Sunday, Sept 26

[tom.boyd.125]

Morning,
Bob...to discard heavy equipment...do it carefully...
Congrats to Dr. Jeff and Mrs Zephyr...40 years !!!
Tommy

[bagman]

G'day
A very dear friend of 47 years passed away recently.
His passing came out of the blue but when he's the same "vintage" it rocked me completely.
Thom Driggers came up with the suggestion of making a car in memory of my good friend so he'll always be "present" when I'm working on my layout.
Stephen ran his own rubber factory in Charleston SC and if you look closely Thom has modeled pallets of rubber product inside the car.
Thom completely modified an existing boxcar with custom decals and hardware.


Thanks for coming up with this brilliant idea Thom and making a lasting memory for my dear friend.


David

[Opa George]

David,

Condolences on the loss of your dear friend.  The boxcar tribute is a wonderful idea and I love how it came out. 

Best regards,
Opa George

[postalkarl]

Hey David:

Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. The boxcar is just beautiful.

Karl

[S&S RR]

David


Great tribute to your friend, sorry for your loss.  And Thom great idea.

[Dennis Bourey]

David, So glad for your long friendship. one special friend. And so Sorry for your lost.

[tct855]

Bagman,
             You are welcome my friend! 

Hi all,
          Bagman talked about his friend to me over the years, he and his wife used to come to America to visit Stephen and his family and in my home town where I grew up and visited frequently in the past decade and while I never got to meet Stephen, I know what kind of man Bagman is and any friend of his is a friend of mine. 

I was sad to hear of his passing and wanting to do something to honor both Stephen and a good dear friend of mine and this came to mind.  If everyone gets a chance you should look up his layout it's published just about everywhere important in this "World's Greatest Hobby".

Bagman is a bloody brillant modeler and that's why he's been published so many times.
                           Thanx Thom...

[Dennis Bourey]

That's a Great looking layout.