How about some links to web sites of Z Scale manufacturers being posted as a reply to this thread? Let's see how many people are making it now. ------------------ Ship It On The FRISCO! | IAMOKA.com
www.micro-trains.com Theres one, i dont know the Marklin site though. kevin [This message has been edited by Kevin D Mumaw (edited 18 October 2000).]
Here is a website which I am told is planning some Z scale items, but nothing is showing on the site yet. Arrowhead Scale Models
I beleive it is just www.marklin.com for thier site. I think it will be updated in about 3 weeks or so with the 2005 releases.
Their American steam isn't too bad... Robert Ray has a few of the NP steam sets... Robert also sells some of his craftsman Z kits at Feather River Train Shop...
Their American steam isn't too bad... Robert Ray has a few of the NP steam sets... Robert also sells some of his craftsman Z kits at Feather River Train Shop...
Like HemiAdda2d stated, the American Steam locomotives are not too bad. Expect to do a lot of tinkering to keep them running in tip top shape. It is rather intimidating at first. But After a while you will get good at the maintanance that is needed.
More Z scale info in this thread........ http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/10/t/000051/p/1.html#000005
I can't wait to see what Alan is planning, as well as the stuff Eric Menzel (Mythman) is planning. I have no etched brass or cast metal kitmaking skills, I'm just a wood craftsman kit kind of guy, however I can build any kit you can dream up. Maybe... At least I'll try. Z Scale is still a few years away from mainstream, but the more people who contribute to the cause, the more converts from other scales we will see. The zscale.org site pretty much has a list of all the manufacturers releasing Z products. It's updated fairly often, and had more than doubled in the last year. list of Manufacturers of Z-scale Products at zscale.org -Robert
Here is a pic of the next Z Scale release from AZL: I have 2 of the Z Scale F59PHI locomotives, and they run real nice. I have the Sounnder set too, and they are real nice, however they don't run as nice because of truck resistance. AZL is working on this issue before releasing their Amtrak Surfliner and California cars. Sometime soon (this year) we should have the Cab Forwards in Z from AZL. -Robert
Surfliner cars! Amazing, could superliners be far off? I could just convert my layout to Z right now if so. Haven't laid any permanent track yet. *edit* wow, I took a tour of AZL's site and what do I see? SD45s, SD40-2s, E8s, all the good stuff! Hmm. Maybe I should make the switch.
Thanks Alan for that excellent list of manufacturers. The F-units are great... too bad there is no Frisco though. Charlie
The price is really what scares a person off. I mean for the average modeler I don't think $500 is a possibility. One to two hunderd can be doable. I spent about 500 on my MT mogul only becasue I really wanted that specific model and I knew they were not easy to come by. But the wife won't let me do that too often! By the way Robert, is that picture of the surfliners on the layout that was featured in MR last spring? It looks just like it!