Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!

[NW Modeling List]

Roger,



It would be nice to think they would do future runs with the black/script
scheme and with the black/half moon scheme (these schemes would have been
my initial preference if available but because I want the models with the
distinctive boxy lovers over the air filters the Pevler blue units at this
point are my choice).  We'll see what the future holds.  Regardless, as an
N&W modeler it is absolutely wonderful that finally someone is
manufacturing a prototypically correct N&W RS-11.  Thank you RAPIDO.



Ed Painter, a native of Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA







On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 1:10 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Ed,
>
> I agree that we've all waited a long time for an accurate N&W RS-11. Until
> t Rapidose units they all had differences that many of us don't want to
> deal with like the fuel tanks and filters, etc.
>
> I'll be ordering some undecorated units as I want the script herald
> scheme.
>
> The RS-11's were just neat looking units to me with the notched corners
> and that great engine sound. My first view of them was late evening in the
> Roanoke station with 4 of them, shiny new and bright, pulling through track
> #1 to head up the Shenandoah Division. Nice and quiet and they just sounded
> and looked great! I have always wanted to recreate that sight.
>
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
>
>
> On Thursday, June 28, 2018, 11:02:49 AM CDT, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> I've waited a long time for someone to produce a good, accurately detailed
> RS-11 model in HO.  This announcement is fantastic...........and looking at
> the information on the models it appears they have incorporated all the N&W
> specifics properly.  They'll do 4 different numbers in Pevler Blue with the
> later air filter modifications (boxy louvers) and 2 different numbers in
> black with gold lettering as delivered from ALCO.  I've found one dealer
> that has pre-order pricing of $250 (MSRP $335) for DCC/Sound models and
> $168.75 (MSRP $225) for DCC Ready models.  I'm pre ordering the 4 Pevler
> Blue numbers with DCC-Sound!
>
> Why is a properly detailed N&W RS-11 significant?  The N&W operated more
> RS-11's than any other railroad.  It ordered and received 99 from ALCO from
> 1956-61.  The models RAPIDO is manufacturing represent these RS-11's.  34
> additional RS-11's came to N&W's roster by merger in 1964 from the NKP.  It
> would be nice to think that RAPIDO might produce these models in the future
> in both NKP and N&W schemes.
>
> N&W's RS-11's operated into the mid-later 1970's with some surviving into
> the early 1980's.  N&W RS-11’s received all the different N&W diesel
> paint schemes with the exception of the last black scheme with Norfolk and
> Western spelled out in white (F8 as defined in Bob Bowers’ N&W diesel
> books) and the white band “skunk scheme” that was only applied only to 3
> GP38AC’s in 1982 (F7 per Bob’s books).
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALCO_RS-11
>
> Ed Painter, Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 8:02 AM NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you for sharing this link and information.  I had only seen the
> strange multicolored 3/4 drawing and I could not really see the window
> detail clearly enough to tell if it had 2 or 3 sections.
>
> I'm glad they are doing these. ( I'd even been looking into having some 3
> window cabs 3d printed as replacements for my Atlas and LifeLike units. )
>
> Brent
> ________________________________
> Dr. J. Brent Greer
> ------------------------------
> *From:* NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org> on behalf of
> NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:14:45 AM
> *To:* NW Modeling List
> *Subject:* Re: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
> Brent,
>
>   The artwork for the N&W units does show the three section cab windows.
> This link will take you to the artwork:
> https://rapidotrains.com/ho-alco-rs11-us/  Many thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Todd Arnett
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *To:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:39 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
> The detail that I am most concerned about and hope to see included is the
> 3 section cab windows that were on all the original N&W RS11's.  I didn't
> see it mentioned anywhere in the list of road specific details.
>
> Brent
>
> ________________________________
> Dr. J. Brent Greer
> ------------------------------
> *From:* NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org> on behalf of
> NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:54:39 AM
> *To:* NW Modeling List
> *Subject:* Re: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
> Ken: I agree with you about 90%. However, you are correct about 322.
