Here's your first hint at our next release. Happy guessing!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
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John Deere dealership/factory.
Hunting lodge?
Tree stand?
Hunting lodge with tree stand?
1965 pickup truck with deer and gun racks?
hehehehehe
Slaughterhouse🥴
Farm Scene😊
Zoo🤔
I have no clue. So I second lionlman. Something to do with John Deere............Paul 2
A deer petting farm. 
Bambi. Bambi's mother (deceased). Bambi's father (who should have been named John).
I'm working on it....
A hunting supply store!
Reindeer Lodge.
@Trinity River Bottoms Boomer posted:No guess, but I sure like the John Deere dealership idea!
Hey Mark, the Menards Train Guy: GO GREEN!
Joe
For me a CAT dealership would have been better! Go Maze! 
Reindeer Games Company?
Sporting goods store.
Godzilla vs Bambi scene!
A waste of bandwidth?
Guys, guys, guys: ALL dear Deere deer have antlers, so this cannot have anything to do with JD. I'd paste some logos in here, but I suspect doings so will somehow violate copyright.
Lionel just put a John Deere dealership (gas station) in their new catalog so I don't think Menards would be wise to make another one.
My guess is a petting zoo.
Farm house, log cabin, petting zoo?
Probably a fawn and a bunny frolicking in a meadow. Perhaps Flower the skunk will be added. 
Pat
A soccer mom in a minivan hits a deer on the highway after a train spooks it out of the ditch by the tracks? <snicker>
Northwoods tavern with a window overlooking the bar so you can see the wildlife in the woods.
Cadbury chocolate factory!
Feed & Seed store.
Probably not a weathered coaling facility......................
Where's Jack? Off chasing wabbits?
Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's. They have lots of animal taxidermy mounts in their stores.
Is it a little outdoor dynarama sort of thing, including an Airstream-type camper, pulled by a red pick-up, with some little animals around?
Petting zoo!!
Something for Easter? Another candy line of cars?
Fawn and bunny on the track. Like AF Cow on the track?
Bambi & Thumper
Something to do with hunting, maybe involves a ranger and forest.
Dave
Elmer Fudd Memorial Shooting Range
Taxidermy shop
@cbojanower posted:Elmer Fudd Memorial Shooting Range
And no wabbit?
A Campground with lighted trucks and trailers.
Animals are moving around in the woods.
Andrew
Animated Rabbit and deer in the woods at a park with a truck towing a camper.
Andrew
Gun shop, or maybe a shooting gallery.
@cbojanower posted:Elmer Fudd Memorial Shooting Range
WABBIT SEASON!!
A garden center or nursery.....Paul 2
A deer, a rabbit, and a flamingo walk into a bar...
The deer asks the bartender, "Do you have any jobs?"
The bartender says, "Why don't you try the circus?"
The deer replies, "Why would the circus need a bartender?"
@RadioRon posted:"TBD," to be determined? You mean TBA, to be announced right?
No TBD, To Be Determined 
There fishing for ideas
It's really simple, it's a garden center of a Menards store
@palallin posted:Guys, guys, guys: ALL dear Deere deer have antlers, so this cannot have anything to do with JD. I'd paste some logos in here, but I suspect doings so will somehow violate copyright.
No guts, no glory....
I've always been something of a rebel, them arrows at York are my arch nemesis!
Jerry
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A bakery shop getting geared up for Easter.
A real water pond with wildlife running along the banks.
it even has a rear view
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Trailer park
The flamingo did it! My front yard on April Fools day! LOL
Why did the Flamingo cross the road ??
To be with the other flamingos? LOL
@Erie_Lackawanna posted:Why did the Flamingo cross the road ??
To get on the other side.
I have long since given up, but hope all so far are wrong, and that it is something "railroady", and industrial.....
Really enjoy the cars and accessories at Menards especially for what you're getting at that price point. I first learned of these thanks to ericstrains reviews.
@Erie_Lackawanna posted:Why did the Flamingo cross the road ??
To show the woodchucks it could be done.
Hey Menards, how about a building block plant with fork lifts loading trucks, a few stacks of blocks (called cubes) and a siding for a cement hopper. Of course the building would be built of of its own product and it would need a tall smoke stack. Add a laborer or two and a supervisor and you have a scene. Modelers could add a cinder pile and bucket loader. Such a building would be timeless since these plants haven't changed much in appearance over the years. Even small towns have them. What think ye?
