Jason and Gareth visit our two model train factories in Dongguan and Guangxi, China. See the latest news about how our British, American and Canadian model trains and buses are made.
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@SMTMainline6 жыл бұрын
I believe that a company that is willing to do constant tours of it's factory is a company that takes serious pride in it's work.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!
@Zebrails6 жыл бұрын
Well put!
@sparky1071076 жыл бұрын
i agree. the factory looks amazing, well maintained, clean, and all around nice spot to work.
@brucemcgeehan82554 жыл бұрын
What a pair of idiot s great factory
@Yourmom-et1xo4 жыл бұрын
SMT be everywhere in this community
@SignalLightProductions6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video as always! Wish all train manufacturers had this level of transparency. It is clear that you guys not only really care about your models, but the people who build them and that's great!
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!
@SCL36186 жыл бұрын
Glad you guys aren't afraid to tell it like it is! Jason, major kudos to y'all on being more than just a mere train manufacturer. These factory tours are always great to watch, and are very informative. Other companies could take lessons on the amount of fun you're able to have while balancing business! My wallet might hate it, but I'm really looking forward to the BC Rail B36 and Hudson ;). Keep up the great work guys!
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!
@pieroluciano32724 жыл бұрын
If this was a sitcom, it would be a hit! Like Faulty Towers meets Seinfeld! 👍 😎
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
That would make for a great show! 😆
@TrainGeek6 жыл бұрын
DAY TUK HOUR JHOBS! Seriously, another great factory tour. So much care and precision go into each Rapido model and it shows.
@JoeG-firehousewhiskey6 жыл бұрын
Awesome tour, thanks for letting us come along with you guys
@alco4246 жыл бұрын
I love the fun you have in making your videos. It's refreshing. I also feel confident that all of the employees are treated fairly, as I don't think Jason's never ending quest for perfection would allow him to run a factory where the working conditions were any less than the quality he strives for in his products. Please, keep it up.
@nickhale29006 жыл бұрын
I'm a British guy with a TV made in Poland, a refrigerator made in Romania, Shirts made in Bangladesh, jeans made in Pakistan and my local supermarket is German owned and oh yeah I drive a Nissan. Why the hell would I give a flying fig where my locos are made. So long as the quality is good and they are affordable.Jason, I can't believe peeps are bitching over the fact that your products are made in the far east, isn,t a lot of stuff we use in daily life? Anyway, great clip and best of British for the future old chap!
@modeltrainchannel31516 жыл бұрын
Rapido is my favorite brand. The stunning detail and craftsmanship is simply amazing. The new steam engine coming is sure to turn some heads. Keep it up rapido
@saidbakr6 жыл бұрын
@3:49 the most amazing job in the world! It is playing with trains! :)
@JohnHill-qo3hb6 жыл бұрын
Has any other model manufacturer, not just trains, ever shown their customers how their product is made, not very many I'll bet. Well done Rapido.
@themidlandcompoundarchive94306 жыл бұрын
So cool to see the insides of the factory! Got the stirling single a couple of weeks ago, best model ever!
@mckinneyc10006 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rapido for educating and entertaining the consumer! Looks like I need to get ordering a J70!
@aeyb7016 жыл бұрын
Always like your factory videos. Wonderful to see some of the human faces of those making the models. The skill involved placing these exquisitely tiny parts amazes me when I open the box on your HO re-creations. I have trouble re-attaching a single handrail, even with magnifiers.
@CraftyFoxeMC3 жыл бұрын
13:20 Amazing you speak Chinese too!
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Jason is worldly!
@bruce_adams6 жыл бұрын
These factory / behind-the-scenes videos are fascinating and educational. Thanks for going to the trouble of making them. And, wow, does it speak to the quality of your models.
@Tshasta44496 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. It’s very impressive to see the real workings behind a product. Thanks so much for sharing that with us.
@stephenriley90846 жыл бұрын
Really impressed with the development of your company and the ethics that underpin it. Similarly your command of language, which has required forethought because I reckon when you started you were a pioneer. No mean feat all around and in the end, there is entertainment, employment , profits and trains. Well done. Regards Stephen.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words!
@alco251b96 жыл бұрын
The greatest model train company to ever exist
@sitchad6 жыл бұрын
Great video and thank you for the update. Jason you are still the best narrator.
@milwmodeler37526 жыл бұрын
Love the enthusiasm shared by everyone at Rapido. I do similar work in a dis-similar industry where the average disposition is more along the charisma of Eeyore. Only thing that keeps me going is the $$$.
