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Mark the Menards Train Guy
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A hospital with an ambulance in front of it.
Lifesavers tank car!
A BREWERY with 5 flavors of BEER!
Lifesavers factory with a rainbow ringed silo.
What, me worry?
It's an "Operation Life Saver" car.
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Candy factory!
SD70ACe diesel
It's a gas station, and the candy rack is visible through a window in Menard's exquisite detail.
It's an O scale model of the RMS Titanic!!!
A candy store or a Candy factory............Paul
Based on this week's reveal, I'm going to guess a Coast Guard helicopter on a flat car.
What we're having for supper because all the money has been spent this month on Menards train stuff! LOL
frizzinbee posted:Based on this week's reveal, I'm going to guess a Coast Guard helicopter on a flat car.
a re-release of 279 - 3087 is possible
Also part of the refreshments we serve at the meetings, along with Mike G's favorite beverage! Can you guess? LOL
I have a great looking sign by Miller Engineering, what ever Menards rolls out , it will complement my Life Savers flashing sign
Brent
Sorry Brent, its not life savors. Unless its the Life Savors BREWERY and all is invited!
Play Trains, Paul, Bob, Tshearer should save room for the next meeting!
Well... I picked up on what Brent did - Miller Engineering makes a Life Savers sign and it's supposed to be their new whiz-bang thing because it's a three dimensional sign (the candy roll sticks out), rather than their typical flat sign. Since Menards already uses either Miller Engineering signs or their designs (case in point the Morton Salt Factory) and Menards is cutting edge, I am guessing and hoping for a building incorporating this Life Savers sign. What would be awesome would be a Life Savers factory with a candy roll colored storage tank outside and maybe some matching candy roll colored tank cars to go with it (again, thinking of the Morton Salt Factory). I have absolutely zero room on my layout, but if Menards did this, then I'd have to buy it and put some common MTH structures in storage!
One can only hope... 
I'm with Kirk, there is room for one more
building,
Brent
Kirk B posted:Well... I picked up on what Brent did - Miller Engineering makes a Life Savers sign and it's supposed to be their new whiz-bang thing because it's a three dimensional sign (the candy roll sticks out), rather than their typical flat sign. Since Menards already uses either Miller Engineering signs or their designs (case in point the Morton Salt Factory) and Menards is cutting edge, I am guessing and hoping for a building incorporating this Life Savers sign. What would be awesome would be a Life Savers factory with a candy roll colored storage tank outside and maybe some matching candy roll colored tank cars to go with it (again, thinking of the Morton Salt Factory). I have absolutely zero room on my layout, but if Menards did this, then I'd have to buy it and put some common MTH structures in storage!
One can only hope...
How about a candy roll dispenser building that loads a dump car or gondola or whatever?
I'm thinking lifesaver is gonna be for another building, so a hospital???
TOFC flat.
We're waiting.... 
Im with Frizzinbee. Its a Coastguard Hellicopter on Flatcar. Its a new design of Helicopter.............................................................................................................................It may also already be on their website.
Great guess frizzinbee!
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Menards posted:Great guess frizzinbee!
Introducing the 14-3/4” Coast Guard flatcar with helicopter!
Looks great, Mark! Just a suggestion/request that you make these new product announcements in completely new threads... not at the end of a days-old, mile-long one like this.
I'm thinking of hiring a caregiver just to keep track of Menards new train products! I would ask my Dear wife but she would tell me Menards went out of the train business, so sad! LOL
play trains posted:I'm thinking of hiring a caregiver just to keep track of Menards new train products! I would ask my Dear wife but she would tell me Menards went out of the train business, so sad! LOL
just buy her shoes..it works for me !!! LOL..
bmoran4 posted:
Very nice Helicopter. Was still hoping for this
I ordered a jeep four pack. I then opened my four pack of Seahawk helicopters. Beautiful helicopter. Bringing them to the club tonight.
I put the helicopters on our club layout tonight. I have to reiterate, very nice looking helicopters. A package of deck stakes are in the package but I did not install them.
All the trucks were wobbly but they attached with a Philips head screw into a recessed hex nut. I tightened
them and were fine. A few wheels had slight wobbles. The rotating bearing caps come off easily. Several were in the package. I do not think I lost any.
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I like the new flat with Coast Guard helicopter, but I think the Life Saver tank car is nicer. The #9278 Life Saver tank car that Lionel built in the 70's was always a sharp looking car.
Airwolf flat next?
DMASSO posted:I put the helicopters on our club layout tonight. I have to reiterate, very nice looking helicopters. A package of deck stakes are in the package but I did not install them.
All the trucks were wobbly but they attached with a Philips head screw into a recessed hex nut. I tightened
them and were fine. A few wheels had slight wobbles. The rotating bearing caps come off easily. Several were in the package. I do not think I lost any.
Just to confirm, the trucks on these are attached via screws, not E-clips and can be easily removed if needed?
Yes. Machine screw into a hex nut which is visible on the decking.
Just got my jeeps. Box had no packing like they usually do. One jeep had a broken windshield and another car lost it's ammo load. I have not opened anything to check the wheels. Sent off an email.
DMASSO posted:Just got my jeeps. Box had no packing like they usually do. One jeep had a broken windshield and another car lost it's ammo load. I have not opened anything to check the wheels. Sent off an email.
DMASSO,
Thanks for letting me know. I'm sure you will hear back today from customer service.
Sorry for the headache!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
