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Post by rapidotrains on Jun 3, 2019 16:04:36 GMT -8
Dear all, The latest Rapido News is out, with all of the new announcements! Here it is: conta.cc/2KqcorSThanks for reading, Jason    |
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Post by sd80mac on Jun 4, 2019 5:19:26 GMT -8
Those Horizons will bankrupt me. Now, I eagerly await the later phase Cabbages to go with them  |
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Post by railmodeltroy14 on Jun 4, 2019 5:44:53 GMT -8
The Phase IVb Horizons look tempting but I need a locomotive...of equal quality...to pull them.
The CSX F40 ph's will be welcome additions but I need to come up with Executive cars of equal quality.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 10:21:46 GMT -8
Waiting for the GE B23-7 and B30-7A's...hoping they will do them.
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Post by bridge2nowhere on Jun 4, 2019 10:30:41 GMT -8
After not a single offering of interest to me since they started, they finally announce 5 different products I've been waiting 30 years for.
Would have been nice to have them spread out over time, but I have at least a year to justify spending that much.
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Post by Paul Cutler III on Jun 4, 2019 10:34:54 GMT -8
Pssst... Um, not for nothin', but there appears to be an error somewhere. The new Newsletter quotes the "Comet" car prices as: HO 3-car set: $329.95 However, when you go to the Rapido website, the prices are: HO 3-car set: $319.95 Is this the "Higher... In... Canada." price? |
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Post by rails4dmv on Jun 4, 2019 10:54:17 GMT -8
I can't wait for these!! Between the Amtrak and the commuter version, I'm going to need a second job. If and when Rapido announces the center door models, I'm officially taking a second mortgage on the house.
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Post by stevewagner on Jun 4, 2019 12:32:38 GMT -8
Rapido's MBTA Commuter Rail coaches and cab cars will be a big improvement over the ones Walthers produced years ago, which had the purple color entirely wrong -- it was more like pink -- and were not good runners. I haven't yet gotten around to applying proper purple to them, using either paint or decals. A matching Rapido F40PH is also tempting.
The USRA double-sheathed boxcars will also be great. In my case, I'd hope to use Boston & Maine and Lackawanna cars to replace earlier Ertl versions and ones built from Accurail kits.
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Post by peoriaman on Jun 4, 2019 17:08:21 GMT -8
Over the years, the Horizon cars have remained largely unchanged from their as-built appearance, with the only predominant visual differences being the evolution of the Amtrak paint schemes from Phase III through Phase IVb. However, two key changes that have occurred include the replacement of the original power sliding doors with manually-operated parlor doors, and the replacement of the fold-down stairs with fixed steps. We're making both versions, of course. The more-recent paint jobs of the Horizons (Ph. IV? Ph. VI?) include a nice coat of gray paint over the brushed aluminum carbody (supposedly the unpainted aluminum surface was prone to collecting dirt and was difficult to clean). The difference was quite noticeable especially when unpainted and painted cars were mixed on the same train. Will the models feature this difference? |
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Post by csx3305 on Jun 4, 2019 20:25:40 GMT -8
Waiting for the GE B23-7 and B30-7A's...hoping they will do them. Phase 3 B23-7! High hood please! Would settle for some early 90s ATSF and CSX YN1 B36-7’s in the meantime. |
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Post by rapidotrains on Jun 5, 2019 14:19:43 GMT -8
Pssst... Um, not for nothin', but there appears to be an error somewhere. The new Newsletter quotes the "Comet" car prices as: HO 3-car set: $329.95 However, when you go to the Rapido website, the prices are: HO 3-car set: $319.95 Is this the "Higher... In... Canada." price? Dang it! We lowered the price and I forgot to update the newsletter. $319.95 is correct. -Jason |
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Post by trainworm on Jun 5, 2019 16:33:19 GMT -8
What are the chances of seeing the last two ski train cars we need for a complete consist?
The Shavano peak coach snack and the Idaho springs club?
Maybe an add on 2 pack if you get enough reservations?
I already reserved the whole set and the locos through my local dealer.
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jun 5, 2019 17:14:50 GMT -8
Waiting for the GE B23-7 and B30-7A's...hoping they will do them. Phase 3 B23-7! High hood please! Would settle for some early 90s ATSF and CSX YN1 B36-7’s in the meantime. Oh how I would love to have some Rapido High Hood B23-7's and B30-7A1's in Southern or NS. Also, Jason the correct lift holes for Southern and NS doesn't really bother me that much but to see it done correctly would be nice, my B36-7 is still ordered. How about the M420W?  ? |
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Post by bncascadegreen on Jun 5, 2019 23:31:27 GMT -8
Waiting for the GE B23-7 and B30-7A's...hoping they will do them. I’m game for both and B39-8Es |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 9:06:52 GMT -8
Waiting for the GE B23-7 and B30-7A's...hoping they will do them. I’m game for both and B39-8Es I'm with you... In the meantime...I picked up another Genesis Undecorated GP15-1 (MP) version...off FleeBay...I guess they still don't sell?  Holy Baby Tunnelmotors, Batman!!! |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 6, 2019 9:15:09 GMT -8
Holy Baby Tunnelmotors, Batman!!! I remember seeing my first GP15-1 many many moons ago in Oklahoma when I was there at my brief tenure at OU (go Sooners!). I thought the same thing! Who shrunk those tunnel motors I was seeing in California on the SP? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 9:27:37 GMT -8
I can only imagine the four axle lash ups I could re-create with a Rapido B23-7...  |
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Post by riogrande on Jun 6, 2019 14:46:32 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 17:41:39 GMT -8
Nope.
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Post by roadkill on Jun 6, 2019 18:48:59 GMT -8
I second that  . |
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Post by klinn on Jun 7, 2019 3:38:44 GMT -8
How about the M420W? ? A number of years ago I asked a Rapido rep about that at a show, but back then it was rumoured that Bowser was going to produce an M420. I suspect Rapido didn't want to take the risk of pouring money into a project that would be second-to-market. And a limited market at that. Well, it's been years and still no M420. Maybe it's time to reconsider? Rapido did that with the SW1200RS after the Trueline Trains debacle finally played out. |
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