@TheCanadianDailyofficial6 жыл бұрын
and he's wearing a Canadian VIA hat, shirt, and CN cars sweet.Awesome !!!
@peterkelford5 жыл бұрын
A company with videos/tours of the factory is an open company. You'd never see Hornby do a factory tour as they don't want to show people what it's really like.
@peterkelford5 жыл бұрын
Even better when it's done with humour and not by a jobsworth reading off an unimaginative script.
@conorjuarez58476 жыл бұрын
Anyone else see that they where working on a VIA Budd coach
@AGH0STBUSTER56 жыл бұрын
It didn't look like a Budd coach to me but I hope you're right, a Budd sleeper would be even better though...
@Daylightrider6 жыл бұрын
I love your factory update videos. Keep bringing them on!
@DelayInBlockProductions6 жыл бұрын
This is such a cool video. Thanks for this unique insight to how your products are made! I can’t wait to receive my Amtrak NPCU in the mail soon!
@ModellingIndianRailways6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I like your trains. So much detailed.
@saxmusicmail6 жыл бұрын
Rapido has GREAT videos! Thank you!
@kenshores99005 жыл бұрын
You are correct the models that you produce are of excellent quality.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jeffvair626 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the look at these factories. I wish people could understand the reality of the situation--by manufacturing these in China Rapido is adding to the economy, both in China, and in Canada. The jobs at Rapido in Canada would not exist without doing the manufacturing overseas. This is win-win for everyone. Now where was that On30 8-18c 4-4-0??? :D
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Very well put, Jeff. Thanks!
@patealbin89216 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the RDCs. To me if a manufacturer pushes it back that means they're looking out for the customer and want to produce a quality product. I enjoy these videos as its a combination of updates and an insider view as to what goes on. Keep up the good vibes!
@RWSBaden6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jason, So sorry to hear the camera man on this video has passed away. China is such a beautiful country with some very beautiful and talented people. Also dude, I'm very impressed you speak Chinese, that is very cool. Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to more updates on the "Dash 8". P.S. tell Gareth Bayer a wagon is something that's pulled by a horse or mule, railroads have freight cars, in fact take him outside one more time for a good talking too, ah. (ha ha ha) :-) Cheers, Rich S.
@dnslighter69826 жыл бұрын
Another Jason Joke. Sir Henry Irving died in 1905.
@Zebrails6 жыл бұрын
And I mentioned about "Gondolas..."
@carlpeduzzi37806 жыл бұрын
Great to see another video from Rapido. Though I don’t model in the scales Rapido manufactures in (I model O Scale), I thoroughly enjoy the updates from the Rapido team. It is great to see the honestly and care that goes into the manufacture of your models. Keep up the good work. And maybe consider an O Scale model some day. :-)
@tomjeffserson1576 жыл бұрын
Thank y’all for sharing this !
@Tshasta44495 жыл бұрын
Very impressive operation. Definitely enjoying the entertainment
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@cprtrain6 жыл бұрын
Well done guys!
@ModellingIndianRailways6 жыл бұрын
Jason, I liked your passion. I am also passionate train model maker just like you.
@Poliss956 жыл бұрын
So much progress in a short time.
@chazco6 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly entertaining video. Thanks and good luck. Those are some fine models. Chuck
@armandito73834 жыл бұрын
Amazing work
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@robertsiebenrock39973 жыл бұрын
Where in the U.S. can you buy Rapids Trains!
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Almost anywhere you can buy other trains!
@trmn3114 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@thegregolahorologyclub67996 жыл бұрын
It's looking good so far! I gotta get more of your guys's stuff. I believe the last thing I got from you guys was the CP Rail Multimark caboose with the light in it.
@oldpukindog4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if miss Whan is still working? I wonder if this facility will reopen?
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Yes she is still there and all factories are almost back to normal.
@aeyb7016 жыл бұрын
If not for “Made in China” we’d be paying forty bucks for a pair of BVD’s and fifty for a plain tee shirt. Our purchasing power and thus standard of living would be lower than it is. I’m not a big buyer of new stuff myself, but I do love model trains and especially Rapido’s!
@sptco1006 жыл бұрын
Look at all them Canadian workers making a fine Canadian made product!
@GeohToy6 жыл бұрын
Man! I love Tooby best Terry the Tank character!
