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Offline kweekalot  
#1 Posted : 01 December 2019 20:26:26(UTC)
kweekalot

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Today we had our Trix Express club day, a special Sinterklaas and black pete edition.
With many small exhibition layouts and lots of Trix Express for sale, as well as spare parts and such.

Great fun !!

I bought a lot of 3 pre-war controllers and a few bags of replika parts and an oiginal brushholder I was after.

(the guy with yellow glasses and black Herrington jacket is me … )

Marco


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Offline Jimmy Thompson  
#2 Posted : 02 December 2019 12:28:33(UTC)
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Looks like Sinterklaas had some nice little gifts for Good Marco! ThumpUp And nifty layouts on display. Woot

Jimmy
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Offline kimballthurlow  
#3 Posted : 02 December 2019 22:47:09(UTC)
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Wow.
Thanks for sharing.
That is a significant following in a country with 17 million people.
I make that surmise on the basis of the numbers of people, and range of spare parts available.
Would there be visitors from neighbouring countries?

Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
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Offline kiwiAlan  
#4 Posted : 02 December 2019 23:11:03(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Go to Quoted Post
Wow.
Thanks for sharing.
That is a significant following in a country with 17 million people.
I make that surmise on the basis of the numbers of people, and range of spare parts available.
Would there be visitors from neighbouring countries?

Kimball


Irrespective of the population it is a really good showing for a product that has essentially been out of production for many years.

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User is suspended until 03/02/2294 13:42:09(UTC) zofman  
#5 Posted : 03 December 2019 13:08:12(UTC)
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At least two of the visitors came from Spain!
Jan
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Offline kweekalot  
#6 Posted : 03 December 2019 13:56:35(UTC)
kweekalot

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Yes, there were a few visitors from Germany and I also heard some English speaking visitors.

I'm also active on German forums, and there I was told that the Trix Express community in Holland is much larger than in Germany, I find that quite remarkable.

The Trix Express club is the largest MRR club here in Holland, I don't know the exact numbers at this moment, but more than 600 paying member.

The club is very well organized and managed, with a glossy Trix Express club magazine (printed on nice thick shiny A4-paper) that is always a good read.
The contribution is only € 15 a year and you get a lot for that, free entrance to the club days (a ticket cost € 5 for non members), a club magazine 6 times a year and free repairs of locos and rolling stock on special repair days that are organized twice a year.

I guess there are far more Marklin users in Holland than Trix Express, but they're not that well organized als the Trix Express devotees.
I fact, in 2012 I was looking for a Marklin club here in Holland that I could join, but there was not any.

Marco


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Offline Gregor  
#7 Posted : 03 December 2019 15:35:07(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: zofman Go to Quoted Post
At least two of the visitors came from Spain!
Jan

Looking at the pictures, I am not sure Sinterklaas is the oldest visitor....

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Offline kiwiAlan  
#8 Posted : 03 December 2019 17:18:31(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Gregor Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: zofman Go to Quoted Post
At least two of the visitors came from Spain!
Jan

Looking at the pictures, I am not sure Sinterklaas is the oldest visitor....



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Offline kweekalot  
#9 Posted : 03 December 2019 20:33:36(UTC)
kweekalot

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Originally Posted by: Gregor Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: zofman Go to Quoted Post
At least two of the visitors came from Spain!
Jan

Looking at the pictures, I am not sure Sinterklaas is the oldest visitor....

I see what you mean, most visitors are indeed well over 60, but that's not just a Trix Express 'problem'.
You see that at all mrr events.

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Offline Jimmy Thompson  
#10 Posted : 03 December 2019 20:46:08(UTC)
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All of us "Young at Heart" ThumpUp I could, perhaps, use Clairol® or even 'Manly Guy®' RollEyes Fool some folks...Woot

Jimmy
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