Rapido Peak announced

[Brian-1c]

I saw this at Key Model World today, but have not seen anything elsewhere, even on Rapido's UK web site.

Seems to be a secret, or maybe Key Model World let slip something still on embargo ?

Oh well, I'll have a couple of the green ones please !

https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/rapido-trains-uk-announces-all-new-n-gauge-peak

[martyn]

Thanks for the heads up!

I hope it will be very popular.

Martyn

[Calnefoxile]

Wonder if we'll see a rapid counter announcement from Bachmann/Farish??

Wouldn't be surprised if they've not got pone up their sleeve!! Mind you now Steve Purves has jumped ship to Accurascale they might be struggling a bit.

Cheers

Neal

P.S. Anyone want to buy some Farish Peaks???

[jpendle]

Not one for me but a brilliant announcement.

I'm shocked at the lack of reaction to this 

I thought that forum members would be all over this by now.

John P

[SD35]

Magic. That's the Thames-Clyde sorted when the 45s appear. 

[Chris Morris]

I hope this is correct. I will have one or two. I would be happy to test samples for them on my layout.😊

[Brian-1c]

It's been taken off now, the link will no longer work. Also deleted from another forum I posted on, with commercial interests.

Oh dear, I think it slipped past an embargo !

I expect it to be announced now tomorrow, at the start of TINGS and it will then be all over the place.

[Woodenhead]

This has pleased me and I expect RevolutioN will be announcing whatever 1st generation DMU they have planned as well.

Tomorrow may be expensive.

[jpendle]

This has pleased me and I expect RevolutioN will be announcing whatever 1st generation DMU they have planned as well.

Tomorrow may be expensive.

Revolution's website is implying at TWO new motorised N Gauge models and TWO new wagons 

John P

[Skyline2uk]

After I shared this link to the two biggest N gauge groups I was subsequently told about the embargo.

Rapido will not be at TINGS this year so I guess they originally planned to do the announcement there, but even so still want to make a splash.

I deleted the posts out of respect to them, but if the above link no longer works it seems the company asked Model World to delete it as well.

That all being said, I am thrilled for those who have waited so long to get a new one of these and actually I hope Bachfar do NOT have an advanced design for one in the works.

Rapido deserve a shot IMHO and much like the Dapol 59, Bachfar shouldn't be able to "sit" on a class for so long to the exclusion of all others.

Skyline2uk

[bluedepot]

good news!

will they be making class 44/45/46? 


tim

[Skyline2uk]

good news!

will they be making class 44/45/46? 


tim

I believe so, from memory the 44s will be produced first.

Skyline2uk

[bluedepot]

ok that's great then!

cheers


tim

[Chris Morris]

All my locos so far have been either Dapol or Farish with one recent exception - the Kato 800. My purchasing plans for next year so far are quite different. A Sonic large prairie and a Rapido Peak. How times change. Don't worry I won't allow these planned items on the layout at the same time, that would be so wrong.

[Bigmac]

All my locos so far have been either Dapol or Farish with one recent exception - the Kato 800. My purchasing plans for next year so far are quite different. A Sonic large prairie and a Rapido Peak. How times change. Don't worry I won't allow these planned items on the layout at the same time, that would be so wrong.

why wouldnt you run a peak and a large prairie at the same time ?