Hmmmm, Starbucks (or Skcubrats as we call it here in Cali) coffee shop? Cool addition to a modern layout!

Coffee bean hopper?

A Starbucks store!  You guys aren't giving me a break to catch up here!

Mark, 

An anniversary gift for my wife and I! How thoughtful. We do stop at Starbucks every work day.

A pumpkin spice flavored tank car! Lol

I like does it come with a clover machine and a rewards card? Their stores will sell these like hot cakes at the holidays. One has not been done since early dept 56 version.

Well, that is the Siren, Starbucks trademarked logo in her newest form.  I liked the original logo better, the one based on an old 16th-century Norse woodcut of a topless two-tailed mermaid.  I guess they chose it because Sirens lured you into their lair, liked they hoped their coffee would lure you into their shops.

Since it is a trademarked logo, I have to agree with the others that it will be Starbucks related.  Starbucks has delivery trucks so I think it will be a late model truck with the Starbucks logo on the side.

VistaDomeScott posted:

A Starbucks store!  You guys aren't giving me a break to catch up here!

 

Agree, looks like a window mounted Starbucks sign with a pull down shade behind it!

The twin tailed siren

It's a reference to the band, Starbuck, and the lyrics of their 1976 song, "Moonlight Feels Right".  

The lyrics include: "I'll take you on a trip beside the ocean and drop the top at Chesapeake Bay," so my guess is a set of CSX hoppers.  Could be one of the railroads folded into CSX since "I finally made a tricky French connection" and "You say you came to Baltimore from Ole Miss" also are among the lyrics.

What, me worry?   

Gonna  need one heck of a wall wart  

I hope another town block building with a Starbucks drive through. Should know today

Too new for my layout!

I just deleted several posts in this thread that were getting into politics.

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. KEEP YOUR POLITICS - LEFT OR RIGHT - OFF THIS FORUM!

OGR Webmaster posted:

I just deleted several posts in this thread that were getting into politics.

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. KEEP YOUR POLITICS - LEFT OR RIGHT - OFF THIS FORUM!

Thank you, Rich. I’m sick of it as well. Back to the trains ...

Where is it, mark?

It could be a Coffee Shop.

The clue could be more off center, meaning it is an emergency Siren on a tower. 

Andrew

Think something went wrong again 

rtraincollector posted:

Think something went wrong again 

Building suspense!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

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Very impressive!

Mark, what do you have against the Erie railroad?

Another one!!!!  WOW!!!  Just got the York Hotel and installed it on the layout and now this one!  OK MARK....I am off to the site to make another order....GHEEEZZZZ, where will I find room on the layout...???

Alan

Wait for it....., Wait for it....., I'll let you know, it won't take long.

Very nice 250 lights!

Wow!!! Swafford is going to be ecstatic! 

JD

It would make a great world headquarters for Collosus - Guardian Computers.

Yeah, it's obscure, but I think someone here will figure it out.

Just ordered mine! I am so pumped this is part of a series! Take my money please

Another good job Mark.  Now we definitely need the ballroom insert for the hotel since World HQ definitely will have plenty of garage space below grade.

Well it looks like Forum Member Swafford got his wish!

https://ogrforum.com/...ards-office-building

But I bet he didn't see the "Starbucks" comming with it.

Another one!!!!  WOW!!!  Just got the York Hotel and installed it on the layout and now this one! 
OK MARK....I am off to the site to make another order....GHEEEZZZZ, where will I find room on the layout...???

Alan
Alan Arnold - "The Adman"

Well for one thing Allan.... "you don't Need no Stinkin Mountain!" to hide the trains any more!

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Well it looks like Forum Member Swafford got his wish!

 

Maybe I should put him on my payroll to lobby for a brewery.

There should’ve been some Dunder Mifflin, Vandelay Industries or Initech signs included.  My personal preference would’ve been Kramerica Industries. Lol

Not Friendly.  No SP.  

And 5000 Ma is 5 Amps.  I thought you are supposed to reduce to lowest terms.

artyoung posted:

It would make a great world headquarters for Collosus - Guardian Computers.

Yeah, it's obscure, but I think someone here will figure it out.

Wyle E would prefer it to be named the ACME CORP.  But Jack would not let him in the front door.

Holy cow! Awesome!!

Menards posted:

 

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,

Thank you for listening. Adding the N&W logo is a sure-fire way to sell me another building! Good job. AND my wife loves StarBucks. You hit a stand-up double with this one. Great job.

Your really working poor Jack way to hard. He is everywhere on my layout and now he will have another building to cover. Give him some extra kibble, he deserves it.