Menards new products with pictures

You take the best photos, Dad !    Gonna need a loan against future allowance.

They all look good... just not a fan of the plastic trucks on the gondolas and flatcars.

Definitely  in for a few of the U.S. ARMY gons.   I like the trucks but not the flats.  Maybe the trucks will offered as a bonus down  the road.  BTW where in the world did Menards come up with the scheme for the B&O gon?

Such a shame they don't ship to the UK. James

Bob any new structures?

The flats with the Pepsi & REA trucks look like a no brainer for the CFO to approve the acquisition.

    Bill T.

This will be available this fall

cabinet Bob posted:

This will be available this fall

angels gate hi-railers has a home made one that the cow raises up into the unit.

Alibatwomble posted:

Such a shame they don't ship to the UK. James

Maybe one of the regular Menard's customers (I'm not one) Forumites will be your International Railroad Equipment Forwarding Agent. 

Somebody on Ebay will be reselling theses soon, I bet.

Maybe Menard can retool the UFO cow catcher for a diner like the sold out Lionel route 66 UFO diner.

Thanks CabBob....excellent pics!

Another view. Rember, this will be released  this fall

I will get the Nose art cars. I like the UFO.   

cabinet Bob posted:

Another view. Rember, this will be released  this fall

Bob what is the gray building in the background?

Any word on pricing for the gondolas? The prr one looks nice.

GLENN L. TAYLOR posted:

cabinet Bob posted:

Another view. Rember, this will be released  this fall

Bob what is the gray building in the background?

That is the prototype parking ramp to be introduced fall of 2019

Aldovar posted:

Any word on pricing for the gondolas? The prr one looks nice.

I'm guessing $19.99.  Yes the PRR gon does look nice.

There really is a prototype for a "flying saucer" on your layout (Bowman, SC):

Bob, thanks for the photographs and video! I like the Nose Art cars and Gondolas. Really like the Pepsi truck and the REA panel truck and flat car, too! The UFO is cool, looks like a fun accessory. My wife and I are planning to attend next year. Have a good time and post more photos, please!

Rusty

That UFO is #1 on my Christmas list. Hope Menards makes a lot of them, they will be a big hit.

Is the auto carrier bare black plastic or painted black? 

If I bought some of the auto carriers, I would need to paint them in other colors like GTW brown, NYC Green, Santa Fe Red. 

Andrew

falconservice posted:

Is the auto carrier bare black plastic or painted black? 

If I bought some of the auto carriers, I would need to paint them in other colors like GTW brown, NYC Green, Santa Fe Red. 

Andrew

Did I miss something?   Where is the auto carrier?

The Auto Carrier was there in the MENARDS display at the Expo, but not in these photos. 

Andrew

falconservice posted:

The Auto Carrier was there in the MENARDS display at the Expo, but not in these photos. 

Andrew

The Auto Carrier is the one that came out about a year ago. It's painted black and was just on display on the layout.

How does the gondoas scale put??? I'd get some PRR 8nits if not super narrow like many traditional. thx

Day two starting in 3.5 hours. Yesterday's show was huge.  The line to get in was over a block long! If your at the show, remember,the 11% rebate is still on for today. For everyone else, the 11% starts Monday, and the new products will be on-line Tuesday. All the new products ran continuously  for 8.5 hours with NO  problems whatsoever. I'll be posting a few more pictures today when time allows. Thanks for looking... Bob

What scale is the Pepsi truck?  I was disappointed when the buses on the flatcars turned out to be too small, closer to1:64.

What was in the white box?

Dang! They are late one year  with the non-Ford 1941-46? (Chevy) REA truck, or l would pounce on it.  Sure would like to see some 30's-1940 Chevy pickups and sedans.  Hallmark, no less, did produce a '36 GMC pickup, as a tree ornament, but you can fix that 

coach joe posted:

What scale is the Pepsi truck?  I was disappointed when the buses on the flatcars turned out to be too small, closer to1:64.

What was in the white box?

I will try to get a measurement  for you this morning. If you can, please zoom in on the truck and see the fine detail of the Pepsi bottles. 

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested.

Prices on the new products

With some really impressive early structures, even though one 2018 mfr.'s catalog, looked to me to be 50% fantasy stuff, l will avoid.  Somebody must buy it.  (Nope, haven't seen a UFO, but MIGHT have seen Bigfoot run across a snowy Oregon highway when driving south from Crater Lake in dark winter evening years ago)

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested

53% believe that aliens have visited the earth. If so, I'm in. 

This will be Menards biggest seller IMO.

Sometimes you just have to have a little fun.

Dave

Meet the Menards Train guys !

What is that large, two-tone grey building on the layout in the background with the train running thru it ?  Close up picture please.

