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Post by mgatdog on Mar 15, 2024 15:45:44 GMT -5
 It’s great what AZL has done for the American Railroads . It would be nice to see them model some foreign country’s like Märklin does for U.S.A. Railroads. That being said I like to see the TGV LYria train . Like the Kato n scale shown above. I know Rokuhan has Japans bullet trains already in Z scale. Just like to see some European bullet trains. |
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Post by sjl on Mar 15, 2024 15:48:57 GMT -5
If I had to guess, I'd bet their deal with Marklin says something like "stay in your lane."
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Post by mgatdog on Mar 15, 2024 16:04:13 GMT -5
If I had to guess, I'd bet their deal with Marklin says something like "stay in your lane." Thats kinda weird. Kato models US railroads ,Europe and Japan . Why should that put a damper on AZL? MTL made the first SD 40-2 and didn’t stop AZL from modeling it too and F7’s. |
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Post by sjl on Mar 15, 2024 16:43:26 GMT -5
But AZL is producing for Marklin, that is the difference.
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Post by Rob Albritton on Mar 15, 2024 19:02:38 GMT -5
View AttachmentIt’s great what AZL has done for the American Railroads . It would be nice to see them model some foreign country’s like Märklin does for U.S.A. Railroads. That being said I like to see the TGV LYria train . Like the Kato n scale shown above. I know Rokuhan has Japans bullet trains already in Z scale. Just like to see some European bullet trains. Me too! 😉 |
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Post by Rob Albritton on Mar 15, 2024 19:03:16 GMT -5
If I had to guess, I'd bet their deal with Marklin says something like "stay in your lane." Nope. That would be anti-competitive and against USA and EU law. |
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Post by sjl on Mar 15, 2024 19:57:03 GMT -5
If I had to guess, I'd bet their deal with Marklin says something like "stay in your lane." Nope. That would be anti-competitive and against USA and EU law. Oh dear. I’ve awoken the compliance department. |
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Post by Rob Albritton on Mar 16, 2024 15:12:54 GMT -5
Nope. That would be anti-competitive and against USA and EU law. Oh dear. I’ve awoken the compliance department. Far worse: the lawyers. |
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Post by sjl on Mar 16, 2024 17:30:42 GMT -5
Hey, don't badmouth the lawyers! Some are hardworking train enthusiasts.
I was not intending anything quite so literal as a contract to divide the market. Rather, I was suggesting that Marklin might well decide they don't want to do be supplied by a competitor, and the question is really what is the value of that relationship to AZL (assuming Marklin has a termination right upon a "change" in the relationship). But I sure don't have to tell you that.
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Post by domi on Mar 28, 2024 16:56:45 GMT -5
If you guys want some Z scale European bullet train, you should bow over this : azar-models.com/fr/28-20242025Myself I would prefer AZL to consider producing GE U-Boats rather than bullet trains, even french.🙂🤔 Dom |
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Post by Edward on Mar 28, 2024 21:54:02 GMT -5
Myself I would prefer AZL to consider producing GE U-Boats rather than bullet trains, even french.🙂🤔 Dom I’ll 2nd that! U23B, U30B and C30-7 please!! 😁 |
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Post by dazed on Mar 29, 2024 0:44:41 GMT -5
Myself I would prefer AZL to consider producing GE U-Boats rather than bullet trains, even french.🙂🤔 Dom I’ll 2nd that! U23B, U30B and C30-7 please!! 😁 The C30-7’s and U30C’s are probably possible with the C44-9W mech. I have both in N but no interest in Z. |
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Post by zdave on Mar 29, 2024 10:23:37 GMT -5
Myself I would prefer AZL to consider producing GE U-Boats rather than bullet trains, even french.🙂🤔 Dom I’ll 2nd that! U23B, U30B and C30-7 please!! 😁 I’ll third that! |
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Post by sjl on Mar 29, 2024 10:44:14 GMT -5
U23B would be great; a chance for some Penn Central and several of the older (pre-merger) lines I model.
And of course another version of the "weird" Southern short noses.
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Post by mgatdog on Apr 2, 2024 7:53:40 GMT -5
 Even do the new Bright Line in Florida. |
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