05-06-2017, 07:10 PM
This was just sent to me from MR's forum to be reposted.
Not a light-hearted post, this one!
From Rapido Trains Inc.
Gentlemen,
These guys - Big Dawg - have stolen our intellectual property by modifying our F40PH-2D shell and recasting it and selling it. We've made inquiries and the legal cost of going after Big Dawg is probably ten times their annual sales, so we're going to ignore them for now.
However, if you buy these illegal goods, STOP CALLING US FOR HELP.
We will not give you paint formulas. We will not sell you chassis. We will not send you detail parts. We will not help you complete your Big Dawg model that was ripped off from the Rapido model. You know, the Rapido model that took us years of hard work to develop and cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If you decide to buy the Big Dawg shell rather than wait for the Rapido rebuilt F40PH-2D currently in development, then you are ON YOUR OWN. We will NOT HELP YOU.
Please feel free to pass this message on.
-Jason
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Rapido puts a lot of work into their high-quality locomotives, and I feel strongly about this. It's my understanding that the guy behind Big Dawg does the same with other manufacturers. Personally, I will not be buying any of Big Dawg's products. I suggest you do the same.
Not a light-hearted post, this one!
From Rapido Trains Inc.
Gentlemen,
These guys - Big Dawg - have stolen our intellectual property by modifying our F40PH-2D shell and recasting it and selling it. We've made inquiries and the legal cost of going after Big Dawg is probably ten times their annual sales, so we're going to ignore them for now.
However, if you buy these illegal goods, STOP CALLING US FOR HELP.
We will not give you paint formulas. We will not sell you chassis. We will not send you detail parts. We will not help you complete your Big Dawg model that was ripped off from the Rapido model. You know, the Rapido model that took us years of hard work to develop and cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If you decide to buy the Big Dawg shell rather than wait for the Rapido rebuilt F40PH-2D currently in development, then you are ON YOUR OWN. We will NOT HELP YOU.
Please feel free to pass this message on.
-Jason
__._,_.___
Rapido puts a lot of work into their high-quality locomotives, and I feel strongly about this. It's my understanding that the guy behind Big Dawg does the same with other manufacturers. Personally, I will not be buying any of Big Dawg's products. I suggest you do the same.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew