LarryG
Western Thunderer
It is with deep sadness that I have to record the passing of Paul Ashton, known on WT as 'Focalplane'. His wife April has only just accessed his emails and told me last week that he passed away shortly after Xmas.
Paul will be remembered as an active member of this forum with interests in 7mm, 4mm and Southern Pacific HO. Some years ago, he gave me a collection of fine 4mm scale buildings of Shipston-on-Stour that he had acquired from a fine model builder, but I barely got started when I had a change of mind and returned to to him. In June 2022, he said he had a small project in mind using these buildings. This was on top of his 7mm layout based on Birmingham Moor Street and his 12" to the foot intertest in vintage 1930's car restoration.
An earlier layout was Penmaenpool on the Cambrian Railway seeing as he lived close by as well as in France. April now has the task if bringing the railway models to back home in Britain.
Sincerest condolences to Pauls family,
Larry G.
Paul will be remembered as an active member of this forum with interests in 7mm, 4mm and Southern Pacific HO. Some years ago, he gave me a collection of fine 4mm scale buildings of Shipston-on-Stour that he had acquired from a fine model builder, but I barely got started when I had a change of mind and returned to to him. In June 2022, he said he had a small project in mind using these buildings. This was on top of his 7mm layout based on Birmingham Moor Street and his 12" to the foot intertest in vintage 1930's car restoration.
An earlier layout was Penmaenpool on the Cambrian Railway seeing as he lived close by as well as in France. April now has the task if bringing the railway models to back home in Britain.
Sincerest condolences to Pauls family,
Larry G.