> Builders photos of both 322 and 378 are without the awning. Also the last
> time I rode a RS11 on #99 from Roanoke to Bluefield it did not have the
> awning, but that was in 1972.  Looking for the awning drawing in the
> Achieve I found NW D46720 which applies to the RS11 and numerous other
> classes.  It appears that the awning was retractable which may have lead me
> to think that some RS11's did not have one . In any case a canvas awning
> would not have lasted too long in N&W coal country service.  The former NKP
> RS11's did not get the canvas awnings when acquired by N&W. Some got the
> metal awnings and others got the winter cab windows applied.  Otherwise, I
> am very interested in acquiring a couple of the Rapido RS11's and maybe
> more, if they are painted black with the script heralds.      Harold
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *To:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 26, 2018 9:45 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
> Harold
>
> I was not there, so I don’t like to dispute you. But studying the photos,
> this scheme was on at least more than a few units. Look at the archives
> photos, there is a black and white, as delivered view of 322 at Bluefield
> with no sun shade whatsoever visible.
>
> Another view slides_RB18166 in the archives, I’ve sliced a section out of,
> which the sun shade appears to be a lighter color than the rest of the
> body, including the lighter portions on top of the hood.
>
> Not being critical, just asking the questions.
>
> Ken Miller
>
>
> On Jun 25, 2018, at 10:51 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Russ,  I note two items that concern me.  1.) N&W canvas sun
> shades? I never recall such on an N&W RS11. and 2.) Two paint schemes with
> the black one as delivered for the first few units. We need a black scheme
> with the script heralds on the cab sides and the ends also scotch-lite
> lettering.  Harold Davenport
>
>
> From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> To: "nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 7:15 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
> In case you missed today's Facebook Live video from Rapido, see below for
> N&W RS11's. Details will be road specific.
>
> Regards
> Russ Goodwin
> Oakwood, GA
>
>
>
> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Rapido Trains Inc." <rapido3 at rapidotrains.com>
> Date: 6/25/18 16:12 (GMT-05:00)
> To: rmgnw611 at msn.com
> Subject: Rapido News 102 - All-New HO and N Models!
>
>
> Rapido Newsletter Vol. 102
> ©2018 Rapido Trains Inc.
> Dear Rapido Customer,
>
> We promised some big announcements, and boy are these big announcements.
> We launched our new products live on Facebook this afternoon and you can
> watch the video by clicking here. We also have some order deadlines coming
> up.
>
> In this issue:
>
> • New! HO Scale RS-11
> • New! HO Scale RS-18
> • New! HO Scale Tempo Train Box Set
> • New! N Scale CN/BCR Dash 8 Locomotive
> • Order Deadline July 6th: Well Car, F40PH-2D
> • Order Deadline Extended: Royal Hudson, B36-7
> • Blast from the Past
> • Having Fun with the Rapido Bus
>
> Please note: if you click a link and our web site does not load, it's
> because too many people are visiting at once. Please try again later. We're
> working on a permanent fix.
>
>
> A trio of New Haven RS-11s haul a long train which includes many Rapido
> coaches!
> Photo courtesy Bob's Photos.
> New! HO Scale RS-11
>
> We are delighted to announce the first ever museum-quality model of
> the iconic Alco RS-11 locomotive in HO scale!
>
> Alco's RS-11 (catalogued as the DL-701) locomotive was introduced in
> early 1956. It was powered by an 1,800-horsepower turbocharged V-12 version
> of Alco's 251B prime mover. The RS-11 rode on B-B trucks of similar design
> to those used under the earlier RS-3 and FA series locomotives. Its hood
> style carbody featured notched corners that included the corner number
> boards and on most units sand filler hatches as well.
>
> Many roads purchased RS-11s, with a total of over 460 units being built.
> The Norfolk and Western was the largest purchaser with 99 units. The
> Pennsy signed on for 38 units, the Nickel Plate took 35 and SP took 34.
