RobMcG

[AY Mod]

2 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

he was frustrated with the Moderators and Andy Y and had placed him on Moderated status

 

I would give some balance to this but it isn't the place or time so I don't appreciate a comment that it's not fair to respond to.

[toboldlygo]

32 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

 

I would give some balance to this but it isn't the place or time so I don't appreciate a comment that it's not fair to respond to.

Sorry, I was just remembering a Story of how his page came into being that's all.

[railroadbill]

Just come across this and learnt the sad news of Rob's passing.   Condolences to his friends and family, I'm sure he will be greatly missed. He produced a lot of very innovative photoshop images that really brought back the flavour  and soul of steam railways by enhancing model pics,  enjoyed his work on this and other forums.  Always great to exchange comments with him on here as well, a very knowledgeable enthusiast. His determination to overcome his physical problems was a real encouragement.

RIP Rob.

 

Bill. 

[TheSignalEngineer]

Sad news.

A real wizard when it came to photoshopping pictures. His art was not to everyone's taste but having learned of the background a while ago it was given a new context and showed how life can deal you a bad hand but you can still contribute and become a master of something.

[Phil Bullock]

Only just found this . Robbie was another RMweb stalwart and his wizardry with model images was stunning.

 

Condolences to all those close to him. He will be missed….

 

 

[PJT]

From Robbie's partner, Jan, earlier this evening:

 

'Hi Pete,

 

The funeral went off without a hitch, Robbie’s family did a good job. 

 

Attached is the funeral service card, I took that photo of him a few years ago on our deck on a lovely spring day.'

 

 

[adb968008]

So sad i’d corresponded with him several times over the years.

 

I recall he nearly made the cut with his pictures on Hornbys catalog one year (The Lord Nelsons).

 

I had noted he’d declined posting on here for sometime.
 

[exet1095]

I’m very sorry to hear about Robbie’s death; he was a wizard with photos and a charming correspondent. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

[PJT]

I thought I'd done with posting in this thread, however as a result of something that's come up I'd just like to add a bit more, if I may. 

 

Robbie's partner, Jan, has very kindly taken the time to find a couple more photos of Robbie that I can use here.  They're not the same ones as I referred to in my post on page 1 of this thread, the ones that were lost through the RMweb outage, but they're very similar scenes and the context is the same.  Robbie had huge enthusiasm for classic British cars (particularly Jags and Minis) and motorcycles, as well as his loves of railways and photography.  He was very practical (despite the obvious hinderances of paraplegia plus a right hand that was only partly useable) and pretty well practised at building and rebuilding car engines, particularly the big old Jaguar XK straight sixes!  The third photo simply shows Robbie in pre-paraplegia days, in 1972, with one of his beloved bikes.

 

When you pass by for a look at this thread, thanks for sorting out the photos below, Jan; that was a lovely thing to do.

 

 

 

 

 

[Clearwater]

I'd missed this.  I know his posts weren't always to everyone's taste and he could be provocative in his opinions but some of the images he created were remarkable.  May he find peace in rest.

 

David