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Post by rapidotrains on Feb 2, 2019 16:16:52 GMT -8
Hi all, The latest Rapido News is now online. Subscribers got it on Friday. It is free to subscribe! In this issue (#108): - B36-7 order deadline (February 11th) and video - Flexi-Flo info - Product updates - EP-5 samples, N 8600, FA-2/FB-2 etc. - Delivery updates and show appearances - Our very own Product of the Year Poll! We're particularly proud of the poll. It will shake our hobby to its core..... or not. Here it is: conta.cc/2D3B18m Thanks for reading, Jason  |
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Post by talltim on Feb 2, 2019 16:34:17 GMT -8
Ok, which mag had the Rapidoless poll?
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Post by csxt8400 on Feb 2, 2019 17:36:45 GMT -8
Jason,
When can we expect another run of 3800's? Hopefully with some improvements on the ends and walkways.
Need some gray and black and white and red CN ones.
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Feb 2, 2019 17:39:40 GMT -8
I believe it was Model Railroader. I did their poll and I thought it was odd - things that I knew were released in 2018 from various manufactures that were not included in it. Ok, which mag had the Rapidoless poll? |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Feb 2, 2019 21:05:00 GMT -8
I AM looking forward to Kalmbach's explanation for leaving out Rapido.
Ed
who has a big bag of Rapido NP boxcars "over there". And, while loving the NYC Flexi-flo's, would REALLY like some GN/NP/CB&Q 50' PCF outside braced double door boxes. Oh, yeah. BN too.
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Post by MONSTERRAILROAD on Feb 2, 2019 21:35:17 GMT -8
I Stopped by the Rapido Booth on Sunday almost at the end of the show. Now I have the very first B36-7 engine!! Nice! Thank you Rapido!
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Post by sd40dash2 on Feb 3, 2019 4:21:16 GMT -8
I believe it was Model Railroader. I did their poll and I thought it was odd - things that I knew were released in 2018 from various manufactures that were not included in it. Ok, which mag had the Rapidoless poll? Only products included from their financial backers? |
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Post by lvrr325 on Feb 3, 2019 5:01:08 GMT -8
Have to say I was disappointed in the choice to add Lehigh Valley red RS11s as an AHRS exclusive.
I tried to buy one of their exclusive pieces previously and got absolutely nowhere, it wasn't listed on their site and their facebook page was useless trying to find out how to buy the parts I wanted. So I have very low confidence in spending the money for one of these through them.
If they were just a regular run item I'd pre-order a couple and be done with it. I presume since they're being done this way it will be a long time if ever before they appear as a regular run piece.
I never got any answer back on messages to Rapido whether Tuscan units in 7600 numbers with the large numerals to reflect the appearance of units after about 1971 would be run, either. The 8600s being initially offered are only good for about three years and given how slow other engines I've had for that period have been to sell, I didn't put in for any of these. That other maker that does a model of these, the LV units that bring the most on eBay, are the two 7600s that are good for late LV (one of them didn't even get patched until at least 15 months of Conrail, at that). So it would seem that's where the demand is.
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Post by rapidotrains on Feb 3, 2019 6:43:10 GMT -8
Have to say I was disappointed in the choice to add Lehigh Valley red RS11s as an AHRS exclusive. I tried to buy one of their exclusive pieces previously and got absolutely nowhere, it wasn't listed on their site and their facebook page was useless trying to find out how to buy the parts I wanted. So I have very low confidence in spending the money for one of these through them. If they were just a regular run item I'd pre-order a couple and be done with it. I presume since they're being done this way it will be a long time if ever before they appear as a regular run piece. I never got any answer back on messages to Rapido whether Tuscan units in 7600 numbers with the large numerals to reflect the appearance of units after about 1971 would be run, either. The 8600s being initially offered are only good for about three years and given how slow other engines I've had for that period have been to sell, I didn't put in for any of these. That other maker that does a model of these, the LV units that bring the most on eBay, are the two 7600s that are good for late LV (one of them didn't even get patched until at least 15 months of Conrail, at that). So it would seem that's where the demand is. I'm not sure why you are having trouble buying the LV units. Just send us an email through our web site, or you can reach the orders desk directly by emailing orders AT rapidotrains.com. If you did and nobody got back to you, I will chase that up. Roslyn has been off sick for the last two weeks so it's taking a bit longer to get back to people. If you sent us a message through social media, it's not a reliable means of contacting us. Please send an email. We don't have an answer about whether we will run other LV units as we honestly don't know. Depending on how the final sales fall, we can do more LV units later. We plan to do several runs of RS-11s and we're just getting started. It's not a one-trick pony. -Jason |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Feb 3, 2019 8:05:58 GMT -8
I AM looking forward to Kalmbach's explanation for leaving out Rapido. I’d expect the large ads in the ‘other’ magazine, RMC, may have some indication, but purely speculation on my part. |
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Post by canrailfan on Feb 3, 2019 8:33:25 GMT -8
I AM looking forward to Kalmbach's explanation for leaving out Rapido. Ed I also completed the survey. I found some questions and the choices offered for other questions to be strange. It was almost as if the person(s) designing the survey didn't know much about model railroading. I haven't seen a Rapido Trains ad in Model Railroader for quite some time. MR does report new Rapido models in the News & Products column and has reviews of Rapido models from time to time. |
