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Post by ciccino on Jan 3, 2018 16:54:41 GMT -5
Does this mean we might see some non-EMD locos released to ride on the new trucks? Like a GE U-Series?? Or Alco PA1
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Post by ciccino on Dec 31, 2017 9:04:01 GMT -5
Alco PA PB set
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Post by ciccino on Dec 26, 2017 17:06:36 GMT -5
Merry Christmas! ☃️❄️❄️🎄🎅🏼🦌🦌🦌🎁🎁🎁🚂🚂🚂😄
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Post by ciccino on Nov 30, 2017 12:06:16 GMT -5
AZL brass always seems to disappear into nothing :-p View AttachmentHere is one of the best-ever collections (containing a lot of brass models, a little bit like a time warp for me): azlforum.com/post/1355Enjoy the two videos (and the relaxing music) Best, Sven WOW! That has to be the Paradise of z scalers :-D
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Post by ciccino on Nov 30, 2017 11:45:36 GMT -5
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Post by ciccino on Nov 30, 2017 3:30:37 GMT -5
AZL brass always seems to disappear into nothing :-p Never saw a UP Challenger for sale in years! Grey Goose in all my life ... View AttachmentI can only help you out with some pictures View Attachmentand an older video from the BAZ BoyZ...... Enjoy, Sven Wonderful... I have always been in love with that model by AZL *sigh* Thank you very much for sharing, Sven!
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Post by ciccino on Nov 29, 2017 3:38:54 GMT -5
View Attachment Long time no news here - is it really that silent out there? Nobody selling anything or searching any brass? No pictures any more? All posted ? Best, Sven AZL brass always seems to disappear into nothing :-p Never saw a UP Challenger for sale in years! Grey Goose in all my life ...
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Post by ciccino on Nov 9, 2017 9:38:16 GMT -5
What makes these cars so special? I see there is great hype:-p
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Post by ciccino on Sept 20, 2017 5:29:59 GMT -5
For those of you who missed some of Jens' Zettzeit Specials, here is a good chance to grab some of the last: And here the boxes (the difference is brown vs green paint) Best, Sven Hi, Sven. These locos are made of brass, are they not? Unlike the scandinavian locos FR has currently for sale. I do not want to sound gross, but the price diffence between brass and plastic is surprisingly small. I guess this makes the A3/5 and A 3/6 very good bargains
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Post by ciccino on Sept 17, 2017 4:54:27 GMT -5
A fantastic piece from old times AZL! However, when the starting bid price is near the final price I am not even allowed to dream
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Post by ciccino on Sept 16, 2017 13:12:38 GMT -5
You mentioned the AC-12. If your interest tends toward the SP may I suggest: espee.railfan.net/espee.htmlMany of the links are outdated, but much has been moved to new locations that you can search for. Particularly useful are the Don Lancaster images. Mark Mark! That's precisely where I spent several hours. Fantastic site. Thank you, Marco (aka, Ciccino)
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Post by ciccino on Sept 16, 2017 2:25:52 GMT -5
Impossible not to love this one Back then, people really had dreams!
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Post by ciccino on Sept 15, 2017 1:10:35 GMT -5
I love those old WC SD45's...one of the sharper locos on the rails. It would be rare to see an SD45 pulling CN bethgons, but if any were it would be the Wisconsin Central probably. (WC became part of CN in 2002) ... I say all the above simply to answer your question, I'm not implying that you HAVE to do any of that. Personally, researching eras and freight cars is a big part of the fun for me, but I recognize that it's not for everyone. I agree! I myself spent several cheerful hours researching online prototypical train consists pulled by the SP AC-12 cab forward! Freight trains are much harder to assess, though. I am happy to know that I can count on the help of knowledgeable and kind users of the forum :-)
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Post by ciccino on Sept 14, 2017 16:01:13 GMT -5
Mark, thank you very much for your thorough reply! I hope, in time, to learn more and more about the fascinating history of US railroads. Luckily, I am mostly interested in a very limited period: the so called transition era (even though I bought some SD70ACEs, but that is not so much History as Modernity :-P)
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Post by ciccino on Sept 14, 2017 8:42:42 GMT -5
Hello. Is there any place online where I can find out the era of US locos and rolling stock, available in Z scale? European firms like Marklin and Fleischmann always indicate the era of their products. This is very useful to recreate prototypical trains. For US passenger trains I usually manage to find out this info, but for freight trains this is almost impossible! For instance, I recently purchased a Wisconsin Central SD45, together with a bunch of CN bethgon coal porters. Does it make sense, from real-life perspective? Which other AZL cars could accompany my WC loco? And what about the black widow SP F3AB? Did these locos ever pull 51' ACF Cylindrical Hoppers, or rather they were scratched before the introduction of the hoppers? To make things more difficult for the poor European modeler, I get many locos and cars were introduced and/or dismissed in different eras by the various US railroads, meaning that a given combination of loco + cars would make sense only for specific railroads
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