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Post by thelastspike on May 15, 2021 3:42:37 GMT -8
Any guesses at what the suprise arrivals will be? Re-tooled Dash 8.
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Post by trainboyy on May 17, 2021 19:05:38 GMT -8
Rapido Facebook Live - May 13th 2021 - 2 products arriving next month as surprises, pay attention to the newsletter if you want to be sure to have a chance at getting them - ATSF Reefer in tooling - RS-18u and RSC-14 - samples should be soonish - Turboliner in tooling - samples hopefully end of June / early July - more freight cars coming, including more modern stuff - tank car sales exceeded expectations - in background of Matt's image - modular layout he is building of a AutoFlood III coal loading facility... - more stuff coming in weeks ahead to the swag store - E8 - in tooling - F59PH - only paint schemes still at risk are the Metrolink ribbon and as delivered, order deadline June 15th - Bilevels roll very well, they kept rolling away when pictures were being taken apparently.
I would assume this is after the big reveal of the Autofloods and Chevies. Just trying to clear this up.
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Post by mdvle on May 18, 2021 5:37:49 GMT -8
Rapido Facebook Live - May 13th 2021 - 2 products arriving next month as surprises, pay attention to the newsletter if you want to be sure to have a chance at getting them - ATSF Reefer in tooling - RS-18u and RSC-14 - samples should be soonish - Turboliner in tooling - samples hopefully end of June / early July - more freight cars coming, including more modern stuff - tank car sales exceeded expectations - in background of Matt's image - modular layout he is building of a AutoFlood III coal loading facility... - more stuff coming in weeks ahead to the swag store - E8 - in tooling - F59PH - only paint schemes still at risk are the Metrolink ribbon and as delivered, order deadline June 15th - Bilevels roll very well, they kept rolling away when pictures were being taken apparently.
I would assume this is after the big reveal of the Autofloods and Chevies. Just trying to clear this up.
Correct. The Live Stream was held that evening and covered the new announcements of the FPA-2u/FPB-2u, AutoFloods and cars.
In the comments of the YouTube video Rapido mention a D10 video should be coming soon.
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Post by mdvle on May 18, 2021 5:40:09 GMT -8
Any guesses at what the suprise arrivals will be? Re-tooled Dash 8.
Doubt it would be anything re-tooled - they would want a traditional announcement with large production run for that.
These tend to be existing tooled items that Rapido can have a smaller order sitting at the factory to be grabbed and done if the factory has a gap in their production schedule (with the alternative being the factory doing nothing).
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Post by gevohogger on May 18, 2021 6:45:12 GMT -8
Re-tooled B36-7 with correct SBD and CSX-style stepwells. You know, like the one they did the 3-D scan of.
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Post by trainboyy on May 18, 2021 8:44:14 GMT -8
Re-tooled B36-7 with correct SBD and CSX-style stepwells. You know, like the one they did the 3-D scan of. I would not be surprised if they do a re-run of the B36's with alternate details. In general it'd be better to have more than less, as far as Rapido B36's go.
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Post by pboilermaker on May 20, 2021 21:29:20 GMT -8
Re-tooled B36-7 with correct SBD and CSX-style stepwells. You know, like the one they did the 3-D scan of. Highly doubtful they'd re-tool stepwells to please SBD/CSX/TTI modelers. Shame, as their B36-7 is a pretty neat model otherwise (SBD MU issue and truck sideframes notwithstanding).
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Post by idgara on May 22, 2021 10:23:24 GMT -8
Would like to see them do a GE 44 tonner , there were over 300 made by GE, bachmans heavy handed version is all there is, maybe some older brass stuff, but these were found all over, still many running stilll.
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Post by mdvle on May 22, 2021 15:37:10 GMT -8
Would like to see them do a GE 44 tonner , there were over 300 made by GE, bachmans heavy handed version is all there is, maybe some older brass stuff, but these were found all over, still many running stilll.
Well, apparently the O&W had at least a couple...
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Post by idgara on May 22, 2021 15:58:06 GMT -8
Would like to see them do a GE 44 tonner , there were over 300 made by GE, bachmans heavy handed version is all there is, maybe some older brass stuff, but these were found all over, still many running stilll.
Well, apparently the O&W had at least a couple...
The Santa Fe had 8, the B&M, 10, the NH, 19, the Pennsy had around40, plus scores of other roads had 1,2. 5, etc, I like them, may have to settle on Bachman, though it needs wok.
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Post by mdvle on May 22, 2021 16:01:38 GMT -8
Well, apparently the O&W had at least a couple...
The Santa Fe had 8, the B&M, 10, the NH, 19, the Pennsy had around40, plus scores of other roads had 1,2. 5, etc, I like them, may have to settle on Bachman, though it needs wok.
Sorry, forgot not everyone would be familiar - Bill of Rapido Trains models the O&W, which is one of the reasons Rapido made the PRR GLa hopper, so he potentially might be interested in a good model of a GE 44-ton.
And there is a gap in the market of quality small diesels that would be suitable for anyone space constrained.
