Got my Menard's Power & Light building....

Thanks for the quick and insightful review!  I have one on order and am looking forward to seeing it in person.  -Ken

AMCDAVE : I agree on everything you said. It looks GREAT on my layout too.. Can't wait for  Thursdays release !!  Bob

Mine comes tomorrow, excited, now more than ever after your great review! I think these buildings just keep getting better and they were very good to begin with! If I had the room I could picture a Menards only layout with just their buildings, their rolling stock, and their track, and just keep adding to it as they release more products! This would of course be in a separate building because my Dear wife would banish me from the house!! Lol

I know what you mean about never having too many Menards products  !!

I have been checking my order status so much I wore out my keyboard. It was not that I am frugal and wanted to save shipping costs having it sent to the store. I thought one trip would be better then two but now that I see how long it takes to get to the store I think the next train order will be to the house so I can enjoy it more because I am jealous of those who are enjoying theirs now. But in the same vein I am so focused on Thursday for the next announcement..................Paul

Mine came yesterday, unfortunately it is going back today as it arrived damaged.  Things happen and Menards is making it right with a shipping label and sending another one out.  It does look nice and should be a focal point to any industrial area.

PS....does the 'free' truck ship separate???

AMCDave posted:

PS....does the 'free' truck ship separate???

Mine were attached to the main package.

I really like the looks of that building and may have to invest in one. 

But it does have one thing missing.  Do to lack of grass, no dog.  Or he got "hi-JACKed"!

AMCDAVE;      Did you ORDER the FREE Truck? It doesn't come automatically. It has to be ordered at the time the building was ordered. The cost is $14.99, but that gets subtracted when completing the order. My FREE trucks always come with the other item purchased and are in fact banded together so they are handled at the same time, and one box doesn't go one way and the other box another. If you did NOT order the truck, you are probably out of luck.

Hope that wasn't the case for your sake.

AMCDAVE: If you did forget to order it,just call customer service, they will help you out I'm sure.. Bob

Dave,

Thanks for review,mine should be here tomorrow. The one thing I would like to do is add smoke to the stacks if possible?

Doug

It's on the invoice....we'll see....not a biggy.....thx

AMCDave posted:

It's on the invoice....we'll see....not a biggy.....thx

AMCDave,

Thanks for your review, we hope you thoroughly enjoy this building!

As far as the free truck goes, if it was on the invoice, it should be coming. Just let us know if it doesn't and we'll take car of it.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

AMCDAVE, Can you peek at the neon sign please. Does it appear if you can gently

peal it off? I wanted to modify mine by putting on my own creation, I know some of the signs on the engine shop were removable. Thanks Chris

Mine came today real nice.

Mine arrived as well today with the two military flat cars with trucks. No issues. I will have to do some construction work.

It's a  large building  I think.

Very well made for the cost.

Larry

Got mine today as well.    Everything was perfect, no issues and the "Free" truck was "Piggy-Backed" onto the large box with plastic strapping material.  The building is very cool with plenty of LEDs for the lighting effect.   The Santa Fe truck was a nice "Perk" too.   This building will go very nicely with my Lionel Rotary Tipple, (actually, it's a Rotary Car Dumper).   Nice job Menards! 

Chief Bob (Retired) 

Great idea about adding smoke to the building.   Please let us know if this looks possible!

UnclePeteRR posted:

AMCDAVE, Can you peek at the neon sign please. Does it appear if you can gently

peal it off? I wanted to modify mine by putting on my own creation, I know some of the signs on the engine shop were removable. Thanks Chris

Looking at the sign it seems like it is surface mounted and would pop off if the edge was lifted. The thing is the replacement sign needs to be just slightly larger as there are engraved marks on the structure to help with location during assembly.....so those will need to be covered. thx

I need to figure out where I can put this one and a couple of others. They sure look sweet.

Mike

Hi all, Received mine yesterday in perfect condition and it's one nice building for sure.  Like Dave there was no truck,I opened the invoice and it was on there? There was no extra tape on the box or a mark from like a nylon strap to hold it.  

