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The Reverend Peter Denny(1) — Geriatrico — 25/01/2010 20:38:00 | | I have just read that this very fine gentleman has passed away. What a great ambassador to the hobby he was, with his pioneering work in EM gauge. I had the pleasure of visiting the Buckingham Branch over 30 years ago with some pals. The operating session went on into the small hours and only ended because the Reverend had to be up early on Sunday to conduct the morning service. That was a really memorable weekend. |  |
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The Reverend Peter Denny(2) — Neil — 27/01/2010 12:43:45 | Agreed; Peter Denny was a prime exponent of scale modelling and also the "life's work" approach - consistently working away at a theme over the long term. Considering that he was, as far as I know, a man without an engineering background, his scratchbuilding was inspirational, producing models which even now stand consideration and all in an age when there was very little prototype information to be had and only rudimentary components. More to the point, as you say, it was all designed to work, and work well.
I hope the layout, or at least a representative part of it, can be preserved as a memorial to his labours.
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The Reverend Peter Denny(3) — Geriatrico — 28/01/2010 11:29:49 | Yes Neil, his engineering approach was very basic. I marvelled at the pony truck arrangement on one of his locos. It was so simple but it guided the loco into the curves a treat. Quite simply, it worked! His scratchbuilt coaches were something to be admired.
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The Reverend Peter Denny(4) — Albert Hall — 10/02/2010 10:32:24 | Totally agree. There can't be many modellers whose work can inspire two volumes by Wild Swan.
They are well worth reading.
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