AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1

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AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Dec 1, 2015 15:31:51 GMT -5

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Post by ztrack on Dec 1, 2015 15:31:51 GMT -5

AMERICAN Z LINE
December 2015 New Release – Part 1

EMD F3s – Canadian National

62914-1 CN F3A-F3B 9000，9001 Set
62914-2 CN F3A-F3B 9003，9004 Set

64’ Trinity Reefers – Tropicana!

The Tropicana 64’ Trinity reefers are now in stock and shipping to dealers. We have these cars available as single cars, four packs and a twelve pack!

Four car runner packs:

904003-1 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3031, 3059, 3076, 3100 4 Pack
904003-2 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3103, 3121, 3148, 3154 4 Pack

Twelve car runner pack:

904003-3 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3159, 3175, 3196, 3226, 3251, 3271, 3283, 3292, 3307, 3303, 3322, 3327 12 Pack

Single cars:

914003-1 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3009 Single
914003-2 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3030 Single
914003-3 TPIX Trinity 64' Reefer 3192 Single

ATSF - PS2-cd Covered Hoppers:

Runner pack:

90923-1 ATSF (Brown w/cross logo) PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 311196, 308087, 307616, 307502 Set

Single cars:

91923-1 ATSF (Brown w/cross logo) PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 311644 Single Car
91923-2 ATSF (Brown w/cross logo) PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 312757 Single Car

Kansas City Southern - NSC Coil Cars:

There is one runner pack and are two singles of this release.

Runner pack:

913403-1 KCS NSC Coil Car 720008, 720018, 720096, 720099 Set

Single cars:

903403-1 KCS NSC Coil Car 720069 Single Car
903403-2 KCS NSC Coil Car 720040 Single Car

Chicago Northwestern ACF 2-Bay Hoppers:

Runner pack:

913903-1 CNW ACF 2-Bay Set 175086, 175000, 175505, 175524

Single cars:

903903-1 CNW ACF 2-Bay Single 175174
903903-2 CNW ACF 2-Bay Single 175588

See the American Z Line sites for more information on these and other AZL products.

www.americanzline.com

www.azldirect.com

Rob Kluz
Ztrack Distribution

shamoo737 Superintendent Posts: 521	AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Dec 1, 2015 15:47:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by shamoo737 on Dec 1, 2015 15:47:57 GMT -5 Thanks Rob, I needed those Tropicana reefers for my distribution center.

dazed Tycoon Posts: 1,370	AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Dec 1, 2015 18:01:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dazed on Dec 1, 2015 18:01:24 GMT -5 Love the Santa Fe covered hoppers.
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AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Dec 1, 2015 22:16:55 GMT -5

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Post by patrice on Dec 1, 2015 22:16:55 GMT -5

Great! The CN F3s are here.

About the F3B : I don't see any road number on the F3B. I haven't found many pictures but it seems that the B units had the Canadian National and the road number on the side just like the A unit.

I am just curious.

Last Edit: Dec 1, 2015 23:00:43 GMT -5 by patrice

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AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Dec 8, 2015 16:59:24 GMT -5

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Post by dazed on Dec 8, 2015 16:59:24 GMT -5

Dec 1, 2015 18:01:24 GMT -5 dazed said:

Love the Santa Fe covered hoppers.

Except...

Look, I get it, numbers in Z-scale are hard to read....next to impossible in normal circumstances but definitely easily read in macro-photography, and even the naked eye can discern the variations from one car to the next. Agreed?

No? Well how 'bout this...you don't number every single car you make "123456", so at some level the numbers in Z matter, right? (not to mention you release multiple numbers, not to state the obvious)

So, would it kill you to take 3 minutes and check to see that the numbers you're putting on cars are correct for the cars you are doing? Every single one of the numbers you have applied on this Santa Fe run are for 4427cf or similar cars. (Those would NOT be the cars AZL makes, for the spectators...theirs is some variant of the 4750cf class of covered hopper...a very different looking car)

Need ideas on how to get appropriate numbers? Here's one...
www.intermountain-railway.com/n/html/65361.htm

Worried that Intermountain will cry foul? I wouldn't be...they're so done with z-scale it's not even funny, if the conversation I had with them over the weekend is any indication. But if so, there are other venues such as...

This is the one that might actually take a few minutes...
rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=ATSF&cid=4

Again, I get it....z-scale. Not mad about it, etc. Probably won't change your sales one bit. (it moved me from "must purchase now" to "wait for the sale".) But it's the small things guyZ...details make the difference. Don't be like Micro-Trains.

Last Edit: Dec 8, 2015 17:39:20 GMT -5 by dazed

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AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Jan 2, 2016 21:27:24 GMT -5

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Post by pmx on Jan 2, 2016 21:27:24 GMT -5

Really like the CNW hoppers, but...

While the most of road numbers selected are good, but the 1755xx series are slightly different model which was slightly longer and had some other noticeable visual differences.

CNW 175086
CNW 175505

But more disappointing is that the wrong logo was used for the color scheme of the car selected. Rather than it saying Chicago System on the ball it should be the Employee Owned. (Plus the logo should be offset rather than centered) The Chicago System was used, but was the full color version on cars that where repainted in the 80's.

Last Edit: Jan 2, 2016 21:36:21 GMT -5 by pmx

cjhayes2424 Engineer Posts: 104	AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1 Jan 3, 2016 8:10:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cjhayes2424 on Jan 3, 2016 8:10:31 GMT -5 Unfortunately, the closest match to this C&NW herald is Micro Scale's n scale "40' & 50' Brown Boxcar decals" and even these won't work. Time to get creative.

AZL December 2015 New Items Part 1

Post by ztrack on Dec 1, 2015 15:31:51 GMT -5

Post by shamoo737 on Dec 1, 2015 15:47:57 GMT -5

Post by dazed on Dec 1, 2015 18:01:24 GMT -5

Post by patrice on Dec 1, 2015 22:16:55 GMT -5

Post by dazed on Dec 8, 2015 16:59:24 GMT -5

Post by pmx on Jan 2, 2016 21:27:24 GMT -5

Post by cjhayes2424 on Jan 3, 2016 8:10:31 GMT -5