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Re: N Scale Rapido GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2014, 10:54:54 AM »
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Glad to hear the comments are positive so far.  Mike is being inundated with emails at the office and he's not seen them yet (the poor bugger).  After telling people to email him with advice on making a better locomotive, most of them are "Please make X" emails.  As I said, the poor bugger.

I'm going to pick two nits:

1. It's a GMD-1.  The "GMD1" is a mistake made by Extra 2200 South years ago and it was picked up by the Bytown Railway Society.  The CN and GMD documentation is unanimous in its loving embrace of the hyphen.

2. EMD ain't got nothing to do with this ugly baby.  It is entirely GMDD in London.

Then again, if you want to order a dozen you can call it ANYTHING YOU WANT!  :D

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« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2014, 11:13:34 AM »
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Got no use for one, however I'm a sucker for rare and unusual locomotives.  Might have to get one just for fun.

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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2014, 11:18:13 AM »
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The NAR units are included in this run... guess I'm actually going to be springing for a pair of them after all.

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« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2014, 11:29:42 AM »
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Wow those look pretty cool.
Any of them make it down to the Pacific Northwest or West Coast?
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2014, 11:53:40 AM »
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Got no use for one, however I'm a sucker for rare and unusual locomotives.  Might have to get one just for fun.

This is my worry too.

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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2014, 12:51:13 PM »
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Wow those look pretty cool.
Any of them make it down to the Pacific Northwest or West Coast?

You're in luck MC (or not), photo proof of one in OR
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=144101
 I did notice a few as leasers floating around the mid-West too.
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2014, 01:01:51 PM »
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You're in luck MC (or not), photo proof of one in OR
http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=144101
 I did notice a few as leasers floating around the mid-West too.

Nice find but this one is the B-B trucks which Rapido says will be later produce .
Thanks ,
Louis



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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2014, 01:12:58 PM »
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Well my dream short line roster was an RS11 and an S2; methinks a second reality with a pair of these would be wise :)
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2014, 01:21:48 PM »
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This seals it - if the GMD-1 and NW-5 made it to 2013 . . . . :facepalm:
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2014, 01:27:32 PM »
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Prior to 1960 did any tread on the UP in the pacific northwest , even once ? Proof ?


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« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2014, 01:40:21 PM »
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Prior to 1960 did any tread on the UP in the pacific northwest , even once ? Proof ?

Expand that thought to after 1960, too, please! :D
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« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2014, 04:38:09 PM »
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Nice work. Even though there did not make it onto the D&H.. Im a sucker for odd looking locos and this has to be one of them.. I will be up for 1 in CN..
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2014, 05:43:57 PM »
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I'm keen for atleast 1 or 2 undecs that can wear some orange and blue....


Hmmm.....
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Re: N Scale Rapido EMD/GMDD GMD-1 Confirmed!
« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2014, 06:14:46 PM »
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Any photos of these in Chicago?
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