Hunslet 102 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Just noticed a thread on RM Web that Tony Miles of Adavoyle Junction fame has passed away.May he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 RIP... probably the finest Irish outline modeller of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Adavoyle Junction is a fine monument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 RIP... probably the finest Irish outline modeller of them all. Agreed Pat, a great man and a gent. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I saw Adavoyle Junction in its early stages at a model railway exhibition in Bristol about 25 years ago, the minute he saw I was interested Tony invited me in to have a play and explain how his locos were built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I just knew of him as Tony Miles, the maker of Adavoyle Junction. Regrettably I have only seen pictures of this fantastic layout but it was an inspiration to me. The modelling skills of Tony Miles have rarely been matched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I thought I recognised that name and then the hallowed words "Avadoyle" were mentioned. Probably the finest irish layout ever made, and I've had the great pleasure of seeing it in extreme closeup. May he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 A number of years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Adavoyle in the flesh at its then home above Tony's garage in Shropshire. What a pleasure it was. Irish P4 modelling before P4 had been established. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 just looked up pics of his work on Adavoyle Junction. a superb layout and a fine tribute to the man. may he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wexfordloco10 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 May he Rest in Peace David Wexford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandbridgejct Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 That's sad to hear. He got me started modelling again 3 years ago, when I saw Adavoyle at the South Dublin exhibition. He started talking to me as I was looking at the layout and got into more detail when he found I knew a bit about GNR loco classes (not enough.) A fascinating chat - I ended up looking at the underside of a UG (I think, might have been an SG), and the weight of it was something else; but he talked about his time on submarines and being based in Derry during the war. I had to bend double to get low enough to hear him. He had some class comments about Bob Essery and Heckmondwyke too. A great modeler, and very sad to think he's gone. Not much progress by me of late, which is a shame after the inspiration he provided. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Scalefour News 183 dropped through the letterbox an hour ago. A lovely obituary to Tony Miles and a piece on the original Adavoyle. Some picks of rolling stock and a loco stripped down showing the shear scale of the engineering in building it. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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