HO Rapido PRR F30 Flat Announced

[jargonlet]

For those of you get Rapidos email updates, I’m sure you have noticed that they are doing the f30 in several variations. See link below. My question is how long did the f30 stay in tofc in the configuration that they are doing?

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-prr-f30-flatcar

[davefoxx]

Thanks for the heads-up.  I try to support manufacturers like Rapido whenever I can, and, since my modeling era starts in 1983, I might be able to justify an F30G in TT paint.   

DFF

EDIT:  Ooh!  Scroll all the way to the very bottom of the Rapido webpage.  "Trailers to come soon!"

[cv_acr]

For those of you get Rapidos email updates, I’m sure you have noticed that they are doing the f30 in several variations. See link below. My question is how long did the f30 stay in tofc in the configuration that they are doing?

https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-prr-f30-flatcar

From one of the freight car groups:

About 86 cars sold to TTX around 1955-56, and another 200 cars sold to TTX and all converted with upgraded side rails and ACF hitches in 1958.

TTX car longevity:

Quick summary from the following ORERs:

Jan 80: 81 F30d, 186 F30g
Jan 83: 79 and 184
Oct 86:  43 and 165
Aug 88:  7 and 10
Apr 91:   1 and none

[ljudice]

Need these in N for my CR/NS Camp Trailers!!!!

[ljudice]

From one of the freight car groups:

About 86 cars sold to TTX around 1955-56, and another 200 cars sold to TTX and all converted with upgraded side rails and ACF hitches in 1958.

TTX car longevity:

One was caught on the Pentrex CR Hotspots East Video in 91 timeframe in Allentown....

[muktown128]

Need to shrink this down a bit to N scale!  Really like their tag line - We really like PRR now!   

[CBQ Fan]

N scale would be interesting.

[pjm20]

Between these and the X31, Bowser's probably not to happy.

[wcfn100]

It would be awesome if someone did theses in N.


Jason

[garethashenden]

This is great! Thanks to Rapido I now know that the N Scale Kits kit is still appropriate for my layout.

[dougnelson]

Several people expressed interest to see this car in N scale on the Rapido Facebook announcement.  I told them if they did it in N scale I would be in for a dozen for an early PRR TrucTrain.

 

[mmagliaro]

Doesn't "N Scale Kits" (UK) still make these for N Scalers?  I built 3 of them back when they were "Alan Curtis" models and they were are beautiful cars and not too difficult to assemble.  Just in case some of the folks in here calling for these in N don't realize that there is an option.

[unittrain]

I pre-ordered a few of these, just received some flexi flows they are really nice.