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Title: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: LooVille on September 23, 2016, 07:08:45 AM

Good Morning All,

Hobby-X is back in CapeTown at the CTICC on the 7th till the 9th of October.
I will have my Layout there with all the new improvements.

Hope to see you all there.

Cheers,
Evert Loo

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on September 23, 2016, 08:31:53 AM

I am almost sure he'll be the only real hobby there anyway  ;)

 :biggrin:

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: ColWer on September 23, 2016, 02:27:25 PM

Oh.... don't forget the glass making..... Yeah, you're right, the train diorama was the only real hobby...  :innocent:

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: Steve Smith on September 23, 2016, 06:43:39 PM

Hi Evert,

Good luck with the Hobby-X show, the days can get verrrrrrrrrry long there !

A few things to bear in mind for the show (ask me how I know !)  Make sure you get vouchers from the organizers for free parking otherwise it can get real expensive.  Take a few high chairs (barstools) for everyone that will be manning your modules, and make sure you wear comfortable shoes.  Also think about taking a large thermos flask with coffee, it beats standing in a queue.

As I have further recollections, I'll pass them on; the memory isn't as good as it used to be.

Cheers,
Steve   :happydays:

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on October 10, 2016, 08:06:25 AM

And so Hobby X came and went. I didn't take a lot of pictures but then everyone else did! Looville performed like a superstar layout and a lot of fun was had by all. We had some interesting happenings too...

Some pics:

1. The scaled display - to demonstrate HO / N / Z scales
2. The whole booth with Evert framed
3. Side table display
4. Layout closeup
5. Another view of the booth

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on October 10, 2016, 08:07:08 AM

Evert's new control panel...

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on October 10, 2016, 08:10:06 AM

We were not very thirsty...I wonder why...

Whiskey and Vodka made from mielies!

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on October 10, 2016, 08:11:39 AM

We attracted quite some fans! This was one of the quieter moments...

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: BigEd on October 10, 2016, 08:17:23 AM

The last morning we were up and running in record time - the show was almost over of course. We were set up in record time, sipping coffee looking down our noses at the other slow vendors.

But then the weirdest thing happened - the one line would not run at all!!! On closer inspection we noticed the peanut gallery, or is that the pigeon gallery, lodged a disagreement to the quality of the layout... Wish you could have seen Evert's face whan he figured out the birds shat on his track. >:D

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: capeklr on October 10, 2016, 08:24:03 AM

Bird droppings on the track, now that is taking realism a bit to far.  :D
Well done on a successful showing.
Sorry that I could not make it.

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: LooVille on October 10, 2016, 09:48:54 AM

Good Morning All,

What a awesome Weekend !!!!!
Yea it is long and tiring, but it was all worth it  :thumb:

We played trains......
And to see the kids and Adults faces when they look and comment on everything.
Thank you Ed and Juan for the help, I think we had a blast.

Next time we must make it bigger.
Organizers want more of us there.....  :biggrin: :biggrin:

Cheers.

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: Steve Smith on October 10, 2016, 03:03:30 PM

Hi Evert,

Glad to hear it went off well.   I must admit though, it was the first time I heard that a pile of sh#t stopped someone from running trains !  ???

Cheers,
Steve

Title: Re: Hobby-X 7-9 October at the CTICC
Post by: LooVille on October 10, 2016, 06:02:18 PM

Thank you Steve.....

Next time we have to get the club layout there as well  :thumb:
We have to make a plan.

Cheers,
Evert