>
> Some of the unique details on the SP RS-11
> Rapido's model is the first truly accurate plastic model of the Alco
> RS-11 in its many variations. In order to get the shape exactly right, we
> did a 3D scan of the real thing at the Depew, Lancaster & Western in
> Batavia, New York, and we climbed all over New Haven 1402 at the Danbury
> Railway Museum. Thanks to both of these organizations for giving us access.
>
> Our first releases feature many road-specific details including PRR
> Trainphone antennas, N&W filters and battery boxes, SP lighting packages
> and New Haven whistles and cab signal boxes. Additionally, many optional
> parts are included with the model which you can install to replicate
> changes in the units over time.
>
> Notice the modular tooling: the roof section containing the dynamic brakes
> and the air filters is a separate part. We have tooled several different
> versions of this section to represent several different filter arrangements
> and to produce a version without dynamic brakes, according to the prototype.
>
> Our new HO scale RS-11 - this is the PRR version with Trainphone antenna.
> First test casting shown with some parts 3D printed.
> This tooling is far from finished - these really are the first test shots
> out of the molds and need a lot of tweaking!
> Our all-new HO scale RS-11 features:
>
> • Correct hood and roof profiles 3D scanned from the prototype - yes,
> it's even the correct height!
> • Operating number boards, headlights and green and white class lights and
> cab control stand lighting
> • Roadname-specific details including steps, lights, equipment
> boxes, handrails, fuel tanks, air intake louvers and more!
> • Rapido's innovative dead straight metal side handrails with
> plastic stanchions
> • Full underbody piping, conduits and steam lines, where appropriate
> • Correct roadname-specific corner steps
> • Separate grab irons and wire handrails installed at the factory
> • Heavy, die-cast chassis and full, multi-color interior
> • Rapido’s proven 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels and
> silky-smooth drive
> • DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound)
> • Accurate sounds recorded from a real Alco 251B prime mover
>
> Our new HO scale RS-11 - this is the PRR version without Trainphone
> antenna.
> Very rough test castings shown, including blobby white 3D-printed pilots
> (the actual tooling wasn't ready yet). But you get the idea...
> The HO scale RS-11 first run paint schemes are:
>
> • Alco Demonstrator
> • Conrail (ex-NH)
> • Conrail (ex-PRR)
> • Lehigh Valley
> • New Haven
> • Norfolk & Western
> • Penn Central
> • Pennsylvania Railroad
> • Southern Pacific Black Widow
> • Southern Pacific Bloody Nose (Road Unit)
> • Undecorated
>
> We have many more roadnames to do, but bear in mind almost every
> one requires new tooling. So these are the first paint schemes but we
> intend to do every major original owner. No, we're not doing the Butte
> Munch & Southern or the (insert other obscure short line here) that owned
> two in 1984. So don't ask. Buy an undecorated model and paint it yourself.
>
> The tooling is designed to allow us to produce chopped-nose units, so that
> is a possibility in the future.
>
> Spotting features of the New Haven RS-11
> The MSRP for the HO scale RS-11 is $335 (DC/DCC/Sound) and
> $225 (DC/Silent). Prices are slightly higher in Canada.
>
> The order deadline is October 15th, with delivery next year.
>
> Full information, including product and road numbers, can be found here.
>
>
> Our new HO scale RS-18 - this is the CN Tempo version, MRE-18g.
> First test casting shown with some parts 3D printed.
> Like the RS-11, the tooling isn't quite finished yet!
> New! HO Scale RS-18
>
> We are also delighted to announce the first accurate HO scale model of
> the iconic MLW RS-18, Canada's answer to the RS-11 and easily our
> most-requested Canadian locomotive.
>
> The RS-18 was the successor to the Alco 244-equipped RS-10, which was
> not known for its reliability. The RS-18, with its powerful Alco 251 prime
> mover, had no such issues. It is widely regarded as MLW's most successful
> locomotive from both an operational and a mechanical point of view.
