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Rapido's been busy this week, now a video for the F59PH and Bi-level commuter cars, both having an order deadline of next Tuesday.

 

Note: minimum radius for the bi-levels is talked about in the video, it is 22" - anything smaller won't work.

 

 

 

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Rapido in the just emailed Newsletter 140 have announced several changes:

 

  • H16-44 re-launched with 3 additional paint schemes to increase sales - CP (action red), CN (noodle) and NH (Alpert - one of a kind paint scheme)
  • H16-44 has an order deadline of September 15th
  • D10 order deadline postponed - recent samples showed fit/finish fixes required
  • RS11 order deadline postponed - recent samples showed some issues to be fixed
  • All F59PH paint schemes went ahead
  • update next month on delivery schedules - circuit board shortage started to cause problems
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Rapido Trains - Facebook Live - June 24th 2021

 

Jordon, Craig Walker, John Sheridan, Paul Cutler III


GE U25B

  • now aim for about 8 paint schemes per release
  • walkways are unique to each roadname
  • if GE Demo units sell really well they would consider doing the low-nose demo unit
  • PC - handrails will be black
  • purple windows - special color (Pantone Rhodamine Red) chosen to tell factory that it is clear plastic
  • 0:50 - relaunch of H16-44
  • CN Noodle #2213 will be changed given they are already doing #2213 in green
  • CP #8709 action red -> #8716
  • CP #8715/#8716 were a pair assigned to rail grinder duties
  • the H16-44 has been a test to see if more niche prototypes are viable in model form, if this succeeds other things likely become possible, if not then ...
  • John Sheridan starts a new project tomorrow
  • northeastern caboose in tooling
  • Reefer - sample next month
  • later Reefer versions likely in future runs
  • more passenger cars coming
  • circuit board shortages may delay some locos 1 or 2 months (industry wide problem)
  • EP-5 in production, leave factory late August/September
  • John pushing for more electrics
  • do the buses sell? latest run was 10,000 units, they sold around 35,000 to date
  • just starting work on 2 new HO cars
  • Caprice factory order increased by 20% due to higher than expected demand
  • 2nd half of SW1200 order on the water currently (left factory last week of May but spent 3 weeks in China waiting for shipping)
  • Barrel Ore Cars - huge success
  • John Sheridan will have 2 or 3 more products announced this summer
  • currently 5 factories
  • RS-18u - likely August or September order deadline
  • next live stream likely mid to late July
  • Jordon will be on a TrainWorld event July 27th about Amtrak (Matt Donnelly also participating)

 

video will be uploaded to YouTube in several days.

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Anyone with an Athearn Genesis 2.0 SD60M - there is a defect in the trucks.

 

Athearn has created a simple fix, in about a week a 5 minute video will be put on YouTube showing how to fix them.

 

Around the end of this month there will be a form on the Athearn webpage where you can request the repair kit which will have all the necessary parts (plus some spares for some of them) and printed instructions.

 

The fix does not require taking the shell off of the loco.

 

Any future runs will not have this defect.

 

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22 hours ago, mdvle said:

Anyone with an Athearn Genesis 2.0 SD60M - there is a defect in the trucks.

 

Athearn has created a simple fix, in about a week a 5 minute video will be put on YouTube showing how to fix them.

 

Around the end of this month there will be a form on the Athearn webpage where you can request the repair kit which will have all the necessary parts (plus some spares for some of them) and printed instructions.

 

The fix does not require taking the shell off of the loco.

 

Any future runs will not have this defect.

 

I’ve the triclops BNSF I’ve not even taken it out the box yet ,,,

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It's Friday, there's new announcements, so it's the J&J Show

(take your pick who goes first, Janek or Jon)

 

- Jim's at the St. Louis RPM

 

- VIA P42's - progress - the lawyers are talking

 

0:02 - Genesis - P42
0:10 - Genesis - 33k LPG tank cars
0:11 - RTR - SD38
0:22 - RTR - F59PHI
 - any chance of moving to the Genesis line?  answer yes, eventually, but not easy, tooling is old enough it would need brand new tooling
 - any Genesis version will be quite a while though
 - Surfliner units - artwork redone, lines redone so they are more accurate and will match the Surfliner cars
 - more teasing that there will be California cars to go with the F59PHI
0:33 - RTR - FMC 60' Hi-Cube
 - RTR 62' Tank car
0:37 - RTR 60' Bulkhead flat
0:39 - Roundhouse - 40' Single Sheath Boxcar
0:41 - Roundhouse - 50' Reefer
0:44 - Roundhouse - 3 Dome Tank Car
0:46 - Roundhouse - 4-Window caboose
0:48 - N Scale

 

SD60M repair kits are in the warehouse now, website details soon

 

 

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Rapido has some changes to recently announced products.

 

USRA Single Sheathed Boxcar

 

The PRR and B&O versions will now come with a Hutchins roof - updated PDF - https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/abc9358b-6a47-43d5-9bd6-1922b3531a30.pdf

 

U25B road number changes

 

All SF numbers have changed to better match body/detail variations, 2 NH numbers have changed:

SF #1600 -> #1609
SF #1602 -> #1610
SF #1604 -> #1612
SF #1606 -> #1613

NH #2503 -> #2504
NH #2505 -> #2508

 

Updated PDF - https://files.constantcontact.com/b02e8bb6001/a3296188-052d-41cd-a455-444882d0c488.pdf

 

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Athearn SD60M  - Repair kit

 

It is now on the Athearn website to request.

 

IMPORTANT - the website gives a price of $5.99 but the product page gives a coupon code to reduce the price to FREE.

 

Also - can't try it, but if you end up with a charge for shipping it might be worth using the email address on the product page to query it before proceeding.

 

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATHG99507

 

There is also instructions for those who don't want to do the repair themselves on the product page.

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6 hours ago, Lovemymodelling said:

I’ve just tried to order my kit didn’t give me an option for my  UK address so used my Californian address and still no luck you don’t have to pay anything but need to check out as I use PayPal it just trips out all the time, will they again later 

 

Perhaps try emailing them and describing your problems, they may be able to offer a way around the problems you are experiencing.

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Athearn CF7 - one of Athearn's product developers responding to several requests for a new run of the CF7 during today's live session for the September product announcements - the" existing tooling is dead, but it shall return"

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Wednesday is the order deadline for the Rapido H16-44 and FPA/B-2u units - if they don't get enough orders the projects will be cancelled.

 

Following in the footsteps of the H16-44 video during the summer, using a dog to get sympathy, an attempt is made to find other cute pets...

 

 

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Rapido Live - September 13 2021

 

- expect another live event in October, though Canadian Thanksgiving may be an issue
- Jordan, Josh, Bill
- shipping from China - 3 months is now good, some products 4, 5 months
- RS-18u - waiting for new samples
- NE Caboose - CAD almost finished, 1 or 2 fixes need to be done by designers
- X-3 - tooling soon
- samples of the AutoFlood III
- Budd 10-6 Sleeper - possibility depending on how the Slumbercoach sells
- new run of LRC locos - no.  Issues with tooling mean it would need a complete retool, market not there.
- D10 - waiting for a new sample
- for those who were reading the viewer chat, ongoing battle on the correct pronunciation of "decal"

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