Britannia Price - $324.99    Rapido Trains MSRP - $359.95

Rapido HO Scale MLW RS-18 features:

• 3D scanned from an actual RS-18 for 100% accurate shape and dimensions
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables and other piping, re-railer and a ridiculous number of separately-applied parts
• Roadname-specific details with or without dynamic brakes where appropriate
• Operational headlights, rear lights, bi-colour class lights, illuminated cab control stand & operational factory-installed ditch lights (where appropriate)
• Separate grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
• Highly detailed cab interior with dual control stands where appropriate
• Heavy, die-cast chassis with Rapido’s proven 5-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels and silky-smooth drive
• DC/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready) or DC/DCC/Sound (ESU LokSound) options
• Accurate sounds recorded from a real Alco 251B prime mover
• Factory-installed Macdonald-Cartier couplers mounted at the correct height