Captain Tenneal
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Collin Glendinning were ever you are I just want to you to know, you have been a great friend and mentor I will remember you forever.
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Got sad news last night...our friend Collin past yesterday.
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I will miss Collin dearly, he was a very kind soul who understood all too well the issues that I and grizzly50 have with our legs. He was much worse off than either of us, because the damage to his legs stemmed from his work in the British Merchant Marine during a fire where he put his own life on the line to save others.
Despite the fact that he was in constant pain, he would always ask me when we spoke about how my legs were doing, and often took his upon himself to make ships in CFS2 for people, such as the SS Ohio tanker. Collin was a true gentlemen, a class act, and as others said, had a wicked sense of humor.
For those who don't know who he was, here are some examples of his handiwork: http://simviation.com//lair/cfs2shipyard.htm
I hope God keeps the grog handy...you know how those British sailors can be. Godspeed, my friend.
I will miss Collin dearly, he was a very kind soul who understood all too well the issues that I and grizzly50 have with our legs. He was much worse off than either of us, because the damage to his legs stemmed from his work in the British Merchant Marine during a fire where he put his own life on the line to save others.
Despite the fact that he was in constant pain, he would always ask me when we spoke about how my legs were doing, and often took his upon himself to make ships in CFS2 for people, such as the SS Ohio tanker. Collin was a true gentlemen, a class act, and as others said, had a wicked sense of humor.
For those who don't know who he was, here are some examples of his handiwork: http://simviation.com//lair/cfs2shipyard.htm
I hope God keeps the grog handy...you know how those British sailors can be. Godspeed, my friend.
HouseHobbit
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Very sorry to hear this a hero has passed, a veteran is marching in heaven.
Condolences, to His family and friends..
Condolences, to His family and friends..
CrisGer
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Colin was a Senior Captain of those of us who make ships and naval models and mods for CFS2 and some other sims, he was a British gentleman from a past generation who started out as a lad training on one of the last sail training ships in Britian, he learned his seamanship from the keel up and rose in the ranks to be a highly respected officer in the British Merchant Marine in one of the finest shipping lines of his time. He retired and lived in London in a small flat on the outskirts of London and had a busy and happy daily routine visiting with friends and a neighboring tea shop that he visited daily and was a much loved customer of, he took suceeding generations of waitresses under his wing and was loved by them all. I met him now many years ago when i first started studying flight sims as he and I were drawn together by our shared love of ships and the sea, naval history and naval war and warships. We talked hundreds of hours sometimes for hours at a time on Skype, and he was my mentor in ship modeling and testing and I was a tester for his ships and ship designs. He made some of the best WWII ships for CFS2 with totally accurate shapes and textures he has a library of actual authenic naval pant ships from WWII and his camo schemes were the best in any sim.
He also loved the Korean war era and was working with the Fox Five group on that. His other loves included rail road history, british and he collected scale models of them as well as the ship lore and love he had. He worked with many of us including Sully who developed some wonderful ships of his own to suppliment WWII with essential ship types we had not had before and Colin was always ready with advice and help for any of us who needed to consult and to work on new projects. He was close to his family and they helped care for him when he faced his medical challenges, and he had been in and out of hospital at times over the past years but I had hoped he would remain with us for many years to come.
It is never easy to lose a shipmate, and I will always always miss him. He has set sail on his last voyage and I will always think of him fondly and wish him safe journey, calm seas and fair winds wherever he may fare.
He also loved the Korean war era and was working with the Fox Five group on that. His other loves included rail road history, british and he collected scale models of them as well as the ship lore and love he had. He worked with many of us including Sully who developed some wonderful ships of his own to suppliment WWII with essential ship types we had not had before and Colin was always ready with advice and help for any of us who needed to consult and to work on new projects. He was close to his family and they helped care for him when he faced his medical challenges, and he had been in and out of hospital at times over the past years but I had hoped he would remain with us for many years to come.
It is never easy to lose a shipmate, and I will always always miss him. He has set sail on his last voyage and I will always think of him fondly and wish him safe journey, calm seas and fair winds wherever he may fare.
Devastating news, my condolences to his family & friends.
I've been talking with Collin, on & off, for some time with a view to bringing some of his models into FS2004 In his honour I will attempt to complete that work, so his fine creations can be appreciated by yet another group of simmers. Rest well Collin.
I've been talking with Collin, on & off, for some time with a view to bringing some of his models into FS2004 In his honour I will attempt to complete that work, so his fine creations can be appreciated by yet another group of simmers. Rest well Collin.