Here is my view. And I am all about details. When I got started in Z production the goal was to at least mirror N scale in detail. Please look at...
Not RLW castings. Think they were originally made by George Johnstone, then casted by Chris Croissant. Possible that they were marketed under the...
Since the layout is quite compressed, we could not model the back of the tunnel. Enclosing a recent photo of the complex construction. If you are...
Yes, we used Fasttrack jigs for the turnouts and Atlas flex-track. Photo: Very early stage of construction. [ATTACH]
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Trees are from Loren Snyder among others. Have to come back to the thread with the source of the switches. We have built 3 interchangeable scenery...
Sorting through old posts. And this is where my East Portal ended up. Stay healthy! Hans[ATTACH]
I would suggest using our AZL Forum for the latest update on the RS and RSD releases. No pilot included since we are using a body mounted coupler....
AZL is well into the development of these old ALCO diesel engines. Hopefully the first units will be available at the end of the year. Prototypes...
Well done. And good luck with future projects! Best, Hans
We just released the GE P42 with matching Superliner passenger cars. More about this release on our americanzline.com web site.
We will have some Mexican locomotives this year, KCSdeM and Ferromex.
UP, Milwaukee and PRR will be released later this year!
We are finally ready to release our first injection SD45. First out is Great Northern in Orange and Green colors. The GN will be followed by a...
Pilot and Coupler question. The original Marklin (and AZL) photos showed prototypes with a fixed pilots. We decided to make an add on pilot...
Rob and I will get into Portland tomorrow. As mentioned, we will announce new Z items every day during NTS. You can follow the announcements on...
We will set up a blog for NMRA/NTS in Portland as well. The NTS dates are August 28-30.
UP is part of our first run. CB&Q is included in our 2nd F3 run. Sincerely, Hans (AZL)
Chech AZL forum for more details like road names.
We are finally ready to release our first F3 set. We have chosen the D&RGW F3A&F3B Phase II as our first F unit release. As many of our...
