I'm loving the guesses! Here is the actual image I was trying to upload.
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
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Airport or maybe a bus station?
Looks like a train station is the new offering.
Pat
@irish rifle posted:Looks like a train station is the new offering.
Pat
I don't see it on the website.
Train Station!
@Craftech posted:I don't see it on the website.
LOL! Never said it was on the Menards' website. It was my guess as to the new release based upon Mark's latest hint.
Pat
I gather no one could see the image initially. Now it certainly looks like a train station, or possibly a bus station. Small airport? Cruise ship? (Just kidding on the last two) Personally I haven't packed one of those things he is pulling in over a year. What is it called again?
@irish rifle posted:LOL! Never said it was on the Menards' website. It was my guess as to the new release based upon Mark's latest hint.
Pat
OK Pat,
You got me there.
John
I don't know, that could be one of those rolling ice chest full of cold ones from the brewery heading to the big screen to watch NASCAR! LOL
A taxi cab(s) Uber with lights with a land skape area with benches/street lights bushes, holes for trees and other figures. This should work with all Menards stations made.
Just a wild quess?
@Will posted:I gather no one could see the image initially. Now it certainly looks like a train station, or possibly a bus station. Small airport? Cruise ship? (Just kidding on the last two) Personally I haven't packed one of those things he is pulling in over a year. What is it called again?
Maybe a Cab Stand?
Mike Wolf leaving Columbia Maryland heading to Eau Claire Wisconsin
1. Train Station/Stop/Platform
2. Bus Station/Stop/Platform
3. Post Office. Customer calling about missing train orders!
Given the shocked look of the figure, I am going to say some sort of alien abduction at a train station or a giant Jack (the german Shepard) terrorizing a bus depot.
He looks like a pharmacist with a load of COVID 19 vaccine. Therefore, I guessing a drug store. I hope it has a soda fountain.
There goes the natty Boh brewery. Small airport with moving propellers on the planes. 2nd guess is a greyhound bus station, but my gut says air port.
^^ I'm all in for the airport! I really like how Menards incorporated the moving helicopter rotor blades on their fire station. To see that engineering in another product would be great.
Operating accessory
Passengers on a moving sidewalk.
Andrew
If the mysterious figure is holding a cellular, then he is too modern for my layout, which models nothing past 1959 (I hope)....
I notice no mask.....
Hmmm, I thought that the figure is a woman walking toward something; I did not notice the apparent cell phone usage.
Samsonite luggage factory.
Space Ship on the way to Mars.
Jack is on every building. Menards perfected cloning.
There is writing on the side of the suitcase. I can make out a "66" but maybe it's all in my imagination
A guy waiting in line at an alien abduction station so that he can live Covid and income tax free with Jack the Shepard at the helm of the saucer.
or
Some guy at a bus station getting ticked why its taking so long to board.
or
as Nairb Rekab noted that it is Mike Wolf leaving Columbia Maryland heading to Eau Claire Wisconsin!
or
Waiting at the Cripple Creek Train station and wondering if the beer on board is chilled to his liking.
It's Philadelphia's 30th Street Station! (Hey I'm allowed to dream)
Seriously tho, they have 2 train stations for sale now, Melrose Park and Menardville. I doubt it would be another one. Bus station seems most likely, maybe a cab stand?
A modern station for today’s travelers: The Amtrak Station by Menards Shop Now >
Dimensions: 9-1/2"W x 6"D x 4-1/4"H
American travel by train may be experiencing a bit of a revival. In 2019 Amtrak, America’s sole long-distance passenger-carrier, moved more than 30 million passengers. While their numbers are up, they are considerably smaller than the 290 million rail passengers carried in 1964.
Gone are the days of gigantic passenger stations designed for tens of thousands of customers daily. Replacing many of these majestic granite and marble structures are more economical designs for providing services and comforts to today’s savvy rail riders.
The Basics: The Amtrak Station is a fully assembled and decorated modern design. It is made for smooth arrival and departure of passengers. The building has a modest footprint, 9-½ inches wide by 6 inches deep. The building’s walls and support columns are smooth, resembling poured concrete. The base also has a concrete appearance. There are add-on details in front and rear. The red overhanging roof has bright exterior lighting.
The station has spot to plug in a power supply as well as drop-down pigtail plug for use with a Menards 4.5 volt power supply, Menards SKU 279-4061, 279-4062, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the no. 279-4681 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kits to serve multiple structures and vehicles. All are available separately.
Why you need this: While there are many stations on the market that are designed for running O gauge passenger trains modeling the 1930s though the 1960s, this model is spot on for anyone running contemporary trains, whether they are Amtrak, regional commuter trains, or even modern era steam excursion trains.
The front of the station has two traveler figures, one with a suitcase and the other examining a listing of local attractions. Jack the German shepherd lounges out front, greeting all comers. To the right are a trashcan and a blue mailbox. Above them is the tried and true station board for the Station Master to annotate arrivals and departures.
The entrance has 12 tall glass panes, and a double door with add-on handles. There are two additional tall windows on each side, both accented with tall brown flower boxes.
The trackside of the building mirrors the 12-pane window and door arrangement from the street side. You’ll find a lone traveler is departing with a roller suitcase, while two others await the next train, chatting near a pile of luggage.
The building is a blue-gray color, but the top is a striking red. All four sides have a large Amtrak sign with the "pointless arrow" logo recently revived for the rail carrier’s 40th anniversary. The signage is striking when illuminated: Each letter of Amtrak comes on in sequence, next is the red of the arrow’s tail, and finally the blue arrow shaft. Once on, it remains steady and then sequences once again.
The Amtrak station is a great addition to your city scene. It is a unique building that is a great spot to park passenger trains, taxi’s, and even city busses. Make this the intermodal center of your O gauge city!
Would be a bit more appealing if it had clear windows with an interior view showing a ticket counter with an agent and some people inside.
It's an Am-Shack! It looks too good - Amtrak would never have paid for a sign that fancy
Boy, that didn't take long for somebody to complain...again! It's never ending. Why does Menards even bother? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
I think it looks great! Am ordering one!! JohnA
Nice building. I really like it due to the small footprint, as I do not have a lot of space for the bigger buildings.
Jeff
@mustang posted:Boy, that didn't take long for somebody to complain...again! It's never ending. Why does Menards even bother? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
I'm sorry but my comment is meant in jest at Amtrak, nothing else. If you are looking for negative you will find it in anything.
Something different from Menards. I like it. Small footprint and Amtrak uses small buildings like that. I am with Mustang. You can't please all the people all of the time. This has always been the case, human nature. Remember the story about a scale guy who told Lionel way back when they did not have the right amount of rivets on their tender and JLC hired a rivet counter. It is great Menards produces decent priced buildings.......................Paul 2
Nice. If I can create real estate, this would make a great stop for my Railking Amtrak set.
Just bought 2 flats -- Patriot Lighting and M&M's. Very pleased and use very little space.
jhz,
It wasn't you. Look at the post immediately in front of your Am-Shack post.
M.
Cool, but not for me.
Pretty cool little station. Nice job Menards.
@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:jhz,
It wasn't you. Look at the post immediately in front of your Am-Shack post.
M.
I didn't really see anything wrong with that reply either. The reply seems like an honest critique to me. It would nicer with an interior. It would also be considerably more than the $80 price point.
OK, I'll buy one but you'll have to tell the little Amtrak guy nside that they need to serve something better than microwave cheeseburgers in the snack car.
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