Menards Power & Light is now here!

maybe its just me, but that looks a heck of a lot more like a fire station than a power plant.

Carwash

While a nice model, that is nothing like a power plant.

It looks just like a small version of a diesel-powered power plant we used to have here in our town. If you put about 3 of those models side by side, it would be nearly identical. Nice model, and could be used for many other purposes on a layout.

Jeff

Make a nice Caterpillar Dealer Generator Showroom!

There are many examples of small electrical generating facilities that use diesel engines to run the generator.  I think this model can represent such a facility on a small layout.  Park a tank car instead of a hopper next to it.

I guess they keep the door open since there's no exhaust stack for the diesel... 

Or does it come with coughing and choking sounds?

I see the addition of a muffler enclosure and stacks as easily accomplished.  Here is an example that I may use as a model for the building on my layout.

Nice looking emergency power facility. Way to go Menards!

franktrain

Several of these (Lionel fuel storage tank) next to the building would be good as well.

Think I prefer the Sauerkraut plant, or pickle packer.  This structure is way to modern

for my era.

Yes, I think it works for a small emergency power station.  I worked for a power company in the past and spent time in large coal and oil fired stations, nuclear stations, and a hydro station.  In addition we had combustion turbines that were diesel engines with metal housings around them, vaguely reminding me of a FM Trainmaster.  Put a brick building around those diesels instead of the metal housing, and Menards rendition is plausible to me.  

While I would like to add a small generating station to my layout sometime, Ill have to ponder this one for a while, as I had the taller building with a stack as some of you fellows mentionedmin mind.  That said, I do not have much space, so this would work.

Our Town had a diesel-powered power plant, that had 3 Fairbanks Morse diesels in it. It was used for a standby plant until well into the 80's. Eventually they sold the big diesel engines and someone hauled them out.

Is this some kind of a joke??Looks more like an oil change joint to me.Nick

to me, I think this looks great, I ordered one Sunday, it should be here Wed. I'll post some pictures when it comes in.. Bob

I would like to see Menard's offer the transformers from this model for separate sale??