@Jim R. posted:But the building used for the “Last Man Standing” Outdoor Man’s exterior shots is simply a Bass Pro Shops store, specifically in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Not a bad idea.
As you can tell I do make a living as a comedian. My comment was a play on words....the building was planned but cancelled.....much like the TV show......back to model trains for me!
How bout the STEGMAIER Brewery in Wilkes Barre! PA. I worked there cleaning up after the AGNES Flood in 72.
1.A Hospital based on the Police/Fire station footprint with a Rescue copter on top.
2. A the Theater with chase lights like the old "Elektra" one.
3. A operating, waving American Flag. Smaller computer fans are cheap and the trick is to
match the airflow (CFM) and make a small diagonal duct on the non flag side of the fan to direct
the airflow to the flag side.
Thank you Mark for soliciting suggestions. UnclePeteRR
Add on US Flag/Theater ideas.
Flag should be made out of some nylon light weight type
of material.
Theater could added marquee lettering so customers could
spell out their favorite movie. "Palace Theater" is a much more
widely used name.
I would love to have an O scale model of the famous Wausau, WI Milwaukee Road station. The old Wausau Insurance company used it for all of it's print and TV advertising for many years. They were a major sponsor on 60 Minutes in the 60s & 70s. I built the Walther's kit in HO.
Flats, something say less than 1" thick. I know Menards likes to do tie-ins, but maybe not the company artwork and logos of the 2021, maybe logos etc of the 50s to 90s?
How about a product with Miller Engineering lights? Morton Salt?
(The following picture is hotlinked from Miller Engineering website, could cause bandwidth problems for them).
@paul 2 posted:Love to see more building flats made. Not so much front of the buildings but maybe with just train loading and unloading docks or even some with a covered train shed. also made so you could put more then one side by side to make longer buildings. also some older style buildings from the early 1900's. ......Paul 2
I too agree w/ Paul's suggestion of more building flats (especially the often real world rear track facing side). Maybe Menards can design two separate types that can work independently or together.
Menards has come out with many excellent building options over the past several years. Many of which require some serious space. The much less depth of a few inch facade can appeal to a wide audience and be placed in many spaces.
How about convenience store like Wawa, 7-Eleven or Quiktrip?
A country supper club that was founded during the prohibition era..... Duck Inn... 
@IRON HORSE posted:A country supper club that was founded during the prohibition era..... Duck Inn...
Love It!
Diesel Locomotive fueling facility with storage tank.
More taverns would be great.
I think the rule is you need 3 taverns for every church.
In some areas that is reversed but I remember many small towns that seemed to have a tavern or a church on every corner in the middle of town.
If you made a chasing Holiday Inn sign you would have a license to print money. The Great Sign has it's own facebook page with quite a few members.
I love the idea of a 7-11. K Line had one years ago, no idea who wound up with the tooling.
How about a KFC restaurant with a rotating bucket sign! It could go next to the Holiday Inn and the Howard Johnson.
Awesome suggestions like the idea of 7 eleven. Dunkin’ Donuts or dawn donuts
any building with a fan driven smoke unit would be awesome!! Could be factories bakeries or houses with working chimney
carnival stands with smoke units such as making popcorn or cotton candy.
working LEd camp fire accessory with smoke unit
Like the holiday inn idea with neon sign, Amtrak station with Miller engineering neon ticket sign.
what about a local home town Sears hardware?
would like to see the expansion of the restaurant line as mentioned Burger King subway kfc
Oh A Pizza Hut would be classic too
JT mega steam would need to make a pizza scent for kitchen smoke unit haha
@Garfield posted:More taverns would be great.
I think the rule is you need 3 taverns for every church.
I've lived in a town that had a tavern on every corner in the "downtown" area and along the main route in through town. I would suspect the ratio was more like 9 to 1. A few of the older majestic churches were closed or converted into - a bar/restaurant or a law office.
Train stations seem to be requested a lot here. I would agree, but what about a station platform with adjustable height?
