(12/08/16) New Flatcars and Buses with Lights & Sounds from Menards!

Thanks for making a SP car.

See them in action! Here are some videos!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Cool!!

When will you make a LV flatcar in the longer flavor with the wood deck?

dang..  not a hippie flat car... LOL

Um.... uh.... too weird... totally not for me.

Where in the heck is my Army caboose?

cabinet Bob posted:

dang..  not a hippie flat car... LOL

Hey Bob how many of those school buses you gonna order? 

cabinet Bob posted:

dang..  not a hippie flat car... LOL

Are you thinkin   what  I  am  thinkin' ?!?

I showed the school bus to my four year old... absolutely loves it. He wanted me to buy it for him as soon as it lit up. I told him to wait till mom got home to get the ok.

RadioRon posted:

.... it would be interesting if anyone seeing this can speak Chinese and interpret what the kid on the bus is actually saying!     Anyone?  

 

Not  sure, but we all now have a craving for egg rolls

I was hoping for some Overnight Boxcars.

Bob, maybe we can take a few busses, put everybody in and go to the meetings together! Group therapy!

play trains posted:

Bob, maybe we can take a few busses, put everybody in and go to the meetings together! Group therapy!

I can't  even think of a come back on that remark....Lol..

In Chinese they're saying ,"this bus is taking us back to the factory so we can start working on the Army caboose for Menards"! LOL

The 14-3/4" flat car has not been made in a SOO LINE scheme from the 1950's or the 1960's yet.

A SOO LINE Colormark car flat car painted in very light gray with black, green, and yellow graphics to represent a 1960's built flat car is what has to be made.

Andrew

I bought the school bus on flat car yesterday at Menards in my hometown of Warren Ohio. Being a bit of a bus fan and former bus driver, I already liked the car with the bus.  Additionally, I have many Chinese friends and have visited China 10 times.  Radioron I will post the translation in the coming days.  I only know about 30 essential words but have access to Chinese speakers.    I like this car and enjoy the Chinatown bus.  The car will run with my traditional sized Lionel and Menards cars. 

RadioRon, here is the translation of what the announcments say on the Menards Chinatown schoolbus:

"Little friends welcome to the schoolbus.  Please line up to get on the bus. The bus has started please sit down and fasten your seatbelt. Bus has arrived at bus stop.  Please in sequence get off the bus."

I hoped it said "Save big money at Menards!"

My Menards ended up getting these cars...still have quite a few of them last time I checked. I activated the school bus sounds and wondered if they'd ever stop, lol!

Mark,

   How about going back and adding lights and sound to the Military Bus on the Military Flat Cars!  Now that would be a big Menard's seller.  I would like at least 2 of those myself.

PCRR/Dave

I like them - but could I suggest a non-flashing mode for the busses?

I'd almost like them better just lit up. Flashing might be a little busy or fatiguing after a while

And once I watched the video - I was a tiny bit disappointed the amber school bus lights didn't seem to do anything.

Had I not seen the video - I might have expected those to do something.

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Mark,

   How about going back and adding lights and sound to the Military Bus on the Military Flat Cars!  Now that would be a big Menard's seller.  I would like at least 2 of those myself.

PCRR/Dave

In  Chinese ?   The Vets may not be too happy .

You could have a Northern Pacific TOFC 14-3/4" flat car made with a bus, just like in this photo.

Ha!! I played the clip for the family a few times and I got the evil look and the threat not to play it again... and if I bought one, they said they would love to smash it with a hammer.... so one bus for me! 

falconservice posted:

You could have a Northern Pacific TOFC 14-3/4" flat car made with a bus, just like in this photo.

I would buy that one.