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franksandwell · Post by **franksandwell** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:12 pm

Tim,
just would like to let you know how sorry I am to hear your news, just get well soon.
Like the other posters, I thank you for all your help during the last 2 years, you have certainly made MSTS worthwhile for myself.

Best wishes

Frank Sandwell

mikesimpson · Post by **mikesimpson** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:49 pm

Hi Tim,

Sorry to hear about your illness, and I hope you feel better soon. It seems an awful long time since I uploaded my first model to your site (back in the days before even uktrainsim.com was around).

Not a lot of us original MSTS modellers left now, sorry to see another one leave the fold.

barrybryce01475 · Post by **barrybryce01475** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:52 pm

Thanks for sharing your work over the last years, and all the best for the future.

I can't imagine Route Editor would do anyone that wasn't feeling well any good, so much as you'll be sadly missed, I'm sure you're definitely doing the right thing!

dkightley · Post by **dkightley** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:05 am

Tim

I echo all of the good wishes that have been given on this thread.

In common with one or two others, I understand totally what you're going through and wish you a full recovery to good health......which will happen with the support of family and friends.

Do keep in touch with us here at UKTS...

Cheers

Doug

longbow · Post by **longbow** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:12 am

Best wishes Tim and thanks for all your hard work. You are one of the greatest talents in MSTS. Do come back as and when you can.

On a selfish note, I hope that you'll pass the baton on UKFS to others in the community so that it can continue to be available, supported and perhaps even developed further. I don't know where the UK freeware community would be without it.

sddsddean · Post by **sddsddean** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:48 am

Take care Tim. Thanks for all your hard work.

Look after yourself.

Simon

Hickerbod · Post by **Hickerbod** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:53 am

Tim,

Sorry to hear about your illness. I wish you well on your speedy recovery.

Best Wishes

Chris

spartacus · Post by **spartacus** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:17 am

Best wishes and get well soon.

Tonysmedley · Post by **Tonysmedley** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:08 am

Perhaps there is a lesson here for all of us. Creating an add-on of any kind for MSTS can be a VERY difficult and stressful business.. if and when someone makes a mistake, do not resort to harsh words and criticism, ask politely and clearly state what you see as a problem. Undue carping can be enough to make someone give up the struggle.

DarwinS · Post by **DarwinS** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:14 am

Tim,

Hope you are well soon. UKFS alone has been a massive contribution.

ThamesClyde · Post by **ThamesClyde** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:15 am

Tim many thanks for your hard work in giving the community such quality products like Fine Scale track, Dynatracks and Track Viewer, also for the time taken answering queries over on your forum that has helped me achieve prototypical track layouts on Stoke Division.
I second Longbows comments and hope that someone can find the time to carry on the hard work youve put into UKFS and carry it forward.
Get well soon Tim
Simon

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:11 pm

Tim, since you started the whole UK MSTS community, it's incredibly sad to see you leave. UKFS has been a great addition to the community, L&SE from Making Tracks showed it to it's best, as well as other routes too numerous to mention.

Here's to one of the greatest MSTS contributors and pioneers.

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:37 pm

Tonysmedley wrote:Perhaps there is a lesson here for all of us. Creating an add-on of any kind for MSTS can be a VERY difficult and stressful business.. if and when someone makes a mistake, do not resort to harsh words and criticism, ask politely and clearly state what you see as a problem. Undue carping can be enough to make someone give up the struggle.

Wasn't this a point raised a week or two ago, and shot down by some people as complete cobblers ?

jtr1962 · Post by **jtr1962** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:56 pm

I very rarely post here but this topic certainly got my attention. Yesterday when I went to Tim's site and read the news I was deeply saddened.

Tim is one of the greatest contributors to MSTS ever. His UKFineScale track system was everything the default tracks should have been. His MSTS track viewer is a great way to get an overview of a route. Finally, his most recent work, Dynatrax, is nothing short of brilliant-both in concept and execution.

I wish you the very best for a full recovery at your own pace, Tim, and I hope that at some time in the future you will be able and willing to return to your train simulator projects. I also fully understand that sometimes MSTS must take a back seat to other things, and that illnesses sometimes get in the way. I have carpal tunnel syndrome, and there have been long stretches where I had to limit my computer usage. Do whatever is best for yourself at this point. Even if you can never return to MSTS, you've already done the equivalent of several lifetimes worth of work. Here's wishing all the best to you, Tim.

Bigant · Post by **Bigant** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:28 pm

Hello Tim

Thanks for all your hard work for the MSTS community, hope you get better soon.

Best wishes
Don

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