham Junction David Straker - Southern in the Garden
Countdown to Guildex 2007 - Malcolm Wilson - Part 3 : A new beginning
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
European Showcase - John Evans - Arge Spur 0 & Cercle du Zero shows
John Hart - Martin Bloxsom - A commemoration
Guildex Show Preview
The Overlord Military Train - David Austin - Southern Railway with a difference
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - David Peacock
Halifax Show Report
Boiler Tricks - Bob Alderman - Ways with brass
Take Five Part 3 - Ken Wilkes - Locos North of the Border
Trade News - compiled by Sandi Gorski
Executive News - Guild President and Chairman
Mailvan / In Memoriam
May 2007
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Hazelhurst Newport - Model Railway Society
Countdown to Guildex 2007 - Malcolm Wilson - Lulworth Road's long journey - part 2
Model Rail Scotland - Sandy Gorski - Glasgow Show in pictures
Halifax Show Preview
Reviews collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
A Railway in the Conservatory - Ron Kirkpatrick - Making the layout a feature
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Mike and Sarah Williams
The Guild Modelling Competition - Information for 2007
No 'Running' Please - R G Thomas - Keeping the speed down
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
A De-streamlined Duchess - Peter Callon - The Tower Collection model
A Garden Railway in Sub Arctica - Einar Bech - Where the ground is really hard
Contractor's Side Tipping Wagon - Jim Featherstone - A 19th Century site wagon
Screw Couplings - John Walker - A Simple coupling tool
Found on eBay - Scott Maze - The story of a Beeson King
Kettering Show Report
Insuring Through the Guild - Latest information
Trade News - compiled by Sandi Gorski
Executive News - Guild President and Vice Chairman
February 2007
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Augerswell & Great Blessingsby - David Peacock - The Leeds Steadman Trust layout
The Craft of Scratchbuilding - Nick Baines - Back to Basics
Kettering Show Preview
Five-bay 31ft parcels Van - Chris Gwilliam - A thirty-eight-year-old kit build
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Graham Sheppard
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Modular Tramway Layouts - John Thurston - Dealing with the town scene
Guildex 2007 Dinner
Countdown to Guildex 2007 - Malcolm Wilson - Lulworth Road's long journey
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
A Quart into a Pint Pot - Mike Stanley - Squeezing Colmore Row
The Joy of Interlocking - Chris Turnbull - Protecting your trains
Another Five - Ken Wilkes - Take Five, part two
Wiring a Layout for DCC - Les Fram - Simplifying fault location
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Executive News - Guild President / Chairman / Events Chairman
November 2006
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Rule Britannia II - Peter Dunne - Building the Acorn Kit
A Weekend in Wakefield - Geoffrey Howe - L&Y Symposium and an old engine shed
The Executor and Trustee Service - Introduction to the new Chairman
Badlesmere Road Signal Box - Rob Moody - Scratchbuilding
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Michael Howarth
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
or will exchange for a dartboard... - Mike Stanley - A lighthearted story
Sight and Sound - Jack Ray - Modern Technology in the Guild
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Diorama Competition for Guildex 2007 - Details and entry form
Guildex 2006 - Photographic review of this year's event
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Guildex Show Report - Gethin Williams
Messages from the 'New Boys' - Chairman / President / Events Chairman
August 2006
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Birmingham, Colmore Row - Mike Stanley - A 'what might have been'
Tommy - Nick Dunhill - The prototype for the Woodhead route
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Images from Europe - German and French exhibition pictures
Signal School Training Layout - The Longmoor Military Railway
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Martin Cheshire
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
The Flying Scotsman - Raymond Walley - The NRM model
Thanks... - letters from members
Halifax Show 2006 - Show report
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes / A Wedding in the Wilds of Worcestershire
May 2006
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Willow - Ron Fox - Australian Narrow Gauge
South Pole - John Casson - O Gauge in the London Suburbs
Finishing that which I started - Barry Allen - Follow up to 'Making a start'
A Newsletter from 50 years ago - A bit of history
Garages are not for cars! : Editorial Feature
Split Axles - Jeff Rodway
Do you really know what you are agreeing? - Andrew Campbell - Contracts for Model Makers
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
From a packet of Cornflakes - Grenville Williams - Card Rolling Stock
Kings Cross to Leeds - BD Handley - 60 Years of Gainsborough MRS
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Bob Alderman
