{"id":388,"count":40,"description":"What makes Rapido\u2019s E8 and E9 models different than every E8 or E9 that has come before? Simple \u2013 we\u2019re doing it right. Every E8 model out there is a \u201cbest guess\u201d as to the nose, roof and windshield contours of the real thing. At Rapido\u2019s we don\u2019t believe in making guesses. That\u2019s why we commissioned a 3D laser scan of Union Pacific E8 #942 at the Southern California Railway Museum. A 3D scan ensures that we get those impossible-to-guess contours bang-on accurate. 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