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Post by dave on Jan 6, 2016 14:22:49 GMT -5
Good afternoon,
If someone gave you $500 and you had to spend it on building a Z-scale train, what would you buy? You need to buy at least one loco and at least 4 cars and you have to end up spending $500 +/- $20. You can get pricing from your favorite etailer or LHS. Here is what I came up with and I spent $506.25
Brand Item Roadname Qty
AZL SD75M Locomotive BNSF 1
AZL 64' Trinity Reefer BNSF 2
AZL 3 Bay Hopper BNSF 1
AZL 23,500 Gallon Tank Car 4-Pack PROCOR 1
AZL 73' Centerbeam Flat Car BNSF 1
AZL 42' Coil Car BNSF 1
AZL 2 Bay ACF Hopper BN 1
AZL Thrall 3564 Gondola TTX 1
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Post by smr on Jan 6, 2016 14:59:03 GMT -5
How about a Union Pacific Passenger Train? Märklin 88627 UP E9A 1x AZL 71608 UP Baggage Car 1x AZL 71708 UP Coach 4x
AZL 71408 UP Parlor 1x
Best,
Sven
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Post by markm on Jan 6, 2016 16:00:18 GMT -5
Or Western Pacific's Ford Train:
MTL 98001 421 F7A (Zephyr Paint)
MTL 98001 291 F7A ("New Image" Green) X2 (all units run cab forward)
AZL 90205 ATSF Autorack X4
AZL 91000 SP Autorack (X4)
AZL 92019 WP Caboose
Comes out to $498.
Mark
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Post by davestubbs on Jan 7, 2016 2:47:40 GMT -5
Most for your money
AZL GP38-2 BN X2
AZL ACF 3 bay hopper BN x8
AZL ACF 3 bay hopper BNSF x8
AZL wide vision caboose BN x1
All yours for $480 thanks to AZL black Fri #4 the BNSF hoppers are free. you could also do only 1 engine and add 4 more of each hopper for only an extra $7. 24 hoppers and caboose nice long train Go mean green;)
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Post by markm on Jan 7, 2016 8:29:11 GMT -5
Thinking about it, Sven's passenger train would make a good starter set. Swap out a coach or the parlor for an RPO and add a GP7 or Mikado option for power and you have a reasonable representation of at least a dozen different secondary route prototypes on nearly as many roads.
Mark
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Post by mgatdog on Jan 7, 2016 14:50:17 GMT -5
Well you could got AZL week 3 Black Friday special and spent $370 on loco and 12 coal cars. Then with the $130 left you could bought the Rokuhan double oval track and controller to run it on.
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Post by toronado3800 on Aug 25, 2016 23:26:45 GMT -5
Good topic! $170 AZL SD70 $30 DCC card $40 AZL 33,000 gal LPG Tank $50 AZL-901 series coal car $10 Magnamatic conversion couplers $25 weathered MTL gondola with load $25 60' MTL bulkhead flatcar with load $20 MTL modern log car $40 MTL wellcar with containers $25 MTL-506 open door loaded boxcar $50 some 50' Flatcar I can't find loaded with a tank or two $50 bulktainer loaded well car I can't find....... I MAY be able to design or find a bulktainer on Shapeways...hmmmm... Darn, $535. Something has to go!  |
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