cabinet Bob posted:A,B,...
D for Dining Car !!
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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...
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.
Get Trucking: Lighted Stake Trucks from Menards
The Basics: Every railroad moves freight. But what if the freight comes in less-than carload lots? How does a railroad track maintenance crew haul their gear? And what do businesses around the nation use for pickups and deliveries? They use a freight truck.
The new stake trucks from Menards are 6-½ inches long, 2-inches tall, and approximately 2-inches wide. Each vehicle has a Plug & Play connection for power the front headlights and red brake lights.
Vehicles available are the Menard Cashway Lumber (279-4601), the Vetter Sash & Door (279-4602), a nice companion to the Vetter Sash & Door, the Pennsylvania Railroad (279-4603), the Santa Fe (279-4604), the Chicago & North Western (279-4605), and the Railway Express Agency (279-4606).
Illumination requires a Menards 4.5 volt power supply, Menards SKU# 279-4061, 279-4062, or 279-4050 sold separately. Also available are two different accessory packs. The 9-Piece Plug & Play Accessory Pack (279-4681), and the 8-Piece Plug & Play Accessory Pack (279-4035) allow you to illuminate several vehicles or buildings with a single power supply.
Why you need this: The styling of these vehicles make them at home on any railroad modeling the 1940s through the 1960s. The gentle curves of the front hood and fenders evoke iconic trucks made by Ford, Chevy, GMC, International Harvester, and Mack. The cab has silver accents for grab irons, door handles and side vents. The roof has five orange-painted simulated running lights. The front bumper and grillwork are a subdued silver color.
The cargo compartment has a textured and painted simulated wood deck. The side slats are smooth and the rear tailgate can be opened and lowered. Flip the vehicle over and you’ll find fuel tank and even a simulated drive shaft. The axles are free rolling.
Railroad and business names and liveries are well-done and eye-catching.
Each vehicle has a foot long power connection for use with the Plug & Play system by Menards. Using the multi-connection pack you can illuminate several vehicles and structures and swap them out as you please.
Enhance the experience:
The 9-Piece Plug & Play Accessory Pack (279-4681) includes one four-way line splitter, one 5-foot, one 4-foot, and one 3-foot extension section. The three Y-splitters can power up to six vehicles.
Have some old buildings you’d like to illuminate? The set includes two four-inch LED tape lights that can provide additional spot lighting wherever you need it. The accessory pack can do a lot!
The 8-Piece Plug & Play Accessory Pack (279-4035) includes two 6-foot extensions (straight plug head), two 6-foot extensions (90-degree plug head), two male to female conversion pieces and two Y-splitters.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
so freakin cool. Menards is leading the way with interesting products at great prices
6 Trucks it is!!
Nice to see some older model year looking trucks too
These are fantastic. I had recently been buying the flatbed trucks and turning them into road tractors for tofc trailers. Menards you could save me some work if you made some into road tractors.
Mark, are these similar in quality to the ones the employees received?
jeremy ferrell posted:These are fantastic. I had recently been buying the flatbed trucks and turning them into road tractors for TOFC trailers. Menards you could save me some work if you made some into road tractors.
Jeremy, You remove the sides and deck and shorten the wheel base for an ideal tandem semi tractor. The red tractor is a shortened Ertl which left the factory the same length as the green tractor. John
Not a steak truck, it is an open bed truck with fenced sides.
John Pignatelli JR. posted:Not a steak truck, it is an open bed truck with fenced sides.
OK,, How about a open bed truck with fenced sides to keep the Steaks in? .. LOL..
Great looking trucks.
rattler21 posted:jeremy ferrell posted:These are fantastic. I had recently been buying the flatbed trucks and turning them into road tractors for TOFC trailers. Menards you could save me some work if you made some into road tractors.
Jeremy, You remove the sides and deck and shorten the wheel base for an ideal tandem semi tractor. The red tractor is a shortened Ertl which left the factory the same length as the green tractor. John
But John, how does one reattach the shorter frame?
BTW, I love the late 50's early 60'look. It seems to be missing in O scale!
NOW we are talking........50's era vehicles!!!! I want a REA truck for sure!!
Ordered! Very cool!!
Richie C. posted:
Perhaps the lighted headlights on the trucks. There are multiple trucks being offered so multiple headlights. I doubt many saw it like this because the "headlights" were too close together.
rattler21 posted:jeremy ferrell posted:These are fantastic. I had recently been buying the flatbed trucks and turning them into road tractors for TOFC trailers. Menards you could save me some work if you made some into road tractors.
Jeremy, You remove the sides and deck and shorten the wheel base for an ideal tandem semi tractor. The red tractor is a shortened Ertl which left the factory the same length as the green tractor. JohnAre these still readily available?
prrhorseshoecurve posted:rattler21 posted:jeremy ferrell posted:These are fantastic. I had recently been buying the flatbed trucks and turning them into road tractors for TOFC trailers. Menards you could save me some work if you made some into road tractors.
Jeremy, You remove the sides and deck and shorten the wheel base for an ideal tandem semi tractor. The red tractor is a shortened Ertl which left the factory the same length as the green tractor. John
But John, how does one reattach the shorter frame?
I can’t speak for Johns but the menards Mack style trucks I was buying and modifying were diecast. I literally just sectioned the chassis with a hack saw. Smoothed our my cuts and used Jb weld to reattach the sections. Good thing about in weld is you can file it and sand it. This new release truck appears to have the same setup or something close. So I’d say it’ll be a very doable modification on these as well. Where there’s a will there’s a way. I’ll share some pics when I get another one completed.
prrhorseshoecurve posted:Richie C. posted:Perhaps the lighted headlights on the trucks. There are multiple trucks being offered so multiple headlights. I doubt many saw it like this because the "headlights" were too close together.
Someone at Menards has a future in modern art !
Nice to see earlier body styles. Too bad I can’t get any.
Steve
The REA one will fit on a lot of layouts. I'm thinking about ordering one.
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