Post by MP Fan / locomotives on Jul 9, 2015 14:18:14 GMT -5
Recently I purchased four of the AZL Missouri Pacific E-8 locomotives......I want to state that they are wonderful in both appearance and operation.....I am very happy with their performance and they are good advertisements for AZL.....I have been in N-scale for over 20 years and know quality when I see it......these locomotives operate quietly and smoothly and at very slow speeds.....I write this to help others who might be considering Z-scale......I would say go for it, great quality.....Now I need lightweight passenger cars for my E-8 locomotives to pull......I hope that down the road these might happen with AZL......my only other experience with Z-scale involved passenger cars made by MTL......the passenger cars (coach, dome, sleeper) were not as good as I would like (not close coupling and no flush windows and bad looking dome)......so I hope AZL will do better.....the MP E-8 locomotives need coaches, domes, diners, sleepers, RPO, and baggage cars......the COLORADO EAGLE did not have an Observation car so that at Geneseo, KS, a sleeper from Wichita could be quickly attached to the consist.....however, the MISSOURI RIVER EAGLE did have an OBS.....when it began in 1942, the letterboards on the cars of the COLORADO EAGLE contained the train name.....as time went by and with the inauguration of the TEXAS EAGLE in 1948, some of the cars just contained THE EAGLE......when AZL does these it would be nice to be able to have a mix of cars with THE EAGLE or COLORADO EAGLE......I hope that this note is helpful......and I would hope that the Missouri Pacific Historical Society would help promote your products.....thank you.....GREAT PRODUCT.....VERY HAPPY!!!!
