Rapido HO Scale RTL Turboliner Sample in Action!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- With the February 15th order deadline rapidly approaching, Jordan's baby is almost ready to hit production! So who better than he to give you a rundown of the latest hand-painted factory sample of our HO RTL Turboliner as it rockets around cameraman Jason's Kingston Sub??
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Music by Michele Vanni and used under license.
There are only a very small handful of scale layouts I've seen, that look as real as Jasons. The guy has magic eyes and hands. I can only assume this is why his products are the very best the market has to offer. The stuff just looks as real as it can possibly be. Thanks Rapido Team, Thanks!
Thanks for your very kind words!
Finally a proper turbo on Jason's layout. I got my order in back in February of 2020. I very vaguely remember riding these between Penn Station and Rhinecliff back when I was a small child. The big windows blew me away, and I always loved when I'd get one. The premium seats were called "Custom Class" in the 1990s on the RTL I and II before becoming Business Class on the RTL III. Considering you didn't do a 3D scan, I'm super impressed you got the taper right. Our model railroad club in Queens is going to have at least two on the roster and we are super excited to have them
Fantastic! Thanks for your support! And I think "proper Turbo" may be fighting words...
After all the showcasing of others layouts it good to see Jason's again, even if it's an American train on a Canadian layout.
Thanks! It's Canadian at heart - it went to Montreal! And Toronto... Once!
The thing sounds amazing, it's like a jet engine in the startup sequence. It'll probably fit in sound wise with UP Turbines. Now on DCC are the 2 power cars wired opposite so that the rear engine runs backwards while the other is running forward
That's right - they work on the same address, much like our HO and N scale TurboTrains.
@@rapidotrains Thanks for your reply. I look forward to seeing these come in spring.
What are UP Turbines?
@@rapidotrains one other question. You said the cars have capacitors for the lights. Will the motor and sound decoder have a capacitor so the engines don't randomly go out over dirty track?
One of those models I would love to get, but probably won't because I don't have the budget. Awesome looking train and nice to see you guys keeping it fun, not always serious. It shows a true passion for the hobby.
Thanks! And it won't be here until later this year - if you save $40 a week you'll have enough! 😁
As a D&H Champlain Division modeler, I really would like one of these, but as a high schooler, I really can’t afford it. That being said, you guys did a phenomenal job and I can’t wait to see one run for myself.
Save your newspaper route money! 🤣
Wish I had the money. Great models from the looks of them.
By the by, I never knew Amtrak went to Kingston. I thought the RTL Turbo ran out of Grand Central and later Penn Station in New York City, north thru Albany to Montreal and also to Buffalo.
Or maybe someone is being Buffalo'd on Lake Ontario!
It was a... training... run.
Awesome. Love the new details and scenery added to the layout. Especially the addition of railfans in spots on thr layout.
Thanks! Jason's layout page is here: facebook.com/KingstonSub/
Jordan, congratulations. This must feel pretty amazing after all the hardwork you and the team did to make this a reality ! A proud father indeed. Reservations in long ago!
Jordan is, shall we say, somewhat excited...
I still remember seeing these fly by my apartment front window back in '79 when we used to live right in front of Marble Hill station in the Bronx. I was 9 years old. This was my favorite train back then. Wish I had an HO layout so I could buy one of these. Will more than likely buy the N Scale version though since you guys do the best model trains.
Loving this first look at a fully functioning model! Its a lot of money but definitely one of the few I find worth it! Will be ordering soon :)
It could very well be a once-in-a-lifetime model, so don't sit on the fence!
This is seriously one of the best layouts I've ever seen! I hope I can get even half as good with my N layout! "We're not Worthy! We're not Worthy!" 🤣🧑🏼🤝🧑🏻🎸👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks!
As a kid living in Ossining, NY - i always loved the jet sound of the Turbo Liner as it swooshed past Ossining on its way to Croton… i had the pleasure of catching it once or twice and it was awesome- as a kid - i used to look for a Turbo Liner in HO scale - i always wanted one of these for my train set - but this might just be my first set!!! This, MTA FL9 and an Amtrak P42 Genesis !!! Thank You for taking the time to craft this- it’s something i will definitely be looking to invest in!!!!
Our pleasure, and we are delighted to be able to rekindle those memories!
Ive been waiting since the announcement to see this! So fantastic to finally see it in (most of) its glory!
Thanks! We're excited!
Just bought a new N scale Turboliner today one car the Cafe hops
A wheel off track no other cars the set is not fully broken in
I have your Turbotrain and Pendolino
Big gan
Very impressive. The real ones were assembled by Rohr in Chula Vista (San Diego) CA (RTL = Rohr Turbo Liner). I think the internals were still French, though.
Indeed!
These look awesome! Great job and can’t wait!
Thanks! We're excited too!
Nice train love the colors. Wish I did HO but sadly I do N scale. Maybe someday N scale version.
