Awesome interview!! I always enjoy listening to Jason. Very honest, upfront, and down to earth. Thanks for sharing!!!!

'Today is the right time.' Thank you.

Great interview video! The answer to running any train on your layout is a ‘disturbance in the space time continuum’!!!! And yes, thanks for your support to those of us who aren’t perfect and can’t make perfect beautiful models but still enjoy the fun of the hobby by building what we like.

This was awesome, and great advice, Jason... yes, participate in the hobby to the best of your ability, because the key is that you're doing something you enjoy. I think that too often in this hobby, average modellers like myself with limited space/resources can sometimes be a little discouraged when we see basement empires. Pep talks like this keep me going back into my 8x8 space!

Thank you for your time. Great advice for all modelers. ( And I am an MMR and agree with you that the hobby should bring you joy!)

Thanks for your time!

The first rule of model railroading is it’s your model railroad. The second rule of model railroading is it’s your model railroad so run what you want. I’m a member of the Queens County Model Railroad Association and our Empire Valley Railroad layout is set in the Hudson Valley in a certain period of time. So yeah, we will have a full length Rapido built Metro North train with FL9s and Comets. But we also have Southern Pacific locomotives and sometimes someone runs an HST. We can have GEVOs running next to steam.

Love those old CP sleeping cars! So cozy.

Nice interview, That ALCO PA NKP 190 that shows in a clip has the heart of a BC Rail M420B!

Marvelous video, especially so since your daughter is asking the questions. Well done, and much appreciated.

Great video very honest. Love how Jason also lives to show his layout updates and his love for the hobby.

Thanks for the candid and honest Q & A Jason Dalhia . I rode the Canadian from Toronto to Jasper in 2015 and it was fantastic and spent most of my time in the Parlour car , and I'll be back to do it again in the near future. My biggest gripe about the industry is the continued use of the antiquated worm drives in our locos, these can't be pushed or pulled , meaning accurate speed matching is required( which is fine) but it makes for a lot of stress on gears as they are forced along. Has anyone thought of changing to bevel gears or different worm gears that can be pushed or pulled slightly? I hope this changes before I kick the bucket..LOL I'm seeing the same drive trains in locos I had 40 years ago! Thank you for making great products and supporting the hobby! Cheers from Down under, Gregg .

I always enjoy these little behind the scenes insights, and of course it's always wonderful to see your immense passion for the hobby on display. Happy holidays to the Rapido family!

Great video with lots of words of encouragement, still holding out hopes for a GP40TC

Hi Jason, love your candor, love your optimism, and wish you and the team the very best in 2021. - Dean from Minnesota

Jason, that was great, thanks. Hope things continue to go well for Rapido!

That was great. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

So great video! Thank you! You encourage me with my bizarre HO layout! Yes, to have fun with this hobby is the key!

Really enjoyed the video, provided an insight into the challenges you face in the production of model trains. I have several Rapido products and look forward to receiving the products on order. Merry Christmas to everyone at Rapido.

Thank you for spending some family time sharing insights and industry knowledge. I hope your transparency helps some of the “always complaining” folks gain some empathy and maybe even thanks for the time your team devotes to great products. Funny that some folks don’t understand that everyone tries their best most of the time, just like they do at their work (hopefully). Your comments about the state of the industry and the near future, lead me to ask; if assembly is the biggest cost, is there a potential to offer some kits, maybe even decorated kits, for models that someone would want 10 or 20 of for their layout. I understand assembling parts into a kit is a cost also. Maybe they are only offered in bulk kits, you get enough parts to complete about 20 cars +/- two cars. Printers don’t give you exactly 1000 copies if that’s what you order, they give you at least 1000 or something close. They get away with calling it their standard business practice, you can start a new standard for kits. Adding extra parts shouldn’t be the big cost, as long as there are enough for the agreed 20 cars. Just a thought outside of the box and focused on reducing cost. That might even start a cottage industry. I buy two boxes of bulk model kits, build them, and sell them on eBay. If I do a good job I make enough money to build the kits I want for my layout. If I don’t do a good job, no one buys them. As you said, Ewing a model railroader doesn’t require a layout, just start with building a model. Thanks again for your transparency and sharing.

