TurboTrain on 9.75" radius & new loco announcement coming 6/25

[peteski]

That'd probably get me to get off my butt and actually get my TV train working.

Back to N scale Ed? 

[Albersala]

Thanks for the info about the Turbo Train, Jason. I was the one who asked if It could navigate 9.75" curves. I'm glad that It can and I will probably order the PC version ASAP.

[rapidotrains]

Jason, I'd suggest building yourself one of these (it don't cost much) -



What we have here is sloppily laid Atlas Code 80 sectional track; featuring a 9.75" radius inner loop connected by plastic-frog turnouts to an 11" radius middle loop. The outer loop is 19" radius with curving 2% grades.

If a given locomotive can handle pulling cars around all that, they're good to go for the vast majority of us

Cheers,
-Mark

This is a great test track. We will definitely look into that. Thanks!

It's just missing a figure eight...

-Jason

[rapidotrains]

Thanks for the info about the Turbo Train, Jason. I was the one who asked if It could navigate 9.75" curves. I'm glad that It can and I will probably order the PC version ASAP.

My pleasure!

-Jason

[bman]

Amen brother!

That'd probably get me to get off my butt and actually get my TV train working.

Besides lacking class lights, not having cab window sun shades, and possibly the exhaust stack, how far off is the shell of the Atlas B36-7 for Big Blue?  Or do I want to know since I got an undec and painted it years ago. 

Anyhow, an M420W would be cool. A few of them wound up on the Ohio Central.  The 3567 even received OC paint.

[lock4244]

Praying the handrails fit on an SW1200RS. M420 nice too, but preying for the switcher.

[coosvalley]

Praying the handrails fit on an SW1200RS.

What handrails?..

[DKS]

FWIW, I'd connect the inner two loops to the outer loop along the left side with two crossovers. This way you can run all of the necessary tests without having to 0-5-0 everything from one loop to the other. As an added bonus, the back-to-back turnouts will test electrical pickup.

 

[lock4244]

So looking at the Rapido teaser, I guess that (T to B, L to R):

1) There's going to be an M420 (HO), or HR616 (HO), or a C630M/M636 (N scale).

2) Definitely CLC C-Liner, speculate it'll be HO.

3) U25B (HO), looks like there are EL U25B's trailing the blacked out leader. I have no idea if that is a needed model in HO.

4) Hmmm... I guess N scale RDC's, since the Tempo was not steam heated. Or, it could be an HO RS-18M pulling a conventional steam heated train, but that seems less likely. Was also going to guess GO Transit Hawker Siddeley self propelled cars, but again, seam heated.

I wish for an N scale SW1200RS, but I can't see that being possible given the evidence... unless the first picture is a pair of them leading, which isn't out of the realm of possibility given CN's proclivity for the odd.

[coosvalley]

So looking at the Rapido teaser

Link?

[lock4244]

Be warned, link is to fb:

https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/photos/a.111655425586997.24923.109954372423769/1704498846302639/?type=3&theater

[jagged ben]

Someone on the FB thread found the top left photo, which appears to be a GP20 or a chop-nose earlier geep.  Kinda unfortunate if that's the N scale product in light of news that Altas obtained the LL GP20 tooling.  It is, however, totally unclear which of the four would be the N scale product.

[lock4244]

Someone on the FB thread found the top left photo, which appears to be a GP20 or a chop-nose earlier geep.  Kinda unfortunate if that's the N scale product in light of news that Altas obtained the LL GP20 tooling.  It is, however, totally unclear which of the four would be the N scale product.

CN never owned any GP20's, but their GP9RM's could easily be confused with one to the uninitiated. Heck, some think they resemble C-420's!

I fear we're getting RDC's. God I hope I'm wrong.

[garethashenden]

CN never owned any GP20's, but their GP9RM's could easily be confused with one to the uninitiated. Heck, some think they resemble C-420's!

I fear we're getting RDC's. God I hope I'm wrong.

Can I ask why? Do you not want any or do you need all of them and don't want the temptation?

[rapidotrains]

We'll be launching at 3 p.m. with a Facebook Live event: https://www.facebook.com/rapidotrains/

And then a newsletter will go out with more detail around 4 p.m.: https://rapidotrains.com/signup/

I'm proofreading the newsletter now. It's a bit hectic around here!

-Jason