>
> 351 RS-18s were built between December 1956 and June 1968 for
> Canadian National (225), Canadian Pacific (72), Pacific Great Eastern (29),
> and smaller railroads.
>
> A pair of 3100s gives us some beautiful thrash on the Newmarket sub.
> We need someone to make those balloon top coaches, eh?
> Photo courtesy Don Jaworski.
> The HO scale RS-18 has been something of a labour of love for us
> because nearly all of us here at Rapido need them for our layouts! We've
> really gone crazy on the road specific details and, of course, we couldn't
> make MLW's classic Canadian roadswitcher without offering the entire fleet
> of six Canadian
> National Tempo conversions featuring an extended short hood with HEP
> (Head End Power) alternators. We're even making the Hawker-Siddeley Tempo
> train for them to pull! More on the Tempo later. (Tempo! We're actually
> making the Tempo!!! WOOO-HOOOOO!!!!!)
>
> Sorry - I'll stay composed.
>
> As we do on many of our locomotive projects, RS-18 project manager
> Dan Darnell started by tracing a 3D laser scan of the real thing. Thanks to
> David Monte Verde and everyone at the Depew, Lancaster & Western for
> letting us crawl all over their engine! This means for the first time ever
> our Alco/MLW roadswitcher has the correct hood radius and main dimensions.
>
> AND YES, IT IS THE CORRECT HEIGHT!
>
> (Did I mention we're making the Tempo?)
>
> The RS-18s come installed with standard Dofasco Type B trucks or
> lightweight trucks as appropriate. The long and short hood details
> correctly replicate the differences between CN and CP locomotives as well
> as changes that occurred between various build groups. We've even made two
> different frame widths to replicate this never-before-offered feature!
>
> (We didn't know about it before we started the design work, but there
> were indeed two different frame widths. The models that have stanchions
> mounted to the outside of the walkway have a narrower frame than the models
> that have the stanchions mounted to the top of the walkway. Thanks MLW for
> costing us an extra boatload in tooling for this barely-noticeable feature.
> It's much appreciated.)
>
> That's what I call a pike-sized passenger train. De-HEPed Tempo unit 3153
> hauls two coaches past Spadina Yard in 1980. Hey! I'm modelling Spadina
> Yard in 1980!
> We need someone to make those Deluxe dual-vestibule coaches, eh?
> Photo courtesy Kaluza-Mueller Collection.
> Here are the versions of the RS-18 we're doing in the first run:
>
> • CN 3100s with pass-through steam lines
> • CN 3150 Tempo units - with HEP (only available in the Tempo box set)
> • CN 3150 Tempo units - without HEP
> • CN 3800s
> • CP 8700s
>
> Two of the Tempo units, 3151 and 3153, were involved in wrecks and
> rebuilt without their HEP alternators in the short hood. These are
> available separately but the only way to get the HEP-equipped Tempo units
> is to buy the Tempo box set.
>
> Those people who just skim but don't actually read our newsletters will
> now email us asking if we are doing the chopped-nose CP RS-18. The answer
> is yes, but not in this first run. However, the tooling is modular and we
> have accounted for the design of the chopped-nose RS-18 in our tooling.
>
> Another shot of our RS-18 first test casting. Beauty, eh?
> We're revising the design so the etched walkway is never visible below the
> cab.
> Our HO Scale MLW RS-18 locomotive features:
>
> • 3D scanned from an actual RS-18 for 100% accurate shape and dimensions
> • Rapido's innovative dead straight metal side handrails with
> plastic stanchions
> • Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables and
> other piping, re-railer and a ridiculous number of separately-applied parts
> • Roadname-specific details including dynamic brakes and
> numerous different filter arrangements
> • Operational headlights, rear lights, bi-colour class lights, illuminated
> cab control stand, and operational factory-installed ditch lights on some
> CP units
> • Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
> • Highly detailed cab interior with dual control stands where appropriate
> • Heavy, die-cast chassis with Rapido's proven 5-pole skew-wound
> motor with dual flywheels and silky-smooth drive
> • DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound) options
> • Beauty sound, eh?
>
> Rendering of the CP RS-18. Some models have working ditch lights.
> The Canadian MSRP for the HO scale RS-18 is $359.95 (DC/DCC/Sound)
> and $249.95 (DC/Silent). Prices are $335/$225 USD outside Canada.
>
> The order deadline is October 15th, with delivery next year.
>
> Full information, including product and road numbers, can be found here.
>
>
> First test samples of our new HO scale Tempo train
> From top: Club, Cafe-Bar-Lounge, Coach
> Rivets and other final details not yet added.
> New! HO Scale Tempo Train Box Set
>
> Oh my... the train I have wanted since forever is finally being made by...
> US! Yes, we are making the train I swore no manufacturer would ever
> make: The Tempo! In a box! With extra free stuff!
>
> This month marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Tempo,
> a unique CN passenger train that operated between Toronto, Windsor,
> Sarnia and Chicago. For those of us of a certain age, the Tempo was as much
> a part of the Toronto railroad scene as the CN Tower and Union Station.
> It's our railroad history, and we haven't forgotten it.
>
> The CN Tempo at Bayview, 1975. Photo courtesy John Eull.
> The Tempo was transferred to VIA Rail Canada in 1978 and in 1987 most
> of the passenger cars were sold to the Rio Grande Ski Train. In 2009 the
> Tempo was sold back to CN for use on the Algoma Central. The Tempo is still
> in service today, 50 years later.
>
> I measured and photographed the cars myself in Sault Ste. Marie in 2011.
> So I have been planning this model for at least seven years.
>
> Double-headed VIA Tempo rumbles through Bayview in 1981.
> Note the lead engine is 3153 without a HEP alternator.
> Photo courtesy Don Jaworski.
> The Tempo coaches were built by Hawker-Siddeley and were the
> first aluminum, head end power (HEP) equipped passenger cars in the
> national fleet. To pull the coaches, CN rebuilt six RS-18 locomotives,
> increasing the length of the short hood to install a Cummins diesel
> generator which provided HEP for the coaches. This new "MRE-18g" class of
> locomotives received a striking orange and white paint scheme.
>
> In 1983, the Tempo coaches were converted from 575V to 480V so they
> could be hauled by VIA LRC and Amtrak F40 locomotives, usually on
> the International between Toronto and Chicago.
>
> The International hauled by an LRC locomotive.
> Photo courtesy Kaluza-Mueller Collection.
> The Tempo is all about modern comfort. The 82-seat coaches
> feature comfortable seating, overhead reading lamps and doors that opened
> at the touch of a button.
>
> Promotional photo of the Cafe-Bar-Lounge.
> CN photo courtesy Richard Longpre Collection.
> If your passengers are feeling hungry they can stroll to the cafe,
> where microwave ovens prepare piping hot food in just seconds. First class
> "Tempo Club" cars feature ultra-comfortable 2+1 seating and hot meals
> served at your seat.
>
> Promotional photo of the Club Car.
> CN photo courtesy Richard Longpre Collection.
> The Model
>
> Each Tempo box set contains:
>
> • One RS-18 MRE-18g Tempo locomotive (Sound or Silent)
> • Tempo Coach
> • Tempo Club
> • Tempo Cafe-Bar-Lounge
> • Two commemorative Tempo tumblers
> • 100 commemorative Tempo cocktail napkins
> • Tempo 50th Anniversary Photo Book
>
> Additional Tempo coaches can be ordered to build a longer train. But the
> only way to get the Tempo locomotives and the Club and Cafe-Bar-Lounge cars
> is to order the set.
>
> Have a look at these first test castings that just arrived from the
> factory on Thursday:
>
> Tempo Club Car features individual seats and fully-detailed galley.
