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Authors

on Wednesday, 12 September 2012. Posted in Corporate

We’re very grateful to the 42 authors and publishers who have so far given us permission to incorporate data from their books into our database. Below are just a few examples. If you're an author or publisher and you'd like to help too, just check out our Help Out page for details.

Action Man Volume Three 1978-1984

by Alan Hall

British Hard Plastic Dolls

by Francis Baird / New Cavendish Books (1 Jan 1999)

Josef Neuhierl (JNF) Toys from 1920-1963

by Ulrich Schweizer

Schuco: Pre- and Postwar Figures

by Ulrich Schweizer

Triang - The Story of Rovex Volume 1 1950-1965

by Pat Hammond & Allen Levy / New Cavendish Books (1993)

The 1912 Bing Toy Catalogue - Including 1912 Plush & Felt Special Catalogue

by New Cavendish Books (2001)

The History of Sindy: Britain`s Top Teenage Doll 1962-1994

by Colette Mansell

The Great Book of Hollow-Cast Figures

by Norman Joplin / New Cavendish Books

Vintage Slot Cars

by Philippe De Lespinay

Communities

on Tuesday, 11 September 2012. Posted in Corporate

We've designed hobbyDB so any online hobby community or forum can simply plug it into their site with a link and enjoy quick access to all its features (and some others like simple sharing via embed codes for images, collection items and sales listings). Here are some of the 13 communities who’re already planning to make use of the site and who are helping out with the database!

DiecastAircraftForum.com

The web's most rambunctious message forum devoted to scale model aircraft collecting. Includes a model database with over 22,000 models and a free online collection system.

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HobbyTalk.com

THE forum for Diecast Collectors, Modelers, Slot Cars and Radio Control - for over 20 years!.

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LGBWorld.com

The ultimate website for toy and model collectors, which combines discussion forums, blogs, galleries, videos, and competitions and is host to ToyPedia, an unparalleled wiki-based encyclopedia that will ultimately contain information about every toy and model ever made.

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ModelRailForum.com

Model Rail Forum is an international English language Model Railway Portal featuring: News, Reviews, Resources and Community Forums. Based in the UK and specialising in British model railways, but including Continental modelling and modelling from other parts of the globe.

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ModelTrainForum.com

One of the very newest members and most virtuoso group sites. Joined in September 2010. All about trains from HO Scale to N Scale, HOn3 Scale and many more. With great video archives of our members' collections.

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PlanetDiecast.com

The ultimate website for toy and model collectors, which combines discussion forums, blogs, galleries, videos, and competitions and is host to the Catalog, an unparalleled wiki-based encyclopedia that will ultimately contain information about every toy and model ever made.

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Scale600.com

The #1 site for 1:600 scale model aircraft. Includes forums, online 1:600 scale database, photos, and more!

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SlotForum.com

Our newest site, is the UK's Number 1 Slotcar community site featuring forums for clubs all over the country. Offering help on building your own cars and tracks, events near you, a 'SwapShop' area and many more to satisfy your Slotcar needs..

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Wings900.com

The most extensive web site devoted to model aircraft collecting on the net. Discussion forums, a model database with over 22,000 models, free online collection system, photo galleries, in-depth model reviews, and more!

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Help Build the Database

on Wednesday, 12 September 2012. Posted in Corporate

The database is at the heart of hobbyDB and powers everything you’ll be able to do on the site.

But it’s more than just a list of products, we’ve designed it to pool the knowledge of collectors and modellers worldwide so it can be preserved forever and allow new generations of hobbyists to rediscover it in days to come.

Whether you’ve spent years researching a brand or a model range and would like to add your information, you want to add some images or fill out description about certain items, we’d love to have your help!

All we ask is that anything you submit should not infringe any copyrights and that all text be written from an impartial standpoint - don’t worry too much though, as editors are on hand to help out if you need it and we’ll also help get any data you want to submit into the correct format for upload (if it needs it).

So if that sounds interesting, just get in touch - and check out our Authors page to see some of the great books their authors have generously allowed to have incorporated into the database!