@pwblackmore5 жыл бұрын
Jason - you have brought personality and interest into what is primarily a distant (to the West) and generally impersonal business. The models are made by people that we see - individuals earning a living wage in an area where there isn't much work... even if the work is repetitive (it beats working in the fields, though, eh). You make models that we can enjoy and appreciate - and now we know that behind that paint-job there is real person doing their best to make some of the best models in the world. I do have a query or two, though... you've talked of the LRC factory, and now the Rapido factory: were they originally combined, or were you a branch of LRC? Was LRC the springboard that set you to branch into your own business? Or did you take an enormous leap of faith and wake up one morning to say "I know, I'll make model trains"?
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words! We started the Rapido factory in 2013, but soon discovered we needed more capacity. So we started the LRC factory in 2016. LRC is named for the LRC... the VIA LRC.
@MuLuMeThePussycat6 жыл бұрын
These worker are so lucky to have a great CEO like Jason who knows 100% real, non westernized Chinese Kung Fu ( 08:50 ) , too bad their car crashed in the video : (
@christianevangelista6 жыл бұрын
I think I’m going to have to pre order another J70 after this!
@Zebrails6 жыл бұрын
Gareth pronounced Gondola wrong, I think. His Gondolas are in Italy. Phonetically, it's pronounced "gon-dOh-la."...if he wants his "whay-gaans"...
@trainships17956 жыл бұрын
The Knowledge and Craftsmanship has transferred from Europe to China for Super Detailed Model Trains. The Craftmen that once did this in Europe, And North America has been lost as those people are deceased or well past retirement age in nursing homes or hospice care.
@MaxSupercars6 жыл бұрын
I love this videos! Very informative! 😊
@Melinko790211 ай бұрын
Manufacture them wherever they need to be, just bring back the Turbotrain in N scale!
@rapidotrains10 ай бұрын
Maybe one day!
@DiamondMaster206 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. Is this where my Draper Taper will be made too? We just passed by The Edmunston in the Etobicoke Yard a few weeks ago and caught it on video. We loved the Rapido logo on the car!
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The Draper Taper will indeed be made at the Rapido factory.
@DiamondMaster206 жыл бұрын
It was so cool to see the hard working people who were making these trains. This video will make it even more special. Thanks for sharing!
@DiamondMaster206 жыл бұрын
I hope that you guys can check out our video. The track was bumpy, so it wasn't perfect; but it was the highlight of our trip back to London. We are big, big fans of everything you do for railfans and model railroaders.
@Nellerkillerstrains3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video! Do you guys know about the danish model train brand McK? I know that thay have a factory in China and make super detailed model like you guys and was wondering if you may know them they also make model in very limited numbers about 840 of etch loco ( 30 if you count different livery’s ac dc and with or without sound)
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
We're not too familiar with them, but we will have a look!
@charleskirch21196 жыл бұрын
your totally right that the capability to do super detailed trains is in China and the price of them from China is already an issue. Look at an old Model Railroaders Ads to see how much more the same sort of product costs now over 15 years ago. . If these items were made in North America you might have Athearn blue box engines with plastic hand rails and very few types and one variant per type built in high enough quantities to justify high rate tooling to replace hand labor. And you did very well by moving away from the south east cities where the cost of living and wages are moving to first world levels and all these plants could join the one major one that failed already. Going to a more inland area with lower living coasts and labor costs gives you control and a less risky production cost. The question is; is this just buying your firm time. This shows good economic planning given what you what to produce and a reasonable time frame for your business. I guess your product will probably be one of the last to be affected by Trade issues. But to produce the super detailed items you sell you don't have an alternate production process or industrial capability in North America. Super high detail Trains are either made with these highly skilled and experienced Chinese personnel or not at all as there will not be demand to support a new start up production facility set given the average age of your customer. I would forecast that if the industry is forced to locate to their home market it will be improved blue box level items with some improvements for more advanced plastic molding technology but they wont have much complex hand operations and detail painting. Perhaps in 50 years your products will be treasured masterpieces no one makes or knows how to make any more. I love your RDCs. I am personaly in favor of tariffs for Chinese products for which there are good domestic import replacements or that are economicaly viable in a high tariff economy. Trade deficits and de-industrialization are very bad things and in the long run a demand side threat to your firm. The reality of building this product is best shown by comparing an old Ahearn RDC , with updates like a non rubber band drive, and the Rapido RDC. That is the choice you and your industry have at this point in time.
@WhiteRiverRails6 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@otisjb6 жыл бұрын
0:58 I love that womans' face in the bottom left corner!
