RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2013 Thinking about what is at the heritage centre i have narrowed it down to either a class 40 cab on the back of an artic trailer with full working lights and fully stocked shop with working till OR A Royal mail brute pulling gurney, again full dcc, working indicators, genuine air filled pneumatic tyres and anamatronic "postie" with working cigarette Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just as long as it is made in mid-gear and with the brakes on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The location I would say is a red herring. Crewe Heritage Centre = Calder Northern NMRA group's home = one member being a good personal friend of Jason. A fair number of the group also model Canadian prototypes. That's why the presentation is there. Loads of frothing going on here and with the Canadian modeller's Yahoo list. One thing I can pretty much guarantee is Jason won't be revealing the project @ Crewe. Really P*ssed that I can't get up there next Wed though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted November 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2013 What about the abortive "Nightstar"(IIRC?) sleeper train - didn't the stock end up in Canada? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 What about the abortive "Nightstar"(IIRC?) sleeper train - didn't the stock end up in Canada? They don't have to come to the UK to measure that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 What about the abortive "Nightstar"(IIRC?) sleeper train - didn't the stock end up in Canada? I don't see much of a market for an OO model given that it was never used in the UK. As for Canada, it is now known as "Renaissance" equipment and a VIA Rail model would need to be made to the smaller HO standard. However, Jason has in the past indicated it is unlikely he would ever make a model of the Renaissance equipment given its limited appeal (limited use in Canada on 2 minor trains) and the amount of variations in the equipment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Jason has posted more info about his UK visit in the newest newsletter. For those who want to try and figure out what they are going to make this is where he will be: Heathrow -> London -> Durham -> Crewe -> Cardiff -> Crewe -> Birmingham -> Manchester -> Crewe -> Birmingham -> York -> Birmingham -> London -> Heathrow. Some of the stops may be because he will be travelling by train, and in addition to his show at Crewe he will be at the Warley Show on Sunday 24th November. And there are 2 captioned pictures in the newsletter that may be a hint, or may be intended to mislead... http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonewscurrent.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Sunrise Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I like the bit about the FP4's in the newsletter "I am sure there will still be some diehards (blowhards?) out there who will look at your Rapido FPA-4 fleet basking on your layout and tell you the nose or the roof profile is wrong. It will give you great pleasure to be able to tell them, with complete confidence, that they can go jump in a lake." Customer relations at its very best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Nightstar stock! Or as they say themselves "we need more 47s" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Jason has posted more info about his UK visit in the newest newsletter. For those who want to try and figure out what they are going to make this is where he will be: Heathrow -> London -> Durham -> Crewe -> Cardiff -> Crewe -> Birmingham -> Manchester -> Crewe -> Birmingham -> York -> Birmingham -> London -> Heathrow. Some of the stops may be because he will be travelling by train, and in addition to his show at Crewe he will be at the Warley Show on Sunday 24th November. Something currently at York, but with a Birmingham connection.... The Maglev...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Or as they say themselves "we need more 47s" well, theres still room for the 'definative' class 47 in 4mm , bring it on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted November 21, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yep, it was a very interesting afternoon....and Jason did also mention that he had spent some time in the cab of the APT....great guy. Well worth the trip there and back on SouthEastern HighSpeed and Virgin Pendolino. Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Jason is also making the occasional post on the Rapido Facebook page about his visit (viewable without a Facebook account) https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 In case anyone's not noticed it in a different area I did an interview with Jason of Rapido yesterday - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/78902-a-new-philosophy-for-uk-rtr-an-interview-with-jason-shron-of-rapido-trains-inc/&do=findComment&comment=1234861 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Something currently at York, but with a Birmingham connection.... The Maglev...? Parry People Mover Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave47549 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovered Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well when he's sorted out his 1st subject, can the 2nd be a class 89 Badger, Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibber25 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Just received the two latest Rapido limited edition VIA Rail passenger cars. The dining car has an exploded diagram with all the individual parts shown. It would be worth Rapido's while to post it on here (I won't do so because of copyright considerations). It would. perhaps, demonstrate to those with a mind to complain about Hornby etc, why sophisticated model railway assembly jobs can't be set up overnight in new factories. Granted Rapido's assembly is rather more complicated than Hornby or Bachmann but those companies (and others) are all heading down the same road of ever more sophisticated assembly. I couldn't see how Rapido could claim there were 400 parts in a passenger car. Having seen that diagram, I understand perfectly how there can be 400 parts - and I can understand why your average Chinese (or anywhere else) manufacturing plant might not want the job. There are, for instance, 10 parts in each corridor connection and (at a rough count) 40 parts to the interior (which is usually a one-piece moulding in British coaches). CHRIS LEIGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Rapido has the parts diagrams on their website. For the diner mentioned above see http://rapidotrains.com/manuals/RTR117.gif For the rest of the Canadian models - cars and locos - see http://rapidotrains.com/support_can.html The other Rapido products can be found at http://rapidotrains.com/support.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
multivac Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 For the first Rapido British loco; how about the new Class 68? DRS's base is at Carlisle which is not far away from Crewe. Just a guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I thought Dapol had got the deal to produce an exclusice class 68 model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 15, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2013 DRS's base is at Carlisle which is not far away from Crewe. it was a good 150 odd miles away last time i looked! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Distances like that depend on whether you are Canadian or British Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I thought Dapol had got the deal to produce an exclusice class 68 model? Shhh, don't tell anyone; no-one's supposed to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 15, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2013 Shhh, don't tell anyone; no-one's supposed to know. You ain't seen me.......right Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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