I would like to see from them the following:
A gondola, a refrigerator car, more triple dome tank cars, a covered hopper, a bay window caboose, rubber roadbed to go with their "O" Gauge track and "O" Gauge electric switches done in different radius's.
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Jimmy,
I'd like to see a full scale 1:1 store with a guy like you running it! Miss your smiling voice on the phone.
Oh..... and some tinplate stuff. Seems to be very expensive for some easy-to-make stuff!
Ed
A military style caboose!! Also a NS hopper. 
"What would you like to see Menard's make?"
You their lead salesman!
I'd like to see Menards produce a rural or small town firehouse and maybe a fire truck to go with it. Maybe some type of associated flat car with fire truck or a tank car for firefighting
eddiem posted:Jimmy,
I'd like to see a full scale 1:1 store with a guy like you running it! Miss your smiling voice on the phone.
Oh..... and some tinplate stuff. Seems to be very expensive for some easy-to-make stuff!
Ed
Ahh he beat me to it.
A wood 36 foot reefer car. It would open up a unlimited line of cool decorations for real and fictitious schemes. I think Menards sells a line of old time soft drinks....a really good start. PS make it scale as these are small enough already. 
Scale intermodal containers and some day engines Diesel engines powered and dummy.
Marty
martind posted:Scale intermodal containers and some day engines Diesel engines powered and dummy.
Marty
If Menard's could do the same for locomotives they have for 40 ft box cars I am in!!!!!
But locos open a big ugly can of worms. Command control system or conventional.....either way some will not be happy. And developing your own loco with electronics, drive system and sound??? Not me!! I could see them have a loco made by an established manufacture but it'd most likely be new paint on a current loco and just as costly. JUST IMHO ONLY!
Remake rubber road bed similar to the old Johnson roadbed now impossible to find. I would have never converted to fastrack had the rubber roadbed been available for tubular track,
A fairly detailed catenary system, at least one that looks better than MTH's. Many folks over the years have said they wanted something like this. Does not need to be operational, although I'm sure many would like it to be. I think there are a lot of folks that want a nice looking, easy to setup non-operational catenary to run their 3-rail GG1s and other electrics under.
AMCDave posted:martind posted:Scale intermodal containers and some day engines Diesel engines powered and dummy.
Marty
If Menard's could do the same for locomotives they have for 40 ft box cars I am in!!!!!
But locos open a big ugly can of worms. Command control system or conventional.....either way some will not be happy. And developing your own loco with electronics, drive system and sound??? Not me!! I could see them have a loco made by an established manufacture but it'd most likely be new paint on a current loco and just as costly. JUST IMHO ONLY!
Conventional would be great to start and if price is right that would be fine as we can always add TMCC or Proto sound 3 ( I think it is now lol ) I'm for new engine steam if bigger than x-4-x maybe like a hudson and some diesels GP's and NW-2 are always fine with me. So are alco's
More loads on flat that are more like 50's - 60's era vehicles.
dandeo50 posted:Remake rubber road bead similar to the old Johnson roadbed now impossible to find. I would have never converted to fastrack had the rubber roadbed been available for tubular track,
THAT is a very realistic suggestion.....with Menard's connections they should be able to source it. I am using cork but understand the desire for it.
Menards IS offering a three dome tanker. I was hoping for a quantity of different numbered single dome black GATX or UTLX tankers on Bettendorfs. Nobody has mentioned buildings. How about a meat packing plant, in two parts, the plant, and the adjoining stock pen?
Since we're trying to build a cityscape, I'd like to see city buildings, like apartment buildings with fire escapes and slightly grand entrances (circa NYC 1920s - 1940s) and commercial business buildings and department stores like Macy's or Gimbles - the type that often have multiple doors or a revolving door and side doors, with large first floor picture windows and nice brickwork.
EDIT: blasted autocorrect! I fixed it but it should have said REVOLVING door. And Menards would do it right. For hotel, a nice bar/lounge seen through big windows on one side of hotel and the other side to house a nice lobby with front desk and couches where little people bustling about or just sitting can be added.
