Get a quick demo of an ESU LokSound-equipped N scale GP35 from Atlas and check out a new N scale passenger car set from Kato USA and a new HO Northern Pacific boxcar from Rapido Trains in this episode of Cody’s Office. Down in the workshop Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will give you tips […]
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Rapido Trains HO scale P-S New Haven diner
Rapido Trains HO scale P-S New Haven diner Rapido Trains has added a 1949 Pullman-Standard streamlined dining car to its ever-growing line of New York, New Haven & Hartford HO scale passenger equipment. The injection-molded plastic and metal car features more than 200 parts and is detailed inside and out. The prototype. In December 1945, […]
Video: How to remove the shell from a Rapido Trains HO scale RS-11 and RS-18
We reviewed the Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 in the June 2020 Model Railroader. The firm produced this video showing step by step how to remove the shell from the model to access the decoder and mechanism. […]
Video: How to remove the shell from a Rapido Trains HO scale RS-11 and RS-18
We reviewed the Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 in the June 2020 Model Railroader. The firm produced this video showing step by step how to remove the shell from the model to access the decoder and mechanism. […]
VIDEO: Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 diesel locomotive
We recently reviewed the HO scale Montreal Locomotive Works RS-18 from Rapido Trains in the June 2020 Model Railroader. The superdetailed model also features an ESU LokSound decoder. See and hear the diesel in action on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
VIDEO: Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 diesel locomotive
We recently reviewed the HO scale Montreal Locomotive Works RS-18 from Rapido Trains in the June 2020 Model Railroader. The superdetailed model also features an ESU LokSound decoder. See and hear the diesel in action on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 7 – The Great New Haven Diner Hype
It’s no secret that David is a huge fan of nearly everything New Haven. So when Rapido Trains delivered their HO scale model of a New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad stainless-steel dining car to Wisconsin, you can bet that he’d take more than a quick minute to inspect all of the fine details. […]
Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 diesel
The model features separate handrails and other detail parts. For the first time in plastic an accurate, roadname- and roadnumber-specific version of a Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) RS-18 is available as a ready-to-run, HO scale plastic model. The Canadian road switcher is available with a factory-installed LokSound 5 dual-mode decoder, featuring sound files recorded from […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for March 2020, part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A superdetailed HO scale GE B36-7 from Rapido Trains highlights this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno takes this ESU LokSound-equipped locomotive to the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout for a quick demo. In addition to […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for March 2020, part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A superdetailed HO scale GE B36-7 from Rapido Trains highlights this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno takes this ESU LokSound-equipped locomotive to the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout for a quick demo. In addition to […]
Rapido Trains HO Gunderson Husky-Stack
Rapido Trains HO Gunderson Husky-Stack The well has sockets for pins for one long or two short containers. Rapido Trains has released an HO scale Gunderson 53-foot Husky-Stack well car, with etched-metal running boards, new trucks, and factory-installed grab irons. The die-cast metal cars are accurately finished and include two individually numbered 53-foot containers. In […]
Rapido Trains HO scale Santa Fe rebuilt RDC set
Rapido Trains HO Santa Fe rebuilt RDC set The two motors are concealed by the housings between the painted seats. Overhead lighting is provided by LEDs on the printed circuit board. For the first time in plastic the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.’s rebuilt pair of Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) are available in […]