I’m really sorry to pass on the bad news that, very sadly, my dad Steve Cruickshank (Barv) passed away suddenly last night, the 18th of August at 8pm.

Steve was well known for his incredible scratch built models, his sense of humour and his willingness to always help out others.

Obviously everyone is still in a state of shock at the moment and as more information becomes available I will pass it on.



He may be gone but I,m sure others will pass on his knowledge and remember him as the guy who if you gave him a piece of plastic and some glue he would build you something of interest (but no bang bangs )

I hope he inspired others to come over to the Dark Side and give scratching a go

Steve Cruickshank Jnr (son of Barv) (GOSMG)

So sorry to hear of your loss. I have seen your father's work and it was amazing!

Darryl

It makes me sad to hear about your loss, your Dad will be gravely missed around here. His post and builds were inspiring.

My sincerest condolences.

/Jan

sorry to hear that Steve

your dad will be missed with in the modelling community, my condolences to you and your family at this time.

Best wishes

Keith

Sorry to hear that as well Steve.

He will be misses as a great source of Inspiration to Scrachbuilding.

My condolences.

Our thoughts are with you and your family Steve. Barv will be missed, but not forgotten.

Henk

My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to you and yours, Steve, your Dad will be sorely missed in the hobby, as well as on the pages of KitMaker...
~Mark

I am so sorry to hear about this. I know what it means for the modeling community to loose such an inspirational well loved member. I can't even begin to imagine your lose.

I'm sorr

Mes plus sincères condoléances à la famille Cruickshank.

Your father was an inspiration for us all, both for his models and his personality. He will be missed here...

Jean-Luc

I am sorry to hear of your loss, he will be missed.

Courtney and my self's condolences go to you and your family Steve.
Barv was one of the nicest, friendliest and funniest people you could hope to meet. He will be missed by all who knew him, and boy could he build a model.
Andy + Courtney

Steve,

My deepest condolences to you and your Family...
I have been following Barv's skillful scratch built models for years and also met him last Scale Model World at Telford
The modeling community lost a good member, but you have lost your Father!
No words can express my feelings

Rui & Alexandra

Hello Steve,

My deepest respect goes out to you and your family at this difficult moment.

Your Dad's scratch-building and personality were certainly larger than life, may he rest peacefully.

Shay McKee

My deepest condolences to you and the family, BARV will be sorely missed in the world of scale model building.

Also from my part of the world my sincerest condolences. A great loss to the modelling world. My thoughts go out to the family and people left behind

Thoughts are with you from the Keenan family.
Godspeed BARV.

Shaun

I am at a loss for words

My condolances to Steve's family and friends.

He will allways be remembered.

My deepest condolences to you and the family. I will allways remember Steve as the great guy he was. Our daily chats on MSN about modeling and life in general was very often a highlight of the day. You will be deeply missed.

Hvil i fred.

Erik

Dear Megan and Steve and the rest of Barv's family , I am deeply sadened by the news of a true gentleman of the first order passing away. I have known Steve for a good many years , and always found his friendly manner a refreshing start to any model show he and Megan attended, I will miss his smile and the banter as much as his model making skills . So on behalf of Linda and myself . I will raise a glass in his memory and toast to a true friend and fellow scratchbuilder . Please pass on to Megan and all in your family , our heartfelt sympathy and this very sad time . Ian and Linda Sadler IPMS Armour TAS .

Very sad indeed, my condolences.

I am so sorry to hear this. I met Steve when I was in the UK two years ago and he was a great guy to chat with and you could tell he loved to build models. He will be missed.

Best wishes,
Jim

My condolences go out to you and your family Steve.

BARV was a true inspiration to us all and will be sadly missed here his work was truly amazing I'm sure he has a bench some plastruct and a tube of glue waiting for him up there. No one ever die's if they are remembered and talked about and your dad will live on thew his work and the hearts and minds of us all.

Again my deepest condolences go out to you.

Scott.