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Post by ztrack on Sept 1, 2023 7:59:17 GMT -5
AMERICAN Z LINE September 2023 New Releases Part 1 WIDE VISION CABOOSE – ALASKA!  The wide vision cabooses are back! AZL has released an all-new run of these very popular cabooses. The first release is Alaska in two road numbers! 921020-1 Alaska Wide vision caboose 1085 921020-2 Alaska Wide vision caboose 1087 The wide vision cabooses feature AZL’s roller bearing trucks, AutoLatchTM couplers, intricate printing and close coupling. R-70-20 REEFERS – SPFE The R-70-20 reefers are back! A two-pack and four-pack are available.  914836-2 SPFE R-70-20 Reefer 459527, 459526 Two-pack  904806-2 SPFE R-70-20 Reefer 459513, 459522, 459525, 459528 Set Orders now can be placed on AZL Direct: azldirect.comRob Kluz Ztrack Distribution |
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Post by oldgrog on Sept 1, 2023 9:18:58 GMT -5
Great ! Sold out before you even made the announcement !
As demand for the R70-20’s clearly far outstrips supply, any chance if a pre-order process ?
Also, as discussed here peviously by many modellers, will there be a GREEN version of the WFE reefer produced ?
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Post by cwrr on Sept 1, 2023 11:10:46 GMT -5
Well, atleast that nice ARR caboose is available, now if we just had some locos to go with it.....
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Post by ztrack on Sept 1, 2023 11:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by cwrr on Sept 1, 2023 11:20:34 GMT -5
Those, and the impossible to find GP38's! Maybe some of the newer SD's?  |
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Post by mrbarlow on Sept 1, 2023 13:09:52 GMT -5
Rob(s)/Hans:
Just curious...
What is the "Real Story" with these Reefer releases and quick sellouts?
Is this related to unscrupulous buyers that resell on E Bay?
Or some type of Z Fanatic Cult, in which members only buy this particular model, while living in Mommy's basement?
😊
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Post by domi on Sept 1, 2023 13:50:12 GMT -5
Those, and the impossible to find GP38's! Maybe some of the newer SD's? The only SD (and only 6-axle loco indeed) used on Alaska RR is the SD70MAC, which is not produced by AZL. Indeed you could use a SD70M (after having it re-painted) but that would not be accurate. Dom |
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Post by cjhayes2424 on Sept 1, 2023 17:33:32 GMT -5
Great ! Sold out before you even made the announcement ! As demand for the R70-20’s clearly far outstrips supply, any chance if a pre-order process ? Also, as discussed here peviously by many modellers, will there be a GREEN version of the WFE reefer produced ? As of right now, Z Scale Monster still has both sets available. |
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Post by zscalehobo on Sept 1, 2023 18:14:13 GMT -5
Rob(s)/Hans: Just curious... What is the "Real Story" with these Reefer releases and quick sellouts? Is this related to unscrupulous buyers that resell on E Bay? Or some type of Z Fanatic Cult, in which members only buy this particular model, while living in Mommy's basement? 😊 I posted this in the August release "There's a limited number so dealer orders are enough to make it appear as if they sold out quickly (if you only use AZL direct as a gauge)." I will add ... the lack of appearance of a new release on AZL direct means the items are en route to dealers who snatched them all up. In this release, as a dealer, I was asleep at the wheel last night while refreshing the dealer ordering page and ended up with only one 2-pack. I haven't listed it on my site yet. Hence it's "missing" from the world. I know John (US Z) and Anthony (ZSM) and possibly 1zu220 in Germany got some as i heard from customers that they had them listed as available for a brief moment. AZL seemingly has under-ordered these r7020's. That's pretty clear. Although some previous "can't find anywhere" versions still sit in some dealer's stock, unsold. |
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Post by Rob Albritton on Sept 1, 2023 18:19:46 GMT -5
Rob(s)/Hans: Just curious... What is the "Real Story" with these Reefer releases and quick sellouts? Is this related to unscrupulous buyers that resell on E Bay? Or some type of Z Fanatic Cult, in which members only buy this particular model, while living in Mommy's basement? 😊 It's a Z Fanatic Cult. That's only logical conclusion. That being said, the Cult has a Crystal Ball - and it sees another run of R70 in the future.  |
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Post by Scott on Sept 1, 2023 19:15:05 GMT -5
Hey, how can I start my own AZL cult?!
Without a crystal ball. Have a crystal bowl.
Sacrifices made: Sculptamold, Hydrocal, and EnviroTex Lite instead of Italian restaurants, nonessential groceries, and Irish pubs.
Come to think of it, … I have faith in AZL. A cult would be … non-applicable?
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Post by DAZed on Sept 1, 2023 21:01:46 GMT -5
Please do the green Burlington Northern BNFE R-70-20's. Similar scheme to the BNSF, but green instead of mineral red. ANd of course BNFE reporting marks. There's also a nice all-white BN BNFE shceme too. (looks just like your all-orange BNFE. Except, less orange and more white. Both very common and everywhere during the 80's, 90's, and 2000's. |
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Post by highhoods on Sept 4, 2023 18:17:04 GMT -5
How about some more orange Tropicanas. Those are scarce as hen's teeth. And some Fruit Growers express for us easterners. We had fruit too. Asking for a friend. Keep up the great work!
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Post by Edward on Dec 22, 2023 22:50:59 GMT -5
Fun fact… the white PFE “Perishable Fruit Experts” logo was specifically designed to be placed over the Union Pacific “shield” logo that was once shared.
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