Rapido Osgood Bradley Coaches are shipping!!

[garethashenden]

I just got the shipping notification from BLW for the three B&M coaches I ordered. Been waiting for these for a long time, glad they're finally coming.

[Joetrain59]

Got my 3 on Saturday, 2 days after shipping e-mail from BLW. 1 NH, 2 LIRR. Might need to adjust/clip coupler pins.  LIRR grey looks light, but I won't complain.
 Joe D

[Nato]

                         My eight should be arriving this week from BLW 6 New Havens and 2 B&M's . Funny thing I only ordered one McGinnis schemed car ,so I may have to get several more, however I' am sure FL9's must have pulled some late paint scheme green cars when cars were being repainted into the black scheme. These cars are well worth the wait, almost as much as the BLI M1a was. Nate Goodman (Nato).   

[bbussey]

I've had most of my current ten for a week.  The model exceeds expectations and is exceptional.  Best N passenger car Rapido has done to date.

[OldEastRR]

Aha! The Osgood-Bradley acquisition race is on ... anybody raise on Bussey's 10?  (Alas I only have 9).

[peteski]

I'm not playing that game - the price is too steep to get a dozen!
I wish they sold them without the lights for probably $10 less.  I hate battery operated ligths and I will remove them as soon as I get them.    Easy-peasy my butt!    Bachmann seems to also be playing that game with lighting built-in and asking $50 a pop! 

[bbussey]

Aha! The Osgood-Bradley acquisition race is on ... anybody raise on Bussey's 10?  (Alas I only have 9).

You're going to have to top 13!  Got three more coming, since all the cars with no# were canceled and I had four of those on reserve originally. Four of the cars will be converted to 8500 series with the smoker section and roof hatch, while my lone undec will be kitbashed into the #1000 (nee #5107) "roach coach" club car. I already have lounge interiors en route from Shapeways, and roof hatches ready to submit if I can't get the parts from Rapido.

[CodyO]

Though they aren't a perfect match for Lehigh Valley Coaches they are close enough that I'm considering getting a few and painting them up

[jmlaboda - RIP]

The model exceeds expectations and is exceptional.  Best N passenger car Rapido has done to date.

All the chatter about Scaletrains being such a "game changer" but Rapido has already set the bar rather high... and Scaletrains appears to be a bust.  How is it that Rapido can do the separate railing right without fear of damage and they can only do HO handrailing on an N-scale model...

Thanks Jason for such fine models!!!  And thanks Puddy... your influence is still being felt!!!

[Nato]

                     Yes, I received my eight in todays U S Mail. All I can say is "Wowoie Zowie" , they are all they are advertised to be and more. I guess I will have to get a couple of undecs and do Cotton Belt / Southern Pacific in silver with scarlet letter board. Rapido Trains of Canada was definitely a game changer long before Scale Trains, both in HO and now in N. In closing, the battery powered lights on Rapido cars come with the batteries not installed (unlike IM Centrallia) , you have to remove the car roof and install the two button batteries if you want lighting. Nate Goodman (Nato). Salt Lake, Utah. 

[peteski]

In closing, the batter powered lights on Rapido cars come with the batteries not installed (unlike IM Centrallia) , you have to remove the car roof and install the two button batteries if you want lighting. Nate Goodman (Nato). Salt Lake, Utah. 

Probably a good idea - those low-grade button cells tend to leak caustic electrolyte after few years (in storage).  One of the reasons I dislike this type of lighting.

[bbussey]

Since I'm running in the daytime only, I don't bother putting the batteries in. It is cool how the board is held in place, clipping into nubs on the inner vestibule door glass at either end. I'll be leaving them out of the cars I'm modifying for the smoker sections since I have to disassemble the model to mill the floor. I probably will take them out of the others as well. But I did try one, and I like the fact that the lighting is subtle and doesn't have the interior glowing like a mini nova. Hardly noticeable in simulated daylight.

[dougnelson]

All I can say is these cars are awesome!  I have some Black Knight cars coming to go with the FL9.

[OldEastRR]

Since I'm running in the daytime only, I don't bother putting the batteries in. It is cool how the board is held in place, clipping into nubs on the inner vestibule door glass at either end. I'll be leaving them out of the cars I'm modifying for the smoker sections since I have to disassemble the model to mill the floor. I probably will take them out of the others as well. But I did try one, and I like the fact that the lighting is subtle and doesn't have the interior glowing like a mini nova. Hardly noticeable in simulated daylight.

The smokers were identical to the coaches on the outside, except with more roof vents, right?

[basementcalling]

I'm not playing that game - the price is too steep to get a dozen!
I wish they sold them without the lights for probably $10 less.  I hate battery operated ligths and I will remove them as soon as I get them.    Easy-peasy my butt!    Bachmann seems to also be playing that game with lighting built-in and asking $50 a pop! 

Glad they exceed exoectations.

Careful what you wish for, Peteski, o some oyher comoany will figure they can build in a track powered DCC decoder with car lights and sound and you'll pay an extra $150 over the non sound equipped similar cars from other manufacturers. ☺