@Trainlover9943 posted:I feel like these cars are old K-line tooling. They kinda look similar to them.
They plainly specify, "brand new tooling" in the first sentence. 
Please don't misunderstand me. In no way was I attempting to make a case regarding the "X-Factor" on Menards brand spanking new, fantastic, nice price, tank cars, including commercial corporate road names such as the Tide car which carry private owner reporting marks. It was just an afterthought on my part, remembering all of the private owner cars that ride the rails, owned or leased by industrial corporations, both large and small.
Plastic trucks I assume?
I think Menards is offering a great product at a great price.
@Mannyrock posted:Plastic trucks I assume?
No, but at under $20......there's no better deals.
Hope to see some black ones with white centers! A six pack of those has my name on it!!
Mark:
How about a M&Ms tank car to go with the boxcars and hoppers as well as a M&Ms box truck?
Neal Jeter
@B&O946 posted:These tanks cars, visibly to me, seem to share a lot in common with the MTH Railking Modern Tank Car that they offered. They even have similar measurements.
(pulls out his 2011 MTHRRC RK tanker), 30-73348
Could be a clone. The details seem to match, although the ribs around the tank are visibly thicker.
---PCJ
Menards will take the place of MTH Railking in the near future. And deservedly so...
@B&O946 posted:These tanks cars, visibly to me, seem to share a lot in common with the MTH Railking Modern Tank Car that they offered. They even have similar measurements.
The trucks appear to be the same as a Menards short flat car (plastic I believe). But besides that, they look exactly like an MTH Railking modern tank car.
If nobody absorbs MTH tooling....does it mean that their stuff is open game for cloning?
Kader Industries ( Bachmann's parent company } which is located in Hong Kong may be interested in some of the tooling. They certainly have very deep pockets to purchase tooling if so desired.
Speaking of Hong Kong. Senior citizen model railroaders may recall the HO scale ready-to-run Athearn clones that came displayed on a colorful cardboard back with a plastic protective window and carried a retail price of 99 cents. They were marketed under the Crown Models name. Remember, HK was a British crown colony when the cars were introduced in 1963, thus the choice of this name probably.
Item: In 1963, Athearn HO scale 40 ft. box car kits retailed for $1.49, while special multi-colored decorated cars were priced 20 cents more. During this period, Athearn also offered select cars as RTR at an additional price of course, probably to pay for the time and labor required to assemble the cars.
It should be noted that Menards has already made their mark (no pun intended to Mark, the Menards train guy) in today's economy priced O gauge train market. However, it's quite possible that Menards did get the idea of offering Nice Price trains after having researched the MTH Railking product line, when the decision to enter the business of offering toy trains in their stores was first disscussed at a board meeting.
@Trinity River Bottoms Boomer posted:Speaking of Hong Kong. Senior citizen model railroaders may recall the HO scale ready-to-run Athearn clones that came displayed on a colorful cardboard back with a plastic protective window and carried a retail price of 99 cents. They were marketed under the Crown Models name. Remember, HK was a British crown colony when the cars were introduced in 1963, thus the choice of this name probably.
Which were oddly enough, distributed by Mantua/Tyco.
Advertisement: Model Railroader January 1964. Kalmbach Publishing
Rusty
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@Bill T posted:That won't happen. Menards does not manufacture anything, it is all purchased from what can be produced by their current vendor, which is pretty limited for rolling stock.
Well. MTH really didn't "Manufacture" their Rail King line. I believe they (Like Menards) had them made in China.
Thanks Rusty, for the train ride back down memory track!
The Price was Right for a teenager who threw the evening Tampa Times, Mon-Sat. I started on Route 354, then added 355, which doubled my customer base from about 75 to 150. I made 2 cents on each paper. Of course my mother started collecting room and board which didn't leave much for model railroading.
I graduated from T.R. Robinson High School on June 8, 1964. Was turned down by Atlantic Coast Line. I wasn't cut out to be a switchman I was told. OK, with Uncle Sam wanting me for the US Army, I joined up in August in the US Army Transportation Corps as a Movement Control Specialist. Attended the USATC school at Ft. Eustus, VA, then was placed on a MATS flight to Germany, where I served out my three year obligation.