A scale Cypress Gardens? I'm in! 
What Gilly said!
Jacks lawn ornament emporium.....
I hope this new offering is as good as the Trinity Church! Just got mine and it is terrific, especially at the money! My new favorite after Setter's!
@cabinet Bob posted:
it even has a rear view
Its missing lighted marker lights.
My mother-in-law in Vicksburg Mississippi had a neighbor that had a yard display of Santa in a sleigh, holding the baby Jesus, being pulled by 8 pink Flamingos, so maybe it's Santa's sleigh on a flatcar?!?!
I'm stilling waiting for this:
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Something related to a garden, as mentioned above. I remember my grandmother used to go to great strides to keep the deer and rabbits out of her garden and she had those plastic flamingos throughout the flower beds when I was a young boy.
Dave
@rtraincollector posted:No TBD, To Be Determined
There fishing for ideas
No, TBA - To Be Announced. It has already been determined by Menards!
This may make a good wall structure
I believe we should be hearing something today.
A zoo or petting farm.
To be deer-termined.
@rtraincollector posted:It's really simple, it's a garden center of a Menards store
Cripple Creek Garden Center sounds logical to me as those would be items found within one.
Im thinking a Game Farm Park. With a Brewery and UFO invaders!
Still with the brewery Bro? Good to know nothing has changed! LOL
A suburban house with a pink flamingo sculpture in front? The Rabbits and deer authentically eat any plants you have out.
I hoping for a Hunting Lodge , hunting cabin , Food processing plant, Feed & Seed Store .
Cocktail Lounge...The Pink Flamingo or maybe a Tiki Bar.
A casino?
An exotic meats restaurant?
Jerry
Goin’ Up the Country: Camper Vic’s Secret Hideaway by Menards! Shop Now>
Dimensions: 12”W x 8”D x 3-1/2”H
Almost everyone has a spot in mind, where they could hop in the car and head to for a little "getaway" in order to recharge from day-to-day life. The Camper Scene from Menards allows you to bring that little piece of heaven to your O gauge layout! The scene is 12-inches wide, 8-inches deep, and rises 3-½ inches tall. This is perfectly sized to fit right into a forest scene or lakeside setting.
The basics: This is a sculpted scene of a semi-developed campsite complete with details affirming it as a weekend hideaway! The molded accessory is fully assembled and decorated and features an Airstream-style trailer with interior lighting and a vintage pickup truck with illuminated headlights.
The Camp scene is designed for use with the Menards 4.5 volt Plug & Play system including the Menards nos. 279-4361, 279-4362, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the no. 279-4681 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kit to serve multiple structures and vehicles. All are available separately.
Why you need this: This hideaway may remind you of a camping spot in the woods, or a patch near the lake for fishing. The sculpted base has tall grass that seems to be bending with the wind. Blue and white wildflowers are scattered here and there, and two-piece a log fence with a red birdfeeder mounted on one post.
Need more proof this is a regularly visited site? There is a picnic table right next to a flowerbed made of four tires of assorted sizes. There is a well-worn patch to the flowerbed suggesting regular watering! Another dirt path leads to the trailer, passing two pink flamingo lawn ornaments. Certainly someone with a wry sense of humor owns the plot!
Local critters abound with deer, a bunny rabbit, and some Cardinals hoping someone refills the feeder soon! And Jack? Our favorite German shepherd is living the good life and has his very own doghouse to keep watch!
The focal point is the pickup-trailer combo. The trailer salutes the riveted aluminum Airstream travel trailers introduced in the 1930s. The trailer has plenty of rivets, windows, and two cast-in vents on the roof. When powered up, the lights illuminate with a pleasing yellow hue.
The pickup truck suggests a late 1950s or early 1960s model with a streamlined design and cab that leans slightly forward. The truck is red with yellow windows and white and silver trim. Headlights pop on whenever the scene is powered up.
There is no end to how you can personalize this scene. You can add spare detail pieces and camping figures to the plot. You may add additional greenery as well. Want to add a bit of forest flash? The base comes with pre-drilled holes on the base to add trees, sold separately. You can order a six-piece pack of fall trees (no. 279-3637) or nine-piece pack of green trees (no. 279-3094) for $14.99 each.
