Q on Rapido Passenger Cars

[NW Modeling List]

Russ:
 
Good question, and keep bugging me off line (_drperiepa at aol.com_ 
(mailto:drperiepa at aol.com) ) until I get you an  answer.  I'm still "Down Under" for a few 
more days and my resource  material is at home, but I'll be back early next 
week.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/7/2009 2:56:35 A.M. AUS Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

Jim  & Dave;

Thanks for the repsonses. Close as they are I am  interested in continuing 
this pursuit. I may just end up getting undec and  going from there. Dave, you 
mention the trucks, are there any commercial  trucks that are available that 
match, or closely match that of the T89 truck  that those cars rode on?

Regards,
Russ Goodwin

 
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:06:27 -0500
Subject: Re: Q on Rapido Passenger  Cars
To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
From:  nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

Russ:
 
I examined one at a local hobby shop when they first came out.  The  color 
looks pretty good, and the aluminum sash for the windows is nice, but as  soon 
as I saw that the trucks were very wrong I didn't look any  further.  I'm 
perfectly capable of exchanging trucks, but clearly they've  taken the Canadian 
prototype and put markings on that they think will  sell.  Nothing inherently 
wrong with that, other manufacturers have been  doing that for generations, but 
for me spending that much money and then  having to do the truck exchange was a 
show stopper.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 3/6/2009 9:16:17 A.M. AUS Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

All;

I see that Rapido is offereing N&W Smoothside  passenger cars of various 
type. I've seen other roadnames from Rapido, so I  know the quality. I'm wondering 
how accurate they are to N&W? Color  aside, which is always a hot topic with 
this group and with the PRR group,  are teh cars done as a close-enough on 
prototype or a dead-on match, i.e.  window arrangements and so-forth?

I'm looking at getting some  coaches for an NS excursion and business  train.

Regards,
Russ Goodwin

 
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