Make the sweeps .

Thank you for such a great a Q&A video!

Merry Christmas Rapido.

Merry Christmas, Rapido! Great insight into the company's challenges, and you make the best models I've ever owned!

A wonderful insight Jason. I've always enjoyed learning about the industry and I am grateful for companies, such as Rapido, who takes the time to show the hobbyists the process that it takes to bring the models that bring us such joy to our railroads. I finally got one of the B23-7 in the Southern Railway paint and it is AWESOME!! Such great detail and runs like a dream. -Will

Thank you! You are a fine teacher.

That was awesome. Thank you for sharing. Very informative.

Merry Christmas Jason and everyone at Rapido!

Really enjoyed this. Thank you!

The RS-11 is still the best locomotive I have ever purchased, I appreciate all the work!

Nice Jason, upfront and honest. All the best to Rapido & Rapido UK for 2022.

Thank you, for that WONDERFUL, video !!!

We are so looking forward to LION coming out next year... The Titfield Thunderbolt and the little train. Thank you ever so much for doing this. Over 50 years since the film came out and in that time the other manufacturers could have done one!!! Lovely chat and nice to get to know you and of course the DEDICATED TEAM. Lots of love from David and Lily. Reading England.

Great Video! Thank you!

I totally agree with railhead67. Good job guys.

Great interview! Enjoying your brand, proud owner of some of your fine products

Awesome video Jason . Have a great holiday season !

Hey Jason, thanks for sharing your insights and thoughts. I enjoyed the discussion on the product challenges and logistics of getting them here. I especially enjoyed your opinion that model railroading is different for each individual and whole heartedly agree with that sentiment. Cheers!

Sure makes you want to work for Rapido. Great interview.

Above all else, you're a Family Man. That is so obvious in all you've done and continue to do. All the very best!

Thanks for a candid and insightful video. I have nothing but admiration for Jason's skill as a modeller but even more so as a manager. To build one of the industry's most respected producers from scratch in 16 years -- and recruit the best talent to help accomplish it -- shows real business leadership.

Well Done and Well Said.

Great interview Jason.

Another enjoyable interview with Jason………I love his outlook on life….. live life….model what makes you happy. It’s nice how he brings his family “along for the ride”. If he makes the RSC24, I’ll take four.

Awesome video. Enjoyed the insight into your company and your products.

Great chat. Happy holidays to you and your family.

Great Video!! I especially loved the reference footage of the Trees in the background!! I am in the process of making a batch like that!!

I am glad that I am getting some rapido products for christmas.

Great interview, really enjoyed it. Candid honest and funny. For the record I’d buy both the SWEEP and the RSC-24. They’re superb prototypes… I’ve built a kit S13u, so hope that one takes a bit longer to become a reality!

I have so enjoyed this question and answer video on a train thank you. 🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS🎄 🚂💖🚂💖GOD BLESS🚂💖🚂💖

GREAT SHOW!!!

Great video Jason. 👌🏽 The young lady has the cutest giggle 😂

Awesome!

Mr Shron, first of all. You are making history in Model RR. Rapido products are one of the best in the market. I understand your considerations about the manufacturing in China. I hope (as a Mexican) that your brand, maybe start a production in Mexico of some product and compare the many issues that are important. Price, time, labor, quality, craftsmanship. Maybe you get a good surprise and eventually, look to Mexico as your principal source of production. The very first thing, that comes to my mind is the lowering cost of shipment, just because Mexico is lot closer to Canadá, an also we have a commerce treaty that might benefit RAPIDO, Inc

Jason, excellent video. Always very interesting to hear the real perspectives. And, of course, I am jealously wishing I'd been able to do any, or better yet all, of my career's interviews from the Canadian. What a great office and wonderful daughter. Cheers, Peter

Excellent informative and interesting video.I agree with you wholeheartedly Jason traveling by train is the best way. I have been on the California Zephyr from Chicago to Sacramento which was fantastic.By the way I recently purchased 2 Rapido B36-7 Iocos which are excellent models.👍😁😁😁😁😁🚂🇬🇧

Excellent. Cheers!

