For Mark from Menards - Heritage Hoppers and Caboose ideas

Hi Trainplace,

I love the ideas - thank you!

I'll do a little more research and see what we can come up with. I am fond of the heritage cars also. If the design is well-received, I think the cabooses would be a good idea too!

As far as the Rosie boxcar goes, the only way to get one is by purchasing a 6-Pack of nose art boxcars. Or if you are lucky, you might be able to find one at a store near you. Unfortunately, I can't tell you which stores have inventory because the item number is the same for all nose art boxcars.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

thanks Mark!

Here are a few color schemes I made several years ago.............

Regards,

Swafford

Here are the two I have on order:

Thanks for looking!

-Tim

 

Ok, decided to break out photoshop and play with a few ideas.  Not exactly prototypical, but might be nice.

NS 1070 inspiredNS 1072 inspiredno heritage banner

silver trucks

that was fun

Trainplace...........................your suggestions look awesome! I'd be a buyer for the NS and BNSF coal hoppers! WOW!

Regards,

Swafford

 

TRAINPLACE,

I love your ideas. 

Thanks guys, I have more ideas to come...

-Tim

PENN CENTRAL was full of disasters. The PC cars should reflect all these problems.

Erie:

Love your 21st Century Wabash color scheme .................................

Trainplace posted:

Erie:

Trainplace, is there a way you can do a Lehigh Valley, PC, & Virginian versions. If they made a LV and VGN version, I would buy that.

Hey Menards, how about a weathered coal tipple/building to pull these coal hopper thru...........

Trainplace posted:

Mark,

 

Also, I am looking for a Rosie the Riveter boxcar.  Do you know where I can buy one?

 

Crest Hill Menards had these two on the shelf, so I scooped them up today.   If you are interested in one or both cars just e-mail tfshearer@gmail.com and let me know which unique number you prefer or if you would like me to open the clamshell for any more photos..  I am tax exempt so one car would be $24.99 + USPS.

 

I Absolutely Love, ROSIE. (Sorry Darla)

TShearer posted:

Trainplace posted:

Mark,

 

Also, I am looking for a Rosie the Riveter boxcar.  Do you know where I can buy one?

 

Crest Hill Menards had these two on the shelf, so I scooped them up today.   If you are interested in one or both cars just e-mail tfshearer@gmail.com and let me know which unique number you prefer or if you would like me to open the clamshell for any more photos..  I am tax exempt so one car would be $24.99 + USPS.

 

Thanks!   Sent you an email...

 

wrawroacx posted:

Trainplace posted:

Trainplace, is there a way you can do a Lehigh Valley, PC, & Virginian versions. If they made a LV and VGN version, I would buy that.

I'll see what I can do!

I just like the idea of more caboose(s!)

wrawroacx posted:

Trainplace posted:

 

Trainplace, is there a way you can do a Lehigh Valley, PC, & Virginian versions. If they made a LV and VGN version, I would buy that.

My first attempt at Lehigh Valley using the Pennsylvania RR base.

One without the NS banner.  more like the heritage unit #8104.

Last one taken from the #8104 nose.

Virginian Heritage #1069 inspired:

No NS:

Make a Penn Central 14" flat car with a wrecked Penn Central hopper and truck pair.

Andrew

I want to get back to this after the train show this weekend.  More ideas to share!

P.S. Mark - I neeeeed the IT hopper stat.

Trainplace posted:

Ok, decided to break out photoshop and play with a few ideas.  Not exactly prototypical, but might be nice.

NS 1070 inspiredNS 1072 inspiredno heritage banner

silver trucks

that was fun

I really want them to make a grey or black NS hopper!

A grey hopper could be:

NS, Cotton Belt, BNSF, CSX, Lehigh Valley, etc

Just a few prototypical schemes for the rest of us........ 

I'd be real interested in Nickel Plate Road versions of a heritage hopper and caboose. But, the Heritage caboose, unlike everyone else's offerings, should be red and feature the "High Speed Service" stripe on it. I think everyone else did black to go with 8100, and it just doesn't capture the NKP at all for me. 

Trainplace - You have some great ideas there. They are all fantastic, but I'm really digging the Erie and the Wabash. 

They should make the Wabash.  They really should.  *cough*

Panther97 posted:

Trainplace posted:

Ok, decided to break out photoshop and play with a few ideas.  Not exactly prototypical, but might be nice.

no heritage banner

 

I really want them to make a grey or black NS hopper!

 

AMCDave posted:

Just a few prototypical schemes for the rest of us........ 

Proto Stock:

COTTON BELT:

I though gray SSW hoppers had a closed top.  Another idea, perhaps.

SP had closed top hoppers too.  Same paint and lettering styles!

Trainplace posted:

Virginian Heritage #1069 inspired:

No NS:

Now that's what I'm talking about right there. Thank to Trainplace.

Mark, if you made this VGN and also in Lehigh Valley, I would buy both versions or any version of VGN or LV you come up with. But the way train place has done them, is very well done.

Glad you liked Tom Jr.  I enjoy playing with these ideas!

nkp4me posted:

I'd be real interested in Nickel Plate Road versions of a heritage hopper and caboose. But, the Heritage caboose, unlike everyone else's offerings, should be red and feature the "High Speed Freight Service" stripe on it. I think everyone else did black to go with 8100, and it just doesn't capture the NKP at all for me. 

Trainplace - You have some great ideas there. They are all fantastic, but I'm really digging the Erie and the Wabash. 

Not a caboose, but something I thought might look neat.

Trainplace posted:

AMCDave posted:

Just a few prototypical schemes for the rest of us........ 

Proto Stock:

That works....add the covered hopper top like the real car and I'm in.....

Trainplace posted:

nkp4me posted:

I'd be real interested in Nickel Plate Road versions of a heritage hopper and caboose. But, the Heritage caboose, unlike everyone else's offerings, should be red and feature the "High Speed Freight Service" stripe on it. I think everyone else did black to go with 8100, and it just doesn't capture the NKP at all for me. 

Trainplace - You have some great ideas there. They are all fantastic, but I'm really digging the Erie and the Wabash. 

Not a caboose, but something I thought might look neat.

This looks really cool actually. Totally outside the box, but I really like it. 

Trainplace..............................Your NPR Hopper looks awesome!

Regards,

Swafford

The most MENARDS locations are in the Central states. Minneapolis & St. Louis and Chicago Great Western would be an appropriate railroads for open and covered hoppers.

The most MENARDS locations are in the Central states. Minneapolis & St. Louis and Chicago Great Western would be an appropriate railroads for open and covered hoppers.