For those who could not make the show it was a great show. Lots of train layouts, venders and of course the Menards display. The gondolas are nice, along with the nose art box cars, flat cars with new loads plus the UFO. Looking down the road through my cyrstal ball (which is slightly cracked) 2019 looks to be a very interesting year starting with the release of the parking garage. The prototype was on display. Congrats to Mark, his crew and of course Cabinet Bob. You all did an outstanding job.....Paul

Parking garage mostly wooden pre-production sample

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested.

not for us,

we model FUN!

cabinet Bob posted:

coach joe posted:

What scale is the Pepsi truck?  I was disappointed when the buses on the flatcars turned out to be too small, closer to1:64.

What was in the white box?

I will try to get a measurement  for you this morning. If you can, please zoom in on the truck and see the fine detail of the Pepsi bottles. 

It measures 3 5/8 long

cabinet Bob posted:

Meet the Menards Train guys !

I have a question

Is Mark the young guy in the middle?

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested.

Let’s keep O-gauge fun.  Real is what I do 8 to 4:30 M-F

iam ordering two 😜

Close up photo of the pre-production prototype parking garage please.......

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

Troy Towery posted:

Close up photo of the pre-production prototype parking garage please.......

Here you go

jay jay posted:

Is Mark the young guy in the middle?

 

Looks like he is the one on the right (first row) with the beard....the nametag was a clue!

-Pete

Hey Guys, Great looking products and sure sounds like you all had a great time! Cant wait to see more for Menards and the crew! Thanks Bob AKA DAD!  Looks like you hit it out of the park!

Things sure are looking great from Menards! Bob please let the whole crew that they are doing a great job and a lot of us are watching for more new things to come! Thanks Again!

No new stock in Three Rivers, Michigan, Menards.

ol' blue posted:

No new stock in Three Rivers, Michigan, Menards.

Bob stated yesterday that the new releases would be on the web site Tuesday, July 10th. I doubt you'll see anything at your store until they start setting up for the Christmas holiday season in late September or early October.

Rusty

Joe Hohmann posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

Yes, I have seen a UFO, which means "unidentified flying object", just to state the obvious. It was unidentified, flying and an object, seen by me and about a dozen other sober and nominally intelligent persons in the 1970's in Mobile, at night over a thickly-populated area of town. 

Now, as it finally turned and the wind shifted so the sound could be heard better, and what it was carrying could be seen better, it was "identified" and turned out to be a helicopter. It was carrying a large, flashing lighted display advertising some new something or other; when viewed from an oblique angle (you couldn't see the chopper - it was nighttime, and the running lights got lost in the sign's light), the display could not be read - the graphics were moving - appeared to be..."otherworldly and unknown", as in propulsion device. I have to admit that a scientific-bent skeptic like me was as baffled as anyone for a few minutes, and a little spooked.

Don't want one on my layout, though. Beyond the Pale.

cabinet Bob posted:

Troy Towery posted:

Close up photo of the pre-production prototype parking garage please.......

Here you go

Wow, really like that garage, that is a must have.

Dave

Mark,

Glad to see the creative juices are flowing at Menards! I am planning on visiting family in MN during next year's show, making a stop at the train expo.

The PRR gons will look nice behind my vintage Penney EP-5! Can't wait!

Ken

CABINET BOB,

By using the picture of the Menards guys, could you please put some names with these fellows. Thank you. 

(looks over the parking garage prototype)

Thought #1: Ramps inside would increase play value. The illusion that it has ramps would increase...visual value.

Thought #2: Anyone who watches South Park will no doubt be snickering at that Chinese takeout joint  

---PCJ

jim sutter posted:

CABINET BOB,

By using the picture of the Menards guys, could you please put some names with these fellows. Thank you. 

I'd  rather not.

cabinet Bob posted:

jim sutter posted:

CABINET BOB,

By using the picture of the Menards guys, could you please put some names with these fellows. Thank you. 

I'd  rather not.

Wise decision.  Knowing how we are they'd be swamped with questions like "When is the BREWERY being offered?",

Grampstrains posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

Not interested.

When O gauge gets realistic, I'm leaving.  I'm in it for the fun and fantasy.   I have an oversized gateman on my layout and oversized crossing gates with undersized Alco FA's.  My world.

Now the real problem is which great "garage scene" do I model in there - Seinfeld (lost with portable AC), Steve McQueen The Hunter or The Americans?

All of them, I plan to have all of my favorite movies on the layout, Paul Newman cutting the heads off parking meters for Cool Hand Luke, Slimer getting caught by the Ghostbusters, Marty McFly tooling around in the Delorean, I’ll buy the UFO and somehow incorporate into an Independence Day vignette.

cabinet Bob posted:

This will be available this fall

LOL. Now that we've built one they're mass produced. The "company motto" is very clever.

