I converted the MTH radar tower. I used a small screw driver motor to rotate the shaft. Even though motor is from tiny screw driver, it is the same motor in a MTH Pantagraph setup.
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Mine is on the way! ..Im pretty sure its going to be a John Deere dealer ..all the trucks going around the layout
Although I already have a slightly damaged Dept 56 Ford Dealership, I am very intrigued by the Menards Valley Motors Dealership. In 1963 my father purchased the Ford Dealership in Bremerton, WA. At the time it was known as Dunn Ford, but for many years before that it was Kerr Motors. The Ford dealership itself was located right in the middle of downtown Bremerton until 1971 when Dad convinced four other dealers to create the Big 5 Auto Center on the outskirts of town, one of the first multi-dealer auto complexes in Washington.
Although the original Kerr Motors Showroom area was not a rounded “Art Deco” window like Menards, this picture of the downtown store taken before a two story addition was added about 5 years before we bought it, definitely has the showroom featuring the early ‘50s pick-up and panel trucks Menards has chosen to highlight its model:
Our old store downtown has recently been remodeled into a combination of living and retail space, and our “new store in the renamed Bremerton Auto Center is now the Nissan dealership. The current Ford store is now part of the multi-dealership West Hills Autoplex adjacent to the Bremerton Auto Center.
Time marches on, but it can be remembered and even stand still on our layouts.
Cheers!
Alan
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I used a small screw driver motor to rotate the shaft.
DON- that is another way of doing an electrified rotation, Self-contain the motor and power source.
I did that setup on my rotating 2-sided SINCLAIR sign. But for the Valley Motors I would need some major internal surgery on the building.
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Very nice, @Snkbittin 
@EscapeRocks posted:Very nice, @Snkbittin
Thank you! more signage coming along with more tractors and shop trucks
Does the Ford version come with a AAA membership?
Any idea why the dealership is no longer listed on Menards site? Did it sell out already?
@base11 posted:Any idea why the dealership is no longer listed on Menards site? Did it sell out already?
It sure looks that way. Glad I jumped on mine when I did. Anyone notice their prices went up a little?
I picked up one at the local Menards this weekend but the rotating motor sticks in one spot and needs a nudge to restart. Does anyone know if this might be an easy fix? Thanks!
Daryl
@DGuill posted:I picked up one at the local Menards this weekend but the rotating motor sticks in one spot and needs a nudge to restart. Does anyone know if this might be an easy fix? Thanks!
Daryl
When you lift the truck off does the shaft turn ok? It sits on a nylon type thin washer and maybe just needs a lil lube ., if the shaft doesn’t turn freely then that’s another issue
Thanks sir - the shaft stops in the same spot with the white truck lifted off…just needs a slight nudge to restart with truck on or off. Same spot
I was going to wait but my wife said to order it on her card for my Christmas present, I'm glad i did but i'm sure more are on the way.
Yeah tried that but no joy
Are your lights flickering? It could be a power issue as in not enough power maybe.
Chris - thanks but no, the lights are fine. I’m using the recommended power supply (2A I think). It’s definitely clicking on something internally and getting hung up. The motor appears to be glued inside a box so might be better to just return it. Thanks for the suggestion though!
