Menards New Tank Car Pictures and Video

Dad, you did good. Pics show off the cars perfect................Paul

Grampstrains posted:

I must have overslept.  Didn't know it was 2019 already.  Must have been the "thorough bread" I ate.

LOL !!! You  can't beat having a product delivered early !!!

I love the looks of the cars, but not the road names or colors.

Art

Chugman posted:

I love the looks of the cars, but not the road names or colors.

Art

I'm sure , more road names will be coming.. Bob

A little video

Old and new

Nice video dad. Urban expansion has taken on a new meaning with you. Got to be a flurry of eminent domain proceedings going on as we speak LOL. Comparing the two tank cars in the picture looks like the single dome is a tad longer. Well done and well done Menards.......................Paul

cabinet Bob posted:

Old and new

Both cars look great but I like the single dome car better.  I love the dome on the single and also like the larger tank.  It would be great if Menards offered the single dome car in black and undecorated. 

paul 2 posted:

Nice video dad. Urban expansion has taken on a new meaning with you. Got to be a flurry of eminent domain proceedings going on as we speak LOL. Comparing the two tank cars in the picture looks like the single dome is a tad longer. Well done and well done Menards.......................Paul

Paul, thanks !!! The tank cars are the same length..Bob

Thanks for the nice video Dad! Sure show the quality product that Menards is putting out!

Well gosh darnit dad. What an optical illusion. The single dome looks longer. Are you using trick photography on your sons LOL...........Paul

Hi CB, I'm kinda staying with 8K to 10K gal tanker single cars.  I like the Lionel cars. My question to you please. How does the M tankers compare with the L tankers.  Basically length wise?  CB, I'm in an era and trying to stay there. Thanks.

My best regards

Tommy  

banjoflyer posted:

Bob, great pics!

From this image it appears there would be no issue with the trucks hitting the steps on O36 curves:

Can you verify this?

Mark

There is no problem what so ever.. thanks for asking.

How long are they?

thebeeman posted:

Hi CB, I'm kinda staying with 8K to 10K gal tanker single cars.  I like the Lionel cars. My question to you please. How does the M tankers compare with the L tankers.  Basically length wise?  CB, I'm in an era and trying to stay there. Thanks.

My best regards

Tommy  

If you look at my video,there are 2 Lionel tankers in front of the Menards tankers. Rivet to rivet there is no difference minus the trucks. The frame is a little different with a smaller brake wheel bracket. Hope this helps. About 20.00 each cheaper which helps us out a lot.

Bob $20.00 cheaper makes a big difference.

Mine should be here Thursday via UPS. 

Dave

Waiting for a black Flying A or black Mobil

   Bill T.

The new tank cars look great! I’m definitely down for the Army cameo version. Thanks Bob. 

The details look really good to me.

Like Bill I would be down for some oil company tankers. The classic 1940's Gulf and perhaps a Shell (SCCX) from the same period would cause me to pull out my credit card.

I haven't seen a lot of "Army" tankers but the ones that I have seen are black with little lettering.

Ummmm ……. on the PRR tank car, the word "thoroughbread" is spelled incorrectly in a few places. I don't think we're talking about bread making - more like the breeding of horses. It should be "thoroughbred".

Maybe Menard's needs an editer.

Richie C. posted:

Ummmm ……. on the PRR tank car, the word "thoroughbread" is spelled incorrectly in a few places. I don't think we're talking about bread making - more like the breeding of horses. It should be "thoroughbred".

Maybe Menard's needs an editer.

 

 

Maybe it was done on purpose....

thebeeman posted:

Hi CB, I'm kinda staying with 8K to 10K gal tanker single cars.  I like the Lionel cars. My question to you please. How does the M tankers compare with the L tankers.  Basically length wise?  CB, I'm in an era and trying to stay there. Thanks.

 

Interestingly, the Lionel "traditional" single dome tank cars are actually scale-sized 8,000 gallon tank cars.

cabinet Bob posted:

Richie C. posted:

Ummmm ……. on the PRR tank car, the word "thoroughbread" is spelled incorrectly in a few places. I don't think we're talking about bread making - more like the breeding of horses. It should be "thoroughbred".

Maybe Menard's needs an editer.

 

 

Maybe it was done on purpose....

Ha ha ha.  I just went to TESS and searched on a trademark.  Your spelling isn't trademarked but another/similar but slightly different spelling is.  I'm actually working on designing a project right now where similar liberties are going to have to be taken to avoid infringing on a trademark.

Stu

Chugman posted:

I love the looks of the cars, but not the road names or colors.

Art

Agreed.   give me a more traditional look and I'm in.