Nice job Dalya!

Great video, and love the on-train format. I imagine model train manufacturers must get emotive feedback when there’s an error or specific variant of a loco/carriage/freight car missed from a production run, but it’s nice to see how open Rapido is about everything you do -- the limits of engineering, the economics of model train manufacturing, all of it. And you make amazing stuff to boot! Almost makes me want to model Canadian/US prototype just to buy this amazing stuff. If you do an RDC re-run in future, can you do another run of Australian Commonwealth Railways/Australian National ones? They’re still the best RDC available to represent these cars. Merry Christmas to you all, look forward to watching you guys in 2022. Cheers from the other Sydney in the commonwealth ;)

Cool insight. Thanks for taking the chance on models most wouldn't

You're a great company!

Awsum video ❤️🚂👍

Rapido is awesome, this is why!

merry Christmas from America.

If only you could build everything, make no human errors, sell it for less than anyone else, make so much you could open a factory in Canada and move the talent to there. It's a nice thought. Another great video. 👌

Very interesting to see the story behind all you do.

So true on the hobby comment!

Rare to see an interview on a moving train but its very unique nonetheless. Hope to see more "fireside" interviews in the future

Great interview, and some really interesting questions and answers; like changing the production artwork and reducing the errors. Whilst Birmingham is a great cross roads, I'd venture somewhere like York, or Derby as there's so much variety (merry-go-round coal trains / freight / express passenger traffic) etc....pulls pin and steps back. 😂 Took me back to when I was lucky enough to travel on the Canadian, a wonderful landscape to travel through, a highly recommended experience.

All the Mistake cars are gonna be worth more than the normal cars :-D

Very informative interview. Helps us understand the industry. Keep up the great work. If your taking requests for 70s-80s CN and CP, put me down for S13s , RS23s and rerun the M420s. Thanks

Merry... Everything! Jason, awesome job with your daughter! First, I want you to know I would love a pair of Sweeps! I finally am getting an RS-11 Demonstrator, having the only bid on "Eyab"... Albeit, I'm in BC, and it's coming from southern Florida! I love everything you, as a whole, do for your passion of trains... Everything! How about a scale model of your building? Including the bus(es) and vehicles driven by your consenting employees? (& your taxi). Thank you. You are blessed ☺️. John K. Kamloops BC

Jason, I hoping the rs18u will be a great runner, and thank you for the work you do. And do a gp38-2 in ONR

I have a dream of Canadian National GP 9RM or GP-7u built by Rapido.Thank you Jason. Merry Christmas eahhh!

Super good interview, Rapido has great products and bring a premium on Ebay, I'm bidding on some N scale now. Keep up the good work.

Great video -- don't forget about Mike -- RIP

I'd love to see an HO Scale S13 - especially a modernized one in either Ontario Southland or Waterloo Central colours. The RS-23 is a similar MLW model I'd like to see in HO scale too.

Also for the RDC, if you guys do the Reading & Northern for a future run, I would absolutely ABSOLUTELY get them. Already have a pair of VIA. And yes, I already put it in the request form.

Great video, and a proper setting for the interviews. How about offering some models of CP non-stainless steel lightweight passenger cars, and heavyweights also. They would look great behind my Royal Hudson. 😀

Great video Jason. Love you guys at Rapido. Finally received my SEPTA comet cars. It was a 30 year wait. Now waiting on Metrolink bi level coaches and the Chevy Caprices. Can you do MP54 coaches?

