(01/09/19) New Lighted ’56 Stake Trucks from Menards!

wild mary posted:

paul 2 posted:

I really like that they went with an older era truck and 1/48 besides. I sure do hope that Menards, Mark and crew bring them out without the plug in. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed........... Paul

DITTO - Not crazy about the plug-in feature but the trucks themselves are great looking.  I think if the lighted vehicles just had a female jack rather than that BIG UGLY pigtail I be inclined to purchase a few.

Doesnt the male and female plugs that Menards uses look about the same on the outside?  That is a female plug on the truck aint it?  And you have to hook them together to get power lol : )

Jim

carsntrains posted:

wild mary posted:

paul 2 posted:

I really like that they went with an older era truck and 1/48 besides. I sure do hope that Menards, Mark and crew bring them out without the plug in. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed........... Paul

DITTO - Not crazy about the plug-in feature but the trucks themselves are great looking.  I think if the lighted vehicles just had a female jack rather than that BIG UGLY pigtail I be inclined to purchase a few.

Doesnt the male and female plugs that Menards uses look about the same on the outside?  That is a female plug on the truck aint it?  And you have to hook them together to get power lol : )

Jim

That is correct. each pigtail is about a foot long which has a female end on it.

cabinet Bob posted:

carsntrains posted:

wild mary posted:

paul 2 posted:

I really like that they went with an older era truck and 1/48 besides. I sure do hope that Menards, Mark and crew bring them out without the plug in. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed........... Paul

DITTO - Not crazy about the plug-in feature but the trucks themselves are great looking.  I think if the lighted vehicles just had a female jack rather than that BIG UGLY pigtail I be inclined to purchase a few.

Doesnt the male and female plugs that Menards uses look about the same on the outside?  That is a female plug on the truck aint it?  And you have to hook them together to get power lol : )

Jim

That is correct. each pigtail is about a foot long which has a female end on it.

A foot long?    OK now im going to order 2 vetter trucks AND the danged building !!!!   WOOO HOOO. 

Jim

Or should that be.... CHOOO CHOOO  

The trucks are a great add for earlier layouts. If you don’t need the lights, a pair of wire cutters will solve the problem.

Steve

Garfield posted:

I wish  Athearn would cut you a deal on their 1:50 scale tooling.

Why? 1/50 is too small. I have one Ford flatbed and it looks way out of place although not quite as bad as the oversize 1/43 stuff.

cabinet Bob posted:

carsntrains posted:

wild mary posted:

paul 2 posted:

I really like that they went with an older era truck and 1/48 besides. I sure do hope that Menards, Mark and crew bring them out without the plug in. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed........... Paul

DITTO - Not crazy about the plug-in feature but the trucks themselves are great looking.  I think if the lighted vehicles just had a female jack rather than that BIG UGLY pigtail I be inclined to purchase a few.

Doesnt the male and female plugs that Menards uses look about the same on the outside?  That is a female plug on the truck aint it?  And you have to hook them together to get power lol : )

Jim

That is correct. each pigtail is about a foot long which has a female end on it.

What I'm referring to is a female jack mounted on the under body, not a pig tailed jack.

PRRMP54 posted:

Garfield posted:

I wish  Athearn would cut you a deal on their 1:50 scale tooling.

Why? 1/50 is too small. I have one Ford flatbed and it looks way out of place although not quite as bad as the oversize 1/43 stuff.

1/50 is s LOT closer to 1/48 than 1/43. 

So are these Menards trucks closer to 1:50 scale than 1:43 scale?

Menard's list as 1/48....if true PERFECT.......someone is making 1/48 vehicles!!!

50-48=2

48-43=5

so yes....closer.........

How about a Police Car with flashing lights?

Here's  a picture guys.

cabinet Bob posted:

Here's  a picture guys.

Looks really nice. Like the black wire nd the wood floor on the truck. With some weathering this will look real nice😊

2 hooked up.

rogerpete posted:

Super cool- gonna pick one up.
If it was a GMC Cracker Box, I would have for sure turned it into a tractor/trailer for my dad. Dad hauled steel in a crackerbox. He said if there was snow on your boots in Ohio, it was ice by the time he was at Saginaw.

 

Can’t beat a old Crackerbox my dad had a Emeryville International 

PRRMP54 posted:

Garfield posted:

I wish  Athearn would cut you a deal on their 1:50 scale tooling.

Why? 1/50 is too small. I have one Ford flatbed and it looks way out of place although not quite as bad as the oversize 1/43 stuff.

I'm just not that picky and I understand how expensive tooling is.

I even use 1/43 vehicles.

Speaking of, I put a few of those in my Menards bag along with some train cars and got in on the 15% off bag sale this week.

They have an RV now and some Tractor Trailers that are bout the size of the ones Lionel used make.  I will probably put the trailer on a flat car for some intermodal action.

I find that 1/50 is ok for steam era trains, but when I am in modern diesel era I'll use 1/43 instead.

Just wondering???????  Will Menards announce something new this coming week. Would be a plus with the 11% off this week.....................Paul

I like my Vetter's sash and door building and trucks!   When they are parked away from 1/43 vehicles they look fine.   When they are parked next to 1/48 vehicles you'd have to measure them to see if they were not the right size!!!  : )  

Jim 

paul 2 posted:

Just wondering???????  Will Menards announce something new this coming week. Would be a plus with the 11% off this week.....................Paul

American Materials Plant #2 is coming this week.

Neal Jeter 

Thanks Neal. I forgot all about that one .....Paul