Big Rapido Announcement Today

[MK]

No probelm here with version 74.0.3729.169 (though it's not the latest).

[rapidomike]

According to Chrome:

This site can’t provide a secure connection
www.rapidotrains.com uses an unsupported protocol.
ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH

Looks like that might be an isolated issue - not seeing it here on my end. Is it still giving you that message or is it working now?

[nickelplate759]

Is there any information on the expected delivery timelines?  It would help me plan and budget.

Here's my problem - there's so much cool stuff that Rapido has announced recently that I would like!   Horizon cars, the Canadian, the F40s and even an LRC.   At about $70(US)/car it's pretty expensive stuff - I'm not complaining that this is unreasonable (it's very reasonable, based on what I've seen from previous Rapido products) - but I certainly can't afford it all at once.   

 I'd like to be able to estimate when I should expect to spend what for me is a substantial part of my annual hobby budget.

[Point353]

Looks like that might be an isolated issue - not seeing it here on my end. Is it still giving you that message or is it working now?

Still getting that message.

[btrain]

I’m down for buying a set. I used to watch the 1990s PBS documentary “Last Train Across Canada” all the time as a kid, so I have very found memories of the pre-flag blue and yellow Canadian flashing across my TV screen while Gordon Lightfoot played in the background.

[Missaberoad]

To quote Jason, if we end up selling 5000 of them, there is a strong possibility!

I'm not sure if that's good or bad news but cool beans...

If I have some money left over after the Canadian (and Kato's 400) I'll have to pick up a few original scheme cars.

[Davep]

Well since I did take the Canadian Toronto-Vancouver in 1963, (returning on the Dominion,) I am definitely in for a set. Mind you I was 12 years old at the time, and don't remember much. All that said, the layout era I'm developing is 1950/60's CP freight block and script, but I'm sure I can fit in the CP Canadian.

[reinhardtjh]

Is there any information on the expected delivery timelines?  It would help me plan and budget.

This is cut from the email I got from Rapido today:

You probably know us well enough to recognize these delivery dates as "hopelessly optimistic."

Order Deadlines:

    October 7: N Scale LRC, N Scale F40PH-2D
    October 7: N Scale Rebuilt F40PH-2D, HO Scale RDC
    January 13: N Scale Canadian
    March 17: N Scale FP9A


Approximate Delivery Dates:

    March 2020: N Scale LRC
    May 2020: N Scale F40PH-2D
    June 2020: N Scale Rebuilt F40PH-2D
    July 2020: HO Scale RDC
    August 2020: N Scale FP9A
    September 2020: N Scale Canadian


So you have from now until next summer or fall to save your pennies for all of these models. No problem! 😄

[Angus Shops]

Most of my model railroad career has been dedicated building a decent model of The Canadian, and a layout to run it on, so this is big news to me. I'll probably be in for two sets, not to mention at least a pair of the FP9's. It'll be hard on the wallet well these come out but I've got at least a year. It's a lot of beer cans...

Years ago Mike McGratton dropped a broad hint The Canadian was a possibility, and I don't want to sound like my faith in him has dismissed over time, but its been a bit of a wait. On the other hand waiting for The Canadian has taught me a lot about patience. (Insert joke about how late the real Canadian usually is).

Anybody in the market for a bunch a cast resin Budd cars, from modified Con Cor shells?

And will Rapido follow what in remember to be their HO strategy and bring along the F9B in a couple of years?
Geoff

[BCR 570]

Wonderful releases . . . if you model CP or VIA.  Nothing for BCR so my wallet is safe.

Would have loved to see the Phase II RDCs in N Scale - never been done.


Tim

[MetroRedLine]

Oh. I thought they were going to release a "Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champions" collector's boxcar.

[Maletrain]

Huh?  I just clicked on the link in the post and it came up just fine in my version of Chrome. My version is "Version 75.0.3770.100 (Official Build) (64-bit)".

[thomasjmdavis]

Oh. I thought they were going to release a "Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champions" collector's boxcar.

Seems odd to say this about a model railroad manufacturer of N scale locomotives and rolling stock, but to do that would mean they would have to invest $40.000 to tool a boxcar (seems weird, but I don't think they've ever made an N scale boxcar).  Maybe a Raptor's meat reefer?

[Mark5]

Super cool on the Canadian.

Will parts be available for the FP9s? The winterization "housing" on the CN units look pretty close to the Wabash (GMD) F7s and I need one for an N&W unit. 

Mark

[CNR5529]

@rapidotrains, @rapidomike, Quick question: will the Park cars have interchangeable drumheads, so we can use them on the Dominion too? I didn't see any mention of this, so was just wondering...