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Post by idgara on May 22, 2021 17:31:30 GMT -8
The Santa Fe had 8, the B&M, 10, the NH, 19, the Pennsy had around40, plus scores of other roads had 1,2. 5, etc, I like them, may have to settle on Bachman, though it needs wok.
Sorry, forgot not everyone would be familiar - Bill of Rapido Trains models the O&W, which is one of the reasons Rapido made the PRR GLa hopper, so he potentially might be interested in a good model of a GE 44-ton.
And there is a gap in the market of quality small diesels that would be suitable for anyone space constrained.
Plus, someone there’s a fan of the New Haven, look at all the NH stuff they’re produced,
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Post by mdvle on May 23, 2021 4:35:11 GMT -8
Plus, someone there’s a fan of the New Haven, look at all the NH stuff they’re produced,
That's slightly different, my understanding is that the NH stuff came about due to the commitment of the NH historical group who arranged that there would be at least X models sold making the projects viable, helped along by Bill living in the area and being long time friends with many in the NH community.
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Post by ac4400 on May 28, 2021 21:17:48 GMT -8
Does anyone knows if Rapido, in the future, will do a rerun of their '53 well cars?
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Post by mdvle on May 29, 2021 3:56:36 GMT -8
Does anyone knows if Rapido, in the future, will do a rerun of their '53 well cars?
Rapido, like most manufacturers, doesn't give that sort of specific information out.
But it is very likely they will at some point, when they think there is sufficient demand, do another run - they already have the tooling so it is an easy production run.
If you really want them then 2 suggestions:
1) provide feedback to Rapido indicating you are interested in a new run - and include what paint scheme you are interested in.
2) set aside some money for a "just in case" - to keep their factories busy Rapido has a handful of projects that the factory can quickly do when unexpected slots open up in the schedule, and these projects don't get announced until they arrive at Rapido for sale/distribution. Given the numbers produced they tend to sell out quickly - and Rapido has indicated that there will be 2 such projects announced in June.
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Post by lvrr325 on May 31, 2021 13:34:55 GMT -8
The GE 44-ton does have two major phases, visibly different at the ends. The early ones, I believe made up into WWII, have a plain end and side grilles for the radiators. This includes O&W's units. Later ones, the most common ones, have a grille in the end below the headlight. The very last ones have a small rectangular headlight, I'd have to study some photos to see if you could get away with hiding that under a separately applied earlier headlight casting.
Bachmann's model is the most common style, postwar with end grilles and round headlight.
One issue with a model of these is their small size would likely require everything be tooled from scratch including the drive. Rapido can do quite a number of locomotives and use their existing motors and truck towers/gears, which saves on costs.
I think to get enough weight into one of these to pull even a prototypical few cars might require at least the underframe, the pilots steps and walkways, be cast metal. DCC and particularly sound uses up a lot of space inside where you might otherwise hide weight.
And of course they'll get a color wrong on one or two roadnames so we'll hear about that.
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Post by idgara on May 31, 2021 18:19:45 GMT -8
The GE 44-ton does have two major phases, visibly different at the ends. The early ones, I believe made up into WWII, have a plain end and side grilles for the radiators. This includes O&W's units. Later ones, the most common ones, have a grille in the end below the headlight. The very last ones have a small rectangular headlight, I'd have to study some photos to see if you could get away with hiding that under a separately applied earlier headlight casting. Bachmann's model is the most common style, postwar with end grilles and round headlight. One issue with a model of these is their small size would likely require everything be tooled from scratch including the drive. Rapido can do quite a number of locomotives and use their existing motors and truck towers/gears, which saves on costs. I think to get enough weight into one of these to pull even a prototypical few cars might require at least the underframe, the pilots steps and walkways, be cast metal. DCC and particularly sound uses up a lot of space inside where you might otherwise hide weight. And of course they'll get a color wrong on one or two roadnames so we'll hear about that. True that! I wonder how many cars the prototype could actually pull? Still be nice.
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Post by stevewagner on May 31, 2021 18:38:21 GMT -8
Memorial Day, 10:35 p.m., EDT
Idgara, I just now saw your latest post. If I'm remembering correctly, there was an article years ago, I think in one of Kalmbach's magazines, about one of the Boston & Maine's first GE 44-tonners astonishing railroaders with how well it outperformed the usual small steam loco, perhaps an 0-6-0, on a local freight somewhere on the western part of the Fitchburg main line. Perhaps six freight cars on not insignificant grades.
And, again, if I'm recalling correctly, one of the problems of the earlier versions of Bachmann's HO 44-tonners was that they rode too high. Someone, perhaps Scott Whitney, wrote an article about correcting that. I'm very tired, need to go to bed, and need to do some serious non-hobby tasks in the coming days, so I won't be looking those matters up soon. Sorry.
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Post by mdvle on Jun 10, 2021 5:12:13 GMT -8
Rapido on Twitter saying Facebook Live event tonight (June 10th) at 7pm EDT for "4 New Products!" for HO and N scale.
