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The Saturday Afternoon group I am a member of has issued a challenge ,Come to the meeting in August with a layout animated article, well now I hope that on the Gauge there must be guys who have animated their layouts or parts thereof So I need some inspiration, audio is easy eg. church bells...

announce1Lurking on Scratching and Bashing saw that Bigsteel was looking at building a Blast Furnace I remembered that Robin had one on his layout,so going back to the many photo's I had taken of his layout , stored on many floppy discs I still have, I found one and also photo's I had taken as...

Josh .....you started this.:cool: Posted some other pictures but they seem to have disappeared into cyber space Hope these appear :cool::razz: First you paint a back drop on the wall and then you scenic in a steel bridge (made from Cardboard box, as per Robin ) add mountains and "Voila"

Another of the buildings named for aGauge member " Catts Fish Plant and Smokery "

This is more of Vincents landing and the Backcreek Lumber Company

Big Steel said after viewing my coal mine diorama " now try that detail on a layout " Well josh hows this !!!! small section on my layout :mrgreen::mrgreen:

:wave:A popup says I have not posted for ages so here goes, after returing from Canada and after having had the grim task of dismatling Mathro's layout I have had no urge to indulge in model making except to lurk on The Gauge I belong to a group of modelers who meet once a month to display...

:wave: :wave: Hi all remember me, I am now back home in South Africa , after spending 5 every eventfull months in Georgetown Canada. Glad to say I was able to bring back with me safely some of Robins HO Models which will be added to my layout, as well as his locos and rolling stock. sorry...

:wave: :wave: Today I leave Canada for the UK after having been here for 5 months. All of them were not happy, due to the death of my dear friend Robin The heart sore job of dismatling his layout and the distribution of his OH so many models ,which I hope have found homes that appreciate...

The last of Robins N scale models have left Georgetown having found homes as far away as Australia ,to the lucky recipients.......treasure them !!!! Robin had built a H0 shunting yard for him and I to operate,alas that was not to be I have moved it into my daughters basement and am operating...

Hi ...... A gauge member living in Winnepeg was promised some of the material from Robins Layout which I have stripped,this was to be used for a Club Project to Raffle for a childrens charity I have lost all the e-mail correspondence relating to this matter, Will whoever it was please contact...

A Happy Seasonal Greating to You and Yours

Be Sad.......This is what is left of a great layout, built with care and great planning A pile of "L" girders and two buckets of screws As I unscewed the last screw a feeling of under sadness overcame me , something I will not forget. Farewell Robin

As you might know Robin requested before he passed away that I dismantle his layout (a very heart sore task ) Well I have removed all the models from the layout and am overwhelmed by how many there are. Letty would like to donate these models to any serious modeler or Clubs who have space on...

Robins Family have asked me to post the following " Our family would like to thank everyone at the Gauge for all your thoughts, prayers, and most of all, your amazing tributes to Robin. It means a lot to us that so many regarded him as we do - a talented, intelligent, caring man. Through...

Yesterday I had the privilege to attend The Memorial Service for Robin. Many tributes were paid to him and Letty by the many Community Services that they were involved in ,it made me wonder how he every had time for model railroading. Today Wendy and I attended the Interment of his ashes in a...

Today I lost a true friend..... An upstanding and outstanding Gentleman. A loving Husband , Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. A man who was an accomplished Artist, a fine carpenter and a railroad modeler of out standing ability, a Teacher who was happy to share his knowledge. It was...

Hi Anyone contemplating to visit Robin ,now might not be a good time. Please phone Letty to check before making any plans.

Hi Guys and Dolls..... I am now in Georgetown after 3 weeks in England, so my first port of call was to see Robin who is now at home. It saddens me to say that he looks very poorly and not the man that I visited 3 years ago. He has asked me to dismantle his layout, which I will start doing...

Got some sad news today that my old friend Robin is in hospital and is very ill. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and Letty May he get well soon Thought that all you fellow modelers might join me in my prayers for his recovery