This past Wednesday was a painfully sad day in the global figure-modelling community, for on July 4th, Chuck Robinson passed away at the age of 73. The worldwide hobby has lost one of its pillars...
Chuck needs no introduction to the figure-modelling community--domestic or foreign! He was arguably the most well-known retailer of miniature figure kits in the world! And for the last two decades or so, he was a reliable vendor and collector of high-end, 1/6th-scale action figures. Not surprisingly, he was also a knowledgeable collector and agent of-and-for finished/painted miniatures.
But most importantly, Chuck will be remembered--and never-forgotten!--for his humor, his generosity, and his devotion to his family, friends--and the hobby he made his own.
I met Chuck in his first Atlanta Show in the early 80s--if memory serves it was 1983. Save for last year, I am hard-pressed to remember an Atlanta Show without Chuck! But I am even more hard-pressed to imagine what a show without Chuck will be like! As long as Chuck was there, the show was worth attending. As a consumer, it was Christmas in February! As a friend, sharing a cream soda with him, taking a smoke break, or covering his tables while he took a well-deserved breather--it made the show an "event". This is the sad end of an era!
I could go on--endlessly; but I prefer to reflect in private. Reflect on the loss first of a friend, but also of a colleague and a patron. You will be, you already are, missed! Rest in peace, Chuck-ie! On behalf of the readership of AMF, I would like to extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Donna and the family.
Chuck needs no introduction to the figure-modelling community--domestic or foreign! He was arguably the most well-known retailer of miniature figure kits in the world! And for the last two decades or so, he was a reliable vendor and collector of high-end, 1/6th-scale action figures. Not surprisingly, he was also a knowledgeable collector and agent of-and-for finished/painted miniatures.
But most importantly, Chuck will be remembered--and never-forgotten!--for his humor, his generosity, and his devotion to his family, friends--and the hobby he made his own.
I met Chuck in his first Atlanta Show in the early 80s--if memory serves it was 1983. Save for last year, I am hard-pressed to remember an Atlanta Show without Chuck! But I am even more hard-pressed to imagine what a show without Chuck will be like! As long as Chuck was there, the show was worth attending. As a consumer, it was Christmas in February! As a friend, sharing a cream soda with him, taking a smoke break, or covering his tables while he took a well-deserved breather--it made the show an "event". This is the sad end of an era!
I could go on--endlessly; but I prefer to reflect in private. Reflect on the loss first of a friend, but also of a colleague and a patron. You will be, you already are, missed! Rest in peace, Chuck-ie! On behalf of the readership of AMF, I would like to extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Donna and the family.
AJR
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