Rapido HO FM H-16-44 diesel
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model, $225; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $335
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Rapido HO FM H-16-44 diesel features:
- Carbodies with and without dynamic brakes
- Dofasco or Fairbanks-Morse trucks as appropriate
- Illuminated number boxes, headlights, and green and white class lights
- Macdonald-Cartier metal knuckle couplers
- Prototype-specific fuel tanks
- Rapido drive system adapted from the FA-2
- Road-name-specific details, including hood doors and handrails
- See-through, etched-metal radiator screens
- Steam generators as appropriate
- Underbody piping and conduits
Release date: Available now
Road names: Milwaukee Road; Baltimore & Ohio; Canadian National (two paint schemes); Canadian Pacific (two schemes); New York, New Haven & Hartford (two schemes); Norfolk & Western; Penn Central; and Virginian Ry. One to four road numbers per paint scheme.
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