Hi Everyone,
Here is your first hint at our upcoming release.
Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Menards!
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M&M loads for the hoppers?
More M&M's cars.
Steve
Tanker !
M&M Candy factory.
M&M Milk Chocolate Tank Car!
A plain-Jane, red-oxide Rock Island Rocket 40' box car!!!
It's about time, I've been waiting forever for Menard's to do one of these! Do I get a free bag of peanut M&M's for the winning guess? 
Its going to be a Kyle Busch flatcar with his race car on it!
Seeing Kyle Busch won the Nascar championship this year!
Yardmaster posted:Its going to be a Kyle Busch flatcar with his race car. Seeing Kyle Busch won the Nascar championship this year!
There would be few buyers in that case.
RadioRon posted:Yardmaster posted:Its going to be a Kyle Busch flatcar with his race car. Seeing Kyle Busch won the Nascar championship this year!
There would be few buyers in that case.
I agree, I was rooting for anybody but him.
Steve
Maybe a Gondola or Tank car with M&M logos like on the boxcars
or a Mars Candy Factory ?
Or maybe a Caboose !
Well they have done Hoppers, and Boxcars, so maybe a flat car with them tied down on it. 
Maybe a M&M's truck of some kind. ( ie Tractor trailer )
They just did some boxcars. So what is next?
Well.... here's my 2 cent guess.. a corner store that sells appliances and candy....lol.. maybe even comes with a box truck made just for Play Trains....
Oh goody, another box truck! Thank you Santa! LOL
A model of a Menards store building. Menards sells both M&Ms and Whirlpool appliances
A corner laundromat. With an M&M's vending machine visible inside the front window. 
M&M's and Whirlpool, strange combination. Maybe a small version of a Menards store with in store advertising for both vendors.
Pretty safe to say it is NOT the weathered coaling building I've been hoping for for several years
OH NO -- here we go playing games again -- just say what it is so we can go out and buy it!!!!!!
It a tractor trailer full of M&M products for the old man and a complete set of whirlpool appliances for the wife with all the money he saved buying his beer direct from the Brewery!
Can you say, when you will announce your new product? Will it be this week or next?
Bro, waiting for the grand reveal is getting to you! Go sprinkle some snow on your lawn! LOL
A brewery??!!
Well, Mark said TBD. So, when we see it, I'm sure it will be great...I know it will be great !!!!!
A box truck carrying M & Ms crashes in front of an appliance store letting out the cows that were cownapped by aliens. See, thought it would be hard, huh?
Menards posted:Happy Friday!
Here's your weekend hint. We are shooting for a Tuesday (12/10) release, so keep an eye out for updates!
Have a good weekend!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
A see thru glass enclosed factory!!
I have absolutely no idea! Final answer! LOL
Semi Trailers
Menards posted:Happy Friday!
Here's your weekend hint. We are shooting for a Tuesday (12/10) release, so keep an eye out for updates!
Have a good weekend!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
KLEARVUE CABINETRY... WHAT THE HECK !!!! this scares me...….
How about a Menards store? They sell M&Ms and Hersheys at the checkout aisles, and carry Clearvue and Whirlpool products.
cabinet Bob posted:Menards posted:Happy Friday!
Here's your weekend hint. We are shooting for a Tuesday (12/10) release, so keep an eye out for updates!
Have a good weekend!
-Mark the Menards Train GuyKLEARVUE CABINETRY... WHAT THE HECK !!!! this scares me...….
Just thank your lucky stars it's not Clearview Porta
If it is a giant Menards will we see the train stuff through the windows?
Ken-Oscale posted:How about a Menards store? They sell M&Ms and Hersheys and carry Clearvue and Whirlpool products.
There was a Menards store, and separate garden center several years ago.
RadioRon posted:Ken-Oscale posted:How about a Menards store? They sell M&Ms and Hersheys and carry Clearvue and Whirlpool products.
There was a Menards store, and separate garden center several years ago.
Looks like a reissue to me....
A Crossroad of Commerce: The O Scale Strip Mall Shopping Center. Shop Now>
Dimensions: 21”W x 5-3/4”D x 5-5/8”H
The basics: This is a fully assembled and decorated strip shopping center with five retail outlets ranging from food to appliance sales. The building has a 21- by 5-¾-inch footprint and the building is 5-5/8-inches tall. Stores have a color interior with ample interior and exterior lighting.
The front has a simulated concrete sidewalk with six support columns. Placed in front are 10 customer figures, a coin-operated riding horse, and Jack the German shepherd. The structure has a simulated tarpaper roof and four heating and air conditioning units decorating the topside.
The building is illuminated by 54 LEDs. This requires a Menards 4.5 volt power supply, Menards SKU# 279-4062, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the 8- or 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kits (SKU# 279-4035, 4681) and to serve multiple structures and vehicles. All are available separately.
Why you need this: Gone is the shopping mall; the day of the strip mall has begun.
The style of this great new building is purely modern. This is an architectural design that you’ll find all across the country.
The building packs in five shops that provide a good cross section of the retail trade. The Chicago Burger Co. satisfied your town folks’ need for a tasty burger. Next door is the Candy Shop where you can get your fix of M&Ms or chocolate-covered peanuts.
The anchor storefront is the Dollar Store. The familiar store will attract the harried shopper who needs a convenient place to get paper towels and laundry soap without needing to fight the crowds at the Mega Market!
The two remaining shops are a boon to homeowners: Klearvue Cabinets for that kitchen renovation on the books, and a Whirlpool appliance store for all the major appliances your citizenry needs.
Each shop has a color cardstock interior matching the theme of the business: Restaurant, candy, a mini market, kitchen counters, and rows of stoves and refrigerators.
The shops have clear windows with bracing and doorways. The front walkway is simulated concrete. Figures are placed in front of the shops: Five women, four men, one tyke, and Jack the German Shepherd going on a walk. A salute to shopping center nostalgia is a coin-operated horse ride.
The support columns are painted to match the structure’s tan decoration. The end and rear walls are smooth, so you can place multiple strip malls in a row for an impressive shopping experience. The roof has simulated tarpaper covering. You’ll find four heating and air conditioning units spaced evenly on the roof. Lighting for the storefront signage and the stores themselves is covered by more than 50 LEDs.
The shallow depth of the building gives you flexibility in placement on your layout, and the styling fits right in with modern Menards buildings such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, and the County Hotel by Menards.
The strip mall shopping center adds another level of depth realism and texture to your O gauge railroad.
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