GOD BLESS 🚂❤🚂❤🚂❤
Maybe someday!
Hey Rapido guys/gals! I see you’re swishing right along! This looks absolutely fantastic! Wow!!
Thanks a lot!
Looks Phenomenal!
Thanks!
I'm excited!!
We are too!
Wow, the layout is spot on.
Reminds me of the time I took the Turbo Train to TO, from Kingston in the mid seventies.....
Thanks for your kind words! The layout is set in 1980, so not far off!
Awesome very nice sets! Looks just like the real thing!
Thanks!
Gotta love the sequence where Jason’s Turbo passes Jordan’s Turbo hahahaha
Absolutely! VIA Turbo all the way!
Jason hope you post more videos of your layout
That won't be a problem!
I've got the phase V version on order plus an add on car in the same scheme.
Looking forward to getting it and reviewing it on my channel! Huge fan of Rapido stuff since getting back into HO.
Thanks! Welcome back to HO!
I can’t wait for my phase V version!
Sit tight, it'll be here before you know it!
Nice Set , SOLD !
Great! Thank you!
Jouef Made one of these once, it was in the old international model railway catalog 78/79!
They made the French RTG versions which Amtrak also purchased early in the 70s. Our model represents the later RTL sets.
Jason is a busy guy: business owner, father, model railroader, train nut and president of the Bob and Doug Mckenzie fan club.
President and only member! 🤣
Makes sense. He keeps reminding me of Dave Thomas on the Great White North album. Beauty train and video.
I would love to on see a layout tour video please
awesome I think one is at a junkyard someplace
I still want the other Turbo Train in Phase 1 Amtrak!
Not long to wait for that...
Two of them are sitting at Amtrak Adams yard, maintenance facility just south of New Brunswick, NJ. You can even spot them on google map.
A group of us got enough (ahem)moola together to get the entire club section. We were rewarded with cab rides and a bar which we (CENSORED). We all were a bit the worse for wear the next day, but we all loved them, even if we had been a bit (censored). Yes, we forgave ‘em for killing off the D&H PA4s…
What a fantastic story! Thanks!
I fuckin love that layout Id love mine to have an equally dead wintery looking aesthetic like that
Thanks!
Nice locomotive set,but I want some older stuff, CN would be nice, wet noodle, cream colour
We've released many CN models. Contact your hobby shop or do some Googling!
H0 is so big, but this train would be nice to see in N scale 😎
I think this is a very cool train
Hmmm....
Very Nice!!!
Thanks!
Hey guys You're making me very happy with making these. I have wanted one ever since I saw one in a magazine when I first started Model Railroading in 1976. So seeing as how you did these (or are doing them) are you possibly thinking of do the French RTG turbos that this was based on? Hint Hint nudge nudge??? Then you could call yourselves the turbo masters but not before you do them. LOL😉
Maybe one day!
Looks like technical difficulties early in the footage......😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
Slightly! 😁
Hey Jason...... if you read this there is a turbo cab car in the weeds in Dugger IN. Don't know much about it but it's been there for years... would be a nice addition to the Rapido 1:1 scale collection.. don't tell Janet I told you lol.
Don’t give Jason any ideas! This was one of the French RTG sets that miraculously avoided scrapping in the 80s and 90s.
Very entertaining video as usual !!
Thanks!
Awesome
Thanks!
Have no interest in these but would like to know if extra mirrors would included within the pack, can't see them lasting long on models that require frequent handling
1. Yes, we will include extras, and 2. if you don't want one, why do you care? 😁
I remember it having a bit of an Airwolf sound emanating from the real thing- especially the back engine - other than that it sound great!
Airwolf... Now that was a show!
honestly a beautiful train!
Thanks for watching!
Looks good but it's a little big for me. Maybe when the Turboliner comes out of the wormhole it will be about half the size.
Maybe... 😄
moor Janet please
We'll ask!
Looks great! I'd love to get one but it's just out of my budget...
He's still very much in the building though!
They look absolutely wonderful. So the Siemens sets are next?
Hmmm...
Great model, but it would look even better in N scale.
Hmmm...
Jason, I know you love your Genemotors, but that's a replica of the transmission under there...you know, the thing that DRIVES the axles, not the other way around!
Ha ha! Good point! D'oh! 🤣
Beautiful model, Ra;pido! I remember the UA Turbo too, but why didn't CN and VIA have these Turboliners?
The RTL Turboliners were custom built for Amtrak. VIA bought the diesel powered LRC trains instead.
To this day, I cant believe that whole train ran on two helicopter turbines!
It certainly was unique if not fuel efficient!
was the hand painted model airbrushed or Hand Painted?
Airbrushed.
Debate with railfans which locomotive manufactures is better
Debate at rapido which turboliner is better
We get deep into the weeds...
