Mike Maben - RIP

[Out2gtcha]

$#@!

 

I  was hoping for exactly the opposite outcome.

Mike indeed was a great contributor and will be genuinely missed.

[Gazzas]

RIP Mike.  Your comments were always enjoyable, or helpful.

[denders]

Sad news. Blue Skys, Mike.

[CRAZY IVAN5]

22 minutes ago, Gazzas said:

RIP Mike.  Your comments were always enjoyable, or helpful.

Indeed, he 'd always seem to come up with the funniest memes. I always enjoyed conversing with him. What's even sadder is he was waiting for Z-M to come out with their FW-190A-3, now it's out . I may have to build one in his honor, this one will be for you Mikey!

[Jim Barry]

Oh, no. I'll miss him. We bonded over Bearcats and he was very supportive. So sad. 

 

 

[Archimedes]

Mike was a valued and ‘no-nonsense’ contributor and I enjoyed many of his posts, builds and not a few PMs between us. Like you Mike ‘I just like airplanes’. 

 

My thoughts go out to his friends and family. 

 

Kind regards,

Paul

 

 

 

[europapete]

Sad news indeed. Condolences to friends and family. 

[R Palimaka]

He was a character who will be badly missed. He always had supportive and clever things to say about everyone's builds, no matter what the subject. He had a way of making you feel good about progress on a build, encouraging you to keep it moving along. 

 

Mike was one of the reasons this forum is such a great place.

 

Richard

[quang]

Sad, sad news. I’ll miss his ever supportive remarks even if they’re sometimes clothed under a gruffy appearance. So long, buddy.

[Dpgsbody55]

Very sad news indeed.  I will miss his support and encouragement here.  

 

My deepest condolences to his family.

 

 

Michael

[geedubelyer]

Thanks for the update Kev. 

 

RIP Mike  

You are missed. 

 

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[MikeC]

Very sad to hear this. He had an infectious enthusiasm, and a ready wit.  I will always remember the "artistic licence" he created for me in a particular thread once.

 

Blue skies Mike. Condolences to his family. 

[mozart]

Oh dear, LSP will be the poorer place without Mike’s daily contributions and comments. He really did epitomise what this forum is all about. Gone to the big workbench in the sky, sadly missed down here.

[thierry laurent]

Frankly I was afraid of that for weeks but hoped another reason explained his absence. I started conversing with him 25 years ago and now I've wet eyes as I know I will never have the opportunity to do that again. We are just humans with a limited life but being reminded of that in such a way is always an experience we would like to avoid...RIP Mike

[Radub]

Thanks for the update. Rest in peace Mike, you will be missed a lot! 
Radu