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Obituary of Mike Richardson, a pioneer 1/43 kit builder

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David H
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Involved right now with building a MIKANSUE kit and trying to find some information about it, I found this well written obituary from 2013 about Mike Richardson, the "MIK" of "MIKANSUE."  It's good reading about a man to whom many of us owe gratitude.

https://www.collectors-club-of-great-britain.co.uk/news/tribute-to-well-known-diecast-collector-mike-richardson/



   
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Years ago I built several MIKANSUE kits and still have a few. Thanks for the read David.



   
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Thanks for the flashback to several years ago.  I read this obituary and thought it well-written as well and must have been by a model car enthusiast! I had forgotten this though:  "One of Mike’s first presents to Sue was a Tekno Jaguar E-Type..."  A man after my own heart.  Perhaps that why they both wrote articles on Tekno for Model Collector in the 1990s.  In fact, I won 2 lots from Classic Memorabilia (Weymouth, UK) of their Tekno archives back in 2008.  I just went back to my 'stacks' and had a look at them!

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I had a pot luck dinner with Mike and Sue at their home in June, 1981. They were working on their Dinky book at the time and I was able to peruse some of the original Dinky design drawings, including the one for the never-issued 38E Triumph Dolomite. Really enjoyed that visit and their book.

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