(06/30/16) O Gauge Release from Menards!

Very nice but to modern for my collection. 

Why have you gone to plastic trucks instead of metal?

jim sutter posted:

Why have you gone to plastic trucks instead of metal?

IIRC seeing these, they are not the scale size cars with the wooden decks, more like O27.

Mark : That was FAST shipping !!!!!   LOL

cabinet Bob posted:

Mark : That was FAST shipping !!!!!   LOL

Liar, you went and picked one up...�� LOL!

Got two of the flats with bus on them today, and I think there excellent 

SDIV Tim posted:

cabinet Bob posted:

Mark : That was FAST shipping !!!!!   LOL

Liar, you went and picked one up...�� LOL!

LOL. NO..I MADE THIS UP LAST YEAR  !!!!

BOBBY D,

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it.

Can anyone who bought one of these take a look at the lightbar on the roof?

Does it look big enough to fit a Evans Designs LED in it? I would kitbash this into an MP van and maybe mount it on a E-Z Streets unit.  I hope Mark and the Menards Boys make a military flatcar (or??)  that has a track power pickup like the Chicago ambulance one. 

Gentlemen,

    Just ordered mine this evening, hay Mark these flat cars do not have plastic trucks do they?

PCRR/Dave

Just ordered my Good Year box cars (one in each color) and some more Kubota flats.

I hope you offer this bus in some other paint job than army.

I would love to have it in Greyhound and Trailways but I understand that might be a licencing problem.

Just a generic charter bus paint job would be great.

Thanks again for being the best value in model railroading!

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Gentlemen,

    Just ordered mine this evening, hay Mark these flat cars do not have plastic trucks do they?

PCRR/Dave

PCRR/Dave,

This particular flatcar has plastic trucks. We are confident with the improvements that have been made and we will stand behind them. If any issues should arise, we will promptly find a solution.

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Hey Mark, I ordered mine last evening.. Can't wait to receive it.. You guys are really on the ball.. Too bad I missed out on the sale.. I signed up for your emails, so I won't miss out in the future!! Cheers

Menards posted:

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Gentlemen,

    Just ordered mine this evening, hay Mark these flat cars do not have plastic trucks do they?

PCRR/Dave

PCRR/Dave,

This particular flatcar has plastic trucks. We are confident with the improvements that have been made and we will stand behind them. If any issues should arise, we will promptly find a solution.

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,  is there any chance someday that Menards would separately offer to sell just the Premium Sprung Die Cast trucks with Roller Bearings featured on the 14 3/4" Flatcars with wooden deck ?

TShearer posted:

Mark,  is there any chance someday that Menards would separately offer to sell just the Premium Sprung Die Cast trucks with Roller Bearings featured on the 14 3/4" Flatcars with wooden deck ?

TShearer,

If there is a market for them, we would seriously consider it!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Ordered several military vehicles include this one yesterday. Been procrastinating (AKA Goofing off) lately

Larry

Mark,

   Send me the Die Cast good trucks with my order, and keep the plastic junk!  I did not realize this military fat car came with plastic trucks, I do not run them on my FasTrack layout.  If I have to pay extra for the good Die Cast Trucks let me know.  I am a Welding Engineer, I deal in metals not plastic.  This is the exact reason most of my layout is Tin Plate, keep the plastic.  The flat car in your advertisement picture looks to have full metal trucks.  I missed the little description noting the plastic trucks with metal wheels below the picture.

Cabinet Bob,

How is your new Military Flat Car running on your layout, is it operating correctly and can you pull numerous cars behind it, or does it de-rail because the car is to light.

PCRR/Dave

Dave Buehner

I would be interested in the metal trucks as a separate sale item.

Hi Dave,

Don't sugar coat it.   Tell us how you really feel about plastic!!!!

Chief Bob (Retired)

Chief Bob,

   Never sugar coated anything, the recruits were told if you are going to commit Suicide in our SF Barracks, cut down never across, and do it in the warm shower, we do not want blood on our good hard wood floors.

All the best to ya Chief,  have a Happy 4th.

PCRR/Dave

Copy That.  U-2

Garfield,

    Can you show me where to order the nice wood bed military flat Car, with the US Army Bus mounted on it?

I can not seem to find it in the on line Menard's inventory!  I used the Menard's on line store finder and they can not find it any place.  I would really like to purchase one for my Military Train, seriously cool Military Flat Car no doubt about it.

PCRR/Dave

Dave is this the one your looking for?

https://www.menards.com/main/h...=4590451061537194319

Here is the Link for the one with the bus.

https://www.menards.com/main/h...-7358374558090585755

Mike I think he wanted this

 https://www.menards.com/main/h...=1244573368230761205

I found that one also and put the link on there also.

Mike G & Bill,

   Thanks much guys I just ordered from Mike's 2nd listing, what a great forum, with great members!

Thanks again guys

PCRR/Dave

No Problem, glad to be of some help.

Mike G,

   Did you notice that Bills on line purchase price was actually $2.00 cheaper, what is with that!  I got to start watching this kind stuff a little closer.

PCRR/Dave

I Never did, I wonder why that is. Might be a good question for Mark ! I Just checked, and on my end both links show the same price $17.79

all it shows is the cost once you get the in store only rebate check back from them. Not what you pay when buying. when you buy them it's $2.20 cents more than the $17.79 price. 

These are all very , nice, however, I am really hoping they bring back the American Power and Light Building. By the time I found out these were available, they were all sold out.

JoeG

Trainlover160 posted:

These are all very , nice, however, I am really hoping they bring back the American Power and Light Building. By the time I found out these were available, they were all sold out.

JoeG

There is one on EvilBay for $180 right now.

JoeG, Sent you an E-Mail.

Trainlover160 posted:

These are all very , nice, however, I am really hoping they bring back the American Power and Light Building. By the time I found out these were available, they were all sold out.

JoeG

JoeG,

We plan to have more in stock mid to late August.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

This particular flatcar has plastic trucks. We are confident with the improvements that have been made and we will stand behind them. If any issues should arise, we will promptly find a solution.

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark

I received  8 additional (different types)  military flat bed cars today that I ordered and was impressed with the improvements on a few models that had plastic trucks.

Someone has been listening to my previous issues (not complaints) with  my communications with you. 

Thanks

Larry

PS Now tell them to go back to using the brown board looking decks on the military flatbeds.

Menards posted:

Trainlover160 posted:

These are all very , nice, however, I am really hoping they bring back the American Power and Light Building. By the time I found out these were available, they were all sold out.

JoeG

JoeG,

We plan to have more in stock mid to late August.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Thanks Mark I appreciate the reply is there a way that I can pre-order now