I note that their boxcars are sequentially numbered, no two alike. How can they afford to do that, and why can't the other manufacturers follow suit?
SteveF, it's because they are using stickers (and not always placed consistently straight and level) for the road marking and numbers versus printing directly on the car.
Now, before anyone takes that as a slam... it's not. It's just the way Menard's is having the rolling stock done for them. Given the bargain prices on the items, I'm sure many are willing to overlook it or not let it concern them.
Lionel has used stickers before in the late 1980's for logos and heralds on items like tank cars and trailers that go on flat cars. I've been told this was discontinued because there were complaints about it.
As someone joked in a prior thread about the Menard's box cars, he wondered how long it would be before folks complained about the large "Built by Menard's" on the side of the car?
