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Post by drgw5771 on Dec 10, 2023 20:44:21 GMT -5
Where will these locomotives be sold? Any update on delivery dates?
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Post by louiez on Dec 10, 2023 22:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by mgatdog on Dec 11, 2023 10:35:40 GMT -5
We hope to have the first CAD drawings just after the Summer. Will share as soon as they become available. In the mean time we can reveal the most likely railroads to be included in the first run. And no surprise we have the usual suspects: UP, ATSF, BN, C&NW, MILW, Conrail, CP, CSX, BNSF, NS, CN (IC) and B&O Chessie. We are also considering L&N, SOO, WC, RI, FEC and Southern. The second run will include several smaller railroads and different paint scheme variations from the Class 1 railroads. Stay Healthy! Will Wheeling Lake Erie be one of the smaller railroads in second run? |
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Post by Guba on Dec 12, 2023 18:36:10 GMT -5
We hope to have the first CAD drawings just after the Summer. Will share as soon as they become available. In the mean time we can reveal the most likely railroads to be included in the first run. And no surprise we have the usual suspects: UP, ATSF, BN, C&NW, MILW, Conrail, CP, CSX, BNSF, NS, CN (IC) and B&O Chessie. We are also considering L&N, SOO, WC, RI, FEC and Southern. The second run will include several smaller railroads and different paint scheme variations from the Class 1 railroads. Stay Healthy! Will Wheeling Lake Erie be one of the smaller railroads in second run? I'm hoping for Wheeling Lake Erie too... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2023 10:44:33 GMT -5
So, how was Micro trains able to have a plow already installed on the front truck and make it functional? And you have to do the "swap" thing with AZL, and I am guessing it is non functional like other AZL locos? (ie sd 70M). Maybe I have missed something?  |
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Post by Rob Albritton on Dec 13, 2023 18:16:29 GMT -5
So, how was Micro trains able to have a plow already installed on the front truck and make it functional? And you have to do the "swap" thing with AZL, and I am guessing it is non functional like other AZL locos? (ie sd 70M). Maybe I have missed something? Beats me!  Seriously, we tried body-mount couplers with the SD40-2, but they failed horribly. So we went back to the tried and true method that we've used many times before. Great running? Truck mount coupler. Amazing details? put in the plow. You get to choose.  |
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Post by sjl on Dec 13, 2023 20:59:00 GMT -5
I had a MT CP GP40-2 which I sold (perhaps prematurely?) in anticipation of getting an AZL one (or two  ). The plow looked nice, but tended to catch when coming off an incline. |
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Post by mgatdog on Dec 13, 2023 21:13:40 GMT -5
We hope to have the first CAD drawings just after the Summer. Will share as soon as they become available. In the mean time we can reveal the most likely railroads to be included in the first run. And no surprise we have the usual suspects: UP, ATSF, BN, C&NW, MILW, Conrail, CP, CSX, BNSF, NS, CN (IC) and B&O Chessie. We are also considering L&N, SOO, WC, RI, FEC and Southern. The second run will include several smaller railroads and different paint scheme variations from the Class 1 railroads. Stay Healthy! Will Wheeling Lake Erie be one of the smaller railroads in second run? SD 40-2 Wheeling & Lake Erie  |
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Post by Kez on Dec 14, 2023 13:01:32 GMT -5
So, how was Micro trains able to have a plow already installed on the front truck and make it functional? And you have to do the "swap" thing with AZL, and I am guessing it is non functional like other AZL locos? (ie sd 70M). Maybe I have missed something? Beats me! Seriously, we tried body-mount couplers with the SD40-2, but they failed horribly. So we went back to the tried and true method that we've used many times before. Great running? Truck mount coupler. Amazing details? put in the plow. You get to choose. But why do we have to go back to doing surgery on a truck to use the plow? A serious step backward, in my opinion. |
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Post by smr on Dec 14, 2023 15:10:24 GMT -5
So, how was Micro trains able to have a plow already installed on the front truck and make it functional? And you have to do the "swap" thing with AZL, and I am guessing it is non functional like other AZL locos? (ie sd 70M). Maybe I have missed something? Beats me! Seriously, we tried body-mount couplers with the SD40-2, but they failed horribly. So we went back to the tried and true method that we've used many times before. Great running? Truck mount coupler. Amazing details? put in the plow. You get to choose. Hi Rob, Your first brass models came with plows ready installed and you can use the coupler. What did you do different long time ago? You remember? Best, Sven  |
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Post by Commodore on Dec 19, 2023 9:24:49 GMT -5
Beats me! Seriously, we tried body-mount couplers with the SD40-2, but they failed horribly. So we went back to the tried and true method that we've used many times before. Great running? Truck mount coupler. Amazing details? put in the plow. You get to choose. Hi Rob, Your first brass models came with plows ready installed and you can use the coupler. What did you do different long time ago? You remember? Best, Sven View AttachmentSven: The difference is in the OEM manufacturer...
Hate to tell it, but AZL has to work with higher costs and lower skills, today.
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Post by sjl on Dec 20, 2023 15:16:50 GMT -5
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Post by mrbarlow on Dec 22, 2023 7:16:59 GMT -5
ATSF SD40-2's released today. AZL hits a GRAND SLAM!
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Post by oldgrog on Dec 22, 2023 11:59:08 GMT -5
Brilliant marketing and great timing !
4 issues in a month.
It’s not as if people have any other demands on their finances in December, is it ?
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Post by DAZed on Dec 22, 2023 17:15:29 GMT -5
Brilliant marketing and great timing ! 4 issues in a month. It’s not as if people have any other demands on their finances in December, is it ? Ha, good point. (and not to mention the 6 consecutive weeks of Black Friday tempation)  I commiserate, as I not only had more than a couple of Z purchases, I also had several major items on order that hit in N as well, and more to come in 2024Q1. I had decided I was in the clear for the rest of 2023 after the PFE special dropped last night (with zero interest from me) so I ordered some GP7's that I had been on the fence about....and literally about 4 minutes later the (must purchase for me) ATSF SD40-2 appeared!!!  But this is probably a no-win for AZL. They release all these cool things and it overloads us, they don't and we're standing around tapping our proverbial feet impatiently. The other thing is...it seems AZL has a pretty healthy pipeline of products coming very soon and if they don't get things rolling they'll have a logjam really quick. So I guess this is just one of those "good problems to have."  |
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). The plow looked nice, but tended to catch when coming off an incline. 
