Horizon and Comet Cars in N & HO - Plus a lot more!

[peteski]

MBTA (the "T") is not in very good financial shape.  According to what  I hear in the local news, they are also one of the most neglected commuter systems in the country.

[ski]

Anyone get their Horizons or Comets yet?  Supposedly they are out in the wild.

[jagged ben]

I actually wonder if any have made it across the border from Canada yet.  A Canadian seller posted some to ebay but I've not seen any US sellers announce arrival or availability.   I'm trying to atay patient.

[kscessandriver]

I ordered some directly from Rapido and some from a retailer, haven't seen any yet. No shipping info from Rapido yet, order says it's being packed (but that isn't unusual for orders direct from them in my experience). The order from a retailer hasn't been billed yet, so they're probably a ways out yet.

[ski]

MBTA Cab Cars seem to be unobtainium. I should have pre-ordered sooner...

[conrail1973]

I was checking usps.com, and it indicated that I have a package coming from Toronto which is assume is from Rapido.  It's already cleared the Chicago Intl. Distribution Center and now is in the Chicago Distribution Center.  Hopefully my Comet Cars will be coming this week!

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Mine has been in "Packing Order" mode for two weeks. The wait is killing me.

[kscessandriver]

I was checking usps.com, and it indicated that I have a package coming from Toronto which is assume is from Rapido.  It's already cleared the Chicago Intl. Distribution Center and now is in the Chicago Distribution Center.  Hopefully my Comet Cars will be coming this week!

Likewise, mine are actually at the local post office at my PO Box, but I don't get home from vacation until tomorrow. I'll try to grab them ASAP and see how they look.

[Point353]

MBTA Cab Cars seem to be unobtainium. I should have pre-ordered sooner...

Some dealers still seem to be taking pre-orders.
For example: https://www.hogtrainz.com/NRAPIDOCOMET.htm

[ski]

I was checking usps.com, and it indicated that I have a package coming from Toronto which is assume is from Rapido.  It's already cleared the Chicago Intl. Distribution Center and now is in the Chicago Distribution Center.  Hopefully my Comet Cars will be coming this week!

How are you able to see what is coming to you without a tracking number? I ordered direct from Rapido as well...they charged me...but no word since then.

[ski]

Some dealers still seem to be taking pre-orders.
For example: https://www.hogtrainz.com/NRAPIDOCOMET.htm

Checked with them already…no dice. All sold out.

[conrail1973]

How are you able to see what is coming to you without a tracking number? I ordered direct from Rapido as well...they charged me...but no word since then.

I’ve been keeping an eye on Informed Delivery on usps.com, and that’s when I noticed a package coming from Toronto.  I haven’t received any notification from Rapido, so I’m assuming it’s my Comet Cars unless one of my kids just happened to order something from Canada 

[ski]

USPS Informed Delivery always only shows me what I am getting the morning of the day it is delivered…and it never shows that packages are being delivered, only flat mail. I wonder if there is some kind of setting or option that I have missed.

[Point353]

Checked with them already…no dice. All sold out.

What about here: https://www.nscalesupply.com/rap/rap-passenger-comet.html

[peteski]

USPS Informed Delivery always only shows me what I am getting the morning of the day it is delivered…and it never shows that packages are being delivered, only flat mail. I wonder if there is some kind of setting or option that I have missed.

I believe that only flat mail included because only those pieces go through the automatic OCR machine that takes a photo of the mail piece to read the address.