Gerald Henriksen Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Rapido have announced to new products.  First is the Phase 1 and Phase 2 RDC-1, RDC-2, RDC-3 with full interiors and hidden motors and drive system.  Second model is the New Haven Stainless Steel 8600 series coaches.  Anyone subscribed to Rapido's email list will have received the announcement, it will be posted to the website, full details will be posted soon.  In the meantime some pictures can be seen on the Rapido Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-59 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I'm disappointed that the NH coach is only in HO so far. Hopefully, a N-scale version and matching dinners, sleepers, observations, etc will not be far behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 I'm disappointed that the NH coach is only in HO so far. Hopefully, a N-scale version and matching dinners, sleepers, observations, etc will not be far behind.  1) I would assume an N scale version would depend on how many are sold in HO, and how the Osgood-Bradley cars sell in N - http://rapidotrains.com/ob_n.html (in other words, how much demand is there in N for NH products).  2) If the HO passenger cars sell well enough the parlors become a possibility, and if they really sell well the diners and combines become possible in HO.  The newsletter is skeptical about the observation cars given there were only 2 prototype cars, which means a very limited market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 The newsletter announcing them is now on their website -Â http://rapidotrains.com/rapidonews64.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torikoos Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 OK, I know Jason Shron does frequent RMWeb every now and then, so here's the start of my lobby, Â Southern Pacific RDC SP10 please! :-) ... pretty please? ... Â I would order by the dozen as Jason requests, but since SP only had one , I will only order one, but there's probably enough like minded people that want one of these too.. at least 13 I'd think. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2015 More MBTA possibilities. Come on Jason, do the liveries! Â Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-59 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 OK, I know Jason Shron does frequent RMWeb every now and then, so here's the start of my lobby, Â Southern Pacific RDC SP10 please! :-) ... pretty please? ... Â I would order by the dozen as Jason requests, but since SP only had one , I will only order one, but there's probably enough like minded people that want one of these too.. at least 13 I'd think. :-) Â Before or after it ran into the truck? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2015 OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Â Â Â Â Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torikoos Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Before or after it ran into the truck? Maybe they'll do both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-59 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Maybe they'll do both? I hope so. Then they will have to do the NH SS observations after they were converted to mid-train lounges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted January 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Will the RDC 3 get modified to produce the jet powered unit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-497_Black_Beetle already done in N by Kato: Â Happy modelling. Â Steven B. Edited January 29, 2015 by Steven B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 More MBTA possibilities. Come on Jason, do the liveries! Â Mike. I wasn't interested until you said that. Am I right in thinking that were also converted to hauled stock later? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 29, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2015 I wasn't interested until you said that. Am I right in thinking that were also converted to hauled stock later? Â There you may have the advantage of me, I'm not that up on the ins and outs of the stock and it's history, maybe someone will be along presently? Â Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I wasn't interested until you said that. Am I right in thinking that were also converted to hauled stock later? I have a feeling you are correct - time for a quick google... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Ayup:Â http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2984589See 6118+ on here:http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rslist.aspx?id=MBTA&cid=26&Page=2Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Lucas Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 More MBTA possibilities. Come on Jason, do the liveries!  Mike. Mike, if there is the demand, rest assured that Jason WILL offer the liveries, including MBTA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2015 Mike, if there is the demand, rest assured that Jason WILL offer the liveries, including MBTA.  Oh , I don't do American, but have a weakness for Boston area railways as that's the only bit of the USA I've visited. Still, there's always Parthia227's layout to run them on!  Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Ayup:Â http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2984589 Â See 6118+ on here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rslist.aspx?id=MBTA&cid=26&Page=2 Â The question is, can you (I) justify buying a few beautiful Rapido models and ripping the motors out? I wonder if they will do dummy ones? Off-topic, but Dick Leonhardt must have have taken many tens of thousands of photos in his life time. His Flickr stream has 25 000, many family ones, but lots of rail and ones from his time in the Navy too. The Navy ones are pretty interesting, this has been a favorite for a while 19680519S-a15 USS Bennington CVS-20 Pearl Harbor c19 May 1968 by Dick Leonhardt, on Flickr Edited February 1, 2015 by Talltim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 would it speed match to the loco the other end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 The details on the New Haven coaches are now available: http://rapidotrains.com/8600.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Henriksen Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) And the rest of the info is now available.  Rapido News 65 detailing both the RDC and New Haven coaches: http://rapidotrains.com/rapidonews65.html as well as their new accessory line - working switchstands and uncouplers.  And for the impatient direct links to:  Canadian RDC - http://www.rapidotrains.com/rdccan.html  US RDC - http://www.rapidotrains.com/rdcus.html  RailCrew accessories: http://www.rapidotrains.com/railcrew.html     [edited to add the RailCrew link] Edited February 5, 2015 by Gerald Henriksen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) MBTA is offered on the RDC (phase 2). Also on the New Haven coaches Edited February 6, 2015 by Talltim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 More MBTA possibilities. Come on Jason, do the liveries! Â Mike. If you are into MBTA, you'll have to beg Jason for one of these. He can add in the steam heat effects too. South Station on Boxing Day, 1980 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2015 Bloody hell, this modelling lark just got expensive, complicated and geographically challenged, all because of one manufacturer!! Â Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The thread on the RDCs prompted me to take a look through my old slide collection and I was struck by how well Rapido's recent choices fit in to at least the Northeastern US, and how long-lived some of the engines were. New Haven and successor company modelers have done especially well here, there's a good start to modeling both MBTA and Metro North territory. It's not all done for you though, those shiny Amtrak engines weathered fairly quickly. There's quite a few miles on this engine at route 128 in the summer of 1980: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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