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Rapido HO scale TurboTrain
I so much enjoy watching the TurboTrain, as I did not see one in real life. The sounds are excellent and much detail in orgin.
If the ‘Turbo’ is as good as previous products, this will be a ‘super’ model. Have had an opportunity to use this company for ‘customer service’ and it was excellent and fast.
quelle belle histoire que la reproduction de ce train malheureusement disparu et pas encore remplacé
Rapido does good work. Canadian modellers in particular are blessed to have people like Jason investing in producing high-quality models. One minor knock, as stated in the review, Rapido products in general require top-quality track work. But then, we MR readers all have top-notch track, right? I hope the Turbo does well.
Rapido did an awsome job modeling the interior of the model. two thumbs up
I have purchased the Rapido’s CN Turbo engine and car set.
I found this product to be full of great deal and performance.
The only thing I would say is, if you are going to be moving this product from layout to layout then build a carrying case so you only have to assemble the set once or you will have to replace parts over time.
Rapido as a company has great customer service along with a passion to detail.
It’s pretty nicely detailed but my sample runs so poorly that I’ve relegated it to display status.
Great model - a carrying case or moveable cassette is a must if you want to avoid disassembly each time you remove it from a layout. It was a little rough running at first, but breaking in the motor helped considerably (I turned mine upside down and directly applied power to the wheels so it could run at full speed (something which can’t happen on my layout))
FEET OF CLAY
Rapido would have done better to forget prototypical fidelity and made a product that can actually be used on the majority of layouts, not the minority. I will admit it looks stunning sitting on the shelve while “lesser” models do the work on the Erie and Ohio. Customer Service is no great shakes at Rapido either, as my complaints about my examples faulty trucks remain unanswered.
Rick Smolecki