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Post by middledivision on Jun 10, 2021 7:54:59 GMT -8
Cue the laugh track.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jun 10, 2021 8:42:53 GMT -8
The GE 44-ton does have two major phases, visibly different at the ends. The early ones, I believe made up into WWII, have a plain end and side grilles for the radiators. This includes O&W's units. Later ones, the most common ones, have a grille in the end below the headlight. The very last ones have a small rectangular headlight, I'd have to study some photos to see if you could get away with hiding that under a separately applied earlier headlight casting. W&R made a buncha variants of the 44 tonner. From photos of box ends on Brasstrains: Ib style A Ib style B Ic IIa IIb III IV and somewhere I remember an article on the matter. And maybe other things they screw up. It could happen. Ed
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Post by mdvle on Jun 10, 2021 15:29:58 GMT -8
Rapido Live - June 10th 2021 - Jordan, Dan, Josh, Bill - newsletter & website update sometime tomorrow - dealers notified 2 days ago, many already have ordered, so if Rapido sold out check dealers
- all but 1 item already produced, thus limited supplies.
- 5 items, not 4 1) B36-7 - about to leave factory, arrive late July/August - SF Kodachrome, Conrail (white sill / Conrail Quality), SP (2 versions) 2) 53' Gunderson Husky well car - number of improvements - see through end grills - TTX pink on track for cure, TTX as delivered, TTX patched, TTX repaint, Ferromex - already in Canada, should be at Rapido in about 2 weeks - almost sold out at Rapido already (check dealers) 3) N scale 4) USRA Single Sheath Boxcar - they previously did the double sheath - 3 different doors - Ann Arbor, B&O, C&O, CNJ, C&NW, D&H, MEC, MILW, N&W, NYC, Pennsy, Reading, SP, + 1 more couldn't see 5) New look bus - Edmonton Transit - already in stock Q&A - new website in a month or 2, new website will allow ordering of any the Rapido UK stuff (pre-order only I would guess like what Rapido UK did for the North American stuff)
- products in pipeline are various eras and geographic spread, including more modern items - Turboliners - samples hopefully soon - EP-5 is in production, but waiting on chips (the new run of B36-7 was delayed waiting for chips as well, should have already shipped except for the chip shortage causing delays) - would like to do non-operating trolley buses - CP H1a/b Hudson - briefly showed a CAD image, except factory had turned it into a 4-4-2-4 - should be announced later in the summer.
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Post by mdvle on Jun 10, 2021 15:31:08 GMT -8
Does anyone knows if Rapido, in the future, will do a rerun of their '53 well cars?
See previous post, you will need to act quickly once it goes live tomorrow with dealers taking almost all of the production run already.
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Post by lackawanna1223 on Jun 10, 2021 15:33:43 GMT -8
I believe the missing USRA 50 ton is Milwaukee Road. After the PRR, they had the largest fleet.
I was hoping for these.
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Post by mdvle on Jun 10, 2021 15:40:29 GMT -8
I believe the missing USRA 50 ton is Milwaukee Road. After the PRR, they had the largest fleet. I was hoping for these.
Forgot to type in the MILW one, it wasn't the one I couldn't see - it was at the end of the list between Reading and SP.
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Post by middledivision on Jun 10, 2021 16:33:28 GMT -8
Ho hum.
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Post by pboilermaker on Jun 10, 2021 16:38:42 GMT -8
The "Voldemort" of B36-7 roadnames.
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Post by cp6027 on Jun 10, 2021 18:58:05 GMT -8
I believe the missing USRA 50 ton is Milwaukee Road. After the PRR, they had the largest fleet. I was hoping for these.
Forgot to type in the MILW one, it wasn't the one I couldn't see - it was at the end of the list between Reading and SP.
RF&P
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Post by randy on Jun 10, 2021 19:30:22 GMT -8
Nothing here I need but happy for those who had a roster gap filled. Always good to see that happen.
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Post by stevewagner on Jun 11, 2021 2:12:24 GMT -8
mdvie, thanks very much for your posting!
I'm thrilled by the prospect of USRA single-sheathed boxcars, especially the ones for the D&H. I am eagerly anticipating the formal announcement. For two decades these were the largest boxcars the Delaware & Hudson had, and some of them lasted a long time. I very much hope that the paint schemes Rapido Trains will produce include the last one that D&H cars wore in regular revenue service beginning in the early 1950's, with a full Roman road name to the left of the door and the circular herald with "The Bridge Line to New England and Canada" around "The D&H" in script at the upper right. I saw one of those in a freight train in Philadelphia at least as late as 1967. The full-sized car the Seashore Trolley Museum had in Kennebunkport, Maine had apparently been scrapped as of a few years ago.
The kits made by Tichy and formerly by Westerfield (now available from another firm) are very good but undecorated, though available with D&H decals. Accurail's cars are close stand-ins but are actually patterned after similar but not identical Canadian National cars with simulated metal ends with a different rib pattern than those on the D&H cars. I'm confident that the forthcoming models will be correct, superbly detailed and finished.
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