Cool vid😎

Great insights into the industry as always. The rise of cost in China can be a problem in the future but it could manageable in some form. However transportation logistic costs are going to be the bigger issue. Can't see away around that presently. Now for my wish list models: Grand Trunk Western U-3 Northerns. Diesel wise : GP-30's particularly Nickel Plate Road(Bill Schneider are you listening?) SW-1000/1001(Chicago Short Line now South Chicago and Indiana Harbor) and RS-36's in both low and high hood versions(the high hoods replaced the NKP PA's).

Sooooo SW1200rm Christmas newsletter release is what I’m hearing lol.

Great video guys. Love it. What about a new 44 Tonne model. We had 4 of those imported in WW2 by the US army as carriage shunters in Sydney Yard for the New South Wales railways. 2 got sold off to Christmas island to run phosphate trains and 2 others went to the Commonwealth railways for shunting in South Australia. But you've got crap loads of prototypes through North America that might be worth pursuing?

tell the guy at 2:32 his rear passenger side signal light does not work. Great interview by the way, very informative. thanks

I'd honestly love to see Rapido model the GP40TC. Both GO and Amtrak

I may be asking for too much but with the release of the dash 8-40cm we finally have a really nice HO version of the cowl units but if Jason is focussed on modeling CN in the 1980s Inwas thinking that the HR 616 is definitely a locomotive worth making! I know you guys have a ton of product suggestions but maybe one day we can see an industry first HO non brass HR 616.

Interesting to hear your knowledge of overseas manufacturing economics. If costs go up, then could we move back to kits where more of the assembly and detailing is incumbent upon the modeler to complete, providing the labor?

I would like to see more CN super continental passenger cars

With Scaletrains doing the SDL39 which there were only 10, one of you guys is a CSX freak, there's been lots of wants for the BQ23-7, only 10 wrew built but several schemes them the B unit versions only had blanked windows. I think the demand is there.

I'm glad I came across this video. You may never see this question, but....if the cost of manufacturing gets too high in China, would Rapido ever consider on-shoring manufacturing to Canada? It would be great to see things get made in North America again.

Beautiful scenery your rolling thru. About LRC, tell the Model Railroad Police its my railroad. If I want LRC's on it I can have LRC's! If I can run Pennsy K4s on a west coast railroad in the 1970's you can run LRCs a few months early.

Very enlightening. Happy Christmas to everyone at Rapido from all of us at Enwins 3d Models, one of your new UK distributors. I am from a low volume car manufacturing (Panther Cars, TVR, Rolls Royce/Bentley Motors among others) before a career in TV. Enwins is a new 3d printed model design and railway model shop online funded by my video production company, so we have enthusiastically become Rapido UK agents to build our model shop as Rapido UK grows. Very enthusiastic about the new wagons and steam locomotives due in 2022 and building a 3ft by 2ft video layout to film the new products on, so you really don't need a lot of space to start modelling. Merry Christmas one and all and do check us out, you'll see a lot of Rapido UK products on both this KZfaq channel and our website in 2022

I’m waiting for the EMD E8s

Are you likely to do repeat runs of the Stirling Single? I have one but I know of several UK modellers who wish they did!

I really appreciate your candid insight into the industry. Being a consumer it's difficult to understand or appreciate what it takes to produce a 99% accurate ( I'm fine with 99%, close enough is close enough, eh?) model. You mentioned the PA's were coming out in late 22 or early 23? Is that accurate? Models are expensive and always try to plan the budget... Are the other products on the same time line?

great interview! :) I too wish for an sw1200rsm ;) how do you estimate the demand of a model?

MLW S-13 is a good idea, BC Rail, CN and the CPR ran them! SWEEP Yes, RSC-24 Sure!

Oh, how I and many narrow gauge modelers, wish you would design and bring to market HOn3 D&RGW, RGS, C&S, WP&Y, EBT, etc., steam and/or diesel locomotives and rolling stock of the quality that your HO standard gauge products are. That is my New Years wish, for HOn3 Narrow Gauge Modelers.

u got models of vias new train