Regrets? None! Witnessed steam-ups at Ft. Eustus during the autumn of '64 and then all the Deutsche Bundesbahn steam a 18 year old kid could enjoy which began in January 1965. Saw my first steam locomotive at Frankurt, then flew down the Rhein River behind a clean E10 Electric to Heidelberg, which can be described in one three letter word: WOW!
Today I'm a armchair model railroader as well as an O Gauge Railroading digital subscriber and retired off of Deutsche Bahn. The short time I've been a member in good standing on the OGR forum I've met some really great guys and gals. Thanks to all of you for putting up with my big Texas mouth from time to time. It still gets me in trouble now and then. Don't believe me? Ask my wife!
Godspeed and Pray for Peace. Without it we'll all loose the joy of getting to play with what has become known as The World's Greatest Hobby!
@Sigwally posted:
Well. MTH really didn't "Manufacture" their Rail King line. I believe they (Like Menards) had them made in China.
But MTH owned their tooling, Menards does not own any tooling, I believe it is Golden Diecast that is the owner of the tooling that manufactures Menards rolling stock. RMT is also using the same vendor to manufacture their current line of rolling stock.
These are nice cars. Built very much like the MTH Railking cars, and of the same overall quality, I think, but they are about 5% smaller. By far the best cars I have seen Menards sell - a real bargain. Here is one I bought (left) along with a (repainted and weathered in my own livery) Railking tank car that is about four years old.
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Hi Lee, the Conrail tankcar looks A-OK. You nailed it, a heck of a deal from Menards Trains.
Received an e-mail from Menards that my Tide tankers have arrived at our local Menards, will be heading over there tomorrow to pickup those guys up along with some other stuff.
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WOW, and more WOW, terrific selection. Going to be some big sellers in that group of tankers.
I like the Lifesavers and the Army, but If they are coming hot and heavy, I think I'll wait and see what else is coming. If I add a few more it will lower my handling and shipping to product cost ratio.
awesome!
Would love to see some BC Rail/ British Columbia Railway tanks! Road has been sorely overlooked for too long.Model looks great for the price point!
@Lehigh74 posted:I like the Lifesavers and the Army, but If they are coming hot and heavy, I think I'll wait and see what else is coming. If I add a few more it will lower my handling and shipping to product cost ratio.
I already put my order in for the Tide 6-pack. Now I would much rather have the BN or the variety pack. I had no idea that Menards would be following up with new road names so quickly. I agree, if road names are coming out quickly, waiting and seeing for what else is on the way is best. Perhaps Santa Fe soon to be released?
Oh My gosh. Brilliant.
That Burlington Northern tank car interpretation looks good enough to get.
Andrew
The reason to make the BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY tank cars would be because they traveled over the Wisconsin Central railroad tracks in Canadian National Railway freight trains, during the 1990's and 2000's.
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Andrew
Falcon Service
Looks like Menard's will have tanker of the month club.😁
Black UTLX cars and I get 6 at least.......
They look great BTW........
@Menards posted:
Trying to order but nothing works, none of these show on your site. I get "no results found"
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Menards, how about a car painted like this. There are ones with a mint green band of color also. 
photo is mine, Fostoria Ohio spring 2019.
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SP 700 double winged tanker. Would be 100% in. Fuel tender.
Would consider BN if I did that road.
Jack's liquid dog food?
@VistaDomeScott posted:Trying to order but nothing works, none of these show on your site. I get "no results found"
Hi VistaDome,
I'm not seeing any issues on my end but would you try again this morning and let me know?
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
RE: The requests for black tankers. Didn't Menards do a run of "plain" black tankers in their very first set of tank cars? About a year ago? Maybe they're not the exact ones being mentioned above.
@VistaDomeScott posted:Trying to order but nothing works, none of these show on your site. I get "no results found"
Try this link: Tank Cars at Menards, you should find all the tank cars.
