81A Oldoak Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Ixion directors Chris Klein and Lindsay O'Reilly will be visiting the Railex show in Aylesbury on Saturday 25th May. Lindsay is visiting from Australia and is on a grand tour of Europe with his wife Janine, who will be staying in London for some reason that we find hard to understand. We will be wearing Ixion shirts, which while not the high point of sartorial elegance do confer the advantage of easy recognition. Throughout the day we will be found either with our loyal retailers, Dragon Models, EDM Models and Roxey Mouldings or admiring the layouts. Please don't hesitate to stop for a chat. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Chris, I will be there with my O Gauge layout Factory Lane Sidings, please drop by to say hello. Alan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Chris, I will be there with my O Gauge layout Factory Lane Sidings, please drop by to say hello. Alan. Wilco Alan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Make yourself known, I hope you enjoy the show David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Can you drive radio control lorries, Chris? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Can you drive radio control lorries, Chris? Only real ones I'm afraid Giles. However, I'm game for a go. Which locos will you be running? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 On the standard guage, I've got an odd pair of strange 'Ixion' thingies which seem to do most of the work, together with an 04 and a Pug. The Ivatt will be there, but doesn't really get to do much, as it's a bit big...... Narrow guage wise - a choice of four. A Lister, Simplex, Fowler-Marshall and Bagnall...... (It won't take you long to get the hang of a bit of driving!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 On the standard guage, I've got an odd pair of strange 'Ixion' thingies which seem to do most of the work, together with an 04 and a Pug. The Ivatt will be there, but doesn't really get to do much, as it's a bit big...... Narrow guage wise - a choice of four. A Lister, Simplex, Fowler-Marshall and Bagnall...... (It won't take you long to get the hang of a bit of driving!) Right ho Giles. Lindsay should be ok too as they still drive on the left in Australia despite having gone metric. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Railex was absolutely first class. It's the first time I have visited this show and I was very impressed. Good quality layouts, high class traders and friendly company made for a most enjoyable time. I'll post a few photos tomorrow. The Scale 7 stand had an Ixion Fowler converted to Scale 7 standards using Slater's wheels. The owner said the conversion job took the owner just 90 minutes to complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherKay Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 It was great to catch up with you Chris, and to meet Lindsay. It was quite amusing seeing how many Ixion locos were on the numerous 7mm scale layouts as I swam through the crowds! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Railex was absolutely first class. It's the first time I have visited this show and I was very impressed. Good quality layouts, high class traders and friendly company made for a most enjoyable time. I'll post a few photos tomorrow. The Scale 7 stand had an Ixion Fowler converted to Scale 7 standards using Slater's wheels. The owner said the conversion job took the owner just 90 minutes to complete. Hi Chris, It was good to meet you on Saturday, pleased to hear you enjoyed the show. Alan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Here are some shots of Giles Favell's seminal "End of the Line" layout. Everything about this layout is so well-engineered and finished. We at Ixion consider it a humbling accolade that Giles runs our Hudswell Clarke and Fowler locos unmodified other than for the fitting of of DCC and weathering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
81A Oldoak Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 I enjoyed watching the Whiteoak Light Railway at Railex. It is an 0-16.5 freelance figment of Martin Coombs's fecund imagination and the first three photos show the layout in its entirety from left to right. . The quality of the modelling is superb and the running quality is excellent. Among the notable features for me was the track. It is bog standard Peco 0-16.5, but has been so well ballasted and weatherd that I thought it was 14mm gauge track at first sight. The finish of the brickwork is very good and the stencilled sign on the wall is a great piece of work. The boat, though, is quite possibly the star of this layout. Plenty of plagiarism potential here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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