tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post7040628149537240091..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Rapido Trains CP Angus Shops Van ArrivesErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-12118752251922561602013-09-10T00:58:01.626-04:002013-09-10T00:58:01.626-04:00Thanks and thanks for the welcome and info on the ...Thanks and thanks for the welcome and info on the cabooses. I hope to get to know more about how modelers operate their layouts and even expand my knowledge of railfanning. Thanks again!<br />BraedanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675523335354506445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-59079713430127136492013-09-09T20:07:12.542-04:002013-09-09T20:07:12.542-04:00Braedan, welcome aboard! I told Jason Shron of Rap...Braedan, welcome aboard! I told Jason Shron of Rapido Trains that the curves of my layout would not accommodate his passenger cars. He replied that I should buy at least 6 of his Angus vans. LOL!!!! I did buy one, and I do not regret it one bit. Beautiful reproduction of a classy CP Rail product.<br /><br />Funny about CP 437083, and good eye for noticing that! That was a half-built Juneco kit I bought at a train show in grey primer. I glued it to another car's underframe and slapped some decals on it. Since then, I've picked up a True Line Trains yellow end-cupola van and script van. Now CP 347083 resides on my back track, and the TLT vans are in service.<br /><br />Stay tuned for more Canadian railfanning and modelling!<br />Thanks very much for your comments,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-65755618563921921052013-09-08T23:59:45.353-04:002013-09-08T23:59:45.353-04:00Sorry, I entered the wrong info lol.
Great work!! ...Sorry, I entered the wrong info lol.<br />Great work!! I would really like to have one of the Rapido vans, but I've heard mixed opinions about their detail and operation and price is a little too much for me. I noticed that one of the other cabooses is numbered as 437083. Not to be a nag, but it should be red in the older style paint. 437083 sits on display in my city, Lethbridge, Alberta. But once again, fantastic work with the operations!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675523335354506445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-20152514928544793612010-06-04T11:15:50.479-04:002010-06-04T11:15:50.479-04:00I appreciate your comments, Steve. Good eye on the...I appreciate your comments, Steve. Good eye on the parking. That is actually my storage area for vehicles I've bought that require repainting, and it reflects the change in locale to Vancouver and wanting to get the layout operating...messy area. Some are trying to convert me over to Kadees, but I'm going to stay the course. <br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-40278438753743761752010-06-04T08:30:50.390-04:002010-06-04T08:30:50.390-04:00Great post, Eric. I really liked the narrative and...Great post, Eric. I really liked the narrative and the photos make the story.<br /><br />I noticed that the workers at or near Coast Steel must be really thin, or they are better car-parkers than the usual mall crowd. That's precision parking! :)<br /><br />X2F couplers? You're a rebel.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-77702185106754413622010-06-03T17:10:22.399-04:002010-06-03T17:10:22.399-04:00Thanks for your kind comments, Manny. I saw the p...Thanks for your kind comments, Manny. I saw the photo of your vans on your website - a nice fleet which you definitely can't all have exactly the same - modifications will be interesting to see. Stay tuned, I'm trying to do more model railway posts, and the Spectrum 44-tonner would indeed be a worthy subject, as it tiptoes through the trackwork.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-80420279736987227042010-06-03T11:30:24.872-04:002010-06-03T11:30:24.872-04:00LMAO! That's hilarious. You've even got on...LMAO! That's hilarious. You've even got one of them on a flat car hahah.<br /><br />Your 434539 looks awesome. What a terrific writeup. Great fun. Thanks for the morning entertainment. Truly a masterpiece, Eric. <br /><br />Keep an eye on my website over the next couple of weeks. I'll have pix and info about how I've been modernizing and upgrading my new rapido fleet with things like #58 couplers, trip pins cutoff, window frames painted silver, relocating oil filler, remove ACI and COTS labels (and replace with newer type) and subtle weathering.<br /><br />Tell us more (in a future blog of course) about the 44 tonner! Besides the one I did in 1996, I've never known anyone else to model one of those.Mannyhttp://www.execulink.com/~railbus/noreply@blogger.com