(09/19/17) New! York Hotel Royale from Menards!

Now that is a surprise! Kudos to Mark & his team!

You guys continue to knock it out of the park!!!! 

Innovation, price and exciting products!!! WOW 

Nice!

Very nice, looks great but I cannot imagine sleeping in the hotel when a train come through

Will Menards be making more of these like a theater/stores/offices/parking garage so that a whole town could be born?

Here's a video for you guys!

We are really excited about the newly design "tunnel insert" so you have the option to straddle O gauge tracks or use the hotel as a stand-alone building. Let me know what you think about the concept!

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

And this is all I can think...

Very nice, The concept is great and it gives alternatives to the set up. I can see two buildings side by side or back to back.

the production fit and finish looks extremely high.  well done.  the tunnel feature is cool.  as I recall, the Disney monorail travels through several of their hotels.

RonH posted:

Very nice, looks great but I cannot imagine sleeping in the hotel when a train come through

 

There is a hotel downtown Indianapolis built from the old train station. Not only do trains run through it but some rooms are in old Pullman cars near the tracks!! So I know where Menard's may have gotten the idea! 

AMCDave posted:

RonH posted:

Very nice, looks great but I cannot imagine sleeping in the hotel when a train come through

 

There is a hotel downtown Indianapolis built from the old train station. Not only do trains run through it but some rooms are in old Pullman cars near the tracks!! So I know where Menard's may have gotten the idea! 

I have stayed there !  Crowne Plaza  highly recommend !

Reminds me of the NYC High Line!

TShearer posted:

AMCDave posted:

RonH posted:

Very nice, looks great but I cannot imagine sleeping in the hotel when a train come through

 

There is a hotel downtown Indianapolis built from the old train station. Not only do trains run through it but some rooms are in old Pullman cars near the tracks!! So I know where Menard's may have gotten the idea! 

I have stayed there !  Crowne Plaza  highly recommend !

I was there last Friday....but it was midnight so didn't see much.

So who's layout was that filmed on? Will Menards do that automated roadway that is  in the film ? With the amount of vehicles Menards sells, there's got to be some traffic on someone's layout!

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

So who's layout was that filmed on? Will Menards do that automated roadway that is  in the film ? With the amount of vehicles Menards sells, there's got to be some traffic on someone's layout!

prrhorseshoecure,

That's the private layout of a friend of ours. We've been lucky enough to shoot a couple videos there.

As for the automated roadway, that may be a tough thing to produce considering everyone's layout is different. I do love the concept, so maybe I can do some more research. It would be an excellent companion to our selection of die-cast vehicles.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Very Nice!

Menards posted:

Here's a video for you guys!

We are really excited about the newly design "tunnel insert" so you have the option to straddle O gauge tracks or use the hotel as a stand-alone building. Let me know what you think about the concept!

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Very inventive, suggestion on the removable section that says parking garage, it would be nice if the two blank sides were filled/covered with doors and windows so if one pulls this module out it could be used for a separate parking garage building. or sell the two sides as a add on to do the conversion. Call it a two in one building

Great building!

Or more appropriately, ANOTHER GREAT BUILDING!

Excellent idea with the tunnel to minimize the space needed.  Without this, it wouldn't have fit on my layout.

I also like the creativity with the street address of the York Fairgrounds.

Very well done! 

That is cool!   Well done. 

Very nice.  Should make a lot of folks happy.

Nice Mark.

Larry

  Now I got to figure out how to get the space to put this on my layout. Might have to scrape off a plasticville building. 

Crazy cool!!!! 

Only one problem...$6  for a whole day of parking in the city?!!! Man that's a steal. . 

Really cool.  Neat idea to have ability to save space with the under hotel track or to use the parking garage insert.  

Las Vegas used to have a hotel Amtrak station right in the lobby.  Train watching from a hotel sounds fine with me in 1/48 or in real life!

So, are you telling me the whole "where to stay in York" thread was a big setup?

jhz563 posted:

So, are you telling me the whole "where to stay in York" thread was a big setup?

Not necessarily a set up but I was definitely having a little fun!

We don't plan to be a vendor at York this year but it would be fun to visit. So, the hotel recommendations may come in handy.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Hmmm.....  Looks similar to the Yorktowne hotel to me.  My favorite place to stay in York, PA.  Would be staying there in a few weeks except it's closed for renovation..

When I first saw the tunnel, I wasn't too impressed. About ten seconds later, I had a blinding flash of the obvious. The hotel would be great as a semi-background scene where the track runs parallel to the back of a layout (like mine). Main street could run in front of the hotel, smaller two story buildings flank each side of the hotel, hiding the track that runs through the building. The hotel then becomes the focal point for downtown.

But in answer to your question, I really like the option of either a tunnel or a parking garage. 

One other question: is the building made of wood or plastic? I'm thinking of kitbashing. The Schlitz beer line needs some competition

Main street could run in front of the hotel, smaller two story buildings flank each side of the hotel, hiding the track that runs through the building. The hotel then becomes the focal point for downtown.

thats my idea too.

Sweet!  Love hotel's bing bang for the small footprint -- makes up for my Red Owl store square footage.   I will probably add it on to my order for my new basement bathroom sink outside my train room online as I take advantage of their their famous 11% off sale this week.  Can anyone confirm that the new 4.5 volt transformer needed is the same as the Lemax 4.5v? 

Another out of the park there Mark! Great Job! I also like both ideas!

Mark another wonderful product.  I like the tunnel through the building but also the insert.  Instead of parking garage doors a couple of bigger windows looking into the grand ballroom would be appropriate.

Fantastic.

Magnificent!!!!!

Mark, Couldn't tell from the video.....does the front sign light up like your other neon ones? I  will definitely order it at the same time the 40ft boxes are availble, Unclepeterr 

Menards posted:

Here's a video for you guys!

We are really excited about the newly design "tunnel insert" so you have the option to straddle O gauge tracks or use the hotel as a stand-alone building. Let me know what you think about the concept!

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Really like the idea of having the optional "tunnel insert" insert.  Hope you use it in future products.

New York Central!????

New York Central!!!

Get a rope.

People, you could not find a PRR engine?  You are better than this.

Pretty neat!!  I never saw a price for this building, anyone know what it is?

Paul Edgar