Review: Rapido HO scale New Look bus

Three Rapido New Look buses in varying paint schemes

Rapido has returned with the second release of its HO scale New Look buses, and this time the vehicles are packed with an array of intricate details and new features that come together to create a model that impresses with its levels of realism. The New Look buses were originally built by General Motors in […]

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Rapido Trains HO scale EMD SW1200

Electro-Motive Division SW1200

An Electro-Motive Division SW1200 end-cab switcher joins the ever-growing lineup of HO scale diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The model has 
an injection-molded plastic body with railroad-specific details; a die-cast metal frame, chassis, and gearboxes; and loads of separate, factory-applied, prototype-specific detail parts. The prototype Electro-Motive Division produced the SW1200 from January 1954 to May […]

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Rapido N scale The Canadian 10-car set

Line of passenger cars

The flash of light on fluted stainless steel made its way through our Canadian Canyons layout recently thanks to Rapido’s new N scale Canadian 10-car set, and these models are available at your favorite dealer now. The Canadian debuted in 1955 with all new cars from Budd of Philadelphia. Canadian Pacific ordered a total of […]

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