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Patron. His Royal Highness
Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT

About the Guild
We are
greatly honoured to have HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
KG. KT as our patron.
Our Guild
was originally formed as an informal club. However, in 1993 we established
the present Guild which is unique in Britain if not in the World.
Broadly,
its aim is to promote precision scale modelling of horsedrawn vehicles
and related items as a non-commercial hobby by means of construction
from scratch. We exhibit regularly throughout England mainly at
Model Engineer
County
and Agricultural shows.
Most
of us construct our models with jointed timbers and nuts and bolts,
using the traditional methods of a time when waterproof glue had
not been invented. Our major preoccupation is to find an attractive
vehicle, quietly rotting in a corner, and to preserve it for all
time. By these methods we are able to study wheelwright craftsmanship,
and to convey the designs and images of history before the Industrial
Revolution.
Some
members eschew a paint finish, preferring the natural beauty of
the wood and the craftsmanship to speak for itself. Others prefer
the realism of paint, and some add carved horses and figures, mounting
the model on a baseboard depicting the vehicle in use, with all
its accessories strewn around it like a genre work of art.
Whatever
form our models take, they are our "raison d'étre"
and our contact with the real world.
GUILD
OF MODEL WHEELWRIGHTS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO AND CD.
We have
published a promotional Video and CD so that Show Organisers can view our
models and to help them decide if they want to invite us to exhibit
with them. Show Organisers should telephone our Secretary
Brian Simpson on 01782 642571
OUR
LIBRARY
Open only to members, we have built up a reference library of books
and plans which amount to a national collection, but our problem
is to disseminate its knowledge, since we are a diffuse group that
holds no regular meetings. Members have access to the books and
plans via the Librarian at exhibitions. Though not a member of our
Guild, we will respond to your enquiries about commercially available
plans.
Most of our members are willing to share their own research and
plans which they, themselves have produced.
For further details contact
our librarian on Gmwlibrary@talktalk.net
OUR
IN HOUSE MAGAZINE.
In
our pioneering days we were all modelmakers, intent on exhibiting
our work to the public in order to increase awareness of the old
country crafts. Now we also have as many associate members, spread
throughout the country, who are not modelmakers. Our "in house"
magazine is important therefore,
to
inform and hold our Guild
together. It is published about three times a year and contains
reports from our shows, guild news and diverting articles and activities
as well as a few technical hints and tips.
The magazine is only available to members and its content depends
upon the members who write for it. The Editors would be pleased
to include letters from non-members.
The
front cover was drawn by Brian Kerley, one of our members

OUR CONSTITUTION.
We have a constitution
by which we all abide, and a present membership of 100. The Guild
holds only very limited access to copyright on commercial plans,
but it does retain copyright for its own publications.
Maintaining the copyright for all entries and articles on this website, the Guild offers free downloading of its members' articles for personal
use, but these articles do not necessarily represent the views of
the Guild.
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