Menards new Sauerkraut building

Has anyone else seen this? Wondering if it was only in the Dayton, OH area (near colorado hirailer). If so, which flat cars are they? The newly improved ones? Thanks for any info.

James in VA,

Hopefully, Mark will be on here shortly to answer your question. I just saw on their website they are selling some flat cars for $7.99 each. If you go onto their website it will be the last thing under flat cars.

Jim,

 

We will have more freight cars that will be popping up within the next month or two. We don't like to talk about things that haven't arrived yet but we are very excited!

 

If everything goes according to plan, all of our tubular track offerings will be arriving in early December.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Thank you Mark. That is wonderful news pertaining to your "O" Gauge tubular track. I believe there is a lot of people waiting for it.

 

First chance I have had to say thanks Mark. The hot melt work on the sign. It is a great looking building. I can't wait to incorporate it into my switching layout.........Paul

Got it.  Beautiful!!!!!

A question for:

Mark the Menard Train Guy

Is the new sauerkraut building going to be available to be ordered from the internet again?

I went looking for the sauerkraut building at my local Menards and came away with this guy instead. The inspection team is already there to figure out what the heck happened...  Even the out shack alongside took a hit.. 

Joe  

 

 

Got the Sauerkraut building last week. Absolutely great! Ordered online and was going to wait. Glad I didn't, closest store is 500 miles away! Not happening!! Even for a Menards building! Lol

Flipping through an old magazine, 1988 Mainline Modeler, I saw an ad for an HO kit

for the "Menard Wool and Mohair" building, of Menard, Texas.   As the saying goes...

"No relation".

ogaugeguy,

 

From the looks of it, the sauerkraut factory is still available. Here is the link.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I think I'm being discriminated against....now that Menards has taken care of all of the Yankees, how about a nice Moon Pie Factory or perhaps Chicken Fried Steak processor for those of us in the south. Lol.

 

Mark, it looks like it's not available. It says "not available online," and all stores show "special order only" and they say their computer shows it's not available.

Missed another one went to buy one Saturday when I got my credit cards back up but it was sold out.  No Krault for me WWWAAAAAAAaaaa  Mark, make some more please.

I've checked many states locally. NO Luck, even though they say special orders OK. Disappointed at either the supply or the response from, Menards. Mark, jump in here, please.

Dave G.

In the O gauge hobby, you snooze, you lose.

 

    Bill T.

I liked it from the minute I saw it, but was contemplating location, space and checking with my CFO and got the go ahead for the purchase a few days too late.  I guess no sauerkraut for this Thanksgiving.  Hopefully, Mark will advise that there is continued interest and get another shipment. 

All,

 

The sauerkraut factory has sold out in a flash. It's our most popular building so far and sales are probably being influenced by the time of year as well. We are busy producing our next batch and we hope to have them soon. However, the detail and intricate handwork that the artisans put into our buildings makes production a painstaking task that is hard to hurry.

 

As always, we do not accept preorders.

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I am glad I got mine.  The blinking light on the tower is a nice touch along with the sauerkraut.

Menards O gauge the one place in America where having sauerkraut could be so sweeeeet.

 

Just got back from the Warren, Ohio store. Found the last one on the shelf. It was still sealed in the box.  Some days you win, some days you lose, this day was a great win!

 

B&O 2368

For anyone in the Pittsburgh area who wants to see one of the sauerkraut buildings up close, there is one on the PIHR layout at Kennywood Holiday Lights.

 

 

 

There are a few other Menards buildings on the layout as well.  These buildings are awesome!

 

Andy

Good that these aren't the last of them, given that more are being made. 

 Dear Santa, I like to have a Menards Sauerkraut building and some Black tank cars. A case of 24 will do.

I have been a good boy, well most of the time.  I do not need any cars full of coal anymore.

Merry Christmas

Johnny P

 The Sauerkraut building.  There Back, I just ordered on on the Menards web site. Christmas present from the CEO.

Sometimes when you snooze you still win.

 

Now I am patiently waiting for them black tank cars. 

Really glad you got one John, I was feeling guilty I had one because so many guys couldn't get one before they were gone the first time! Wonder if Menards is going to release more new buildings between now and Christmas? Really hope so! Remember, no snoozing if they do!! Lol

Thanks John,  I followed your plan, and got it while the Sauerkraut factory is still in stock.  I don't know where I will put it, but of all the foolish purchases I made, this is one that I don't mind making.

I was looking at the Cyper sales and thought I check out the buildings and saw it and it did not say sold out, hhmmmm, I clicked on it and bought it. I do not know how many are left so if you guys want one better pull the trigger and buy one now.

Is this a second run of these?  If so, I can stop kicking myself for not getting more than one.  This was obviously a home run for Menard's, and one I hope leads to other

interesting structures, for which I am anxiously awaiting.

I do not know if it is a second run, I came across it last night when I was checking out the Cyber sale at Menards, so I would pounce on it now just in case it is a few they had left. Maybe Mark will chime in to say what exactly it is.

john

 

Are you kidding??? One of the best smells is a warm cooker of sauerkraut and pork!!!  Maybe we could get a sauerkraut smoke fluid from J.T.'s???

 

 

All,

 

Due to their overwhelming popularity, we had a small quantity of both the Fire-Damaged Engine House and Herman’s Sauerkraut Factory sent via air from China. Although this is an expensive means of transportation, we thought it was important to get them right away because we wanted you to have an opportunity to receive these beautiful buildings in time for Christmas.

As I mentioned above, we received only a small quantity of these beautiful buildings and we fully expect to sell out. As always, orders will be taken on a first come, first serve basis so order yours today!

 

Click here to shop now! 

 

Thank you,

Mark the Menards Train Guy

I bought several of the flat cars from Menards. I kept one the way it came. The others I took the trucks off of. I used the trucks to convert some Marx cars over to have Lionel style couplers. I will say though, I am disappointed with most of them. The couplers let go if you put too many cars in your consist. I was however, happy to see train stuff in Menards. At least one of the big box stores is carrying O gauge stuff these days. 

Thank you Mark, You are da man!  Merry Christmas to you and your folks.

John

Thanks John! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!

 

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Just hooked up the sauerkraut plant and the power station.  They are beautiful!  Even my wife was impressed.  I would like to get the burning engine house  but it looks like I am out of space.

While I am finishing up kitbashing a Lionel tub pickle car, as I was searching pickle

cars, I discovered somebody made an HO kit to turn an HO flat car into a pickle car.

Now, with a Menard's flatcar, towel or toilet paper cardboard tubes, stripwood to cut

into planks for the tubs (as I just did), and decals (or worse yet, press-ons) you can create a Menard"s or whomever's pickle car for it.  (I may just do that, to get

another car at the plant, and I wanted one lettered for my plant's other product,

"Pikes Peak Sweeties" (sweet pickles).  For those in the frozen north, I found out

there is (was?) a pickle plant like the Menard's could be, up in Ontario.