As far as adding the smoke the stacks sit on the roof with no hole which is no problem, the big thing I see is the stacks appear to be about 3/4" on the inside and would look silly (to me) if it only had a small wisp coming out of them.  I have to do some testing and see.

Doug

trnluvr posted:

Hi all, Received mine yesterday in perfect condition and it's one nice building for sure.  Like Dave there was no truck,I opened the invoice and it was on there? There was no extra tape on the box or a mark from like a nylon strap to hold it.  

As far as adding the smoke the stacks sit on the roof with no hole which is no problem, the big thing I see is the stacks appear to be about 3/4" on the inside and would look silly (to me) if it only had a small wisp coming out of them.  I have to do some testing and see.

Doug

My shippi ng box had no marks/tape that made it appear the truck was at one time attached.....so it sounds  like it happened more than just me.

GOOD thing is my truck is in the mail now...Menard's is first class.

Dave how did you contact them, I don't see a email in their profile?

trnluvr posted:

Dave how did you contact them, I don't see a email in their profile?

trnluvr,

The best way to get a hold of us is by emailing guest@menard-inc.com. I hope that helps!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I used the 'Customer service' e-mail addy on the Menard's website. 

Took at total of about 36 hours to e-mail back and forth and get new truck shipped. Pretty good service. 

MARK/Menard's guy....how can I contact you off forum?? I had a few things to ask/share. Thanks

AMCDave posted:

MARK/Menard's guy....how can I contact you off forum?? I had a few things to ask/share. Thanks

AMCDave,

I would suggest emailing guest@menard-inc.com. From there, questions are delegated to the most knowledgeable person.

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Picked-up my Power & Light Building this afternoon at the local Menard's. I placed the order last friday and after some delay, I received notification yesterday, that it was in. Brought it home, unpacked it and using the adapter I plugged it in and turned on the switch. Only some of the lights came on...but I could get them all to light by playing with the switch and finding the sweet spot. The illuminated sign, however, does not work at all and when I checked for any loose wires the back side of the switch felt hot! I haven't read of anyone having any big issues with this release, so I was a little surprised when this occurred to mine. I have sent an email to Menard's CS and will see what they can offer as a remedy. The structure itself is quite nice overall and would be great addition when added to most layouts...

I checked mine the other day when I received it. I did not power it up, but I will in the AM just to make sure.

Larry

Getting mine tomorrow. I can't wait, so between working on my airfield, a PS2 board, I will get a chance to have something I don't have to work on right away!

Got mine this morning. Had it sent to the store. That way I figured to kill two birds with one stone. I also needed lumber for my basement layout. That is where this building will be going. Did not open it till I got home but when I did the pictures do not do it justice. One heck of a building for the price. I cannot imagine what will be coming down the road but if this is a prelude then Menards I am ready to buy, buy, buy........................Paul

Just opened my Menard's Power and Light Building! Great looking building will look wonderful on any layout! One small thing, one of the roof vents was lose and tilted, but nothing a little glue cant fix. I still love the building and think Menard's is really showing how things should be made and for a fair price!

Just got home from a short stint in the hospital and there was a box waiting for me from Menard's with the Power and Light building.  What a great surprise.

In short, the building is terrific.  Well made, nice detail and a bunch of lighting.  I was pleasantly surprised at the size of it.  It is bigger than I imagined and it really looks like a big power plant building.   IMO another winner from Menard's.

The free vehicle is just icing on the cake.

Thanks,

Ed

Ed, don't know you, but hope you are well and enjoy your new building as I am enjoying mine!

Play Trains,

Thank you for the well wishes.  I am doing much better and I cannot wait to get out to the train room to set in its new home.  

Thanks,

Ed

AMCDave:  Thanks for posting.  I was not aware of this structure.  I liked it so much I ordered one today.  THANKS AGAIN FOR THE POST!!!

Just ordered one! Now I have a great industry to deliver coal hoppers to on my switching layout! Thanks for all the positive comments on this.

I got mine yesterday. I rate it as an outstanding value. I just wish Menards would ad some artwork to there boxes. I was just about to get the Korber kit until I saw this. John