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Menards posted:

Good news, we've locked down the release date of Thursday, 10/17!

The first tease was a little vague, I think I can afford to give you another hint without giving it away completely!

Tease 2

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Really, this gets old.  Spill the beans for crying out loud.  Sometime the hunt is more fun than the catch.  If you lather everyone up to a frenzy, and don't knock it out of the park, thud.  It better be good, especially considering 2 more days of I'll show you, if you show me mine.

I assume you will be at York, and we will see the semi backed up with the new item that everyone will climb over each other to acquire.  Looks a lot like an old morphed Ford emblem.

Personally I don't mind these mind teasers.  It's a lot more fun than reading about all the problems people have with their trains.  It's especially been true in the last year at least where the forum has become rather dull. 

Granted I can't contribute much because my time in the hobby has been greatly limited by career and family at the moment. 

No criticism towards anyone because I can see how the anticipation can be frustrating at times as well.

If anyone can claim that Menards drags out the suspense, do you purchase any non-Menards O-gauge new releases, e.g., Lionel, MTH, Atlas, etc. Yea, Menards does string us along for what seems like nearly a month (but usually closer to a week or so). And then how long do we wait for it to be available to have added to our railroad? Usually it's just the shipping time. What other O-gauge products string us ago these unbearable wait times.

I lost count how long I have been waiting for a Lionel wood chip hopper. It's definitely into the years category.

TM Terry posted:

If anyone can claim that Menards drags out the suspense, do you purchase any non-Menards O-gauge new releases, e.g., Lionel, MTH, Atlas, etc. Yea, Menards does string us along for what seems like nearly a month (but usually closer to a week or so). And then how long do we wait for it to be available to have added to our railroad? Usually it's just the shipping time. What other O-gauge products string us ago these unbearable wait times.

I lost count how long I have been waiting for a Lionel wood chip hopper. It's definitely into the years category.

The point is not the waiting time for the product.  When you pre-order you know what you are getting.  When you lend clues to what you are going to produce in the future, that is not nearly the same.  I think that Menards is very good.  Many of their buildings on my layout.  I love Menards almost as much as I love my wife (almost). 

I'm not going to get into who is better or worse.  All have their ways of doing business.  None perfect.

I will say as a business owner, kudos to Menards in controlling their marketing cost on their railroad products.  Obviously very effective.

Last but least, my guess is a Ford Dealership or flat cars with the tractors.  We haven't had a new Ford dealership for a while.It seems that Ford Licensing is fairly reasonable given the amount of Ford Dealership buildings offered y various manufacturers.  Also a ton of fords for diecast.

 

Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:
TShearer posted:
cabinet Bob posted:

NO ONE will guess this one !!! ….LOL.....

Charcoal

This building looks interesting.  Kind of what Menards would put together for us.Fordsoybeans_01_1500

This is a picture of a Ford Soybean factory.  The following link is another factory:  https://www.nailhed.com/2016/0...-was-born-in-da.html

Is a link that I found where Kingsford Charcoal was using an old Ford factory to make briquettes.  Are we getting warm?

Tease 2

Shaped a whole lot like the hood emblems on these Denver Diecast 1953 Ford pickups that I just "picked up" today at Menard's, for $2.99 each.  Shown are 4 of the available 6 schemes.  By doing some wheelbase measuring, calculating, and some F1 research on google, I confirmed that these are a true 1/48 scale.

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So my guess is (drum roll, please)..................................................

A brand new Ford truck brewery and charcoal briquette sales emporium complete with light-up Ford emblem sign on top of the building, and featuring Ike, Queen Lizzy, and Salk doing the ribbon cutting (batteries not included)! 

 

Am I close? 

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