List members,
Just in case you don’t get the Telegraph…. Rapido Trains announced their next
train product…. The Canadian.
Jeff Pinchbeck
CPHA, Vice Chairman
The Irregular and Irreverent Bulletin from Rapido Trains Inc.
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• Volume 13
Dear Rapido Customer,
I mentioned in an earlier Telegraph that we had two more product announcements
to make this year. I've decided to save one of the announcements for later...
because this one's a biggie.
The Canadian
A Complete, Limited-Edition Train in HO Scale
At 1 p.m. on Sunday 24 April 1955, a legend was born. The sleek stainless steel
passenger cars of Canadian Pacific's The Canadian departed Montreal's Windsor
Station for the inaugural run across Canada to Vancouver. Today, even with
numerous upgrades and route changes, The Canadian still makes the journey every
week, uniting communities across the country.
As a proud Hosehead from the north, I am pleased to announce the release of
Canada's most famous train, The Canadian, in HO Scale.
This will be the first complete model of The Canadian ever produced in
ready-to-run plastic, including the first ever 100% accurate model of Canada's
unique FP9 locomotive. All other FP9 models out there are really FP7s in
disguise...
Each limited edition train features TWO sound-equipped FP9A locomotives and TEN
glorious Budd passenger cars. Included in each numbered box is a coupon
redeemable for one FREE unpowered F9B locomotive. The Canadian features
all-new, super-detailed tooling from headlights to marker lamps.
As you recall we were over a year late delivering the TurboTrain, so I'm not
taking any chances - delivery of The Canadian is in early 2010, over a year
away. I decided to announce it now to coincide with Model Railroader magazine's
75th anniversary issue.
The production run will be strictly limited to 2000 trains or less, divided
into six consists. Once we have orders for 2000 trains, the order desk will
close. So even if we sell out in a month, we will not make more than 2000 sets.
The Canadian can be reserved with your dealer on a first-come, first-served
basis. Once they're gone, they're gone for good.
The MSRP for this complete train is $1499.95. We've kept this as low as we can,
but everyone knows how much model railroad product costs have been going up
lately. To give you an idea, it cost us the same amount to tool the
Osgood-Bradley 10-Window Coach as it did to tool both our Lightweight Coach and
our Duplex Sleeper! Ouch!
Dealers please note that standard dealer discounts do not apply to The
Canadian, so please don't quote prices to your customers until you receive the
pricing information from your distributor in the next couple of weeks.
Two Powered FP9A Locomotives
* First true Canadian FP9A ever produced in plastic
* Both locomotives are powered and sound-equipped, DC and DCC
* Smooth-running motor and gears broken in at the factory
* Correct fuel tank, end door, icicle breakers and winterization hatch
* Correct CPR-style grab irons and water tank
* Road number specific details (how's that for detail?)
* 100% accurate for CPR and VIA
I've got a fleet of "FP9s" that I kitbashed a long time ago, but like most
plastic FP9s they have the wrong fuel tanks, the wrong end doors, and loads of
other "wrong" details. I was happy with these compromises then, but with
today's technology and the proper investment it's possible to get things 100%
right.
Ten Budd-built Passenger Cars
* Fully Ready-To-Run
* Super-detailed underbodies, trucks and interiors
* All steam, air and electrical lines
* New, all-metal MacDonald-Cartier Couplers (TM)
* All grab irons installed at the factory
* Working diaphragms and etched-metal end gates
* Smooth Stainless Steel finish
* Full interior and dome lighting
* Illuminated drumhead and marker lamps on the Park Car
* 3D "Beaver" heralds on each car (in maroon schemes)
* 100% accurate for CPR and VIA
Canadian Pacific's 1953 order was for seven different car styles, and we're
doing all of them:
* Baggage-Dormitory
* 60-Seat Coach
* SKYLINE Buffet Dome Coach
* 48-Seat Diner
* 4 Section, 8 Roomette, 3 Bedroom, 1 Drawing Room CHATEAU Sleeper
* 4 Section, 6 Roomette, 5 Bedroom, 1 Compartment MANOR Sleeper
* 3 Bedroom, 1 Drawing Room PARK Dome Lounge Sleeper
The Canadian will also include an extra Coach, an extra Chateau Sleeper and an
extra Manor Sleeper for a total of TEN CARS. These cars will feature the same
insane level of detail as our Super Continental Line passenger cars. We are
currently looking at different plating methods to get the perfect stainless
steel finish. I ride The Canadian all the time and I want to make sure the feel
is perfect. This is a very subjective thing, so I hope that you like our final
take on it.
In answer to the question on many people's minds, we won't be doing the
U-series heavyweight tourist sleepers at this time. When we expand into
heavyweight cars, that will be on our list of priorities. In the meantime, it
might be worth contacting The BGR Group to see if they would be interested in
producing a resin model of this car.
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Click here to visit The BGR Group.
For those wishing to expand their train, Norwest Kits and Castings offers CPR
lightweight coaches and baggage cars which were often used on The Canadian.
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Click here to visit Norwest Kits and Castings.
