Description
Pre-order — delivery date to be announced by Rapido. A 25% deposit is charged when you order; the balance is due when the item arrives and is ready to ship.
Rapido has made this a conditional announcement: the run goes ahead only if enough orders come in.
The Rapido 1108021 is an HO scale CN SW1200RSm "Sweep" in the Industrial Red (Unlettered) scheme, no road number, ready to "roll your own" — DC/Silent (21-pin DCC-ready).
In the mid-1980s CN rebuilt eight SW1200RSm switchers at Pointe St-Charles Shops in Montréal by mating the SW1200RS frame and cab with the long hood of retired GP9s — the 'Sweep' (SW + Geep), officially classed GS-413a and GS-413b. The larger GP9 radiators raised output from 1200 to 1300 hp, and the overhauled cabs got split end windows, better insulation and heating, and the Canadian-tradition hot plate and fridge. Several later worked for CANAC and Savage.
- Authentic rebuilt SW1200RSm cab with modified end windows and outward-swinging rear door
- Cannon & Company licensed fan designs; winterization hatch; nose-mounted bell
- All-weather windows, highly detailed cab interior, lit control stand
- Full LED lighting, including operating beacons / flashing lights where appropriate
- Semi-scale metal couplers; suggested minimum radius 18"
- 21-pin DCC-ready socket — add your own decoder