>
> The original Tempo coach seats were found to be unreliable and were
> replaced with Mount Royal seats out of repurposed 1954 EM coaches. Our
> Tempo coach has Mount Royal seats. This is the first time Rapido has made
> Mount Royal coach seats.
> I know what they look like. Four pairs are in my basement!
>
> The Cafe-Bar-Lounge interior features separate seats and tables.
> Each Tempo passenger car features:
>
> • Scaled from blueprints and field measurements
> • Full, multi-colour interior with individually-installed seats
> • Complete underbody with separate piping and conduit
> • Track-powered interior lighting
> • Working marker lights
> • Etched-metal end gates
>
> Tempo's unique trucks feature outside disc brakes.
>
> They wouldn't be Rapido passenger cars without an insane amount of
> underbody detail.
> Check out the 26C brake system!
>
> We even include stuff YOU CAN'T SEE. That is the open rear of the AC
> compressor, which is completely invisible from trackside. But it's THERE!
> The Tempo is available in the following paint schemes. Each box set
> contains different locomotive and car numbers.
>
> • CN - Two different box sets
> • CN - Four extra coaches available separately
> • VIA - Two different box sets
> • VIA - Four extra coaches available separately
> • Algoma Central - Club, cafe-bar-lounge and three different coaches
> • Undecorated - coaches only
>
> Algoma Central is a conditional announcement subject to minimum
> order quantities being reached. We do plan to make the Rio Grande Ski Train
> but we won't announce it until the locomotive is ready...
>
> Here our first Tempo test castings pose on my layout.
> The foreground is cut and pasted from one of our photo dioramas.
> Here's what it really looked like:
>
> Bill photographs the Tempo over what will be the Cataraqui River at
> Kingston Mills.
> Full information on the new HO scale Tempo can be found here. The
> order deadline is October 15th, with delivery in mid-2019.
>
> Long live the Tempo!
>
>
> First test casting of our N scale CN/BCR Dash 8. This is the later CN
> version.
> New! N Scale CN/BCR Dash 8 Locomotive
>
> We promised some new N scale locomotives were coming down the pipe,
> and here's our first one. We are absolutely delighted to announce the N
> scale CN and BCR Dash 8 locomotive! And here's the kicker - our N scale
> model is a super-detailed, full-on Rapido quality model. That means it's
> MORE detailed than the HO version, which was a budget model.
>
> A pair of Dash 8s leads a pair of GMD-1s in this 1991 photo by John Eull.
> Hey - why is the second GMD-1 doing all the work?
> The main features of the distinctive Dash 8 Locomotive are the
> four-window Canadian cab, the cowl-style body and the famous ‘Draper Taper’
> cutout behind the cabs. These great-looking locomotives always turn railfan
> heads in trains!
>
> I should probably point out the locomotive's proper name is the C40-8M,
> but I have never met a Canadian railfan who actually calls it that. To us
> it's just the Dash 8 (or the Dash 8-40CM if you want to get technical).
>
> You say "Dash 8" in Canada and almost everyone knows you're talking
> about the Draper Taper, including people who work in a flower shop and have
> never even heard of CN. Weird, eh?
>
> 4609 in the lead.
> Photo courtesy Brendan Frisina.
> The Dash 8-40CM was introduced in 1990 with an order of 30 units
> for Canadian National (2400-2429), classified EF-640a. This was followed by
> a further 25 units (2430-2454) in 1992, classified EF-640b. BC Rail
> received 22 units (4601-4622) in 1990, followed by four more (4623-26) in
> 1993. The BC units were transferred to CN following the de facto purchase
> of BCR in 2004. The final units were for QNSL, which acquired three
> locomotives (401-403) in March 1994.
>
> Amazingly, all 81 CN/BC Rail Dash 8s are still in service. Most are still
> in their original paint schemes but several have been repainted into the
> newer CN.CA livery. They can be seen all over Canada and across the USA.
>
> Our N scale Dash 8 features improved roof detail over our HO scale Dash 8!
>
> Along the frame we have traction motor cables and other details.
> Truly, this is more detailed than the HO model.
> Have a look at these N scale Dash 8 features:
>
> • Accurately scaled from prototype blueprints - completely designed
> from new. We didn't just shrink the HO model.
> • Roadname-specific details including bell position, single or double
> rear headlights, with or without battery boxes behind cab, horns, tall or
> short sand fillers, CN or BCOL style ditch light castings and more!
> • An insane level of underbody detail with air filters, many separate
> pipes and moulded traction motor cabling and air/control pipe runs
> • Heavy, die-cast chassis with a powerful coreless motor and dual flywheels
> • Operational headlights and rear lights with operational
> factory-installed ditch lights (plus working rock lights on BCOL
> locomotives)
> • Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
> • DC/Silent (Next18 DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound)
> • Accurate sounds recorded from a real General Electric Dash 8
> • Factory-installed couplers mounted at the correct height
>
> That's one beauty model, eh?
>
> Now if only we could recreate the sagging frame of the prototype...
> But seriously - doesn't that look gorgeous?
> The Canadian MSRP for the N scale Dash 8 is $169.95 (DC Silent)
> and $289.95 (DC/DCC/Sound). Prices are $149.95/$259.95 USD outside Canada.
>
> The order deadline is October 15th, with delivery next year.
>
> Full information, including product and road numbers, can be found here.
>
>
> CBC 50th Anniversary F40PH-2D
> Photo courtesy Ian Deck.
> Order Deadline July 6th: Well Car, F40PH-2D
>
> We looked at our order deadlines and realized that they were a bit
> silly. Nobody is ordering stuff on Independence Day (July 4th) or Dominion
> Day (July 1st). Two of the "early next month" order deadlines have been
> combined on Friday, July 6th.
>
> Kool-Aid F40PH-2D #6404. Ooooh YEAH!
> Photo courtesy Manny Jacob.
> HO Scale F40PH-2D
>
> We have to make these immediately. Even though we just announced
> the wrapped VIA F40s a couple of months ago, this order deadline is firm.
> We will make a handful of extras for latecomers, but the factory is ready
> to go. We can't tell you why there's a rush, but some of you will figure it
> out.
>
> The paint schemes/versions in this new run are:
>
> • Home Hardware
> • Kool-Aid
> • CBC 50th Anniversary
> • Operation Lifesaver
> • Telus
> • Coors Light (two-locomotive set)
> • As Delivered
> • 1998 Repaints
> • Renaissance Rebuilds
>
> Looking at the orders so far, the Coors Light set is leading the pack by
> a country mile. It's definitely happening. The factory is going to kill
> us...
>
> The rest are a bit iffy. So make sure to get your orders in by the
> deadline.
>
> Click here for more information or to order direct.
>
> Unpainted pre-production sample of our Well Car and Container
> Note the etched walkways and super fine handrails.
> HO Scale 53' Husky Stack Well Car and 53' Container
>
> We haven't mentioned the Husky Stack and Container in a while. It sort of
> fell off our radar what with all the locomotives we've been making
> lately. Nevertheless, the factory tells us they are eager to get rolling,
> so please get your reservations in by July 6th.
>
> This model was originally announced as a Prime Movers model with a
> limited amount of detail. We've since upgraded it to a higher-end model but
> we've kept the price the same. It now features:
>
> • Etched metal walkways
> • Die-cast metal construction for good tracking empty or loaded
> • Super-fine handrails
> • Fine brake detail
> • All-new 70-ton trucks with three visible springs
>
> The factory is tossing this into the production line whenever there is a
> spare moment so please get your orders in by the 6th to guarantee delivery.
>
> Click here to download a PDF illustrated sales sheet on these
> models. Click here to visit the web site.
>
>
> Royal Hudson samples in progress at the LRC factory
> Order Deadline Extended: Royal Hudson, B36-7
>
> While the F40s and Well Cars
>
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