Spring News

zfuture Apr 26, 2010

  1. RobertAllbritton

    RobertAllbritton TrainBoard Member

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    All of the cut sheets from new products announced at medford are now on our web site at:
    www.americanzline.com

    Best,
    -Rob(A)
    AZL
     
  2. TechRepJapan

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    That's great news about the cabeese! Can you provide more details?

    Only 144 total made, through all road-names and numbers?

    The special pricing is available only to the folks that attended the convention?

    Are these going to be available through other sellers or only Walthers and Ztrack?
     
  3. J o e

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    It's nice to finally see some new cabooses. I'm definitely getting the Chessie ones. The Big Boy will be tempting to get as well. What's next for large locos for AZL, a DD35 or DD40?
     
  4. SJ Z-man

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    Rob, the Cabeese sheet says 144 made of 1292, 1307 and 1319. These numbers are different than the listed cars below. Are there just 144 total cabeese or 144 of these numbers (and what Roads would these be for)?
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  5. zfuture

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    Bay Window Caboose

    Little confusion with the release. Do not worry, we will make plenty, but the first batch of SP brown and orange (150 total (144 in reality since AZL owners will keep a few!)) was a Medford special. We have leftovers from the 144 which can be purchased at the same rate $57 s&h included from Ztrack. Offer is good through May on a first come basis.
    The other SP roadnumbers that will be available in the first run have a different paint scheme (Mineral Red). Pricing is yet to be announced.
     
  6. TechRepJapan

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    How, when, where can I purchase one? I just checked the Ztrack web-site, but I'm not finding a thing. How soon will Rob update for purchase?
     
  7. Rio Grande

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    And what about s&h to Europe?
    Mattias
     
  8. zfuture

    zfuture TrainBoard Member

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    Hold your horses a little. It takes a little time to get the change to the web site, but I am sure you can e-mail ztrack directly. We set aside $6 for domestic s&h, and foreign orders will have to pay the additional freight ($X - $6).
     
  9. zfuture

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    Release your horses and go directly to the Ztrack web site!
     
  10. tom_mann

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    Well, despite my better judgment, I ordered two of them.
     
  11. rray

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    Actually Tom, that was GOOD judgment! I seen the samples with my own eyes, and they are better than the photos! I ordered all 3 numbers, and I can make all my own cabooses if I want. They look so good, that there is no reason for me to spend the time to build my own. :D
     
  12. tom_mann

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    Thanks Robert, I feel better! I just wish they had the correct trucks.
     
  13. TechRepJapan

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    If they are good enough for the world-famous Robert Ray... :thumbs_up:

    Yes... I ordered one of each road-number. Now... I just hope I got my order in quickly enough and that my order will be honored.

    Thank you AZL folks! I look forward to the other road-names!
     
  14. JoeS

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    Ok, so back to those mikados...Any idea on roadnames? I have to say looking at the challenger, cab forward, and daylight...you know it will be sweet. I have to wait a full year though! :D To AZL I say thanks for listening for all of us who wanted smaller steam.
     
  15. ddechamp71

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    Smaller and plastic injected, which means cheaper! I'm already thinking about an Heavy Mike that will be at the point of a vintage / railfan train, or at the point of the few 50's era freightcars I didn't part with, just the time to catch a shot!

    Dom
     
  16. rhurley

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    Hans,
    Any thought to doing a Zephyr trainset? (Of course, in my case I would want it to be a Flying Yankee Boston and Maine... but they were pretty similar I think)
    ron
     
  17. zfuture

    zfuture TrainBoard Member

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    Zephyr

    It is truly a beautiful train, but we do not have any plans to make it.
     
  18. rhurley

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    How about you Joe? I would think it would be popular and easier than steam.
    ron
     
  19. TetsuUma

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    If you reconsider that Zephyr, I'm up for one.
     
  20. SJ Z-man

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    Unfortunately, to make an injection molded unique multi-car train (at least as long as Märklin's 5 car or longer) would take more than several hundred of you, just, in response to this forum post, in order to likely not even come close to covering just cost.

    The best I can see right now is the start of the Pullman Heavyweights, to match the steam era that will burst early next year.
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