More to Celebrate - Two more anniversaries in 2006
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes
From the President
Presentation to the NRM
February 2006
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The London, Earlswood & High Halt Railway - Tony Bathurst - A Railway from the 1940s
Magnetic bogie mounts - Wally Green - Clever tricks with handbag catches
Better running for six-wheel stock - Colin Hayward - Springing the axle boxes
Scale 7 in focus - Picture feature
Guild slide collection going digital - Chris Simpson - Charges versus costs
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
LNER Thompson 02 - John Dunn - Transforming a Gladiator 01
Motive Power : Picture Gallery
Scratchbuilt locos from the 1930s and 1940s - Jim Jarvis - An historical collection
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Bart and Hazel Banks
Chillingworth - John Cox - LBSCR in Surrey and the Isle of Wight
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
From the President
November 2005
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Modelling Down Under - Trevor Hodges - Mixed Lines in New South Wales
Egmont - P J Wisdom - P J Craven's 2-4-2
On Good Foundations - Chris Thomas - The need for good trackwork
Membership Renewal Changes - Please read this, it may affect you!
The Isle of Wight Gauge O Group - Stories from the 'Shed'
Best Value in Town - Mike Williams - Charges versus costs
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Fill Those Empty Wagons - Mike Boucher - Cheap coal loads
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Geoff Bennet
Black Five - Raymond Walley - Building the Tower Models (DJH) kit
The Sterling Princess, Part 2 - Colin Heard - More about the theatre scenery train
GUILDEX : Show Report
               - Modelling Competition Results
               - The Show in Pictures
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes
TIO's Report Bob Alderman
August 2005
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Emett's Effie - Eric Bransden - Achieving the impossible
The Early Years - Don Neale - Looking back over 60 years
The Breakdown Crane - J Dinnage - Building a Medley Models kit
Lead Free Solders - Brian Lewis - Effects of the new EU directive
Arge Spur 0 Convention - Sandy Gorski - Photo Report on the German Show
Supporting the Video Library - Fred Turner
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Painting a Brass Prairie - Steven Lewis & Eddie Fisher - The Tower Models' RTR Model
Getting Back to Nature - Aidan Campbell - Building a diorama for display use
A Load of Beet - David Coasby - An East Anglian wagon load
Halifax 2005 : Show Report - Mike England
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Peter and Mary Walker
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes
Driving Wheel Balance Weights - Bob Alderman
May 2005
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Rottingdean - David Riches - The Southern Railway in the early days
The Sterling Princess - Colin Heard - Theatre scenery wagons
Snow on the line - Robin Birch - Putting a snow plough to work
SR Banana Van - James Aitken - The Parkside Dundas kit
www.gauge0guild.com - The new Guild Website
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Enhancing Layout Photographs - Peter Smith - Part 2: Taking it further
A Runaway Garden Shed - Simon Dobson - A Tram Engine for Miranda
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Nigel Macmillan
Model Rail Scotland 2005 : Show report - Sandy Gorski
A fleet of Warships - Warren Haywood & Steve Lewis - The Tower/DJH kit
Coupling Bogie Coaches - Mike Williams - Semi-permanent coupling system
Trade News - compiled by Sandy Gorski
Chairman's Notes
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
February 2005
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Whatever happened to Deepwell - 'Humourist' - Leamington & Warwick Group layout
Take Five - Ken Wilkes - 'Caley' Locos featured
Making a Video for the Guild - Jack Ray and Chris Simpson - Production requirements
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Soldering - getting it right - Paul Clarke - Hints and tips
Back to Basics - part 2 - Bob Alderman - How to use tools correctly
Upon opening the box - Bob Alderman - One step at a time
Low profile motor bogies - LFH Tandy - Power for electric units
St Peters Road - Jon Daw - Trams in the High Street
Enhancing Layout Photographs - Peter Smith - Hiding those backgrounds
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Alan Cliff
Trade News - Compiled by Sandy Gorski
Gears, Motors and Gearboxes - Peter Thompson - Choosing the correct setup
NER/LNER J71 Tank - John Cockcroft - The Connoisseur Models kit
Chairman's Notes
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
November 2004
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Napier Street - Nigel Bowyer - An industrial scene
Cut the Wires - John Rodway - Unconventional wiring techniques
GW Outside Framed Siphon G - John Walker - The Ian Kirk kit Reviews collated by Nick Baines / Book Reviews
Radio Control in a Small Tank Engine - Rod Stewart - A quart in a pint tank
A 63 Year Old Child - Paul S Norcross - Do we ever get old?
