We've got some cool stuff coming!
Here's your first teaser for our January 9th release.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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Kegs?
Jim
carsntrains posted:Kegs
the top of Coors Lite Kegs.. LOL.. This is for you Mike
My grades for my first 12 tests in High School Physics? LOL
Dad, could be! But my guess would be Play Trains GRADES for all high school class's!
Menard's first locomotive- an 0-12-0 switcher?
Portholes on a F Unit ... not really.
Rusty
Not true brother Mike, grew up to be an English teacher but only because we spoke it at home! LOL
The Yellow Submarine???
Hey Gilbert American Flyer did sponsor The Beatles cartoon show in the 1060s lol.
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Looks like roller balls captive under a surface 
Bunch of lights in a row shining on something wonderful (2001 Hal)..........Paul
Theater
Rusty
Landing strip lights for a new Menard's terminal
Flashing lights around the edge of another flying saucer. Gotta reuse those molds!
Looks like a 12-pack to me.
Jim R. posted:Looks like a 12-pack to me.
Bottom of the cans. lol or bottom of some kegs?? Beer beer beer lol
Jim
Overhead lights for a tunnel.
LED lights on the loading dock of the brewery.
That is the amount left in my bank, credit card. debit card...
I got it! There tops of Bar stools at the Brewery!
Movie theatre marquee lights.
A stadium?
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Chlorine tanks on a flatcar?
McKeen car?
Portholes on the Titanic
Roller Coaster
Switch lanterns for the new O Gauge Tubular Switches?
Cattle car or slaughterhouse
ummmm. I like 12 oz. ribeye.... looks like a steak house to me.. hope..hope.. LOL..
Maybe the Martians are opening up a new restaurant.
Soooooooo, what's a steak have to do with a brewery?
A Wetson's fast food restaurant!
milwrd posted:Soooooooo, what's a steak have to do with a brewery?
If your going to have a Beer tasting area at the BREWERY the LAW requires to provide food for your guest! What a great lunch! BEER & STEAK! at your favorite brewery!
Thanks Mike, that make perfect sense. Beerrrrrrrr.......steaaaaaaaak, sounds deeeeeelish! 
Alright, a steak ‘n’ ale microbrewery it is.
A creamery!
milwrd posted:Soooooooo, what's a steak have to do with a brewery?
There used to be a chain called Steak &Ale!
I would settle for the steak! 😋
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Me too Chris! Might take me a while to eat it with 12 teeth but I would give it one heck of a try! LOL
mike g. posted:Me too Chris! Might take me a while to eat it with 12 teeth but I would give it one heck of a try! LOL
12 toofers?? I'm missing 8 due to wisdom teeth coming in with no room. Didn't even hurt until I was 50. Had 2 removed years before that because there wasn't room for them.
Toofers aside. I'm still banking on a brewery! I hope the make High Life or Miller light! : )
Jim
milwrd posted:Soooooooo, what's a steak have to do with a brewery?
EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!
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Steak 'n Shake
Here's my guess.....
Reissue of the Menards Stake Truck with Barrels.
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Roo posted:Not quite as big but it is in London. Roo. Ha, Ha, Happy New Year!
And London is not quite as big as Springfield Mass Bernies Dining depot
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WOW!!!! A 32 oz. med rare prime rib bone-in - yes sir.
That's how I like them - no sides necessary, just a big mug of cold beer.
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TShearer posted:Mel's Diner
Good guess!!!
I could go for a diner.
I don’t know names of any local steakhouses in Menardsville, so, Cabinet Bob’s Steakhouse?
Menards posted:Here's another hint!
Have a happy and safe New Year's Eve / Day!
Mark the Menards Train Guy
Morton's Steakhouse
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Empire Diner
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Did you guys see the new Menards 40ft Schneider containers they released today? Might have to get some.
A Weber barbecue grill factory.or
Steak that's grilled, plus 10 O's.
it is a diner with 10 barstools.
Mark is getting wise to us guessing it right most of the time, now he is getting tuffer.
Yes it is a restaurant with 10 tums to help you get past the gas attack which will come soon if you eat that steak.
Flat car load of gas tanks placed side by side.
An Empire Diner would be very cool!
Cattle Car
A BEER car from the soon to be released BREWERY!
John Pignatelli JR. posted:Yes it is a restaurant with 10 tums to help you get past the gas attack which will come soon if you eat that steak.
Perhapse a Cows revenge!
Mike Wyatt posted:Menard's first locomotive- an 0-12-0 switcher?
your looking at 12 on one side, that would make it an 0-24-0 switcher.. 
Flat car with a stake truck …..
Menards posted:Happy Monday!
Here is another hint for you!
Keep an eye out for our new release coming on Wednesday!
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy!
6 freight trucks with couplers (and NO thumbtacks!) means 3 cars. So I'm guessing not a diner.
Cattle car, three pack.
Realistically priced trucks available for separate purchase to replace my worn out postwar ones...
