AZL December 2023 New Items Part 2 Surprise!

[ztrack]

AMERICAN Z LINE
December 2023 New Releases Part 2

EMD SD40-2S ARE HERE – FIRST RELEASE IS UP!



The long awaited AZL SD40-2s from AZL are officially here. The first release is Union Pacific. We have three different road numbers to choose from.

64200-1 UP SD40-2 3707
64200-2 UP SD40-2 3723
64200-3 UP SD40-2 3736

The UP version features these specific details:

Late Production
Cab Headlights
Brakewheel   
Dynamic Brake
Sunshades
High Snowplow
Beacon Light
4000 Gallon Fuel Tank
Leslie S3LR Airhorn
Corrugated Radiators
Q-Fans
Exhaust Silencer
Small width Anticlimber
HTC Trucks
88´Nose
Prototypical Antennas
and more.....

In addition, all AZL SD40-2s include directional controlled LED lighting, blackened metal wheels, traction tires, AZL AutoLatchTM couplers and optional pilots/plows.

Orders of available products can be placed on AZL Direct:

http://ztrackcenter.com

Rob Kluz
Ztrack Distribution

[amato1969]

Whoa, looks awesome!

[Sokramiketes]

Whoa is right.  I've been meaning to sell off my MTL's and I guess those widebodies just lost a lot of value!

[EngineerBlake]

Whoa is right.  I've been meaning to sell off my MTL's and I guess those widebodies just lost a lot of value!

Agreed!

[keeper]

Wow!
Now I need to wait for my preferred roads to be released..... 

[ztrack]

Really take note of the detail packages on the future releases. AZL went a bit crazy on the prototype details for this run. I don't think we have two raod names that are identical!

[ztrack]

I posted today an overview video to show off the SD40-2. Check it out!

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[Sokramiketes]

This is the release that's going to make me pick a direction in Z.  Dash 9's might have been the other nailbiter.

I acquired (horded) a bunch of BNSF in Z over the last 15 years.  The equipment is there, Washington State circa 2008 is modelable.  I've modified a bunch of models to fill gaps.  But the track issue wasn't solved in that time.  No Code 40 track and turnouts, therefore no big layout plans to utilize the equipement.

BNSF, BN, and ATSF SD-40-2's will be neat.  Do I justify the cost and wait out the other delays keeping Z from being forefront, or cut my ties now before I'm in too deep.

That's a lot to sell off too. 

Argh. 

[Rivet Miscounter]

This is the release that's going to make me pick a direction in Z.  Dash 9's might have been the other nailbiter.

I acquired (horded) a bunch of BNSF in Z over the last 15 years.  The equipment is there, Washington State circa 2008 is modelable.  I've modified a bunch of models to fill gaps.  But the track issue wasn't solved in that time.  No Code 40 track and turnouts, therefore no big layout plans to utilize the equipement.

BNSF, BN, and ATSF SD-40-2's will be neat.  Do I justify the cost and wait out the other delays keeping Z from being forefront, or cut my ties now before I'm in too deep.

That's a lot to sell off too. 

Argh.

Argh is right.  I'm in almost the exact same boat.  When AZL announced the Maxi-IV's, Spine Cars, and SD40-2's/T2's all right on top of one another, I was looking at about 10k of stuff and still no BNSF Heritage-II GE's. (I would take either ES44AC's, fudged ES44DC's, AC4400's, or ideally C44-9W's...the three former as stand-ins for the latter)

That's when I decided I wasn't going to drop that kind of coin for Z when I didn't have that GE and have started the move back to N.

I'm "hedging my bets" right now and buying a few Z things here and there...about 1/4 of what I was previously.  But the reality is....well over a year later (and approaching the 9 year mark in Z when we thought an AC4400 was immenant) and STILL no GE.   So man, do I keep up this madness?  I'm definitely in no-man's-land right now which is never good.

[Rossford Yard]

Argh is right.  I'm in almost the exact same boat.  When AZL announced the Maxi-IV's, Spine Cars, and SD40-2's/T2's all right on top of one another, I was looking at about 10k of stuff and still no BNSF Heritage-II GE's. (I would take either ES44AC's, fudged ES44DC's, AC4400's, or ideally C44-9W's...the three former as stand-ins for the latter)

That's when I decided I wasn't going to drop that kind of coin for Z when I didn't have that GE and have started the move back to N.

I'm "hedging my bets" right now and buying a few Z things here and there...about 1/4 of what I was previously.  But the reality is....well over a year later (and approaching the 9 year mark in Z when we thought an AC4400 was immenant) and STILL no GE.   So man, do I keep up this madness?  I'm definitely in no-man's-land right now which is never good.

The answer logically is no.....but practically it is yes.