Looked great at speed👍
🚂🚃🚃🚃🇨🇦
Definitely!
pretty cool.
where is Jordan from? he says out words like about kind of weird like oout ouut... just wondering where that's from?
I think he's from Canadia.
It's Super Turbo
Super Turbo Awesomeness!
Two turbo trains, the Via turbo vs Amtrak turboliner. Who will win the race this time. How are orders for the RSC-14s? Great video.
Thanks! RSC-14 orders seem to be good!
Ah the order deadline is going to be well before I'll have enough money to afford it 😂
Fear not, we don't collect any money until delivery, which will be towards the end of the year!
@@rapidotrains alright I'll get my order in then .
There must be something wrong with the sound chip, I couldn't hear anything.
The neighbourhood dogs are all howling for some reason...
Yes, welcome to Turbo sounds....
With the Acela paint scheme will you be making the turbo to RTL-III specifications or just painting it on an RTL-I?
These use the RTL-I bodies. As much as we would like to tool the RTL-III correctly, the cost to do so was way too much for the number of sales.
Does your model have the 3rd rail shoe pickup that can be deplotyed ? :-) The RTL spent their life on the "Empire Corridor" from Grand Centrral and ran on 3rd shoe to get out of Grand Central (not sure where they kicked in turbines. The Adirondack was Turboliner for quite some time and remember seeing it often at Windsor station until it was replaced by extremely noisy F40s with boring amfleet cars.
Although originaly marketed as a fast train, it was never really used on fast tracks, so our Turbo retained speed record because it ran on faster tracks.
BTW, since the RTGs (and I assume RTL) had mechanical transmission from gas turbine to wheels, how did it run on electroc? electro motors in the loco driving the transmission?
They won't be working, but the third rail shoe detail will be included on the models in the retracted position.
Hard to say what the specific technical specs were, but it's likely a secondary electric motor controlled acted as the propulsion in third rail territory. Max speed was 45mph in this mode.
I need to know how do l get one undecorated to paint in the ACELA SCEME???
You'll need to order six trains to get them undec. Could be a challenge to find enough people who want them. Why not go with Phase V?
Double sound decoder and dual motors (each end)?
You bet!
How fast did these go in real life?
110 mph in revenue service
Probably slower on most layouts! 😁
@@amtrak706 nice! Thanks for the info! But now the new Amtrak Acela is the fastest train until California’s speed rail is up and running
@@rapidotrains HA! Better fix that speed issue or us model train guys will want our money back 😜
Unofficially hit 128 mph during one run. Hit 144 mph per Dale A Johnson in his book, The Trail of the Turbo.
looks good! sadly i won't be getting as it's way too expensive for what it's worth.
😂😂 dont hold your breath for someone else to make it
don't order direct from rapido! there's plenty of local hobby shops that you can pre-order from that definitely do not offer it at MSRP. most take a good chunk off. factory direct hobbies has a discount of like $150 off
What he said. 😁
Will there be a rerun of this train in HO?
Not for a while, but we still have limited quantities available for pre-order.
What sound decoders will these have? ESU or TCS?
ESU
Do all your products use NEM?
Just this set. All other Rapido models use standard #5 compatible couplers.
They’re a lot dirtier than that.
Good point! You should weather yours when you get it! 😁
If a proper train set is two locomotives with three cars between making the five car set, why are you selling them in a three car set? To get both the engines I need, I would have to buy two sets giving me an extra car I don't need? Love the set, just think that is a poor execution for sales.
Except for the Demonstrator set, each set will come with two power cars, two coaches and the food service coach necessary to make the five-car train.
@@rapidotrains oh that’s amazing, just could not tell from what my supplier was providing.
sooooo, after 14 years, this is the second run?
The real UAC Turbo lasted in service for 14 years. This is the first time we've made the RTL Turboliner.
I was worried that I was stuck in some sort of Matrix do-loop because I had recently watched the very first few Rapido videos showing the turbo train. Truly a fantastic model, very unique
How fast did these run in actual service?
While they were capable of 125 MPH, in regular service they topped out around 115 MPH and often ran much slower due to the track conditions.
4:45, I have no knowledge of what the bloobies and blobbies are, what they do, and why they don't work. Sorry, eh!
You're fired, hoser! 🤣
Looks good so far! Where are the turbine sounds sourced from? And I’m not sure what bell selection they will be including in the decoder, but hopefully there will be at least one of the bronze bells that many RTLs had. They sounded similar to what the Comet cab cars have, as seen in this video at time stamp 3:03: ua-cam.com/video/H58iAKknYN0/v-deo.html
Thanks - we will pass that on to Josh and the team. The sounds are sourced from French Turbos.
Where the track goes, nobody knows!
We're still trying to figure that out!
I wish I had 950 bucks to waste on these 😂 I guess not this time
Put money in your sock drawer!
@@rapidotrains 650 dollars to go then 😂