Camper Vic’s Secret Hideaway is another unique addition to your O gauge layout that will spur smile of anyone noticing it, perhaps bringing up memories are the old fishing ole or an annual Summer trek to mountains!
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Very nice, I could put this near my hobo camp, not to close as it will look great surrounded by trees. Very nice great work as Menards does it again thinking out of the box.
Just when you think you know what is coming next from Menards they come up with something unique and different. Mark and crew job well done. Another home run..................Paul 2
Very nice and fun, but still looking for those warehouse/small manufacturer flats for the business district serviced by my railroad.
Open Season? I can't see if there's a rack in the back window of the pickup with a shotgun, just the same, I assume the Critters are keeping a sharp eye out for the dude who's camping out?
Mark, The Menards Train Guy: When will we get the Road Kill Cafe?
Now that is very cool! I don't know if I have a place I could put it, but if I do it will be ordered! Great job Menards and Mark!
Rumor has it that inside the camper is a very small, secret brewery! LOL
I can understand having lights inside the camper, but why would you want the car's headlights lit? In what situation would this be normal ? Is there a visible driver inside?
@play trains posted:Rumor has it that inside the camper is a very small, secret brewery! LOL
Looks like a secluded meth lab to me.
@play trains posted:Rumor has it that inside the camper is a very small, secret brewery! LOL
You know, you could be right. Just might be a staircase leading down to it underneath the layout!
One of my guesses was correct.
Andrew
What year are the Truck & trailer ? Thanks in advance .
@Bob Delbridge posted:My mother-in-law in Vicksburg Mississippi had a neighbor that had a yard display of Santa in a sleigh, holding the baby Jesus, being pulled by 8 pink Flamingos, so maybe it's Santa's sleigh on a flatcar?!?!
I'm stilling waiting for this:
Now that is an absolute necessity !
Trailer is similar to the Hallmark Christmas ornament. 
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@WRGMILW posted:What year are the Truck & trailer ? Thanks in advance .
The answers to both are in the description Menards posted earlier.
@wild mary posted:Looks like a secluded meth lab to me.
Or moonshine!
@BwanaBob posted:I can understand having lights inside the camper, but why would you want the car's headlights lit? In what situation would this be normal ? Is there a visible driver inside?
We thought of that. Actually, to be completely prototypical for this vintage of pickup, you’d only light one headlight, as the other would always be burn out! But then they would all be returned as defective! After all, no good deed ever goes unpunished. 😊
There is no driver visible because this is Camper Vic’s hideaway. Let’s remember that this is for fun, guys!
Thank you, Mark the Menards Train Guy
@Arthur posted:Now that is an absolute necessity !
I second that!!
I think this is cute little accessory suitable for a layout that has a small unfilled area. The lights for the truck are on, because Vic needs to charge the battery as it has a habit of running down due to the clock on the dash and some electrical draw from the radio.
Anyone with an old car can relate to this as those clocks and radio's would draw the battery down over time. 
This camper would look great park along side the Allegheny River. Anywhere between Freeport and Warren.
I am guessing truck is a ‘53?
Mark,
There are complainers for everything, just let it slide. Its a great little accessory with very little cost.
To those who don't like the lights on the truck! Here is a thought, don't PLUG IT IN. Problem solved.
Dave
2 questions first is this, one of their normal size trucks, and can it easily be removed so I could put a different vehicle there. ( I wouldn't want two of them with the same truck
Learn the difference between a complaint and a question. It's not hard.
This was a "just in time" accessory, as wife and I just installed a waterfall that kinda looked out of place. So we will rearrange some layout things (advantage of not having buildings wired up) to place this right next to waterfall.
As to truck you could always black out one headlight or leave whole thing unplugged for daytime or imagine owner was in bed (lights out) dreaming of that big next fish catch or 10 point deer!
Duh No! If the lights are out they are not BRILLIANT! They are Dark! LOL
Since we camp I thought this would be a good addition to my layout. I modified a few things though. I removed the flamingos and put a fire pit in its place. Added a stack of firewood near the fence with additional wood in the back of the truck. I am still working on the surrounding area around the campsite.
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Just picked up the campground (after a glitch with Menards not notifying me that it had came into the store). It fit right in and we just stuck in our trees into the pre-drilled holes. Later we will add shrubbery around the base to blend it in to the layout base.
Happy camper!
