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Post by ztrack on Dec 21, 2020 12:17:39 GMT -5
AZL's December 2020 insider video is here!!! We have some great knowledge on upcoming product. Plus we have a layout tour of Han's Moffatt display layout!
Rob
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Post by mgatdog on Dec 21, 2020 13:42:28 GMT -5
Great stuff to see. But (WTH) with no Mention of any Chessie System B&O or C&O Switcher in first release. Plus Rob K and Rob A what strings do you have to pull get a AZL coffee mug?
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2020 15:59:50 GMT -5
On a personal note, I'm dying for one of the switchers. I've had this little layout bagged up on shelf... forever, waiting for something just like this!  John |
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Post by sjl on Dec 21, 2020 16:46:50 GMT -5
Will there be a nice stainless NYC car for the 20th Century passengers connecting to the Super Chief?
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Post by Commodore on Dec 21, 2020 16:49:25 GMT -5
One comment to Rob A: In 1948, the Super Chief was refitted by Pullman Standard. The Pleasure Dome and Vista series Observation cars were made by Pullman. The Navaho, etc. were retired.
I have somewhat inside Information. I spent over $100K on side-sill rust repair on Vista Canyon. Damn fine car ...but it trimmed my tail feathers to get it restored. (I’d already spent that much on truck rebuilding and on all new wheels before it was discovered.)
See Vista Canyon now, at the Arizona Railroad Museum.
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Post by cwrr on Dec 21, 2020 17:09:51 GMT -5
Oh my gosh-Great Northern SW1500's??  Those came factory new to the GN in the "Big Sky Blue" paint scheme, with the flexi-coil truck and the "Rocky the Goat" herald on a plaque that was bolted to the handrails, will this be the version??  |
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Post by Rob Albritton on Dec 21, 2020 17:24:47 GMT -5
One comment to Rob A: In 1948, the Super Chief was refitted by Pullman Standard. The Pleasure Dome and Vista series Observation cars were made by Pullman. The Navaho, etc. were retired. I have somewhat inside Information. I spent over $100K on side-sill rust repair on Vista Canyon. Damn fine car ...but it trimmed my tail feathers to get it restored. (I’d already spent that much on truck rebuilding and on all new wheels before it was discovered.) See Vista Canyon now, at the Arizona Railroad Museum. Could be! That whole video was done as a spontaneous event, and I finished research on the Super Chief last summer, so my memory is a little foggy. No script or research were involved in the video, in case you couldn't tell. |
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Post by zscalehobo on Dec 21, 2020 17:37:18 GMT -5
Aw come on... The "Office Space-esque power coffee mug" act was clearly scripted. Both Rob's showing their coffee mug wielding prowess. Now we all want our AZL swag!
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Post by dazed on Dec 21, 2020 18:43:41 GMT -5
Love these updates, thanks! There is an excitement and passion for the products shining through that doesn't translate on a static forum post. So keep rolling with the videos...very effective!
After a solid year of buying Maxi-I's, I'm sort of happy to see that nothing much of interest is in the works for me. Seems the SD40-2's are a ways off and no word on more ES44's. Aside from the (very much wanted and anticipated) R-70-20 reefers, (with currently only two relevant roadnames) I'm in the clear for awhile. After the impact of this year, that is a much needed respite.
Anyway, thanks again for the new announcements and peek behind the curtain.
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Post by dazed on Dec 21, 2020 18:52:36 GMT -5
Great stuff to see. But (WTH) with no Mention of any Chessie System B&O or C&O Switcher in first release. Plus Rob K and Rob A what strings do you have to pull get a AZL coffee mug? Maybe I'm missing it, but it doesn't look like B&O/C&O/Chessie had any SW1000's or SW1500's. The good news (maybe) is that the mech could serve double-duty for SW9's and SW1200's if it was designed to accommodate such. (see MTL in N-Scale doing the SW1500 using chassis tooled from LifeLike SW9/1200) And those would likely include your desired roadnames. |
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Post by mgatdog on Dec 21, 2020 20:30:58 GMT -5
Your right Doug it was SW1200 and SW1 . CRAP!!!
Got excited . I googled to see if Chessie had a switcher,never noticed which model.
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Post by mgatdog on Dec 21, 2020 20:44:26 GMT -5
Well no answer from either Rob K or Rob A on mugs. So Dec video not to exciting after all.
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Post by Commodore on Dec 21, 2020 22:01:11 GMT -5
Well no answer from either Rob K or Rob A on mugs. So Dec video not to exciting after all. Me, ....I’m swapping to iced coffee! |
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Post by eltiti1 on Dec 22, 2020 2:10:23 GMT -5
No cp rail version 😱.....?
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Post by zman on Dec 22, 2020 6:40:22 GMT -5
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