(01/23/17) New! Air Force Flatcar with Rocket Fuel Container from Menards!

Hmmmmmm....if only that $11 rebate check sitting on my desk could be used on this.....from here!!! Looks good.....when someone gets one see if the container will fit into a intermodal well car!!!

Mark - The new Air Force flatcar is AWESOME!  I've been picking up all the military items but wasn't expecting an Air Force car.  That is Outstanding...just ordered an even dozen.  Thanks very much!

Daryl

Fresh off the ship..that's all I can say....

Bravo Mark! Finally a military car that's not Army. This car still isn't as cool as something with Navy markings, but at least you're getting close by covering the lowly branches first.

Looks good, but why not put 2 containers on one of your 14 1/2" "scale" flat cars? More scale stuff would be awesome.

Can we Hump those ?  Asking for a friend .

Hi Mark, The Menards Train Guy:  This Air Force Car is very cool, I will look for it at my local MENARDS, Livonia, Michigan. I was just there yesterday.

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Not sure how I feel about the free mystery gift! Was never a fan of blind dates either! Think I'll wait and see what Bob says about them! About the mystery gifts, not blind dates! LOL

What I would like to know is how did Bob get all of them in he bags for the flight home! LOL

play trains posted:

Not sure how I feel about the free mystery gift! Was never a fan of blind dates either! Think I'll wait and see what Bob says about them! About the mystery gifts, not blind dates! LOL

Maybe its a pair of lady shoes!  LOL

Thinking about starting an Air Force Train

trainroomgary posted:

Hi Mark, The Menards Train Guy:  This Air Force Car is very cool, I will look for it at my local MENARDS, Livonia, Michigan. I was just there yesterday.

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Trainroomgary,

Just a heads up, we don't plan to send these to our stores for sale this year. However, I'm sure you are aware they can be shipped to the store for free.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Hey Mark, My wife and I are making a1300 mile drive to Dickenson, ND. in April. 2 reasons, My wifes parents live there and its the nearest Menards to Seattle. LOL  What are the chances there might be some silver and Black BN coal cars by then?

mike g. posted:

Hey Mark, My wife and I are making a1300 mile drive to Dickenson, ND. in April. 2 reasons, My wifes parents live there and its the nearest Menards to Seattle. LOL  What are the chances there might be some silver and Black BN coal cars by then?

Mike,

Those sound like two good reasons to visit Dickinson! Plus, you'll get a chance to cash in on some rebate checks while you're there.

Unfortunately, no new items will be arriving at our stores until next Christmas (October). However, the releases will keep coming online!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Menards posted:

mike g. posted:

Hey Mark, My wife and I are making a1300 mile drive to Dickenson, ND. in April. 2 reasons, My wifes parents live there and its the nearest Menards to Seattle. LOL  What are the chances there might be some silver and Black BN coal cars by then?

Mike,

Those sound like two good reasons to visit Dickenson! Plus, you'll get a chance to cash in on some rebate checks while you're there.

Unfortunately, no new items will be arriving at our stores until next Christmas (October). However, the releases will keep coming online!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

He could order and select store pickup and save shipping. How long will a store retain a pickup, or in other words, how precise does he have to be with his pre trip order timing.

Wow. That's very nice. Everyone always tries to guess what you folks at Menards will come up with next. I haven't seen one guess for an ISO bulktainer, so that is a surprise.

I wonder if this is just a one-off production item or will we see more bulktainers with differing paint schemes? The only reason I wonder is that we haven't seen anymore caboose offerings, though there have been quite a few suggestions for military cabooses.

You folks at Menards know what is and what isn't selling as far as your train product line. Maybe the caboose wasn't selling as well. The same goes for the "scale versus traditional" products. As far as brand new product offerings, the traditional items have lagged behind at Lionel. One could speculate that they aren't selling for Lionel, but I would suspect that has a lot more to do with the list prices, which are nearly identical with the scale products.

I understand higher prices for the scale items: Higher R&D costs, more time in assembly and smaller production runs, so it takes longer to accrue the initial investment. But when a traditional car costs nearly the same (or sometimes more) as a scale car, that I simply don't understand. I want to buy a traditional train car, not subsidize the R&D, assembly and tooling costs for scale products.

So I applaud Menards for holding the line on prices and trying to satisfy an ever increasingly hard market to please. My vote is for more traditionally sized products, but ultimately your sales figures and profit margins will dictate that direction.

AMCDave posted:

Hmmmmmm....if only that $11 rebate check sitting on my desk could be used on this.....from here!!! Looks good.....when someone gets one see if the container will fit into a intermodal well car!!!

Dave, if you want one just drop me a note and we'll work it out.

I'm in for one of these. I put together an Air Force train for a shelf display in my son's room while he was on his last NJ Air Guard deployment. This will be a nice addition.

edit* Just ordered!

cjack posted:

Menards posted:

mike g. posted:

Hey Mark, My wife and I are making a1300 mile drive to Dickenson, ND. in April. 2 reasons, My wifes parents live there and its the nearest Menards to Seattle. LOL  What are the chances there might be some silver and Black BN coal cars by then?

Mike,

Those sound like two good reasons to visit Dickenson! Plus, you'll get a chance to cash in on some rebate checks while you're there.