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Post by canrailfan on Feb 3, 2019 8:49:06 GMT -8
Have to say I was disappointed in the choice to add Lehigh Valley red RS11s as an AHRS exclusive. I tried to buy one of their exclusive pieces previously and got absolutely nowhere, it wasn't listed on their site and their facebook page was useless trying to find out how to buy the parts I wanted. So I have very low confidence in spending the money for one of these through them. If they were just a regular run item I'd pre-order a couple and be done with it. I presume since they're being done this way it will be a long time if ever before they appear as a regular run piece. I never got any answer back on messages to Rapido whether Tuscan units in 7600 numbers with the large numerals to reflect the appearance of units after about 1971 would be run, either. The 8600s being initially offered are only good for about three years and given how slow other engines I've had for that period have been to sell, I didn't put in for any of these. That other maker that does a model of these, the LV units that bring the most on eBay, are the two 7600s that are good for late LV (one of them didn't even get patched until at least 15 months of Conrail, at that). So it would seem that's where the demand is. Check the Rapido website. Lehigh Valley RS-11The LV units do not appear to be sold through ARHS, the information says "Proceeds benefit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, Inc." That may be why you could not find anything on the ARHS website or FB page (although you would think they would at least be promoting the model). You should be able to reserve/order the model through your usual sources. (Jason, please correct me if I'm mistaken.) |
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Post by Judge Doom on Feb 3, 2019 11:45:45 GMT -8
I believe it was Model Railroader. I did their poll and I thought it was odd - things that I knew were released in 2018 from various manufactures that were not included in it. Only products included from their financial backers? Sure sounds like it. With all the new and exciting products Rapido released over the past year, and MR not having any in their poll, well, that just stinks of having to "pay to play" to get your name and products in. Of course, MR is known for writing puff-piece reviews on products whose advertisers advertise in the magazine. Not the place I'd go for unbiased reviews. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 17:27:19 GMT -8
I stopped paying attention to anything Model Railroader Magazine said or did a couple years ago. I do not buy or read the magazine but consider it to be of questionable value, at best. Their new product reviews are patronizing to the manufacturers who advertise in MR, and therefore, generally not helpful to me.
I prefer the new product reviews done by those guys who post on YouTube who often personally buy the models they review...then sell some later...the guys who post on these forums. I'd rather watch their YouTube videos. MR is irrelevant.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 19:07:33 GMT -8
I'd rather watch their YouTube videos. MR is irrelevant. Agree. |
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Post by rapidotrains on Feb 3, 2019 19:35:53 GMT -8
Check the Rapido website. Lehigh Valley RS-11The LV units do not appear to be sold through ARHS, the information says "Proceeds benefit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, Inc." That may be why you could not find anything on the ARHS website or FB page (although you would think they would at least be promoting the model). You should be able to reserve/order the model through your usual sources. (Jason, please correct me if I'm mistaken.) Almost 100% correct. The only caveat is that dealers need to order them directly from us rather than from their distributors so we can afford to make the ARHS donation. But we give wholesale discounts too!  -Jason |
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Post by antoniofp45 on Feb 7, 2019 21:10:34 GMT -8
Hello Jason! Quick switch of the gears here but...... are the plans for producing GMC Fishbowls still in the "green light" stage, including the NYC MTA versions? -------------------------------------------------- Hi all, The latest Rapido News is now online. Subscribers got it on Friday. It is free to subscribe! In this issue (#108): - B36-7 order deadline (February 11th) and video - Flexi-Flo info - Product updates - EP-5 samples, N 8600, FA-2/FB-2 etc. - Delivery updates and show appearances - Our very own Product of the Year Poll! We're particularly proud of the poll. It will shake our hobby to its core..... or not. Here it is: conta.cc/2D3B18m Thanks for reading, Jason |
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Post by hovehicle on Feb 8, 2019 11:49:12 GMT -8
Jason,
Where is the 53' well car with new 53' containers? Still waiting for pre-production photos and yes, I have 4 on order.
Vito L.
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Post by cp6027 on Feb 8, 2019 14:00:05 GMT -8
Would also be nice to know the status of the GMD FP7/F7B/F9B project. These have slipped pretty far down the website and I don't think we ever heard if the B-unit would actually be produced.
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Post by catcliffedemon on Feb 8, 2019 16:07:09 GMT -8
Where is the 53' well car with new 53' containers? Still waiting for pre-production photos and yes, I have 4 on order. These are in production, we hope to have paint samples to approve (for color) very soon. When we have nice images of models in the printing room in a month or so, we'll be posting them in our newsletter and on Facebook, as per usual. Would also be nice to know the status of the GMD FP7/F7B/F9B project. These have slipped pretty far down the website and I don't think we ever heard if the B-unit would actually be produced. The B unit did reach the threshold for production, although we want a few more orders before we'll be happy. The Bs are waiting for their slot in the tooling queue at the moment. We hope to be advancing them sometime in the summer and we're not going to announce an order deadline until we get samples to show off. -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Feb 8, 2019 20:26:42 GMT -8
Gareth,
Please respond to my messages (on this forum) of December 28, 2018 and February 6, 2019.
