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Post by zdave on May 9, 2016 11:25:16 GMT -5
NS SD70ACe: 1033, 1045 and 1056 NS SD70M-2: 2650, 2657 and 2680 Yes, we have SD70M-2s as well in this run  Here's NS 2657 rounding the bend in the location I'm modeling. Too, cool.  The others pop-up nearby, too.  |
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Post by ugeesta on May 12, 2016 20:40:36 GMT -5
Got my CSX unit today and I really like it. The detail is amazing. Unfortunately, the lights are a bit dim compared to my SD70 and GP38, otherwise it's a great engine.
Any chance for a black DRG&W unit in the future?
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Post by zdave on May 13, 2016 19:24:15 GMT -5
Got my CSX unit today and I really like it. The detail is amazing. Unfortunately, the lights are a bit dim compared to my SD70 and GP38, otherwise it's a great engine. Any chance for a black DRG&W unit in the future? The lights are a little dimmer but it's sweet to have ditch lights in Z. |
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Post by Kez on May 14, 2016 14:57:10 GMT -5
Wait, what? Ditch lights from the factory? Haven't even cracked my Reading open yet.......
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Post by zdave on May 14, 2016 16:01:34 GMT -5
Wait, what? Ditch lights from the factory? Haven't even cracked my Reading open yet....... Yes, sir, they are there. They're not extremely bright but I just turn down the room lights when I'm love'n my locos. Maybe put on some Tom Jones or Dean Martin.  |
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Post by ugeesta on May 14, 2016 16:26:38 GMT -5
Wait, what? Ditch lights from the factory? Haven't even cracked my Reading open yet....... Yes, sir, they are there. They're not extremely bright but I just turn down the room lights when I'm love'n my locos. Maybe put on some Tom Jones or Dean Martin. Why hey stop there? Break out the Barry White  |
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Post by zdave on May 14, 2016 16:56:19 GMT -5
Barry's sweet, dulcet tones vibrate all the ballast off my tracks. |
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Post by Kez on May 14, 2016 21:09:06 GMT -5
Funny, I like a little heavy metal (progressive, preferably) when I watch my Z heavy metal.......... |
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Post by bloodynose on May 16, 2016 21:54:51 GMT -5
The new releases are out there now: UP,BNSF, and NS heritage SD70ACes and ATSF brass cabooses! Get 'em while their hot! Got the ones I wanted on order...
Mark
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Post by bloodynose on May 17, 2016 22:56:48 GMT -5
I am seeing not only the "limited" Heritage locos getting sold out but the regulars in BNSF and UP are getting sold out! That is a real shame! there are a lot of modelers out there that [are not] collectors of limited editions and probably cannot afford to buy every new release within hours of AZL making them available! There seems to be all road names and numbers still available of the last release of the SD70, SD70M, SD70I, SD75M so what is going on here? How could you miss the mark this BADLY? I am seriously disappointed in AZLs latest business decision and hope that they will some how fix this! The tooling has already been made... just order more!
Mark
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Post by zdave on May 18, 2016 0:12:19 GMT -5
I can't speak for AZL, of course, but I wouldn't usually buy UP, since I run CSX and NS. However, I purchased the UP non-heritage ACe just because I like the scheme and love the other two ACes I'm running. It looks like I'm not the only one increasing the usual demand. The Z scale market is so small, it probably doesn't take too many others such as me to throw off the usual sale projections.
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Post by Hans Riddervold (AZL) on May 18, 2016 4:11:14 GMT -5
Our first SD70ACe run consist of 2700 locomotives. Not small by any Z standard. When all locomotives are released we can start planning the second run. We also have to look at the great perspective. Within one year we are releasing the P42 and the ES44AC. We are also releasing reruns of the following: GP30, GP38-2 and RDC-1. We also have F7s that we have not released yet. So, we would probably continue to miss the mark, sometimes we overproduce and sometimes we are a little short.
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Post by bnsantaray on May 18, 2016 5:52:49 GMT -5
Can someone pinpoint the Visual difference between the 2BNSF version.
Thanks
Raymond
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Post by ztrack on May 18, 2016 6:29:43 GMT -5
First the good news... we are not sold out of the UPs. We have more in reserve and will be releasing them after QC. Also, we still have CSX in stock! In checking around, the NS Reading and the NS Savannah & Atlanta are also still available. So there are Aces out there! It does look like the West Coast roads are going to go faster than the East Coast roads. So I need some of you West coast guys to move to the other side of the room! Note the two photos below. The safety, or isolated cab has a line on the front. This is the separator to keep the cab isolated. There are other differences with the panels. The safety cab is shown on bottom.   So why the difference? For 4 years the locos were built without the isolated cab. Here is the answer from Wikipedia: The SD70ACe uses the cab design of late-model SD90MAC-H units, which uses rectangular window glass and is externally different from the two cab variations used on earlier SD70M and SD70MAC units. In 2008, EMD standardized the isolated cab on subsequent SD70ACe's after non-isolated cab units were restricted from leading on BNSF Railway due to excessive cab vibration. So for prototype sake, run the isolated cab unit up front! Rob |
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Post by zdave on May 18, 2016 7:00:30 GMT -5
First the good news... we are not sold out of the UPs. We have more in reserve and will be releasing them after QC. Also, we still have CSX in stock! In checking around, the NS Reading and the NS Savannah & Atlanta are also still available. So there are Aces out there! It does look like the West Coast roads are going to go faster than the East Coast roads. So I need some of you West coast guys to move to the other side of the room! ... Rob Ha, yes! Come on over to the homes of the "dark future" and the "dark thoroughbreds." The rails are warm and I promise the horses won't eat your pumpkins. |
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The others pop-up nearby, too.