@step21916 жыл бұрын
People can knock the Made in China label all day (that label has been in the USA now for over 50 years but there isn't a more global market than to work with them on this scale. The whole reason Athearn left Compton California was because while cheap and simple, blue box kits were on the way out and modelers demanded higher detailed railcars and locomotives. At the end of the day cheap and simple did not pay the bills. I for one, miss Athearn BB and Model Die Casting / Roundhouse kits. I don't enjoy paying over $20 for ready to roll freight cars. But then again I am old school. Rapido is doing their best at providing the best for a price that the average joe can afford. I cannot wait to snag up a few B36-7 locomotives when they come out!
@TK-ec5bv10 ай бұрын
Not all modelers want higher detail. Vintage Athearn and MDC never goes out of style for some of us.
@08trader6 жыл бұрын
Hope you guys consider making some GE C36-7 for the local chinese market, it should be a real hot seller
@peterkelford5 жыл бұрын
7 or 8 Dynamometer Cars for the J70??? Certainly very powerful.
@bigpianoguy6 жыл бұрын
Why are the factory floor workers who participate in the video not credited at the end? Is it 'not done'? Are there Reasons? It's a shame; you could make them stars...
@robingagnon96596 жыл бұрын
Great video, I was hoping to see some snippets of the Hudson being made or tested, but alas ;)
@AIMLL6 жыл бұрын
Cool!!
@nickbarman41456 жыл бұрын
Great video as always so funny
@MBrailfan6 жыл бұрын
When are the Husky Stacks coming? I have one of each paint scheme on the way plus a nice pile of CN and CP containers to go with them.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
They will fit them in when production time allows. Probably early next year.
@ohpoleez6 жыл бұрын
I just wish that you guys would bring out more modern VIA passenger cars to go with the next release of the VIA F40's. I could really use some help building my train....please consider doing this...thanks...
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
They are planned, but it will take a little while.
@BATTRAIN16 жыл бұрын
I have never met a person that has traveled to other parts of the world that is xenophobic or racist. Those that do not want to learn and experience new things tend to be the same people that scoff at me playing with toy trains. Thanks, Jason for these video's and for producing Canadian MRR products. When I get my Royal Hudsons plying around the layout, the spirit of my long-deceased Dad will be standing right behind me smiling ear to ear as he did when I was a small kid.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
It's our pleasure!
@Daylightrider6 жыл бұрын
I know there are Chinese nationals that are model railroad enthusiasts. Is there a growing interest in model railroading as a hobby in China?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Bachmann has an extensive Chinese line and the hobby is growing rapidly! Other manufacturers are getting on board as well.
@Daylightrider6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It would be interesting one day to see a video report of Chinese model RR layouts and such.
@nealhove6 жыл бұрын
Another great video Jason. Hopefully Gareth is teaching everyone there us no such thing as a freight “car” it’s a wagon! Car of course is something made by Henry Ford. Looking forward to seeing more UK stuff... preferably Great Western of course. Keep up the great work and these fascinating videos. Thanks Neal from England :-)
@Dazkinnersley6 жыл бұрын
Cool video guys but could you wear microphones for the next one? The sound would be vastly improved.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
That would require, erm, advance planning! We'll look into it.
@Hunter_Dawso6 жыл бұрын
It will be nice if the SP B30-7s also get made in Speed Lettering circa 1993.
@B52Stratofortress16 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't place so much emphasis on made in USA... most of your customers hail from Canada. Great video though. Love your products and keep up the great work
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Actually our customers are split between Canada, the UK and the United States.
@jayraley786 жыл бұрын
I think he is poking at us simple minded 'Mericans, eh! I'm ok with that.
@alco251b96 жыл бұрын
When I saw the steam tram a knew they would reference Toby the tram engine
@rexremedy17336 жыл бұрын
I like that you are open about your manufacturing in China. But I think on the long run, you could be better off if you would move back to the US with production as well. Once they have all the expertise they will enter the market in the US with competitive prices, and you could be out of business. Maybe more could be automated in the US to keep costs low?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the production runs are much too small to allow for automation. Automation works when you are making hundreds of thousands or millions of items, not a small run of a few thousand. China already has the expertise for making model trains. They've been making model trains there since the 1960s.
@JohnHill-qo3hb6 жыл бұрын
You need some air in the front tyre of that run about thingy.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Yes - we noticed. It made the ride... interesting.
@hankeisenstein2726 жыл бұрын
I assume their wages, even though they're lower than what they would be in the US, give them a good standard of living?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Of course! Otherwise they wouldn't work there.
