Another great idea from Menards. The Graphics are done very well and very detailed. When the flashing lights are on, it doesn't show through the red body . I would say an A+ on this one.. Somehow I think an Ambulance Garage is being built somewhere in Menardsville.... 
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Looks nice! Menardsville is going to have to annex more land area for town expansion!
TShearer posted:with Bated breath over here waiting.
Dont feel bad, mine said it hadn't shipped yet, but it came in today
This maybe a little hard to read though, if comes up from behind..
The ambulances are a great value. I have the Chicago version and you can't beat it for quality and the flashing lights feature. Although I did line the box body with aluminum foil to eliminate the light showing through it sounds like the red body version out now reduces the light bleeding. A fun addition to any modern layout scene!
Nice review Bob! You are rapidly becoming the Eric's Trains for MENARDS AND BOB stuff teviews! LOL
cabinet Bob posted:This maybe a little hard to read though, if comes up from behind..
It certainly should help the EMTs stay focused to the task at hand though! 
I received mine today....it is a nicely made and a welcomed addition to my layout. Since getting it an hour ago....lol...I am already contemplating eliminating battery power and hooking it up to an existing 4.5 volt dc wall wart on my layout. At the moment I am assuming it is running on 4.5 volts. I opened the battery hatch on the bottom and their are three 1.5 volt button batteries. Later tonight, I will disect it and find out whats going on inside it!
-Pete
Ok, I couldn't wait.....I removed the bottom of the Menards Ambulance and confirmed for myself that it does indeed run on 4.5 V DC. This is great since I will run it off one of my Miller Engineering transformers which I use for a sign and place it with my accident scene vignette. Here are the pics of what I have done so far!
This should go well with my accident scene vignette....
-Pete
cabinet Bob posted:This maybe a little hard to read though, if comes up from behind..
Don't be so "PICKY". It only cost you $13.00. LOL
Fred
BFI66 posted:
Ok, I couldn't wait.....I removed the bottom of the Menards Ambulance and confirmed for myself that it does indeed run on 4.5 V DC. This is great since I will run it off one of my Miller Engineering transformers which I use for a sign and place it with my accident scene vignette. Here are the pics of what I have done so far!
This should go well with my accident scene vignette....
-Pete
Here's a quick video of the Menards Ambulance powered up with the AC to DC transformer that I jumpered off a nearby Miller Engineering sign on my lay out. After jumpering the transformer from the sign to the ambulance, I measured 4.0 volts DC which was plenty of power to the Ambulance as you can see from the video.
-Pete
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