Ed
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Post by ambluco on Feb 9, 2019 5:56:57 GMT -8
How much is a few more B units? 5 or 5 dozen? Where is the 53' well car with new 53' containers? Still waiting for pre-production photos and yes, I have 4 on order. These are in production, we hope to have paint samples to approve (for color) very soon. When we have nice images of models in the printing room in a month or so, we'll be posting them in our newsletter and on Facebook, as per usual. Would also be nice to know the status of the GMD FP7/F7B/F9B project. These have slipped pretty far down the website and I don't think we ever heard if the B-unit would actually be produced. The B unit did reach the threshold for production, although we want a few more orders before we'll be happy. The Bs are waiting for their slot in the tooling queue at the moment. We hope to be advancing them sometime in the summer and we're not going to announce an order deadline until we get samples to show off. -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by catcliffedemon on Feb 9, 2019 6:14:30 GMT -8
How much is a few more B units? 5 or 5 dozen? More! The model is going to happen so that's not at issue. We're confident it will do just fine, especially once we show off the samples. -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by lvrr325 on Feb 10, 2019 0:01:03 GMT -8
Almost 100% correct. The only caveat is that dealers need to order them directly from us rather than from their distributors so we can afford to make the ARHS donation. But we give wholesale discounts too! -Jason And that's why I presumed I wouldn't be able to order them. I rarely order in any great quantity because as nice as these are they are slow to sell simply due to cost. Few people come to the shows prepared to spend that much on something (presuming the shipment arrives anywhere near train show season), and while I can list them on eBay, there I have to compete with a guy who's selling his Rapido items for $13 over cost DC and about twice that on DCC/Sound. If I were able to get a pair at the same cost, and shipping wasn't insane on top of it, then I'd put in a preorder. I do expect when the RDC-2s arrive that may help move this RDC-1, but that's another story. |
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Post by bdhicks on Feb 28, 2019 12:47:19 GMT -8
Maybe I missed it, but did we get word if all of the B36-7 schemes are being made?
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Post by catcliffedemon on Feb 28, 2019 17:21:13 GMT -8
Maybe I missed it, but did we get word if all of the B36-7 schemes are being made? Yes, all the conditional schemes are going ahead. Thanks to all that supported them! -Rapido Gareth |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Feb 28, 2019 18:17:23 GMT -8
I stopped paying attention to anything Model Railroader Magazine said or did a couple years ago. I do not buy or read the magazine but consider it to be of questionable value, at best. Their new product reviews are patronizing to the manufacturers who advertise in MR, and therefore, generally not helpful to me. I prefer the new product reviews done by those guys who post on YouTube who often personally buy the models they review...then sell some later...the guys who post on these forums. I'd rather watch their YouTube videos. MR is irrelevant. I hear that, I quit subscribing years ago. And their posting stuff online that is ONLY available to subscribers is asinine ! |
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Post by riogrande on Feb 28, 2019 18:32:14 GMT -8
I stopped paying attention to anything Model Railroader Magazine said or did a couple years ago. I do not buy or read the magazine but consider it to be of questionable value, at best. That is because you outgrew MR. I found by the early 90s magazines like Rail Model Journal and Model Railroading captured my interest more and more while the content of MR seemed formulaic and worn out and less satisfying. Let's face it, MR is more of a "gateway to the hobby" for new people and to inspire beginners. It has a place in the hobby, but no surprise that it isn't much value to you. Tell us something we don't know. It's been widely recognized about Mr reviews for a long time. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Feb 28, 2019 20:36:37 GMT -8
Let's face it, MR is more of a "gateway to the hobby" for new people and to inspire beginners. Once upon a time, Kalmbach produced a special magazine just for those beginners: Model Trains. That way, Model Railroader could continue to lead and inspire the serious modelers, and not have to waste time on beginners. How did that work out? Ed |
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Post by riogrande on Mar 1, 2019 4:11:27 GMT -8
Once upon a time, Kalmbach produced a special magazine just for those beginners: Model Trains. That way, Model Railroader could continue to lead and inspire the serious modelers, and not have to waste time on beginners. How did that work out? Ed I don't remember that one at all. When was it? MR Magazine seems like it has always accessible to noobs which I'd guess is by design, so it makes sense that a novice only magazine would be redundant; I began reading MR in our Junior High School library in the early 70's and continued to read regularly up until about 25 years ago. The library where I lived before I moved over a year ago had it, so I'd drop in once in a while and thumb through a few copies and was done. I miss Rail Model Journal and Model Railroading - for some reason they satisfied my needs more than MR later on. Bummer they shut down. |
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