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 I regret to inform you that Ken (KMCE) passed away this morning, peacefully, at his home.

Many of you may know Ken, either personally, or through this forum. Ken was a perfectionist at heart and this is evident in his modelling where his patience, skill, and attention to detail shine through.

I will miss him.

Tom McElhinney.

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Warbonnet Grand Master

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Truly awful news. I met Ken a couple of times in Bray and at the Dublin shows. Always a lovely man to chat to and his modelling was second to none. Unbelievable stuff. His contributions on here will be sorely missed, but that's nothing compared to what his family must be going through right now. RIP Ken.  

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Had the pleasure of meeting Ken once at Bray, very knowledgeable and friendly man, made stunning models. Rest in peace and may his family get some comfort and support.

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Tullygrainey Mentor

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So very sorry to hear this. I never had an opportunity to meet Ken and knew him only through this forum but I always looked forward to reading his contributions and never failed to be inspired by his skill and the quality of his work. I will miss that. My sincere condolences to Ken's family.

Alan

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Niles Mentor

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Very sorry to read this, I only met Ken at Bray last year, very nice guy and an extremely talented modeller, it was my first time meeting him but he came up to say hi again at another show. :(  My condolences to his family and friends.

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I'm very sorry for your loss.

Ken's modelling work was very impressive, and second to none. Like many on here, I really enjoyed following his projects. He was a great proponent of modern techniques as well as the traditional and combined them to great effect.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

murphaph Grand Master

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RIP Ken. I loved following your topics on here. A fantastic modelling talent who will be sorely missed. Deepest sympathies to your family and friends.

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Sorry for your trouble. To most of us who never met him, news like this is always a shock.

Ken provided a number of very helpful drawings and measurements to help the construction of my SSM kit for the 800 Class 4-6-0, making the engineering puzzle that bit easier to understand. I'll always be grateful for his knowledge.

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GSR 800 Veteran

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Very sad news. Ken was a very knowledgeable, talented modeller of the highest standard, very kind and helpful. He will be greatly missed.

My condolences to his family and friends.

May he rest in peace.

 

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Very sad news,Ken was a lovely person.We will miss Ken at the train fair, Deepest sympathy to Ken's family and friends,May he rest in peace..Gerry, Sandra and Jordan.

meathdane Community Regular

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Very sad to see. Condolences to his family and those who knew him best. A wealth of skill and knowledge lost. I met him at the Bray show a few times, very kind man with plenty of time (and patience) 

 

RIP

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Broithe Grand Master

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I've been mulling this sad news over all day.

Ken's workshop thread was, in equal measures, both inspirational and intimidating. 

It showed the quality that could be achieved, if you had the skill and put in the effort.

A sad day.

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38 minutes ago, Broithe said:

I've been mulling this sad news over all day.

Ken's workshop thread was, in equal measures, both inspirational and intimidating. 

It showed the quality that could be achieved, if you had the skill and put in the effort.

A sad day.

just was looking over it and yes it was perfection. Damn life is way to short..

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David Holman Grand Master

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Such sad news. Always interesting, innovative and just genuinely clever in his modelling. We are all richer for his contributions here and would have loved to meet him.

 RIP Ken.

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Ironroad Proficient

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This is very sad news, I met Ken briefly in Bray a few years ago, without realising I was in the presence of greatness. He was a master craftsman and his passing is an enormous loss to all of us.

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Angus Proficient

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Sad news indeed.

I never met Ken but followed his inspirational work through this forum and had exchanged messages with him.

I have half a dozen of his wagons that he kindly scaled down to 2mm scale for me, these will be a nice memento of his craftsmanship.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

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I only joined the forum a few months ago, and there were some mammoth threads that have been going for years, but I was still intimidated by anything over about 3 pages. As a result I never got around to going through KMCE's workbench and I sorely regret it. My most heartfelt condolences go to all who knew him. I only wish I could count myself among them.

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leslie10646 Grand Master

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I was very sorry to have had an e-mail to inform me of Ken's passing. I only had one opportunity to meet Ken when he picked up one of Bob Sankey's trains - see

 

As others have related, his skill as an innovative modeller was impressive and we are lucky to have his thread to remind us of his Works.

A privilege to have met him.

Rest in Peace, Ken, you'll be missed.

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