Back to Basics - Bob Alderman - How to use tools correctly
Compromise, Compromise - Mike Williams - Who'd be an exhibition manager?
Guild Portrait - Jack Ray - Deryck Featherstone
Where does this bit go? - Mike Clutterbuck - An exhibition on the other side of the world
GUILDEX 2004 - Show Report - Mike Williams
         - Modelling Competition Winners
         - Pictures around the show
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks Chairman's Notes TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
August 2004
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Horton Regis - Ian Hopkins - A miniature Dorset holiday retreat
Developments from a wheelchair - Derek Hall - Highland expansion
Simple Signals - Peter J Page - Scratchbuilding signals
Reviews collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
It 'as allers bin green' - Mike Stanley - A nameplate and the Guild E&T service
Keeping you in the picture - Jack Ray and Chris Simpson - The Guild Video Library changes hands
Guild Portrait - Jack Ray - Chris Simpson
Padstow II - R Millard - Cornwall in Norfolk
Modeller Extraordinaire - Bob Essery - David Jenkinson remembered
Halifax - Mike England - The Northern Summer Show
Exp O Rail 2004, Nancy - Photo report by Bob Alderman
Picture Gallery
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
Comment from the Guild President - Chairman's Notes
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
May 2004
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Bretons Holt - David Heard - Hornchurch Club Layout
North Eastern Electric Loco - John Dunn - A pioneer model
This Prairie's no Dog - Raymond Walley - Building the Mitchell Kit
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
Modelling on a Budget - Three articles on cut price modelling
Cartoon Coaches - Graham Powell - Coaches from cardboard
It doesn't have to cost a fortune - Mike Williams
The White Dutchess - Paul Heard - LMS Duchess built in plastic
An O Gauge Convert - Paul Gennoe - A change of scale
Atmosphere - Mike England - Photo Feature
Rover's Return - Deryck Featherstone - The story of a footballer
Stanier Caprotti Class 5 - Mike Williams - Scale Drawings
North Eastern Miscellany - Mike England - Photo Feature
Chippenham Show Report - Mike Williams
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Guild Portrait - Laurie Pickard by Graham Powell
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
February 2004
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Moving Coal - Philip Hindley - Colliery Railway
LNER 7-compartment corridor first - Allan Miller - Construction of a Gresley teak coach
Modelling Buildings - Lynden Butcher - Reproducing large buildings
Caledonian Railway No.705 - Richard Davisdon - Construction of an early steam locomotive
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
Seven by Three - Roy Wagstaff, Steve Lewis, Warren Haywood - 3 modellers build 7 Class 20's
A Beginner's Tale - John Rich - Starting small
Wallsea Revisited - Photo article by Tony Wright
The Stanier Black 5s - Scale drawings by Mike Williams
Guild Portrait - Jack Ray by Martin Bloxsom
Trade News - Compiled by Bart Banks
November 2003
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Pudding Norton Creek - Steve Kite - A quart in a pint pot
LMS 3-Car Articulated Railcar - Jack Hargreaves - An unusual model seen at the Halifax Show
TIO's Report - Bob Alderman
The Building of a Southern Q1 - Lynden Butcher - Product of a collaboration
It's a Stick up - Harry Rutherford - All you need to know about glues
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
Notes on Valve Gear Assembly - Bob Alderman - Walschaerts' explained
Don't Mind the Gap - Fill it! - Ron Haywood - More valve gear
SR King Arthur fitted for Radio Control - Jim Bowler - It's all in the tender