Unfortunately, no new items will be arriving at our stores until next Christmas (October). However, the releases will keep coming online!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

He could order and select store pickup and save shipping. How long will a store retain a pickup, or in other words, how precise does he have to be with his pre trip order timing.

The item(s) must be picked up no later than 14 days from when they arrive at the store.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

If these containers fit the current intermodal well cars........how about a 4 pack of plain silver containers.......I'd LOVE to have some to load in my cars.......Mark??

Do you have the tank container measurements??? 

Thanks for the heads up on the time frame to order and pick up at the store, I was going to ask the same question, but cjack beat me to it! Great information! thanks again guys!

Menards posted:

cjack posted:

Menards posted:

mike g. posted:

Hey Mark, My wife and I are making a1300 mile drive to Dickenson, ND. in April. 2 reasons, My wifes parents live there and its the nearest Menards to Seattle. LOL  What are the chances there might be some silver and Black BN coal cars by then?

Mike,

Those sound like two good reasons to visit Dickenson! Plus, you'll get a chance to cash in on some rebate checks while you're there.

Unfortunately, no new items will be arriving at our stores until next Christmas (October). However, the releases will keep coming online!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

He could order and select store pickup and save shipping. How long will a store retain a pickup, or in other words, how precise does he have to be with his pre trip order timing.

The item(s) must be picked up no later than 14 days from when they arrive at the store.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

So...say order a week ahead of traveling, it should be there by one week with two weeks to spare.

AMCDave posted:

If these containers fit the current intermodal well cars........how about a 4 pack of plain silver containers.......I'd LOVE to have some to load in my cars.......Mark??

Do you have the tank container measurements??? 

AMCDAVE... Who makes that intermodal well car?

Bossman284 posted:

AMCDave posted:

If these containers fit the current intermodal well cars........how about a 4 pack of plain silver containers.......I'd LOVE to have some to load in my cars.......Mark??

Do you have the tank container measurements??? 

AMCDAVE... Who makes that intermodal well car?

That is one of about half a dozen cars I am building myself. Not 100% correct for any real car....but designed so I could cut them on a laser machine and assemble easily.  I painted them in FURX as I worked for First Union for many years. thx

AMCDave posted:

If these containers fit the current intermodal well cars........how about a 4 pack of plain silver containers.......I'd LOVE to have some to load in my cars.......Mark??

Do you have the tank container measurements??? 

AMCDave,

I really like the plain silver container idea!

The tank containers measure 4-3/4" long x 2" wide x  2-1/16" high.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

AMCDave posted:

Bossman284 posted:

AMCDave posted:

If these containers fit the current intermodal well cars........how about a 4 pack of plain silver containers.......I'd LOVE to have some to load in my cars.......Mark??

Do you have the tank container measurements??? 

AMCDAVE... Who makes that intermodal well car?

That is one of about half a dozen cars I am building myself. Not 100% correct for any real car....but designed so I could cut them on a laser machine and assemble easily.  I painted them in FURX as I worked for First Union for many years. thx

I really like the look of them...every consider selling a kit or a finished product?  I'd certainly buy some!

Cjack, sounds like a plan! Mark, will there be any train stuff on display do you know?

Thanks for the info Mark!!!

Kits would be difficult at best! I have offered kits in the model car hobby......and kinda learned how difficult it is to offer such. Thanks for the comments!!! 

AMCDave posted:

Thanks for the info Mark!!!

Kits would be difficult at best! I have offered kits in the model car hobby......and kinda learned how difficult it is to offer such. Thanks for the comments!!! 

Gottcha.  Well if you ever want to sell some I'd be in for 3 or 4.  

Bill

mike g. posted:

Cjack, sounds like a plan! Mark, will there be any train stuff on display do you know?

Mike,

There will be some stock in the store, but it is hard to predict how much will be left come April. That time of year, train stuff is usually placed in the mezzanine along with other seasonal items. It's still accessible but you may have to ask a Menards Team Member to help you find it.

As you know, the rebate check is not usable for purchases made online. However, I was reminded of another option you may find useful. If you visit the hardware desk, you can special order any of the train items from our website and have them shipped to your home. The benefit of doing this is you can use your rebate checks to pay for your special order. Shipping will be a little extra but you can put the rebate check towards the purchase. And, you are guaranteed to get the item you are looking for!

I hope this helps!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I would definitely buy some unlettered tanks. Color me interested.

Thanks Mark!

The car and the Sale is nice, but if a person orders 12 different cars from the website, Is he stuck with 12 of the same free item.? Might be better to have a few of the free items listed so that sale would encourage  multiple purchases. Not to mention clearing overstocked items. Larry S

Lets just see what the item is,, just like the mystery box, who knows till you get it !!  THEN not tell anyone what it is!!

Larry S. posted:

The car and the Sale is nice, but if a person orders 12 different cars from the website, Is he stuck with 12 of the same free item.? Might be better to have a few of the free items listed so that sale would encourage  multiple purchases. Not to mention clearing overstocked items. Larry S

Larry S,

We will do our best to send out a variety of "mystery" items. You may get duplicate items and you may not. Therein lies the mystery!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Waiting for you to get your mystery gifts and get your take on it Bob! Probably you'll have yours today sometime! LOL