Model Railroading > Rapido NSC Bulkhead flat Bulkheads loose & loose parts

Received My order from Train World (New York)  today 6 new Rapido NSC 68ft bulkhead flats all six cars loose bulkheads , plate on bulkhead loose, end plate forms loose, , bent stir-ups, one car mising  stirups  Be calling Rapido see how this gonna be handle this ? anybody else order these you may find these problems aslo it amazing out of 6 cars all of them had something wrong with them, l hoping this was rough shipping handing, Train world did pack them very nice in box  , well just letting people Know what happen if anybody else gets them share if you can if they came un-damage then I feel it was rough shipping, Burlington67. 

Good to know that Rapido is being consistent. Eventuually the cars will look good and run good.
Take a look at the couplers too, the early runs had flash at a casting seam. Wouldn't couple.

Also have some on order from Rapido.
Trying to figure out how to track the shipment. Most tracking sites tell you when to expect the shipment, this one doesn't.

Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5 mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits. Cost was $25. 

Hmm, Lombard doesn't list these on their website yet, but everybody seems to be getting them.

RRBMail Wrote:
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> Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5
> mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits. Cost was
> $25. 

Cool story, it added a lot to the conversation.   It is always nice to hear about people buying toys in the land of scale models.  

Typhoon Wrote:
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> > Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5
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> Cool story, it added a lot to the conversation.  
> It is always nice to hear about people buying toys
> in the land of scale models.  

Yes, even "Scale Models" are toys. The point I was making was that some (many?) model railroaders don't insist on every possible detail like sound units in Athearn $100 Genesis cabooses (sounds of the conductor yelling at the brakeman, slack-action and toilets flushing were the only sounds I heard in a caboose!) If one cannot buy into model railroading without spending uber bucks the hobby will further decline. $50+ "Scale Model" break far more easily.  



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/23 15:01 by RRBMail.

It's a Candian prototype, they fit that time before the longer center beam cars took over the freight car world. Maybe it's worth noting that the first run of Walthers Canadian bulkhead flat cars had the same issue with the bulkhead being loose. The two models should look great when all is said and done.

Yes, more will be said than needs to be done.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/23 10:23 by TCnR.

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> Hmm, Lombard doesn't list these on their website
> yet, but everybody seems to be getting them.

Lombard doesn’t post everything to their website immediately. Some items sell out locally so they never get posted.

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> > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> Cost
> > was
> > > $25. 
> >
> > Cool story, it added a lot to the conversation.
>  
> > It is always nice to hear about people buying
> toys
> > in the land of scale models.  
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> Yes, even "Scale Models" are toys. The point I was
> making was that some (many?) model railroaders
> don't insist on every possible detail like sound
> units in Athearn $100 Genesis cabooses (sounds of
> the conductor yelling at the brakeman,
> slack-action and toilets flushing was the only
> sounds I heard in a caboose!) If one cannot buy
> into model railroading without spending uber bucks
> the hobby will further decline. $50+ "Scale Model"
> break far more easily.  

Of course they do, the more details the more there is to break.  However there was no reason for your point in this thread.  No one cares if you can't afford to play in the higher detailed market.  

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> > Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5
> > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits. Cost
> was
> > $25. 
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> Cool story, it added a lot to the conversation.  
> It is always nice to hear about people buying toys
> in the land of scale models.  

And this little tid bit added what to the conversation?

C'mon guys, it's a hobby. It's a pretty broad hobby as well.

You just need to be comfortable. Run 'em if ya got'em.

RRBMail Wrote:
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> Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5
> mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits. Cost was
> $25. 

Someday you miight realize that the MDC/Athearn bulkhead flat is a foobie for all the schemes and doesn't actually match any prototype cars.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

funnelfan Wrote:
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> > Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up 5
> > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits. Cost
> was
> > $25. 
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> Someday you miight realize that the MDC/Athearn
> bulkhead flat is a foobie for all the schemes and
> doesn't actually match any prototype cars.

Yes, I know many Athearn/MDC are "Foobies" but they look good to me from three feet+ away. They are less likely to break unless trashed on the club house floor and are often $5 a piece. Scale model railroading is entirely an illusion only some are more "illuded" than others. BTW, I also buy Rapido Trains to cover the prototypes I like that are not already found in the market in some form.   



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> 5
> > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> Cost
> > was
> > > $25. 
> >
> > Cool story, it added a lot to the conversation.
>  
> > It is always nice to hear about people buying
> toys
> > in the land of scale models.  
>
> And this little tid bit added what to the
> conversation?

It a was a no doubt wasted attempt to keep him/her from posting similar stuff about his toys in the next thread concerning models.  It was pretty obvious what it added, I guess except for you. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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> > > Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked up
> 5
> > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> Cost
> > was
> > > $25. 
> >
> > Someday you miight realize that the MDC/Athearn
> > bulkhead flat is a foobie for all the schemes
> and
> > doesn't actually match any prototype cars.
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> Yes, I know many Athearn/MDC are "Foobies" but
> they look good to me from three feet+ away.    

https://www.lenscrafters.com/

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> > > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> > Cost
> > > was
> > > > $25. 
> > >
> > > Cool story, it added a lot to the
> conversation.
> >  
> > > It is always nice to hear about people buying
> > toys
> > > in the land of scale models.  
> >
> > And this little tid bit added what to the
> > conversation?
>
> It a was a no doubt wasted attempt to keep him/her
> from posting similar stuff about his toys in the
> next thread concerning models.  It was pretty
> obvious what it added, I guess except for you.
> 🤷🏻‍♂️

Buphoon you just wanted to make a dick move. You are a over achiever.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/23 13:31 by TomG.

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> > > > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> > > Cost
> > > > was
> > > > > $25. 
> > > >
> > > > Cool story, it added a lot to the
> > conversation.
> > >  
> > > > It is always nice to hear about people
> buying
> > > toys
> > > > in the land of scale models.  
> > >
> > > And this little tid bit added what to the
> > > conversation?
> >
> > It a was a no doubt wasted attempt to keep
> him/her
> > from posting similar stuff about his toys in
> the
> > next thread concerning models.  It was pretty
> > obvious what it added, I guess except for you.
> > 🤷🏻‍♂️
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> Buphoon you just wanted to make a dick move. You
> are a over achiever.


Yep, that is it.  😂 

Again, it was obvious what my point was, except for you.  Way to resort to swearing, keeping it classy.   



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Best thing to come out of this thread.

TCnR wrote
"Yes, more will be said than needs to be done."

Boy, if I understood this when I was thirty, my life would have been so much less stressful.

Well done,

Chris

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> > > > Went to Bakersfield Show last week. Picked
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> > 5
> > > > mint in box old Roundhouse bulkhead kits.
> > Cost
> > > was
> > > > $25. 
> > >
> > > Someday you miight realize that the
> MDC/Athearn
> > > bulkhead flat is a foobie for all the schemes
> > and
> > > doesn't actually match any prototype cars.
> >
> > Yes, I know many Athearn/MDC are "Foobies" but
> > they look good to me from three feet+ away.  
>  
>
> https://www.lenscrafters.com/

About spit my Mt Dew out on that one! That's too much
 

Boy oh boy some of these post take left turns and go down the silly highway!