AZL November 2015 New Items Part 2!

Love all the new stuff keep it up guys. Any chance of a rerun of the BNSF coal porters been looking for the old run for ever no wants to sell them

Thanks for the links SMR. Forgot they had 2 styles of BNSF I've been looking for this version



super hard to get the last set of all 3 four packs sold for over $900

Just a quick question for the AZL folks...

Will there be corn syrup cars coming in a company other than ADM?

Thanks and regards,
Cliff

Yeah, the release schedule has really not been stellar.   Maybe which schemes are "coming soon" and some order that the others will come?   (i.e. not necessarily WHEN, but the order)   If we're gonna have nine releases of Cargill in a row that would be nice to know.  I think you guys have been hanging around Micro-Trains too much.

I now have four ADM cars that I really don't want versus the second and third release that I do want but no funds now.

Then I'll get funds and the corn syrup cars will be: BNSF warbonnet, Pennsy, Star Wars, and Hyundai.

I don't know if "better delivery schedule" is accurate. We're not wanting them faster or even to know when they'll be released, just...perhaps a little more varied and some heads up that you're gonna do three variations of a single owner would be nice.

This is akin to announcing a "50 States" run, then doing three consecutive "Oklahoma's". While I did expect to see the ADM "Molecule" at some point, I didn't expect it right on top of two other runs. And with the first run, I assumed that would be "it, forever" for the ADM leaf since I don't think you often see two consecutive runs of a scheme like that. The first run was missing the topside reporting marks (a rarity in real life for the real Leaf logo ones to not have the numbers) but I never in a million years thought they would turn around and immediately (or, ever) release the "good ones" like they did, so I bought a four-pack of the first run. So, I'm stuck with them while really wanting the others. So I'll try to sell them, probably eventually will at a loss, and then all the singles from the subsequent runs will be gone. Thus, the frustration.

Anyway, not a huge deal, I'll survive. But manufacturer reps of most model railroad companies are always saying such-and-such item isn't selling....well this is one reason why. Some of us do have finite budgets, especially over a short period like this.

Regarding the prototype, yes they are very common in many areas. I model about a 5-square-mile area in Dallas and there are probably between 100 and 200 of them in that area for any given week. There are three unloading spots that can handle maybe 15-20 cars each plus a nice stockpile in yards or other storage tracks.

I model two of those facilities, one that handles 3 cars and the other handles 4. With nowhere near the storage/yard capacity I'll probably only end up with 10-12 total, broken out something like:
3-4 ADM
2-3 Cargill
2 Tate & Lyle (likely a custom job)
2 MCP
2 Misc (likely Cerestar, )

Overall, a very exciting release for me so don't get me wrong. It influenced my layout significantly knowing they were on the way.

WOW guys the UP coal porters look awesome that picture you used doesn't give them justice. So here is a better one