@sparky1071076 жыл бұрын
great tour Guys. And I understand why things are made in China. yes the price would be out of this world for models. but with labour laws, working conditions , unions. wages. and just getting someone to sit and do the same Small task day in and day out. well I don't think it would be possible to do in Canada and have a competitive price. and by the looks of the tour. you have a great place for them to work, Now in China. all the employees live at the places they work also? i think i heard that also. do all your employees live on site as well. or most of them ?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
At the LRC factory most people live in the dorms. At the Rapido factory most people live at home and commute to work. Different regions, different customs.
@sparky1071076 жыл бұрын
thank you, i didn't know about that. the different customs.
@maxim4306 жыл бұрын
I want one of them b36-7s
@victoriaelliott82796 жыл бұрын
What was in his hand around 1:30 in the video? Looked like a blue tank car?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Yes. It's the British TEA Tank Wagon: www.rapidouk.com/vtg-tea-tanker-oo/
@pitrow666 жыл бұрын
Great video. Please do some work to get better audio, maybe use wireless lab mics please.
@hectorgiammaria9835 Жыл бұрын
Porfavor fabriquen la rsd12
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
Head over to our product suggestion form!
@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS6 жыл бұрын
...Were those a bunch of J70s...? With full Walschaerts motion...? Interesting development.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
www.rapidouk.com/j70-0-6-0t-tram-engine/
@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS6 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains Oh my- If only I modelled East Anglia! These are some excellent models!
@reynantebulaon45136 жыл бұрын
Those couplers do look like kadees,
@MustangsTrainsMowers6 жыл бұрын
Hot Wheels makes most of their cars in Malaysia, but has the more detailed cars made in India.
@pbyfr6 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Nice tram engine. The bus mold look amazing. In which price range is such mold, and how many models can it make? (If not a company secret).
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
We can't tell you our costs but we can tell you our moulds are good for anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 injections. Sometimes many more.
@pbyfr6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for information.
@nighthawk90976 жыл бұрын
THEEY TOOK UUR JOBS!!!!
@benoitsigouin87935 жыл бұрын
Would you be ready to do those job at 10$/hrs or least ?? or if you would pay 200-300$ for a coach car and 600-700 for a locomotive ??
@kurtfrancis46215 жыл бұрын
Ignorant statement. You obviously know nothing about manufacturing. Labor costs are the biggest component in model railroad production. Labor intensive results in much higher assembly & injection-molded tooling costs here in the States and Europe. Makes complete sense to outsource given that most won't pay the MUCH increased costs that would be incurred with manufacturing such in the West.
@fattywithafirearm6 жыл бұрын
I didn't get my reserve order in for the turbo in time. Disappointed.
@otisjb6 жыл бұрын
What about the Stirling Single?
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
It's been delivered already.
@computersfortheautisticfou94206 жыл бұрын
I saw J70's are you guys making J70 Trams??
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
www.rapidouk.com/j70-0-6-0t-tram-engine/ You should sign up for our newsletters!
@asukasbanter65906 жыл бұрын
Tooby the tank engine
@andrewdawson71756 жыл бұрын
At least the Chinese have invested into their rail system, unlike Canada & the USA :$
@kimjongoof50005 жыл бұрын
Made in China
@marilynmonroeaviationhd5 жыл бұрын
the air in China is very bad
@craigymac53866 жыл бұрын
Good video but I bet these people are working for buttons.
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
Actually, no. There is a labour shortage in Dongguan and they are paid very competitively. Otherwise they would leave.
@ThornappleRiverRailSeries6 жыл бұрын
Remember that wages are relative. Throughout most of China the cost of living is so low that the low wages aren’t quite the problem Americans in particular make them out to be. It’s the same way even in the US, where you’d find being paid $8 an hour to serve tables in a restaurant would cut it in rural America but barely get you rent if at all in a major city. So while they might be paid only a fraction of the average American, they’re also not living where the cost of living is so high, like it is in the USA. Over time the people of China and other developing nations are gaining economic power and their costs of living are higher. Each economy has gone through this, it’s just some haven’t completed it yet. So I really don’t see it as a problem, in the long term this is just the middle of the Chinese renaissance.
@thurstablelane75676 жыл бұрын
Ooooooh J70's Super Dangerous
@eoinpkav1526 жыл бұрын
“Model train company shows off massive train sweatshop.”
@rapidotrains6 жыл бұрын
It is neither massive nor a sweat shop.
@tombrennan94525 жыл бұрын
I know it is an unpopular opinion but I am going to share it. All countries have different skills and expertise, some are better at making some things then others. China just happens to be better then most or all other countries at precision modelling. Sorry not sorry
@JohnHill-qo3hb6 жыл бұрын
Keep production OUT of North America, PLEASE. At those prices I'll have to change hobbies to something like collecting different types of dried grass.