New Year, New Hope: New Challenges, New Look

摘要

It's been quite a year and certainly not in the way we had expected. As 2020 draws to a close, I wanted to offer a heartfelt thanks frorr myself and everyone at Guideline Publications. We started 2020 with high hopes for a busy year, full of exciting plans for our portfolio of hobby magazines, new book titles, and looking forward to meeting many of our friends and readers at hobby shows across the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. Then came the pandemic and all that changed. We know how difficult it has been for those affected directly and indirectly by the Coronavirus and its fall-out, as many of you have told us, and we are delighted to have been, in some small way, able to help by providing people with a chance to escape into their hobby and away from the gloom of the pandemic. We could not have done this, however, without the constant support of our editorial staff, our contributors, our advertisers, our subscribers, and readers. David, Chris, Gary, George and Mark, ably assisted by Colin, George, Jan, Jon and Paul (not to mention our designers, Andy, Lincoln and Mark) have worked tirelessly to bring you the best in hobby publications. Our contributors have sometimes set aside their own challenges and worries to meet our editorial deadlines, while our advertisers and friends in the hobby have supported us throughout what have often also been challenging times for them. Most of all, however, I would like to thank our subscribers, new and old, whose commitment to Guideline Publications makes such a difference when so many of our usual outlets were closed, and to every one of our readers who has bought our magazines and books and supported us throughout the year. We approach 2021 full of optimism for the future and with renewed energy to continue to bring you the very best in hobby publications. We have exciting new collaborations and new titles in the offing and, perhaps most of all, we are excited about attending shows again and meeting the people that make our hobbies so important a part of our lives. So, on behalf of everyone at Guideline Publications, a sincere thank you for your support and our very best wishes for a successful and healthy 2021.