Very sad news indeed.....may you and your family accept my deepest commiserations.

Rest in peace, Damian.

Thomas

Hi Gents,

I?m sorry to share some sad news. Dad, @DamienG, passed away last night.

Some of you may have noticed that he had been very quiet on the forum recently. His dementia had been getting worse, and he had not been able to log in since December.

I know this forum meant a lot to him, and he enjoyed being part of the modelling community here. Thank you to everyone who made it such a welcoming place for him over the years.

The forum will continue to be hosted and maintained as usual, so there are no worries there. If anyone has any issues with the site or needs help, please feel free to message either Eddy or me.

I?ll also be organising some forum upgrades over the next few weeks, as the software is a bit behind the current release.

Thanks again to everyone here for being part of something Dad cared about.

I'll leave you with the last selfie dad and I took together



Regards,

Damien Jnr

Dear friends and neighbors,

yesterday first run of "FALCON" on the Eisweiher (Icepond) in Gernsbach/Blackforest - without any problem. Engine was running well for nearly one hour. The gear reduction between engine and paddleshaft is 3,0 : 1,0 - a suitable equivalent. As you see, I installed the Chinese Microcosm engine with bore and stroke of 12 mm - unfortunately the good Graham TVRIA will be no more produced since 3 or four years. The manufactoring of the Microcosm engine is very well, there are nearly no leakings of steam and oil, also a very well torque.

I estimate speed of the boat with full steam (3 bar) between 1,2 to 1,5 m/sec. Reversing was reliable and fast with Stephenson gear.

Thomas

Thanks Eddy