Well said, Annie. I make, if you don't mind, your words mine, if not in experience, at least in spirit.
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Anne Gass <[email protected]> wrote: > Chip's contribution to our hobby/industry is unexcelled. Think how many > people have simply framed a few uncut model sheets and hung them as the art > they surely are! Think of how many people have had great fun proving that > FG planes can easily be made to fly, and eve3n powered flight!.... Think of > that little gem - or collection of little gems - the WSAM museum. How many > of us have a bit more idea what the English countryside looks like because > of his early efforts? Or have chuckled at his Western town? > > My nautical-themed living room is graced by a number of Chip's > lighthouses, and they occasion many compliments and much amazement when > people see how they're made. Not a few people have been inspired to try > paper modelling after seeing them! And my model train, which comes out > every Christmas, winds through his New England village in N-scale. It > looks and feels so appropriate, here in New England, I almost expect to see > the same things out my window! And if I could see a hundred miles or so, I > could! > > About the planes; Chip's historic - and humorous - notes included with > each model have not only greatly increased our enjoyment of building them > and appreciating them when completed, they've provided a huge increase in > our knowledge of the history of flight in all its aspects, and of the > contexts in which each model was designed and used. Not a little good > science and engineering in there, either! Not only was he an educator in > that sense, he also made his works available free-of-charge to teachers and > students worldwide. Several of my mentees have received massive compliments > - and extra credit - for bringing to school their completed FG models > germane to whatever they were studying at the time - although about half > the time their teachers have refused to return their works! > > His generosity has also extended to our hospitalized wounded warriors. An > he was happy to allow me to donate FG models to our local firemen to help > them while away the long hours waiting for something they hope won't > happen. Hospitalized children have played with models contributed by myself > and several others, and older ones have enjoyed building them. I have > received several models - and one collection - as gifts during the years of > our correspondence, and then there have been the freebies all of us have > gotten from the Fiddlers Green site. > Speaking of which, how many of us have enjoyed seeing their pictures of > their completed FG models published thereon? > > I'm going to miss my Magic key models - it's been like a birthday every > week! > > I hope we'll soon find out the Fiddlers Green will be around a lot longer > so we can help Annie with our purchases - as well as complete our own > collections! I, for one, refuse to give up my plan of building a large > mobile of WSAM-scale bi- and tri-planes! > > My condolences to Annie, the Westies, and indeed, all of us in the paper > modelling community who have lost a friend, a mentor, and an all-around > great man. > > Annie Gass > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to papermodels+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <papermodels%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/papermodels?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
