They are beautiful models show case models but don’t handel them too much .Handrails come off very delicate to handle.Is it just me they are beautiful don’t know what to do just stand there and look at them.anybody else have this problem? rambo1…
I am not trying to put the company down though. rambo1…
Yep I have the turbo train and I broke off 2 pieces in like 10 seconds. Have not touch it since
and they are very expensive how is the sound?rambo1…
would you think to take it back for a refund?rambo1…
I have the same problem with pretty much any Proto 2000 diesel. The all plastic details are delicate and can break or come off rather easily. My solution is to grab them in an area where I know I won’t touch the breakable details, and it’s worked pretty well so far.
If we want models that are to scale they will be very delicate. I always look over everything very carefully when I get them and learn exactly where I will be able to grab them.
I have had a few pieces come unglued from a couple of Rapido coaches I bought ( I have eleven ). I found it a lot easier to just glue them back on rather than go through the hassle and expense of returning them.
The only parts I have had break are from visitors to the train room who feel inclined to touch everything, and grab without thinking. [sigh]
I would not expect Rapido to replace something I broke.
Brent
batman don’t let them in the room!rambo1…
I have around 35 Rapido passenger cars and two Turbo Trains. I’ve never broken anything off of any of them. I did buy one that had a broken handrail but that was a simple fix. Same goes for any of my around 100 Proto 2000 loco’s, I haven’t broken a single piece off of any of them. You guys must really be handling them very poorly to break stuff off of them.
not really.rambo1…
I try not to have people pick up my Branchline Blueprint HW coaches because the ends and underside have some very delicate parts. You can’t curl your fingers around the middle to avoid fingerprints because parts along the edge of the underside will buckle, so clean hands are mandatory. Same problems with high-detail freight cars with plastic grabs and separate ladders. The Mather stock car is a lulu. Turning freightcars on their sides without picking them up will break plastic stirrups off. I usually replace them with metal. Such cars are at risk on foreign layouts, so I hover over them or leave them home.
Hal