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Post by Rob Albritton on May 28, 2020 7:22:03 GMT -5
Hi Folks,
Before everyone goes bonkers wondering why new items are not posted at the strike of midnight on June 1, the reason is a shipping delay from me to Rob Kluz. I expect he will have the inventory sometime middle / late next week.
But I think you’re going to agree that this release is worth the minor delay!
Enjoy,
-Rob(A)
AZL
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Post by markm on May 28, 2020 9:24:30 GMT -5
Hey Rob,
Since my SP SD40-2 from somebody else got to me only 9 months late, I see no reason to fret over a few days for what have become very regular and frequent product releases.
Mark
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Post by ugeesta on May 28, 2020 20:02:56 GMT -5
Gasp!!!! Not sure what I’m gonna do to fill the time.... ;-)
Thanks for the heads up. I’ve actually been holding off on a purchase from one of the dealers till the June announcement came out.
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Post by ztrack on Jun 3, 2020 7:44:15 GMT -5
AMERICAN Z LINE June 2020 New Releases Part 1 EMD GP38-2s ALASKA!  62524-1 ALASKA GP38-2 2001 62524-2 ALASKA GP38-2 2002 The AZL EMD GP38-2s feature coreless motor, dual flywheels, traction tires, standard PCB board, DCC ready, directional controlled LEDs, AutoLatch TM couplers, and optional pilot or plow. ALASKA - Lightweight Passenger Cars & Zephyr Domes!  72117-1 ALASKA Dome Coach 7031 Zephyr 72117-2 ALASKA Dome Coach 7034 Zephyr  73135-0 ALASKA Sleeper 6-6-4 Lightweight Passenger Car  73435-1 ALASKA Dome 522 Lightweight Passenger Car 73435-2 ALASKA Dome 523 Lightweight Passenger Car  73535-1 ALASKA Diner 400 Lightweight Passenger Car  73635-1 ALASKA Baggage 102 Lightweight Passenger Car 73635-2 ALASKA Baggage 103 Lightweight Passenger Car  73735-1 ALASKA Coach 200 Lightweight Passenger Car 73735-2 ALASKA Coach 202 Lightweight Passenger Car 73735-3 ALASKA Coach 203 Lightweight Passenger Car  73835-0 ALASKA Observation Lightweight Passenger Car  73935-0 ALASKA UNITED STATES MAIL RAILWAY POST OFFICE Lightweight Passenger Car See the American Z Line site for more information on these and other AZL products. www.azldirect.comRob Kluz Ztrack Distribution |
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Post by cwrr on Jun 3, 2020 9:11:35 GMT -5
Dang, there goes my allowance!!  |
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Post by peter on Jun 3, 2020 11:12:16 GMT -5
Oh boy!! My birthday was monday! Best birthday ever! Thank you, AZL!  |
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Post by fulingyu on Jun 3, 2020 12:21:56 GMT -5
Rob and Hans,
Thank you. And thanks for releasing the Geeps at the same time as the lightweights. Now the whole train will be ready to run right out of the box when the shipment arrives. They look beautiful.
Is this why the poll winner wasn't released first? Waiting for the lightweights to arrive?
EDIT: Happy Birthday, Peter.
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Post by cwrr on Jun 3, 2020 13:09:22 GMT -5
Rob and Hans, Thank you. And thanks for releasing the Geeps at the same time as the lightweights. Now the whole train will be ready to run right out of the box when the shipment arrives. They look beautiful. Is this why the poll winner wasn't released first? Waiting for the lightweights to arrive? EDIT: Happy Birthday, Peter. That makes sense now! Happy Birthday indeed, Peter!  |
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Post by ugeesta on Jun 3, 2020 15:45:23 GMT -5
Now, the Alaska set was not what I was hoping to be released but that set sure is sharp. Momma saw it and likes it and gave me the green light. Dang, my order just got mor expensive.....
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Post by cwrr on Jun 6, 2020 23:02:20 GMT -5
Just purchased both ARR GP38 numbers cause they are going FAST!!  Better get 'em now, they'll be gone tomorrow! |
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Post by Commodore on Jun 7, 2020 10:16:35 GMT -5
Just purchased both ARR GP38 numbers cause they are going FAST!! Better get 'em now, they'll be gone tomorrow! ...me too! All I’ve been doing this morning is watching ARR on YouTube. Saw 2001 in action. The AZL passenger cars are spot on, as well. Looking forward to them all! |
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Post by marmot on Jun 7, 2020 15:25:14 GMT -5
I agree the AZL railcars and GP38-2's are great! Thanks Hans and Rob.
In case others are interested in doing something similar to what I'm working toward, I'm trying to generally re-create one version of the Alaska passenger train that runs between Anchorage and Fairbanks. It's what is shown in this Youtube video (someone else's video). It has a pretty ridiculous number of different types of cars since various cruise lines own a few cars each that get included in various numbers into the already hodge-podge mix of cars along with the ARR cars.
I was a spectator at last year's NTS in Utah. At that time I actually talked to Hans about the double-level Alaska cars. He was very familiar with those rail cars. He said the limited use of those types of rail cars isn't widespread enough to be worthwhile for AZL to make a product out of them. That's very understandable.
So I'm working on getting the various double level cars in Z scale on Shapeways to go along with the single level ARR cars that AZL just released. One guy on Shapeways actually has most of those cars already available in N scale. I have an agreement with him and I'm working with him to get those cars available in Z scale now. I've done a couple of test prints and refined the design. So it shouldn't be long before those are available. The Z scale cars will appear on that same guy's Shapeways store soon. I'm posting this here only because it works hand-in-hand with AZL's latest release. Maybe other people are interested in recreating this unique ARR train too.
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Post by eltiti1 on Jun 8, 2020 8:54:24 GMT -5
As some people seems to be interested in ARR models it will be great , if AZL , add a pair of sd70-m or/and a pair of gp 40-2 ....and some freight cars.
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Post by dave on Jun 9, 2020 20:50:25 GMT -5
I haven't been paying attention to the is release but tonight decided to order some Alaska stuff. What dealers, other than ZSM, USZScale and ZGauge are even carrying the Alaska stuff? I looked at the AZL dealer list and no one else listed has or had it.
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Post by ztrack on Jun 10, 2020 7:43:21 GMT -5
MB Klein should have stock. The Hobby Smith in Portland Oregon also placed orders.
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