Happy Friday!
Here is your first hint for next week's train release.
Have a good weekend!
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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How about the green in the "O" in SOUTHERN? Too late to add the green?
New boxcar, maybe the Tide boxcar.
Wow.......
I have been away for about a year. A while back I voiced my opinion that your cars are great but I did not like the painted ladders and roof walks. I really like the new decoration of the cars. The painted door guides complete the look. I can see about 20 of those ATSF boxes behind a Northern.......
Great work!
Maybe, you are going to start selling your box cars in a 4 pack.
To overstate the obvious... 4 Packs of assorted boxcars.
TTX intermodal well car with NS and BNSF containers.
What, me worry?
Will there be reporting marks and road numbers on the Pennsy and Southern cars?
I wish the new firehouse will be released soon.
4 for the price of 1 on the 4th of July!
Ok maybe not. 🤪
Something BNSF and Norfork Southern?
Building of a manufacturer that use to sell train cars. Maybe “Columbia Train House”. I know, that was cheap. Hope all are well.
@Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:Building of a manufacturer that use to sell train cars. Maybe “Columbia Train House”. I know, that was cheap. Hope all are well.
Ha, a sheep in Wolf's clothing.
Boxcars in BNSF and NS schemes. Maybe in 4 packs for the Fourth of July?
Hmm..
Pennsy: Northeast
Southern: Southeast
ATSF: Southwest
BN: Northwest
...I got nothin' 
---PCJ
OK, the who depends. The short which tharcell came from? Classic LT? The new HBO version?
So Menards is going to put graffiti on 1940-1950 era boxcars, that never would have had graffiti on them? To each their own, I guess.
If it's 'Killroy' , masked band Beano or Cinncy kid or other period correct....good.
@brr posted:So Menards is going to put graffiti on 1940-1950 era boxcars, that never would have had graffiti on them? To each their own, I guess.
40's and 50's (and earlier) cars had graffiti, (Bozo Texino, Kilroy, Herby, etc.) except it was chalk, wasn't as destructive or considered "art."
Rusty
@Menards posted:Here's another hint.
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
Not a good idea.
@Rusty Traque posted:40's and 50's (and earlier) cars had graffiti, (Bozo Texino, Kilroy, Herby, etc.) except it was chalk, wasn't as destructive or considered "art."
Rusty
Yep......KILLROY and KC on my custom Gon
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I can't figure out how we're going to get the firehouse out of these clues but I'm hoping! LOL
Four unpainted boxcars. Don
4 tagged boxcars to me...
That's it?
Tennessee Alabama & Georgia (TAG) boxcar? Blue with yellow TAG?
Just saw some new boxcars on the Menards website!!!
Before someone calls me a liar - Menards took down new boxcars - must be getting close to release. I did see them truly I did.
@Greg - Mi posted:Before someone calls me a liar - Menards took down new boxcars - must be getting close to release. I did see them truly I did.
I saw them too and they’re exactly what I was afraid of. 40s-50s era paint schemes with graffiti over them. I’ll be passing on these.
@cta4391 posted:I saw them too and they’re exactly what I was afraid of. 40s-50s era paint schemes with graffiti over them. I’ll be passing on these.
If that's what they are, Menards will sell them a lot to the younger crowd, I think. Mark, I do think they are a good sell though. Yinz made a bunch of cars a steam era fan would enjoy. 
I just looked over my shoulder at a bunch on my shelf.
Look what Elmer did!
Introducing four new weathered boxcars, each with unique graffiti designs on both sides.
The basics: O gauge boxcars with plastic body, metal wheels and couplers, and colorful graphics. The cars are gently weathered to simulate years of service and feature realistic looking simulated graffiti. The cars are 11 inches long, 2-3/8 inches wide, and 3-3/8 inches high. The cars can operate on O-27 or wider diameter curved track.
Why you need this: Whether in a movie or rolling down the track, you’ve most likely seen a train with graffiti painted on it. Right or wrong, graffiti is commonplace among railroading and Menards is helping to add that boost of realism to your layout. The cars look like they have been in service, but have years to go before they’ll see a scrap line!
Road name and graphics are authentic and are stylishly applied. These freight cars are gently weathered with residue of what looks like several years of riding the rails. Like actual freight cars, the grime accumulates at spots where wind, rain, and snow force it to accumulate. The weathering does not obscure any detailing or lettering. The graffiti on the other hand, is crisp and unweathered like it was freshly "tagged" by a renegade artist.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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They all look good, Mark! The weathering is nice and the grafiti stands out as newly applied.
Sorry. NOT for me.
@Mark Boyce posted:They all look good, Mark! The weathering is nice and the grafiti stands out as newly applied. Elmer missed his calling up to now! Cwazy Wabbit!!
@Mark Boyce posted:They all look good, Mark! The weathering is nice and the grafiti stands out as newly applied. Elmer missed his calling up to now! Cwazy Wabbit!!
Talking to yourself now Mark? 
Why are there fairly modern steel boxcars, and what appears to "K-brake" rigging instead of A_B triple valve?
I was just wondering if the graffiti is a sticker, as the numbers tend to be on the cars. If so, they could be pealed off the car, if you didn't want the car, tagged.
Rusty
@Diverging Clear posted:I was just wondering if the graffiti is a sticker, as the numbers tend to be on the cars. If so, they could be pealed off the car, if you didn't want the car, tagged.
Rusty
Hi Rusty,
The graffiti artworks are all waterslide decals, like our Nose Art Boxcars. I think these turned out much nicer than a sticker would have. Numbers are water decals too.
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
Thank you for the reply, and the information, Mark. I appreciate the information!
Rusty