Pabst Brewery, or any large brewery for that matter. As a dedicated beer lover, you can never have too many breweries. I also second the idea of a Howard Johnson, maybe the restaurant-hotel combo.
Cheers, Pete
@PilotPete posted:Pabst Brewery, or any large brewery for that matter. As a dedicated beer lover, you can never have too many breweries. I also second the idea of a Howard Johnson, maybe the restaurant-hotel combo.
Cheers, Pete
Funny thing is Pabst doesnt have any breweries they own Miller does all their brewing even though Pabst owns the recipes to about 40 local beers
Nobody makes a Santa Fe mission style station in O gauge. These stations are found thru out western United States. I would definitely buy one of those.
I would buy Santa Fe Mission style station.
Roadside motel similar to this HO model that's on the market:
I definitely agree that a 1950s Drive in Theatre with concessions would be great to have! A roadside motel would be a nice addition as well. For something on the "seedy side" of town, I would like to see a casino or brothel like the one seen in the model town in the film Beetlejuice.
Would like to see a power substation to go with the power and light plant. Enclosed in a chain link fence with a couple of inspectors working inside the fence.
The brewery subject keeps popping up among the other personal favorites we all have. Although I did purchase the Sprecher offering (yet to be renamed) I too would like to see my personal favorite, Fauerbach or Leinengkugels, would do nicely.
With that said, one category we haven't seen to date is a drugstore. How about a Rennebohm Drugstore. A Wisconsin staple for decades with 30 stores until purchased by Walgreens back in 1980.
I will repost my request with out a Picture . I would like a wooden Grain Elevator .
My original post was deleted . My guess is I borrowed a picture from the internet . They did not like that .
Rennebaum. Wow! I haven't thought of them since we left Middleton in 1960. I think recommending Wisconsin-based industries is a good idea. The suggestion may appeal to Menards, does appeal to us Badgers, and will hopefully appeal to everyone else ... particularly if the industry is a brewery.
An adjustable length semi log hauler (log less or course) so one could
add a limb from the backyard for realism.
I know these aren't buildings but steam and diesel cab figures similar to MTH would be nice and extra add on figures for existing buildings like people with shopping carts for supermarket parking lots and figures that would go with other buildings you already offerd,
How about something that has been absent from the model railroading world, a nice large school. I just threw this one as a suggestion from my hometown but something that is two stories or so. Maybe something similar in design to the Dept. 56 Snowy Hills hospital, I think a lot of different buildings (school, hospital, etc.) can be made from this one design.
@RJ I posted:How about something that has been absent from the model railroading world, a nice large school. I just threw this one as a suggestion from my hometown but something that is two stories or so. Maybe something similar in design to the Dept. 56 Snowy Hills hospital, I think a lot of different buildings (school, hospital, etc.) can be made from this one design.
I agree, a school would be ideal. I small two story building would fit in anywhere from the 1950's to now. Plus this style of building could be used for other types of buildings.
I know my youngest son wants to buy the new church but modify it into a school. I'd hold him off if I knew a school was in the works.
James
Make a Royal movie theater with The Last Picture Show on the marquee, Sonny Crawford and Jacy Farrow standing side-by-side at the ticket window, a 1940's Chevy pickup plugged in out front and Jack standing guard on the sidewalk.
What, me worry?
A lumber mill, a sporting goods store. a diner and a radio station.
Here are a few.....
....a downtown city block with this store as a centerpiece.....
Peter
Since you’ve already done Taco Bell and Starbucks, how about Waffle House next? I would buy it.
For West Coasters: In-N-Out Burger (50s or Modern)
For East Coasters: A Classic Diner
I am also in for a coaling tower & some nice yard lights like MTH's Floodlights (since they are leaving us soon)
How about some older downtown buildings, 2 or 3 story, and small footprint? Notice all the decorative exterior trimwork on these.
There have been so many great suggestions on this thread. 
I hope Menards doesn't make too many of them....I don't have enough room on my layout and I don't have enough money to buy them all. 
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