menards 13 new flatcars

If you like military stuff, check out the 12 piece Military Train Set.

Finally a NS flat car...but here's hoping they sell one without the rocket load!  I'd like to get a bunch of these, but don't want the rocket, especially since the price goes up $10 with the load!

 

Nice job Menards!  Love all the new stuff

A lot of nice new items. Items that are much needed and well sell well. Good job Menard's.

Agreed, Bossman284.

 

I would want several of the NS flatcars.  The tiny, non-scale Saturn V rocket really makes no sense on what is a fine looking flatcar. 

I have to decide what I want to order! But I got to wait for ES44ACs to show up.

I might wait and see if Menard's has a Winter Holiday sale on trains. I am amazed how they went last year to a big competitior, watch out MTH, Lionel and Bauchmann.

I might order the 2 Army Flats, sell my older 2 with the F-150 as it is prototype to my military train I run now and maybe buy the rocket car, hell I don't know.

The people at York have to make a decision:

1. Go on a shopping spree at York.

2. Save up and buy out the Menard's Factory.

Lionel and MTH probably are not to concerned with what Menards has been doing for the past 18 months or so. But Menards certainly has pulled some bucks away from the other manufactures plus could even become a bigger player in 2016.

 

   Bill T.

Menards is quietly becoming the new Weaver/K-Line of O gauge railroading.  They have found a niche and are doing a great job of satisfying it.  When you can supply what people want, at a very competitive price, with great customer service, you have a winning combination.  What's not to like?

 

• Unique car numbers
• Lowest prices
• True 1:48 scale die-cast vehicles
• Unique buildings
• Weathered buildings and cars
• Advertising in all magazines & forum
• Real person on the forum that will answer questions
• Owner that is a model railroader

It's fun to watch.

 

Art

ordered six of them today. I'll post pictures of all    when they come in... Bob

Mark the Menard's Guy : is the flats with the Panel cars the appropriate Scale?

I made a trip to Menards in Southern Ohio this past Sun. My wife and I like the store and also picked up a new B&O box car. new car for less than what you would pay at a train show or flea market for sure. I think Menards is what you would call a souped up version of Lowes or Home Depot. I will be going back, as their O Gauge stuff that was left had been well picked over, but they will probably replentish their supply with Christmas coming soon...................Brandy!

Tim,

 

To the best of my knowledge, the panel cars Chevys from the late 1930s. The dimensions are roughly 3-3/4" long x 1-3/8" wide x 1-3/8" high.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,

 

Is there a way to just purchase the flat car tanks within the military set?

 

Anybody out there interested in splitting this set up as I only have an interest in the tank flat cars

JBDB,

 

Splitting with other forum members is an excellent option!

 

We do sell the tanks by themselves (click here) however, the single flatcars with tanks are very limited.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,

 

I picked up some of those tank cars but I assumed the military set did not have the "sound and led" lights like the single tank/flat option??

 

I don't need the lights and sound so I didn't want to buy 6 or 8 of them....

JBDB,

 

The flatcars with tanks have lights and sound, just like the individual flatcars. I will make sure that feature is more clear in the description on our website.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,

Any chance the NS flats will be available without loads or in multi packs?

Thanks for all the cool products.

Bill

Bill,

 

At this time, we do not have plans for Norfolk Southern flatcar. However, I will be the first to admit that it is hard to overlook the demand for a NS flatcar. Fingers crossed!

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark.

Little confused. Your site shows a NS flatcar with the Saturn rocket... Well at least it was there this morning... Is it not there now?

Bill

Nope still there

http://www.menards.com/main/p-...8.htm?freeFormRowId=

Bill,

 

Sorry for the confusion, I was answering your question "Any chance the NS flats will be available without loads." If you are wondering about a super set of NS flatcars with Rocket, I'm sure they will be available sometime next week.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I was hoping you would have some more military cars.  The new 12 car set is perfect.  My wife doesn't know it yet but she just bought my birthday present.  

 

Ed

 

 

Not to risk high jacking the thread but I was wondering if anyone had any info on what types of engines would be used To pull something like this set of 12.

 

Ed 

 

 

Have you noticed the price mistake of $999,999.00 for the new flat cars.

 

Andrew

Next we need some Alaska Railroad and Southern Pacific box cars

Our Menards still has very little of the listed merchandise in Sioux City. I was there today and all the had was a few military cars and very few buildings along with a bin full of vehicles. What's going on?

 

Dick

Here is a tip.  Menards ads usually end on a Sunday unless they are doing an 11% rebate week, then they end on Saturday and the rebate starts Sunday.  Their current ad ends Saturday the 24th.  Sunday the 25th might be a good day to shop for trains. 

 

FWIW I don't know for certain if you can get thr 11% rebate on online purchases or not.  I have never done it.

During rebate week, online sales are also included. Fill out the appropriate form and Menards will send you the rebate postcard good for in store purchase.

 

    Bill T.

You can special order whatever you want and Menards will ship it to the store for free.  I suspect most of this stuff will not be stocked in stores.

Working as the Menards Train Guy... How does one apply for that job? I'm rather jealous of Mark! 

 

I have ordered the Army Helicopter Car and the Saturn Rocket Car. For one of the clubs I belong to, I have ordered 8 Boxcars for them. Can't wait for the cars I ordered.

When I bought flat cars a year or so ago, the trucks/couplers prevented them from running on curves.  Has that been improved so they can be coupled and go around curves.  I would like to buy, but will wait until I can see that they have been improved.

I had an initial run of the 24 pack with the lousy couplers.  I modified them per a member of this forum, painted them OD green, got some decals from a forum sponsor and some cool Corgi tanks off eBay.  Chocks were made per an article in The Lion Roars.  It takes a village to build cool flat car loads.

wb47,

 

I could speak all day about how much better our trucks and couplers are this year but I think it would mean more if another forum member who has our new flatcars could answer that for you.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I will confirm that the couplers are light years better then the first few boxes of 24, I received.

 

I also posted the same here; new deal from menards 

I picked up an 8 pack of flats from the store. I ran them around our 027 loop multiple times in both directions without issues.