What a wonderful comment, Terry, and thanks so much. 100% on target. I know you folks understand that this is more about getting these items into the hands of other modelers, than any final sales price. Dad was so tickled when he bought the little Unimat lathe at auction, back in '98, and I remember him phoning me when he bought the little Preac saw too. I did not want to have to recycle all those beautiful magazines, either, if I could avoid it.
The quality of the photos in the auction disappointed me. We all know they can be used to make wonderful things. It's probably silly, but even reshooting and posting the photos yesterday made me feel immensely better, no matter the outcome! I love tools; always have, and saying goodbye to some of our blacksmithing tools is hard too. But as old people, we have no need for a 352 lb anvil, and it's time for it to live with someone else. This feels like a giant adoption process, more than a sale, and people have been very kind.
Browsing this group, and seeing the sense of community here, reinforces my understanding of why this hobby was so satisfying for my Dad. I still have a few items I couldn't prepare for this auction (kits, Floquil paints, some parchment paper he had marked as 100% rag) and my hope is to be able to come back here eventually, to offer those directly. He was working on the revenue cutter Dallas when he passed, and that will stay with me until I can figure out a good home, or maybe it'll always stay with me. The adoption continues, lol. Again, thanks so much to everyone.
