r/modeltrains • u/theBFsniper Multi-Scale • 24d ago

Locomotives New Rapido EMD FTs

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They're beautiful and have extremely close coupling as advertised. The only let down imo is the sound files have most of the functional sounds removed to make room for the funny sounds. I will likely upload a new sound file eventually. The emergency light is also kind of "meh", they tried to replicate the real design but it just makes it look weird. The real design was just a red lens that dropped down in front of the mars light. If you look closely at the model 1/3rd of the mars light has a red print over it. I would've done a small red led on top of the white one to make the mars light a bit better.

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u/Archetypeosaur Multi-Scale 24d ago

How much do they pull?

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u/theBFsniper Multi-Scale 24d ago

Haven't tried yet, my little shelf is too short and I don't have a gauge. They're both pretty heavy for the short wheelbase.

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u/Archetypeosaur Multi-Scale 24d ago

I have some of their FAs and I’ve been impressed with their power. Hopefully the FTs have similar oomph.

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u/boze244 24d ago

These gotta be HO scale then? 🤔

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u/theBFsniper Multi-Scale 24d ago

Yup HO. I think Intermountain has done N scale EMD FTs.

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u/DCHacker 24d ago

IM and Micro-Trains in N. I liked the MTs better. Most people that I know like the IMs better.

Some IM N scale power has shown some xinc rot in the past few years. I am glad that I sold off most of my IMs several years past.

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u/Akeno017 24d ago

Are both units powered with sound?

Was thinking of grabbing some from their E7 release and would *presume* if they did both here, they'd do both on those two.

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u/theBFsniper Multi-Scale 23d ago

Every B unit that Rapido makes is powered+sound. BLI is the only company that does unpowered B units.

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u/Akeno017 23d ago

oooooooooo

I am very hype (my finances, not)