Big shot out to Menards Support! My Shell truck flat bed car came with a missing cap on one of my trucks, and they sent me out a replacement truck that was easy to replace.
Menards posted:Happy Monday!
Here is another hint for you!
Keep an eye out for our new release coming on Wednesday!
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy!
No guesses from me on what the new item may be... but that looks like Bettendorf-type trucks. All I recall being used on Menard's "Traditional" sized stuff is roller bearings. If I am understanding that past Menard's traditional products were equipped with roller bearings, then new Bettendorf-type trucks on upcoming products (like the traditional sized) would be a very nice touch.
Andre
The clues are not getting any easier in 2019. With the last clue it could be one of a number of things. Flat car with trucks on it. A three car unit train. Thank God only a few more days till the announcement. Question for Mark...........Will Menards be offering the discounted tickets for the train show again this year.......... Thanks Paul
Menards posted:Here is another hint for you!
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy!
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Six new trucks...................................
Okay a cattle car 3-pack but how do the port holes fit in?
How about 3 "B" units, 4 portholes each, in different road names! But how do steaks fit in and does Menard's really want to go down the locomotive path?
Not much to add here but I did notice a couple of things about the clues. I googled the steak picture and it's a 12oz ribeye. In the first picture there's 12 portholes, eyelets, windows, who knows. Finally, in the picture of the trucks, Mark states keep an eye out for the latest release...I'm still baffled but there does seem to be some connections with eyes and the number 12.
A trio of cattle cars carrying Wisconsin beef cattle. I have rarely been close in any guess but this may be it, I think.
Dave
paul 2 posted:The clues are not getting any easier in 2019. With the last clue it could be one of a number of things. Flat car with trucks on it. Thanks Paul
Using Paul's guess, I can visualize a 12-axle depressed center bed flat car. Maybe with a transformer load for delivery to one of their power plants.
Elvis car?
A flat car carrying 6 spare trucks without thumbtack uncouplers
A,B,...
cabinet Bob posted:A,B,...
D for Dining Car !!
cabinet Bob posted:A,B,...
What are you hinting at Bob? It can't be a ABA OF A HOOD UNIT, COULD IT? After thinking about it, not happening.
It is a 3 unit container train. They just released some containers, hmm!!
Dave
Container crane.
Can't take the tension anymore, between Mark's clues and wondering what the next warehouse find will be on another thread, I'm losing it! LOL
Richie C. posted:Flat car with a stake truck …..
Or a steak truck?
I don't know, but I have a small ribeye in the freezer that is calling my name for supper, all of a sudden. Must go thaw...
D500 posted:Richie C. posted:Flat car with a stake truck …..
Or a steak truck?
I don't know, but I have a small ribeye in the freezer that is calling my name for supper, all of a sudden. Must go thaw...
Hummmm.Steak Truck ??
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cabinet Bob posted:D500 posted:Richie C. posted:Flat car with a stake truck …..
Or a steak truck?
I don't know, but I have a small ribeye in the freezer that is calling my name for supper, all of a sudden. Must go thaw...
Hummmm.Steak Truck ??
Are you a fellow menards worker??
Am I losing my mind or at one point did this say January 10??
Jack118711 posted:Am I losing my mind or at one point did this say January 10??
Nope, it said the 10th!
Hmm.... Cabinet Bob's A.B.. plus the six wheel sets makes me think it's a 5 car articulated intermodal set. As for the steak, that's a tough one. It is was horse meat, then it would be Norfolk Southern!! 
Rob
Playtrains, dad has come out of hibernation and silence to add more fuel and speculation to what it could be. More then likely it is already on his layout LOL. With three days till we know I am stable, calm with the help of medication. I firmly believe 2019 will be an eye opener with the up and coming releases from Menards...........Paul
Panther97 posted:Jack118711 posted:Am I losing my mind or at one point did this say January 10??
Nope, it said the 10th!
*phew*
play trains posted:Can't take the tension anymore, between Mark's clues and wondering what the next warehouse find will be on another thread, I'm losing it! LOL
Hang in there Brother! Its almost over!
okay so with Cabinet Bob's A, B,... and 12 portholes and 6 2 axle trucks and a steak, could it finally be Menard's first loco. An A-B-A set of Beefs?
BNSF-Matt posted:Big shot out to Menards Support! My Shell truck flat bed car came with a missing cap on one of my trucks, and they sent me out a replacement truck that was easy to replace.
I ordered that one as well
Portholes to Menard's tug boat to go with their overhead port crane to manipulate their shipping containers...
coach joe posted:okay so with Cabinet Bob's A, B,... and 12 portholes and 6 2 axle trucks and a steak, could it finally be Menard's first loco. An A-B-A set of Beefs?
That’s a helluva guess. Here’s hoping ...
Seems like it would be the cattle car as suggested earlier in the post. Grades of beef....trucks...and a steak. Maybe it has a stockyard as well.
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Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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so freakin cool. Menards is leading the way with interesting products at great prices
