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Post by rapidotrains on Nov 17, 2018 15:24:56 GMT -8
Hi all, We have a big order deadline coming this week. Please get your orders in with your dealer by Tuesday. If you are late to the game you can order direct from us until the 29th. Numbers go to the factory on November 30th. The products are the RS-11, HO scale RS-18 and awesomest, beautifulest, dearest-to-my-heart Tempo train. Not that I am biased mind you. Here's the landing page for all of the products: www.rapidotrains.com/upcoming-order-deadlines/"]https://www.rapidotrains.com/upcoming-order-deadlines/]https://www.rapidotrains.com/upcoming-order-deadlines/ Thanks to everyone who places an order! Best regards, Jason |
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Post by wmrdgfan on Nov 17, 2018 18:22:16 GMT -8
Does this include the Cornell red units for the ARHS?
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Post by rapidotrains on Nov 17, 2018 19:22:49 GMT -8
Does this include the Cornell red units for the ARHS? No. We're making extras of those. We will sell them until they are sold out. -Jason |
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Post by lvrr325 on Nov 19, 2018 7:46:19 GMT -8
I passed because the LV are too early for my era and without a preorder I don't want to inventory more locomotives.
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Post by bis54 on Nov 19, 2018 10:59:01 GMT -8
Where are the Maine Central RS 11s?
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Post by catcliffedemon on Nov 19, 2018 12:56:26 GMT -8
Where are the Maine Central RS 11s? Future run. We had terrible trouble picking the units for the first run. We knew that no matter what roadnames we decided on we’d be upsetting some people. We’ve had loads of requests for BN, D&H, DW&P, MEC, NP, NYC and SAL and probably quite a few others I’ve forgotten. We hope to make many of these people happy second time around. The D&H and MEC units in particular wore some of the most gorgeous paint schemes ever devised so we can’t wait to offer them. -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by valenciajim on Nov 19, 2018 17:22:39 GMT -8
I already ordered mine. I can see 2019 is going to be very expensive. Also, I might point out that Rapido is getting the largest portion of my modelling dollars. That speaks to the quality of Rapido's products. I am still trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on the Trix Challenger.
I am really going to be in the poorhouse when Rapido makes the Ski Train.
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Post by thelastspike on Nov 19, 2018 18:25:19 GMT -8
Where are the Maine Central RS 11s? Future run. We had terrible trouble picking the units for the first run. We knew that no matter what roadnames we decided on we’d be upsetting some people. We’ve had loads of requests for BN, D&H, DW&P, MEC, NP, NYC and SAL and probably quite a few others I’ve forgotten. We hope to make many of these people happy second time around. The D&H and MEC units in particular wore some of the most gorgeous paint schemes ever devised so we can’t wait to offer them. -Rapido Gareth Any plans for a RSC-14 in the future Garth? I believe you will only have to cast new A1A trucks. |
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Post by catcliffedemon on Nov 20, 2018 3:44:37 GMT -8
Any plans for a RSC-14 in the future Garth? I believe you will only have to cast new A1A trucks. It’s certainly on our radar... but we’ve fallen into the trap before of promising something and thinking it was just a matter of a pair of new trucks and then realizing that it was a much more complicated project!  -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by jonklein611 on Nov 20, 2018 4:54:42 GMT -8
Any plans for a RSC-14 in the future Garth? I believe you will only have to cast new A1A trucks. It’s certainly on our radar... but we’ve fallen into the trap before of promising something and thinking it was just a matter of a pair of new trucks and then realizing that it was a much more complicated project! -Rapido Gareth The cabbages only have a new door!  |
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Post by catcliffedemon on Nov 20, 2018 8:13:03 GMT -8
The cabbages only have a new door! Actually to be fair we went into the Cabbage project with our eyes wide open. The F40PH with ditch lights, now that was a classic. That was only supposed to be a case of adding ditch lights. In the end it has a completely new body and many underbody changes! -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by nsc39d8 on Nov 20, 2018 8:27:51 GMT -8
Gareth,
I would like to suggest the MLW M420 as well. I really want one to finish out my Delaware Lackawanna fleet.
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Post by catcliffedemon on Nov 20, 2018 8:42:23 GMT -8
Gareth, I would like to suggest the MLW M420 as well. I really want one to finish out my Delaware Lackawanna fleet. It is a very “Rapido” locomotive! -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by sd80mac on Nov 20, 2018 9:12:25 GMT -8
Agreed, the M420 seems like a natural for Rapido. If VIA had owned any, I'm sure they'd have done it by now! |
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Post by rapidotrains on Nov 20, 2018 11:57:20 GMT -8
Agreed, the M420 seems like a natural for Rapido. If VIA had owned any, I'm sure they'd have done it by now! Only if VIA ran it out of Toronto in 1980.... My layout: www.facebook.com/KingstonSub/-Jason |
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Post by thelastspike on Nov 20, 2018 12:50:30 GMT -8
Any plans for a RSC-14 in the future Garth? I believe you will only have to cast new A1A trucks. It’s certainly on our radar... but we’ve fallen into the trap before of promising something and thinking it was just a matter of a pair of new trucks and then realizing that it was a much more complicated project! -Rapido Gareth I must confess I know they reduced to horsepower from 1800 to 1400, however, I am unsure of any external modifications beyond the trucks. |
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Post by Paul Cutler III on Nov 20, 2018 12:53:18 GMT -8
M-420's are a favorite of mine. I actually bought an Overland one in CN colors because I worked on one in "real life"(tm) back in 1999. On the real thing, it was real fun trying to change the batteries and then get one started after it had been sitting in storage on the Canadian tundra for years, but we did get it to run. The inside of the cab was immaculate, and certainly better than the B23-7 & GP38. The only real complaint was the vertical corner steps; it gave you a nice platform to stand on with the wide bottom step, but climbing up them with anything in your hands was not fun. Bonus: P&W had M-420R's (with trade-in RS-3 trucks) in two paint schemes. The Overland model is the old tank drive mechanism from the 1980's, which makes it a little noisy. But it's heavy and pulls well. I also added pick-up wipers to make it all-wheel pick-up and installed DCC. Who ever painted it did a really nice job, and either accidently or on purpose the weathering and wear & tear on the model looks just like the M-420's I worked on. Paint chips, broken decal stripe on the sill, a bent hand rail, and so on. |
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Post by sd80mac on Nov 20, 2018 13:16:41 GMT -8
M420s are near and dear to me as well. Lake State Railway #3504 was the first "Alco" (I know, technically not an Alco) product I ever got to see run. I was lucky enough to be granted permission to check out their yard and shops on the day they were bringing #3504 "back from the dead" to help out with an influx of traffic. I even got to ride in 3504 around the shop area. This was in the fall of 2009, and 3504 and 2 of the C425s were the only Alcos left running on the LSRC at the time. A few months later they were sidelined again by more new EMDs and met the torch not long after. I'd love an HO version!  |
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Post by Canadian Atlantic on Nov 20, 2018 15:01:38 GMT -8
It’s certainly on our radar... but we’ve fallen into the trap before of promising something and thinking it was just a matter of a pair of new trucks and then realizing that it was a much more complicated project! -Rapido Gareth I must confess I know they reduced to horsepower from 1800 to 1400, however, I am unsure of any external modifications beyond the trucks. They may of received a waste retention tank when they were retrucked. I'd be in for a few RSC-14's for a PEI themed layout. |
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Post by marknycfan on Nov 22, 2018 6:28:40 GMT -8
I will be happy to purchase a New Haven RS-11, one, just one..... |
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