Rapido HO 40' USRA boxcar: Frisco

Discussion in 'New Products' started by rjthomas909, Jun 10, 2019.

  1. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

  2. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Swivel Butt - does that mean these were real dancers?
     
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  3. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    Wow. That seems expensive.
     
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  4. Yep. Rapido stuff is very nice but you pay for it without a doubt.
     
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  5. patrick flory

    patrick flory Member

    The 4 pack isn’t much of a deal. What do you save over 4 individual cars, $2.00?
     
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  6. geep07

    geep07 Member

    That's called "Giving us a Break"
     
  7. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    You might even get 4 different road numbers.
     
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  8. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    OUR currency is being devalued to the point of being almost worthless!
    I remember being in Italy back in the 70's and seeing prices while window shopping in the thousands of Lira. Not long after that - the Government dropped a couple of zeros and magicly that 179,000 Lira pair of shoes was "ONLY" 17.90 ? How does that happen - lol.
     
  9. Oldguy

    Oldguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Even if you want a single car
    "Single Cars
    Minimum order of two cars required. Road numbers are chosen at random."
     
  10. patrick flory

    patrick flory Member

  11. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Depends on what a person wants, Rapido has the best details on their offerings. I just wish more was in my time period.
     
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  12. patrick flory

    patrick flory Member

    The new tariff increases may have something to do with the staggering prices of these models.
     
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  13. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

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  14. A fellow truck guy owns Burlington Junction Hobbies. I asked him to check into prices for us. He is a Rapido dealer. He will let me know if he can do better.
     
  15. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks Steve!
     
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  16. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    The price of having goods made in China has been increasing. One of the reasons is that the workers are demanding (and getting) higher wages. It's a cycle that's been repeated before with other countries: Japan, Korea, and now China. Mfg is already starting to migrate to the "next" affordable country of significance.
     
  17. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    You are right Andre, the profit margin has to be met, or they move to the next third world country.
     
  18. geep07

    geep07 Member

    As the old saying goes "What Comes Around Goes Around" OR is it "What Goes Around Comes Around"
     
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  19. gna

    gna Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I saw a link to this video. Love the cat video bomb. Looks like they are shipping, but no idea when they will make it out. No Frisco cars in the video, but they do have them.



    Cars look great, but I nearly fainted when I saw the price. I have Accurail and Ertl USRA DS cars; they'll have to do.
     
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  20. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I did pre-order a Frisco one. Will post pics here if it ever arrives.

    -Bob T.
     

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