@William 1 posted:I’m with gunrunner. I don’t understand the fascination with a cheapo engine from Menards.
I suppose one can be fascinated, but no one seems to remember"you get what you pay for".
Additionally, most folks don't seem to realize Menards isn't a hobby shop or a train manufacturer.
It's a big box home improvement center dabbling in o Guage to pay homage to the days when postwar trains could be bought at the local hardware store".
However there is no means for warranty service or parts. There is no "train counter" and most if not all of the employees, know absolutely zero about this hobby. If it works it works. If it don't, exchange it or get a refund. If it quits in a week, a year, or 10 years. Your on your own.
Menards probably nets more profit from selling honey roasted peanuts, than o Guage trains.
