Menard's Hobby Shop: Pretty Nice (Pics, short video)

Looks awesome! Thanks for the review.

Lee, in your opinion, is the hobby shop a good value?

Thanks for the photos and video.

That looks sharp. I can't wait for mine to arrive at the end of the week.

Nice building, Lee, thanks for sharing the pics and video.  I like that it comes with the people and a few extra details.  I also like the look of the tar paper roof. Size-wise, does it blend well with other buildings on your layout? 

It is a good size and will blend in well.  

And Pingman, yes, it is a good value for the money.

Yeah great Lee! I was holding off, deciding if my town is ready to support a new business. With this rave review, (very good also) I'm taking the plunge. Real estate has been found, and a new corner for the boys/men to hang out at besides Sully's. With all the "Menard" enterprises popping up, the locals are starting to refer to the town as "Menard, Illinois", instead of "Momence, Ill.". Understand some of the businessmen are wanting to write "Jacks" name in as next Mayor also.

How much does it cost ?

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Where can it be purchased ?

subwayrunner,

This building, along with many others, can be purchased by searching for “train stuff” at www.menards.com. Here is a direct link to the Hobby Shop ($69.99).

Thank you,

Mark the Menards Train Guy

Can the signs be set to stay on rather than blink?  

Andy,

Both animated signs have multiple lighting patterns, one of which is a steady on setting.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Thanks.

>Requires 4.5-volt power source 

So I take it that since this has LED lighting I could not just hook it up in addition to my other buildings without perhaps blowing out the bulbs ?

Thanks Lee.  It's nice that you included the sign video.  

I really don't need a hobby shop on my layout but it seems like it's going to get one.

I definitley would not run it at over 4.5 V.  

How high a voltage would you go?

Ken M

Thanks for the report, Lee.  I'm eager to see how/if you will mod this one too.

I swear, this time of the year is normally when I start dropping off of the forum a bit but with all of this Menards activity going on, I need to be on here at least once a day still!  It's almost like the Nov/Dec time period now year-round with all of the Menards excitement.

I would not go over 5V, and would try to stay at 4.5 or below.

Thanks for the reply, Lee.

Very nice!! It looks like a real deal at $70 considering the lighting and signs.

Mine came yesterday. Minor problem: The cornice over the front and short end was apparently loose and had fallen off in shipping. Pieces were loose in the clear plastic box.  It was easy enough to glue back in place, but I did want to alert folks to check for this.

Very nice, it would look great on any layout.

WOW!!

Is that cool... Menards has really been hitting out of the park with this line of buildings.. the signs alone are worth more than the $69 price tag!!!

Outstanding job!!

As always Lee, great review of a very nice model!  Thanks Menards!  I actually am going to have a few bucks left over after I pay the tax man.  You Spence, Mark, and Bob have done a lot to sway my decision this way!  Oh oh!

One more ore thing, the boy looking in the window has to be me!  I waited a long time before I was able to save enough money for my first train set back in the '60s.

Nice review Lee. Thanks for posting.

That's a sweet looking model.. Scraping my pennies together as I type this!