Well, it saddens me that he's passed quite young, really.
I always enjoyed viewing/reading about his model railroading creations. The guy had talent. More so than I will ever possess.
He was quite relaxed in front of a camera, and I suspect some of his actual personality came through because of it. When viewing a video he was in, I always found his relaxed approach along with his slight "Texas drawl" dialect added to the entertaining value of them.
Andre