Regarding Mrs. Cherry Hill, scroll down the list at this reference about 4/5 of the way to the bottom and you will find her name . . . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/birthday_honours_2000/793828.stm Mrs Cherry Hill, For services to model engineering. (Malvern, Worcestershire) I know "Sir" is a proper address for a male knight, but how does one address a female knight? Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Quite a few of her models have been featured in 'Model Engineer' over the > years, even way back when she was Cherry Hinds. If I get a chance I may be > able to hunt some out & scan 'em for you > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Terry me lad, >> >> All this talk about Mrs Hill's workmanship has my curiosity stirred up. >> Anyone got any photos of her models that could be emailed to me? I likes > to >> see good work even if TEL thinks they are sort of porno. All of my >> models >> are not the greatist things of beauty, but I do run them when I get the >> chance and when doing so, they get "kinda" grubby looking. The Filer and >> Stowell locomotive has some small pieces of coal in corners on the > footplate >> and I haven't used coal in it for several years. >> >> Jesse in Ten-o-sea, USA >> >> > >> > Well now IP, you have just hit close to my feelings re. Ms Hiil's > efforts. >> > As much as I admire the technical skill she has put in (well beyond my >> > humble efforts) I just feel that her models are kinda sterile. Admitted >> I've >> > never seen her work in the flesh, just the almost pornographic photos >> > in >> the >> > modelling press, so they might be better in real life. >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.