AZL June 2023 New Items Part 1

[ztrack]

AMERICAN Z LINE
June 2023 New Releases Part 1

ALCO PA1 – New Haven – Version 3!



We have the third version of New Haven PA1s. This version is in a striking orange and black scheme!

64425-1 New Haven ALCO PA1 760
64425-2 New Haven ALCO PA1 761

The ALCO PAs feature prototype specific details, 7mm can motor, dual flywheels, directional controlled LED lighting, six-axle trucks with blind middle axle (no flange), blackened metal wheels, traction tires, optional snowplow, optional front coupler cover and are DCC ready. Note, the optional plow and coupler cover are located under the box insert.

This release concludes the first run of AZL’s ALCO PA1s.


R-70-20 REEFERS – Burlington Northern Fruit Express (BNFE)



The BNFE R-70-20 reefers are back in a new version! The first run of these cars came with white roofs. This version represents those with the roofs painted to match the car sides. A two-pack and four-pack are available.

914843-1 BNFE R-70-20 Reefer 9490, 9541 Two-pack

904813-1 BNFE R-70-20 Reefer 9504, 9512, 9575, 9663 Set

Orders now can be placed on AZL Direct:

http://azldirect.com

Rob Kluz
Ztrack Distribution

[Rivet Miscounter]

The BNFE R-70-20 reefers are back in a new version! The first run of these cars came with white roofs. This version represents those with the roofs painted to match the car sides. A two-pack and four-pack are available.

@ztrack Rob, that's great that you are doing a roof variation on a subsequent release of this car.   One of the things I like about AZL is some of these cool little variations y'all do from time to time.

That being said...   The color of this car is off....way too orange versus any variation of the real color.  This is likely an example of "Intermountain strikes again", as they did a similar incorrect version and maybe you were emulating that...dunno.   I know your first run sold out, and this one likely will too.  But the color really should be more like your GN cars.

Here are a couple of links for reference:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/original-color-slides-burlington-1809267247
http://www.icgdecals.com/bn03.htm (about the "orange-est" one I could find)

Anyway, just something to think about if you ever decide to do another run.   Doesn't impact me one bit as these cars were repainted (and largely on the way out) by the time my BNSF era came along.  Yet, I still wanted to bring it up...after your first run I assumed that another run was a decade away and now here we are with a second (slightly varied) one in a year.

[Rivet Miscounter]

The fact that you've done a variation of a first run R-70-20 does make me optimistic for the green BNFE cars, any comment on that?   I presumed that y'all just rubber stamped a re-run of the first run with new road numbers so this is exciting news!

Also hoping for this white one at some point: http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2378277  Same basic decoration as your orange car, just white!  (some slight variations in the dim data, plus consolidated stencil, etc)

[bbussey]

AMERICAN Z LINE
June 2023 New Releases Part 1

ALCO PA1 – New Haven – Version 3!



We have the third version of New Haven PA1s. This version is in a striking orange and black scheme!

64425-1 New Haven ALCO PA1 760
64425-2 New Haven ALCO PA1 761

Sweet!

Your description is off though, even though the model is painted correctly:  Orange and green, not black.

[ztrack]

@ztrack
http://www.icgdecals.com/bn03.htm (about the "orange-est" one I could find)

For reference:



This is an interesting one.. I have found examples where the cars are definitely more orange than yellow like the one in this link. But I am also seeing the yellow. I have to think that both are acceptable. I don't think the yellow cars are really faded orange ones. The yellow is too clean for that.

I do think the photo I took of the cars enhanced the orange more than it should.