AGHRMatt posted:

cabinet Bob posted:

This will be available this fall

LOL. Now that we've built one they're mass produced. The "company motto" is very clever.

The saucer looks great and certainly goes with any era but the graphics are a deal breaker.

wild mary posted:

The saucer looks great and certainly goes with any era but the graphics are a deal breaker.

A little primer and paint it any color that you think a flying saucer should be.

  Bill T.

wild mary posted:

The saucer looks great and certainly goes with any era but the graphics are a deal breaker.

FIX....a bottle of Tamiya Aluminum paint and 3 minutes......

Joe Hohmann posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

TShearer posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

After 8 hours and looking at past records, I am 100 % this to scale. If you don't believe me too bad....LOL

cabinet Bob posted:

Troy Towery posted:

Close up photo of the pre-production prototype parking garage please.......

Here you go

Wow! I can see either mirror glass or sticky Aluminum foil for the rear wall to give that 3d car garage effect!

Since the parking ramp is pre-production, can the also produce some matching 1:43rd scale corkscrew ramps for  it let automobiles roll down from the top. 

Andrew

TShearer posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

A scale UFO? What the heck!? 
This isn't two rail... sheesh.
Rivet Counters be gone!

Actually, if I get that UFO, I'm removing the canopy and putting Marvin inside. WITH a Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

falconservice posted:

Since the parking ramp is pre-production, can the also produce some matching 1:43rd scale corkscrew ramps for  it let automobiles roll down from the top. 

Andrew

Fisher-Price could do it...with an operating elevator & turntable to boot!

Big Jim posted:

falconservice posted:

Since the parking ramp is pre-production, can the also produce some matching 1:43rd scale corkscrew ramps for  it let automobiles roll down from the top. 

Andrew

Fisher-Price could do it...with an operating elevator & turntable to boot!

He'll yeah.....spent jours upon hours with that garage.....thanks for the memory!

I've still got mine.  

Dad, I like being kept in suspence and not knowing what is next till it is actually announced. Less mental stress LOL. I saw where someone would like Menards to make switches. It is too bad Menards could not of grabbed the tooling for the defunct K-Line shadow rail. I believe it had numerous radius curves and switches and it looked good..........Paul

rogerpete posted:

TShearer posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

ol' blue posted:

Who has seen a real UFO ?  Let's keep o-gauge realistic.

 

In 1952 I saw 5 of them flying in formation. I don't remember seeing anything printed on them.

would you say this UFO is to scale ?

A scale UFO? What the heck!? 
This isn't two rail... sheesh.
Rivet Counters be gone!

Actually, if I get that UFO, I'm removing the canopy and putting Marvin inside. WITH a Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

     think someone has been visiting my layout recently.. Marvin, was that you ?

Keep an eye open for little green men! LOL

Back from the Menards train show. It was a great show. I took some pics. I myself liked the way the shopw was laid out. The operating layouts were scattered through the convention area with venders and private sellers mix between them. Nice not to have all the layouts in one area. The Menards display stood out. I tried to get the size of the show into the pics................Paul

Great pix Paul. Looks like it was a great show.

HEY @Menards MARK ....PLEEEEEEESSSSSEEEEEE OPEN A STORE IN THE NORTHEAST, LONG ISLAND NY FIRST!

Just ordered the Pepsi and REA trucks that will be removed from flatcars for placement at layout stores.  Great addition and fits the modeling era.

Also emailed Menards asking if they can add Pay Pal as payment option.  I personally get nervous typing my card number into a "HTTPS secure sites" (so why am I on my 4th card and getting calls from my bank asking if I ordered a Mercedes from Germany?).

Hey dad..............question. Are the pepsi trucks on the flats 1/48. Thanks, your son trying to be number one again LOL........Paul

paul 2 posted:

Hey dad..............question. Are the pepsi trucks on the flats 1/48. Thanks, your son trying to be number one again LOL........Paul

I asked Mark the same Question. He said  maybe around 1/50 +or-   ... sorry, that's all I can come up with son...

CABINET BOB, 

Do you think, there is a chance we might see a stock car or a bay window caboose from Menards this year?

Great Pictures Paul! I sure wish I could make it to that show! But it is sure a long way from Washington! LOL Looks like everyone had a great time!

jim sutter posted:

CABINET BOB, 

Do you think, there is a chance we might see a stock car or a bay window caboose from Menards this year?

    a stock car...

          LOL...

cabinet Bob posted:

jim sutter posted:

CABINET BOB,  By using the picture of the Menards guys, could you please put some names with these fellows. Thank you. 

I'd  rather not.

What is the difference?   We can see from the name tag that Mark was the guy with glasses on the right.  As for any other names, they would be pretty much irrelevant as we have had no exposure to anyone other than Mark.  It was interesting that at least two people here asked if the obviously very young teen-aged boy in the middle was Mark!?