RMweb Premium RapidoCorbs Posted January 30 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30 Wagons, locomotives, train packs, and random Rapido swag can be yours! What’s inside is a mystery, but we promise that whatever it is, will be worth a lot more than the overall cost. We think you will be chuffed! Two tiers are yours to choose from. Limited quantities will be available exclusively through our online store, so grab them before they depart! -Our £100 Mystery Boxes contain models worth over £150 plus extra merchandise -Our £250 Mystery Boxes contain models worth over £400 and will include a Rapido Trains UK livery limited edition Iron Mink (only 100 made for staff and our wider team so VERY exclusive) alongside some extra merchandise Order a mystery box by clicking on this link! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMKAT7 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Good afternoon Corbs, Okay, I have bitten, £100 mystery box. Hope its a good one 😀 Cheers, Nigel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I’ve gone for the £250 one myself - I’ve always liked those Rapido mink vans, and if this is the only way to get one then so be it! Seriously, I’ve always been a big fan of mystery boxes and I’m looking forward to seeing what is inside of this one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulton Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 19 minutes ago, Edge said: Seriously, I’ve always been a big fan of mystery boxes and I’m looking forward to seeing what is inside of this one. On my last order to Modelu I took a punt on a mystery pack of miss prints, was not disappointed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted January 30 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30 (edited) Withdrawn. Edited January 30 by Downer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 30 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30 I'll order one if you promise it contains one of those cute Bagnalls and a pretty blue Bramble, Corbs! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 30 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30 9 minutes ago, fulton said: On my last order to Modelu I took a punt on a mystery pack of miss prints, was not disappointed. I did the same with Cadbury's mis - shapes once. Definitely not disappointed. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian-1c Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Will these be 00 only, or are there more to come ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Bit the bullet and went for a £100 one. First ever mystery box so intrigued as to what maybe in there. Hopefully some BR steam era items in need of weathering 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Fair Oak Junction Posted January 30 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30 Basically the model railway version of Loot Crate, but full of lovely stuff rather than cheap video game tat that they couldn't sell any other way 🤣 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 30 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30 Good idea. Can I suggest that the contents be selected on an era basis, so that one could ask for era 3-6 contents, or era 7-present? I realise that this would be extra work for whoever is making up the boxes, and might well be impractical, but I think the response from us would be worth it for you (says the man whose knowledge of RTR marketing and economics is spectacularly non-existant). £150 beer-voucher's worth of era 3-6 stuff for £100 bvs, all of which will be of definite use on my layout even if one or two items need to be repainted, is a very attractive prospect, but an unknown quantity of stuff too modern for me is less so. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave75 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I'm with you johnster, but couldn't resist the lure of a mystery box! I was thinking about a split on regional basis as I didn't want anything from too far west ;-) but appreciate both put rapido in a spot. Perhaps the best solution is a small scale return of Noel Edmunds Swap Shop, where I could offer Western mysteries in a fair exchange for your out of era goods. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RapidoCorbs Posted January 30 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Brian-1c said: Will these be 00 only, or are there more to come ? When we have more N Gauge stuff delivered there may be opportunities to have N boxes too. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Johnster said: Good idea. Can I suggest that the contents be selected on an era basis, so that one could ask for era 3-6 contents, or era 7-present? I realise that this would be extra work for whoever is making up the boxes, and might well be impractical, but I think the response from us would be worth it for you (says the man whose knowledge of RTR marketing and economics is spectacularly non-existant). £150 beer-voucher's worth of era 3-6 stuff for £100 bvs, all of which will be of definite use on my layout even if one or two items need to be repainted, is a very attractive prospect, but an unknown quantity of stuff too modern for me is less so. To be honest the majority of mystery boxes that I know of from other providers are actually made up of the same things for each customer and is frequently down to free up warehouse space for new items. If (and I emphasise if because I don’t actually know) this is a similar exercise on the part of Rapido then it probably wouldn’t be possible to separate them out like this. Edited January 30 by Edge 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Well, neither of these boxes will include a Port of Par Bagnall in NCB livery*, so that itch will continue to irritate me… I already have (accidental) repeats of certain liveries of their wonderful Hunslet 0-6-0s … dare I risk a third example, should the £100 box happen to contain suchlike? 🤔 Trust me to have just purchased a Bachmann Midland Pullman off eBay a few minutes ago! 🙄 HOURS OF FUN! * Still seeing those adverts, gnnrrrh! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 These mystery boxes have clearly achieved their objective of attracting some sales already, and being Rapido I don't doubt that they will all contain good models, but like Johnster I prefer to decide for myself what suits me and my interests rather than buying whatever unknown products a vendor wants to shift from his stock room, so I won't be buying. When a company has to clear surplus stock from its shelves, I prefer the specifically advertised heavy discount approach opnely advertised but there's nothing to stop both techniques being used. I'm in favour of manufacturers doing whatever helps their corporate P&L, and this sounds like a sound business decision, so good luck to them - but not for me thank you. I don't go on mystery excursions either. You don't see those railtours advertised so much - but since privatisation there's probably more difficulty setting them up onto another company's patch. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Harbour Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Disappointed that these aren't available for shipping to Australia... Never mind... 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium E100 Posted January 31 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31 I reckon there'll be a few fictitious APT's knocking about not that there's along wrong with that as they are superb models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Quick question @RapidoCorbs - any idea when we might be seeing these? I’ll admit that my curiosity is getting the better of me 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium RapidoCorbs Posted January 31 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Edge said: Quick question @RapidoCorbs - any idea when we might be seeing these? I’ll admit that my curiosity is getting the better of me 😂 It's all stuff that's currently in stock so will be despatched within 1 week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted January 31 Moderators Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, RapidoCorbs said: It's all stuff that's currently in stock If it had been last week I'd have worried you might have slipped Jason into someone's box. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted January 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31 18 hours ago, The Johnster said: Good idea. Can I suggest that the contents be selected on an era basis, so that one could ask for era 3-6 contents, or era 7-present? I realise that this would be extra work for whoever is making up the boxes, and might well be impractical, but I think the response from us would be worth it for you (says the man whose knowledge of RTR marketing and economics is spectacularly non-existant). £150 beer-voucher's worth of era 3-6 stuff for £100 bvs, all of which will be of definite use on my layout even if one or two items need to be repainted, is a very attractive prospect, but an unknown quantity of stuff too modern for me is less so. Wouldn’t that diminish the mystery somewhat? Cheers Darius 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMKAT7 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Good afternoon folks, Given that my interests range from pre-WW1 SECR, through 1930s LMS, to 1950s/1960s WR & SR, pretty much all of Rapido's wagons will suit me somewhere. And if there is a Hunslet in there, well, so much the better😀 The only thing I might struggle with is the air-braked open, but it could be the start of a new strand? Cheers, Nigel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted January 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31 Great imaginative way to sell. All the more enticing because we know it’s all top quality stuff. My £100,box duly ordered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31 (edited) Must not click order... I clicked order.... Edited January 31 by sjrixon 1 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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