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Post by domi on Feb 8, 2024 12:39:35 GMT -5
Thank you guys for your input. Especially tjdreams who showed us the truth about the locomotive itself. Be sure I won't remove the locomotive's drivers as it will just a nightmare to set them back in place. So I must find a crafstman to fix my loco (I'm living in Europe), unless I send it to AZL for repair. Question for you AZL guys, are you doing such after-sale service ? Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 5, 2024 15:34:51 GMT -5
I don't have a heavy weight here to check but my AZL light weight Mikado's pick up power from both the loco wheels and the tender wheels. Ah, ok. So contradictory statements. If one of the AZL guys could give some input... Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 4, 2024 13:08:35 GMT -5
You are correct, Dom. The tender wheels are the only electrical pick-up points for the motor. Thank you Thom. So I have to find a way to add some weight to it.. Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 4, 2024 10:33:30 GMT -5
Yep, definitly better. Thank you very much. Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 4, 2024 8:55:54 GMT -5
Hi gang, I have a question about these jewels. Mine (a CB&Q Heavy) gives me the feeling that only her tender picks up the juice. If I try to lift it a little bit, just leaving the locomotive herself on track, nothing happens when I send voltage in rails. Could anyone here (ideally Hans or Rob) give us any input about this question ?
Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 15:58:32 GMT -5
BTW, I'm not sure I'm going to purchase one of these jewels at the time beeing, but anyway I want to congratulate AZL, these units seem really awesome !
Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 15:37:58 GMT -5
No. It’s beaujolais to describe one or an entity as bourgeois. … Wait uh minute. … Lemme get back to you on this. They put Bordelaise in Bolognese while I wuz dinkin’ burgundy. And if we’re that kind of Americans, what kind of Americans are the BAZ BoyZ? (Gotta be somethin’ admirable ’cause I really dig BAZ BoyZ convention vids and the lesson on wireframe evergreen tree-making.) Scott Beaujolais is interresting but I prefer the wine. Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 15:24:13 GMT -5
Very nice models indeed !!
Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 15:05:42 GMT -5
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 14:57:30 GMT -5
AMERICAN Z LINE February 2024 New Releases Part 1 EMD SD40-2 – Florida East Coast (FEC)! There are two different road numbers to choose from. 64217-1 FEC SD40-2 716 64217-2 FEC SD40-2 720 Funny, I shot this very locomotive in 2010, in downtown Miami, when she was still wearing her ex-UP paintscheme.. (Unable to insert pic here, the link to do this doesn't work ) Dom Looks like it works, now. Dom Attachments:
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 12:54:01 GMT -5
AMERICAN Z LINE February 2024 New Releases Part 1 EMD SD40-2 – Florida East Coast (FEC)! There are two different road numbers to choose from. 64217-1 FEC SD40-2 716 64217-2 FEC SD40-2 720 Funny, I shot this very locomotive in 2010, in downtown Miami, when she was still wearing her ex-UP paintscheme.. (Unable to insert pic here, the link to do this doesn't work ) Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 12:19:29 GMT -5
I have heard several folks say they have replaced their AZL trucks with MTL and then replace with Will's Wheels for less cleaning and better rollability. Haven't had a chance to test it yet. When I swapped AZL trucks with MTL trucks on my AZL freight cars, I indeed put Will's metal wheels on these trucks. Perfect for me. Dom
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Post by domi on Feb 3, 2024 12:16:36 GMT -5
OK Thom, thanks for your input. Best, Dom
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Post by domi on Oct 20, 2023 17:08:19 GMT -5
Folks, did any of you swapped factory AZL couplers with MTL samples on these locomotives ? If yes, is it an easy operation ?
Dom
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Post by domi on Oct 20, 2023 16:44:50 GMT -5
Speaking of the SD70, the pilot mounted coupler is easy to be swapped with a MTL coupler, as it’s only screwed in place (btw, my SD70s are old samples from Ajin/Korea, but I’ve no clue about any change with shells and pilots for the recent Chinese samples). Once the locomotive is fitted with MTL couplers, hand-off switching operations are easy with an under track (electro)magnet.
Dom
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