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Rapido Passenger Car Products
New
releases are included below.
If you are looking for something specific that is not shown,
please e-mail
us.
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Not all items can be in stock at all
times.
Due to minimum order requirements and shipping charges we
"bunch" up re-orders to save you money.
(We reserve the right to correct errors and change
prices without prior notice.) |
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Not all of the items below may be in stock or available but
the information is provided for reference purposes.
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please)
from the
item you are ordering into your e-mail.
It will save time and reduce possible confusion in determining
what you
really are ordering.
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| From the Rapido Telegraph: |
| "Ever
since I started Rapido Trains Inc. I've had requests
for N scale. I never thought we could bring the same
level of detail to N scale as we had to HO. A few months
ago I had a chat with my chief engineer and he thought
we could do it... so we've done it.
Our
N scale line is called Panorama, after the CN train
of the same name which ran during the "golden years"
of CN passenger services, the 1960s. While North American
passenger train services experienced an unprecedented
decline during that decade, CN was growing its passenger
business by leaps and bounds. It leased cars from the
States and bought sleepers, dome cars and lounge cars
from several railroads - including Milwaukee Road, Florida
East Coast and Erie-Lackawanna - to bolster its customer-focused
motto of "Traveliving."
Just
as CN invested in better passenger trains in the 1960s,
we've invested in a better N scale passenger car for
2009. The Panorama Line passenger cars present an unprecedented
level of detail for N-scalers. |
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First Test Samples of Our N Scale Passenger Cars
(rivets and weld lines not yet added) |
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The
first two car styles are the Lightweight Coach
and Duplex Sleeper. All Panorama Line passenger
cars will feature:
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Super-detailed underbody
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Body-mounted Micro-Trains® couplers
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Stunning trucks molded on all four sides
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Fixed steps or partial skirts, as appropriate
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All air, steam and electrical lines represented
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Insulated 36" metal wheelsets (no pizza cutters!)
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Easy-Peasy" battery-powered interior lighting
operated by magnetic wand (included)
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Flush windows with painted gaskets and shades
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Full interior detail including armrests and headrests
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Diaphragms with etched brass end gates (not shown)
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Painted metal roof grab irons applied at the factory
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Multiple car names and/or numbers per paint scheme
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Will operate smoothly on curves down to 11"
radius
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We've turned N scale modeling upside down!
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first paint schemes for The Panorama Line N scale Lightweight
Coach and Duplex Sleeper are:
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Amtrak
(Phase 1)
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Baltimore
& Ohio
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Canadian National (1954 Scheme)
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Canadian National (Wet Noodle)
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Chicago & North Western
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Erie-Lackawanna
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Great
Northern
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Milwaukee
Road (1950 scheme)
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New York Central
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Northern
Pacific
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Pennsylvania
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Southern
Pacific
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Union
Pacific
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VIA
Rail Canada
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Undecorated
Car
names/numbers will be announced on our web site within
the next month. The MSRP will be $47.95 each.
Rapido will not make the official announcement for at
least a couple of weeks, so we don't have part numbers
to accept reserve these cars yet. Check our web site
to see when the car numbers and product numbers are
put online. The cars can be reserved with your dealer
at that time. |
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Taking a closer look. |
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