Winchester Show Reminiscences - American and Continental O Gauge
Wyebridge High Street - Julian Russell - 2002 sq in of Scale 7
A Carriage of Elegance - Deryck Featherstone - ECJS Composite Dining Carriage
GUILDEX 2003 - Show report Mike Williams
         - Competition report Bob Alderman
         - Competition Showcase
         - Around the Show
Guild Portrait - David Wells - Jack Ray
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
August 2003
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Ambergate Junction - Richard Chadborn - LMS in the Garden (Video library no.49)
Swiss Crocodile - Harry Stipkes - Powering a showcase model
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
Ashbourne Midland - Nick Norris - Derbyshire in BR days
Beautiful (Furness Railway) Baltic - Picture feature by Mike England
Locomotive shed at Selsey - Robert Kosmider - A wooden model of a wooden building
Seen at the Halifax show - Mike England
Radio control for 7mm Railways - Carlisle & District 0 Gauge Group
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Alan Brackenborough (Video library no.51)
May 2003
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Bough Breech - Chris Turnbull - Prize winning modern image layout
Map to layout plan - Richard Allen - Computer generated plans
Power of the LMS - Picture feature from the West Lancs Group
Reviews - collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
Bolt heads - Kevin Thomas - Dummy bolts from pins
Notes on painting Bachmann coaches - John Bryce
My first Highland loco - Derek Hall - or keeping up with the Joneses
Anyone for a demo - Norfolk 0 Gauge Mardlers
A pair of Patriots - John Henshaw - Part 2 - Construction
Designing for 2002 sq in
    Courcelle Part PO & PLM - Richard Chown
    Asenby St.Peter - Peter Simmerson
    Blaen-y-Cwm - Graham Powell
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Eddie Bye
Bauxite Vans - picture feature by Mike England
February 2003
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The Chard Junction to Lyme Branch (garden line) - Robin Moss - The Southern Railway in the 40s
GWR Coral Wagon - John Lewis - An adaptation for track cleaning
Building Panelled Coaches in Styrene - Nick Baines - Part 4 - Completion
Kirkby Stephen & Ravenstonedale - picture feature by Mike England
Reviews - Collated by Nick Baines - Book Reviews
An Early Icon - Nigel Macmillan - The Whiting Railway an early 0 Gauge railway)
A Pair of Patriots - John Henshaw - Part 1 - The research
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Don Neale
A New Year's Resolution - Mike England - Guidance for digital photo publication
Highland Steam - John Foulds - Simple (live) steam
Colourful Wiring - John Rodway - Wiring or spaghetti?
Rule Britannia - Mike England - Jeff Davidson's model in pictures
Modelling from a Wheelchair - Derek Hall - The story of a CR bogie coal wagon
Royal Engineer - Graham Powell - A Bassett-Lowke reconstruction
Trade News - compiled by Bart Banks
November 2002
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Sellindge - John Smith - A Southern station that might have been.
Building panelled coaches in styriene - Nick Baines - Part 3 - completing the sides
A new test track for the North Wales and West Cheshire Group - Geoff Holt
Crewchester R.I.P. - Jack Ray - a final tribute
Reviews - edited by Nick Baines
A new arrival at Wemyss Wood -Lynden Butcher - an Andrew Barclay indutrial 0-8-0T
The Big Mikado - J E Dinnage - An LNER Class P2
Guildex 2002 reports - Show
         - Competition
         - 2002 layout competition
         - Around the Show
Guild Portrait Gallery - Jack Ray - Richard Farrants
Trade Information officer's report - Bob Alderman Trade News - Bart Banks
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