Even though we are announcing The Canadian, our Super Continental Line is alive
and well. Expect more announcements in that line next year.
And a free F9B, to boot!
* A coupon redeemable for one free unpowered CPR/VIA F9B locomotive is
included with each model of The Canadian.
* 100% accurate for CPR and VIA, including step skirts
* A different F9B paint scheme/number is available for each consist.
This super-detailed F9B will ONLY be available to purchasers of The Canadian.
It will not be available separately.
Consists and Paint Schemes
The Canadian by Rapido Trains Inc.
CPR Maroon (Block) - FP9A 1406 & 1407 plus F9B 1900
Product Number 210001
Baggage-Dormitory 3017; Coach 111; Coach 120; Skyline 515; Diner Louise;
Chateau Argenson; Chateau Rigaud; Amherst Manor; Douglas Manor; Yoho Park
CPR Maroon (Block) - FP9A 1410 & 1413 plus F9B 1901
Product Number 210002
Baggage-Dormitory 3008; Coach 105; Coach 119; Skyline 504; Diner Princess;
Chateau Roberval; Chateau Lauzon; Grant Manor; Stuart Manor; Banff Park
CPR Maroon (Script) - FP9A 1408 & 1409 plus F9B 1903
Product Number 210003
Baggage-Dormitory 3000; Coach 103; Coach 117; Skyline 512; Diner Kent; Chateau
Montcalm; Chateau Iberville; Thompson Manor; Dufferin Manor; Algonquin Park
CP Action Red (5" Stripes) - FP9A 1411 & 1412 plus F9B 4476
Product Number 210004
Baggage-Dormitory 602; Coach 108; Coach 123; Skyline 506; Diner Emerald;
Chateau Salaberry; Chateau Dollard; Cornwall Manor; Burton Manor; Assiniboine
Park
VIA Rail Canada (early) - FP9A 1406 & 1413 plus F9B 1962
CP Action Red (8" stripes) locomotives with VIA passenger cars
Product Number 210005
Baggage-Dormitory 605; Coach 102; Coach 113; Skyline 501; Diner Alexandra;
Chateau Maisonneuve; Chateau Levis; Cabot Manor; Mackenzie Manor; Evangeline
Park
Via Rail Canada - FP9A 1405 & 1414 plus F9B 1965
Product Number 210006
Baggage-Dormitory 610; Coach 116; Coach 127; Skyline 516; Diner York; Chateau
Bienville; Chateau Lasalle; Bell Manor; Wolfe Manor; Riding Mountain Park
Project Status So Far
Right now the FP9s are in tooling as well as the passenger car bodies and
interiors. The F9B is in the design stage. We are not finished designing the
passenger car underbodies as we're waiting for some underbody piping diagrams
from Bombardier. If you have blueprints of The Canadian in your possession it
may speed things along - please give me a shout if you can help.
Foamer Contest Still On!
We're still on the lookout for photographic evidence that you are completely
nuts about trains. Do you have a train-shaped mail box? An Amtrak sign on your
front lawn? If you've train-ified your life, we want to see it. Three lucky
winners will be selected from all the entries and will receive free Rapido
stuff.
The photo above shows my bedroom back in the days when I was a bachelor living
with Mum and Dad. That's one of my old FP7 models on the Pullman step. It made
an unexpected trip to the basement floor about eight years ago and now rests in
the model railroad roundhouse in the sky.
You can read more about the contest by clicking
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here.
As mentioned in Volume 11 of the Rapido Telegraph (which you can read
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here), the order deadline for our new batch of passenger cars is next weekend.
Full details about these new car numbers and paint schemes are available on our
web site. Click on any paint scheme below to read more.
* Burlington Northern Executive Scheme
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* C
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&NW (Simplified Scheme) ***NEW SCHEME***
* Burlington (Silver/Shadowlined - Havelock Baggage)
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***NEW SCHEME***
* Canadian National (Oddball Schemes)
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***NEW SCHEMES***
* Central of Georgia
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* Canadian Pacific Railway
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* Illinois Central
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* Milwaukee Road (1950 Scheme)
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* Milwaukee Road (1955 UP Scheme)
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* MOPAC (Jenks Blue Scheme)
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* Ontario Northland (Modern Scheme)
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* Southern Railway
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***NEW SCHEME***
* Texas
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& Pacific (The Eagle) ***NEW SCHEME***
* Union Pacific
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* VIA Rail Canada (Oddball Schemes)
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***NEW SCHEMES***
* VIA - CN
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You can order these products in advance from all fine model railroad retailers.
If your local dealer doesn't stock our products, he or she can order them from
all the major distributors. If you know you want a certain paint scheme or car
number, it is always recommended to order in advance to ensure that you don't
miss out. Just ask all those guys looking for B&O coaches...
I'll be sending out one more Telegraph before the end of the year, including
detailed delivery and status updates on our N scale passenger cars, HO scale
"Oh, So Steamy!" Steam Generator Cars and all of our other products. We're
expecting some new samples from the factory this week.
In the meantime, keep those foamer photos coming!
All the best,
Jason
Jason Shron
President
Rapido Trains Inc.
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