Learned just a few minutes ago that Harold passed away on March 26th, while working on one of the model railroad forums, so if someone’s already reported this, my apologies.
Harold was an experimentor and innovator, always willing to share his discoveries and methods with his fellow modellers.
I often pictured him in a la-bor-atory (pronounced the way that Boris Karloff might have said it), cooking-up a new method to perform some modelling task.
My condolences to his widow, Eleanor.
Wayne
This is sad news, Wayne! I quite liked his sometimes rather quirky approach to model railroading and his persistence to promote S scale narrow gauge model railroading using HO scale rolling stock.
Condolences to those he leaves behind!
RIP, Mr. Minkwitz. He was one of those unique model railroaders who regularly colored outside the lines and produced some interesting ideas.
RIP Mr Minkwitz. His website (http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com)was always an inspiration to a lot of people with many ideas and I am pleased that his wife will keep it going for 12 months.
I will certainly direct a number of people I correspond with to that site to gather as much information as possible before it disappears.
Thanks Minky… you served this hobby and us well!
Another old timer becomes a silhouette against the setting sun. God rest you, Harold.
Sad news indeed…RIP Harold. You will be missed.
My condolences to his family.
I always enjoyed his site and posts.
A sad day.
Condolences to the family.
Paul
Very sad news. … Harold’s name should be added to the RIP Track in the DIner.
Sad. I used some of his ideas quite a few times.
I saw him in the Bachmann forums also.
Rich
Thanks for letting us know. He had several linked wbesites, with tons of experiments and useful ideas–fake fur grass, dirt roads, making plastic look like wood–good for every scale, and several sites with narrow gauge and scale specific ideas–55n3, Scale 72, modeling 1905–that I found fascinating, even if I never try them.
He will be missed.
Sad news, my condolences to his family.
I first met Harold on the Bachmann forum where is was also a regular contributor, always with a fresh new idea.
Sheldon
We chatted back and forth once or twice on a different forum.
He was a modern day pioneer in the hobby.
Sad news. My condolences to his family. I often use his coupler spring truck pick up. RIP Harold.
Guy
Please note, his wife answered someone at the Bachmann forums. Go check. She has a lot of his stuff to go through.
Edit.
There is a contact email. The forum is public. Someone is going to try to preserve is data. Someone here might have an idea.
Rich
I bumped this up to let people know someone in the Bachmann forums is in touch with his wife to keep his pages going. We shall see.
Rich