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Swafford posted:

Good Day, Mark the Menards Guy,

I wish Menards would consider offering a few Rolling Stock items in S Scale. Perhaps a 50’ Box Car, 4-Bay Coal Hopper, Flat Car, and a Gondola.

S Scale Model Railroaders need some affordable rolling stock!

Regards,

Swafford   

When Weaver bought the molds from Crown Model Products, Weaver continued making the O gauge line, but did nothing with the S gauge line. Those molds must still be in existence somewhere. If they could be found and cleaned up, they would be a nice line of S gauge cars.

Remember, everyone, that S gaugers have nothing like selective compression, or O-27 style cars, so putting S trucks on O-27 cars will not fly. All S gauge cars must have full scale proportions to be accepted.

The Crown Model Products cars were properly proportioned.

RoyBoy posted:
Swafford posted:

Good Day, Mark the Menards Guy,

I wish Menards would consider offering a few Rolling Stock items in S Scale. Perhaps a 50’ Box Car, 4-Bay Coal Hopper, Flat Car, and a Gondola.

S Scale Model Railroaders need some affordable rolling stock!

Regards,

Swafford   

When Weaver bought the molds from Crown Model Products, Weaver continued making the O gauge line, but did nothing with the S gauge line. Those molds must still be in existence somewhere. If they could be found and cleaned up, they would be a nice line of S gauge cars.

Remember, everyone, that S gaugers have nothing like selective compression, or O-27 style cars, so putting S trucks on O-27 cars will not fly. All S gauge cars must have full scale proportions to be accepted.

The Crown Model Products cars were properly proportioned.

What kinds of rolling stock did Crown Model Products produce?

Regards,

Frank

richabr posted:

It's not like we have a lot of choices for that type of car. What is it, like 4 manufacturers?

For wood side/wood end ice reefers, you have your choice: MTH(SHS) and now Lionel. 

Des Plaines/SSA offers an all steel ice reefer.

AM's "reefer" really isn't a reefer, it's an insulated plug-door boxcar without any refrigeration or other climate control equipment.

Rusty

I wish they’d offer a perfect scale Southern Ks-1 2-8-0 lettered as SRR 630

Or, the Bemberg/Port Rayon, Tennessee depot as a ready-built structure:

Sheesh...

Be thankful that a company like this makes ANYTHING, especially as cheaply as they do.

I’m not into 3-rail and little use for anything they’ve made so far, but I think it’s great they make stuff for the segment they do.

I live 865 miles from the nearest one, so it’s all moot to me, though…

p51 posted:

I wish they’d offer a perfect scale Southern Ks-1 2-8-0 lettered as SRR 630

Or, the Bemberg/Port Rayon, Tennessee depot as a ready-built structure:

Sheesh...

Be thankful that a company like this makes ANYTHING, especially as cheaply as they do.

I’m not into 3-rail and little use for anything they’ve made so far, but I think it’s great they make stuff for the segment they do.

I live 865 miles from the nearest one, so it’s all moot to me, though…

Ummmm....

This is the S Scale Trains Forum... Of which Menard's makes Zero.

Rusty

 

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Rusty Traque posted:
p51 posted:

Be thankful that a company like this makes ANYTHING, especially as cheaply as they do.

I’m not into 3-rail and little use for anything they’ve made so far, but I think it’s great they make stuff for the segment they do.

I live 865 miles from the nearest one, so it’s all moot to me, though…

Ummmm....

This is the S Scale Trains Forum... Of which Menard's makes Zero.

Rusty

 

Yeah, I GET THAT. You can't expect them to make everything in every scale. I'm amazed they even make anything, regardless whether you can use it or not...

p51 posted:
Rusty Traque posted:
p51 posted:

Be thankful that a company like this makes ANYTHING, especially as cheaply as they do.

I’m not into 3-rail and little use for anything they’ve made so far, but I think it’s great they make stuff for the segment they do.

I live 865 miles from the nearest one, so it’s all moot to me, though…

Ummmm....

This is the S Scale Trains Forum... Of which Menard's makes Zero.

Rusty

 

Yeah, I GET THAT. You can't expect them to make everything in every scale. I'm amazed they even make anything, regardless whether you can use it or not...

I personally don't expect them to make anything in S. 

However, those that S Gaugers would like them to make something in S have nothing so far to be thankful for, but have every right to ask...

Rusty

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I have just recently found Menards Train Stuff.......I bought the Morton salt factory and the sour kraut factory and was very impressed with both of them......plan on buying a couple more buildings........I would like to see some S gauge cars also....maybe a morton salt hopper like the O gauge model.....prices are certainly very reasonable,,,,,,,,oh my free little red fire truck lights works for about 30 seconds and then quits.........ah it was to large anyway..............

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