<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Now to get Rapido to do the VGN 44 toners!!!!</div><div>Stephen Rineair</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org><br><b>To: </b>"NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, December 6, 2025 4:53:38 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: VGN H16-44<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'aptos' , '-apple-system' , 'helveticaneue' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt">
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I will stop at 38 Now on to the TM fleet 12 on the layout many other locos in storage. If anyone comes to Chicago stop by</div>
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<div dir="ltr">are we to assume you won't stop until you get to 40?
<div>Mike Rector</div>
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I Ike them</div>
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So much so much I picked up another pair now I have 35 of them. Yes they C are that good</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: VGN H16-44</font>
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<div dir="ltr">I have 2 of them, N&W. Overall very nice models as are all Rapido models. When they sent out their pre-production photos the handrails on the ends of the locomotives were incorrect. VGN units were unique. After communicating with Rapido and
providing pictures they modified these handrails and the production models were correct. I do wish they had done some in N&W black with script or half moon heralds. These schemes were what I most remember seeing and my pics of them were mostly these schemes.
Model producers seem to be stuck on blue....... but with that said thanks to Rapido for doing what they did!
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<div>Ed Painter; born in Bluefield, WV.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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How many have bought the new Rapido H16-44's and what are your thoughts. I have a huge fleet (38) yea I am nuts. I feel they are the best loco built for us so far </div>
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