R.I.P Mr D

tankerbuilder

Member since
August 2008

Posted by tankerbuilder on Sunday, December 11, 2011 4:57 PM

HEY , Carry on there my friend .Tis a sad loss , But his spirit lives on in your work ! May he find eternal peace . My grandpop taught me woodwork , so I was doing about 1/200 scale destroyers and submarines before anyone knew what plastic was . I still do wood , but many of the skills passed over to working with plastic .Thanks grandpop ! tankerbuilder

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Boba Fett

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May 2008
From: Wherever the hunt takes me

Posted by Boba Fett on Friday, December 9, 2011 10:02 PM

Scorpiomikey
And i remember seeing a wooden wing frame with a clear satin type material stretched over it.

Sounds like balsa frame with doped silk-span covering. Takes a lot of skill to get that stuff to look good. Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

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Bockscar

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February 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

Posted by Bockscar on Friday, December 9, 2011 9:07 PM

sad

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Scorpiomikey

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March 2010
From: New Zealand

Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, December 8, 2011 6:06 PM

Yup, it seems a generation of this family's models is completely gone.

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"

Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming Hmm

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Bockscar

Member since
February 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

Posted by Bockscar on Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:47 PM

It's all gone.....

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panzerpilot

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December 2004
From: Houston, Texas

Posted by panzerpilot on Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:31 PM

Sorry for your loss.

-Tom

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Scorpiomikey

Member since
March 2010
From: New Zealand

Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:30 PM

whats wow?

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"

Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming Hmm

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Bockscar

Member since
February 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

Posted by Bockscar on Thursday, December 8, 2011 5:18 PM

wow

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Scorpiomikey

Member since
March 2010
From: New Zealand

Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, December 8, 2011 4:55 PM

After asking around the family it appears there are no photos (at least not with the family) of pops models. Dad said he did alot of flying wing gliders. And i remember seeing a wooden wing frame with a clear satin type material stretched over it. But beyond this i just have word of mouth.

Sorry guys.

Thanks for the kind words.

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar"

Recite the litanies, fire up the Gellar field, a poo storm is coming Hmm

My signature

Check out my blog here.

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Bockscar

Member since
February 2010
From: Ontario, Canada

Posted by Bockscar on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 8:17 PM

Scorpiomikey

7 Dec 1925 - 30 Nov 2011

On Tuesday December 6th, we committed my grandfather to the earth.

Hector Archiable (Ash-A-Ball) Denton is survived by 3 children, 6 grandchildren (of which im the youngest) and 7 great grandchildren.

Im posting this here because pop was a modeller. He built and flew remote control and im sure he built static kits too.

He was a great man and ill miss him.

Scorpio;

So sad to hear about your loss;

Yes, please post some of his builds....would love to see his handi-work!

No better legacy than to pass the torch!