Peter
Me too!!!
More buildings that are available in HO. A high sided gondola. Cars and trucks from the forties, fifties. Single dome tank cars.............Paul
My favorite Menards product is the next one coming out!
Un-decorated cars and a selection of decals.
Gilly@N&W posted:Un-decorated cars and a selection of decals.
If Microscale, Walthers and Champ (and thers) all gave up on O scale.....doubt it would be a good category for them. Just a reality check. I can make decals on a commercial level....I've looked at it....no thanks....but if any one wants to enter the biz I'll direct you as to how.
Manual and powered switches. O31 and O36.
Very happy with their rolling stock so far.
I do not want to see anymore triple-dome tank cars, they were too rare.
I do want to see Burlington Northern Single-Dome Tank Cars in the correct paint scheme with the right graphics and lettering fonts. Previous versions of BURLINGTON NORTHERN tank cars from other companies have been weak attempts.
Andrew
Gunderson ribbed wood-chip hoppers with operating end door and chip dumping track accessory.
Railroad paint schemes to make for the Gunderson ribbed-sided wood chip hoppers with operating end door.
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee Road
Burlington Northern
Canadian National
Algoma Central
CP Rail
Norfolk Southern
Andrew
Intermodal well cars with containers and/or piggy backs
Stinky1 posted:Intermodal well cars with containers and/or piggy backs
Are you guys suggesting Intermodal cars and hoping Menard's can do them for $20....or you just want more variety?? When I decided to make up a Intermodal train, I model late 50's, there were plenty on the market.
And yes my suggestion of wood reefers is not ground breaking......lots of them out there......but I can see Menard's making them more affordable by co-branding with their vendors.
I'd love to see a farm house, barn & out buildings. Also a brewery would be welcome.
Another industry. Perhaps a warehouse where the train goes inside to deliver.
ore cars
trestrainfan posted:ore cars
Williams by Bachmann just announced they are producing the K-Line ore cars again in new schemes.
They would have to make a different type of ore car. Perhaps the never before offered in O Scale rib sided ore cars like on the Chicago & North Western, Wisconsin Central SSAM, Soo Line.
This is an HO scale model from Roundhouse originally, now Walthers.
Andrew
I would like to see a series of circus cars similar to the army cars. This would include flats with animal cage loads, box cars and hopefully a few passenger cars. For structures, how about a set of circus tents including a Big Top! Now that's not too much to wish for... is it?
Oh yeah... How about some Ohio Central line cars...
Paul
In addition to the case lots of individually numbered single dome black tank cars...l will take a case of individually numbered drop bottom gondolas, and cost can be saved by scrimping on the out of sight bottom detail. Just so they look good on the track. These for western railroads, for me, and eastern roads for others. Should be on Bettendorfs; changing them all out is a nuisance, and Weaver #711's are now hard to find.
SOO LINE 1960's era long flat car in white with Green block for A SOO LINE Colormark CAR.
Andrew
A lot of great suggestions here! I think what Menards is doing so far has been great. It just keeps getting better and better. I don't have any of their hopper or tank cars, yet...that will most likely change once Christmas gets closer. The possibilities for new paint schemes on the hoppers, tank cars, boxcars, and flatcars is almost limitless. Hope they keep 'em coming!
I'd like Menards to put out some more cabooses, too. Again, there's no end to what paint schemes they could put on them.
As for things they haven't made, I think it would be cool if they would find a way to produce a series of passenger cars, maybe 027 size or slightly larger, at a reasonable cost - maybe the $35-$40 range. Have them be based on Budd streamlined equipment - a baggage car, coach, dome, sleeper, observation car, etc. Not that I need any more passenger equipment (LOL), but I wouldn't mind adding the occasional coach or something in old railroad liveries as "private varnish" on my Amtrak trains. Or offer Amtrak stuff? I hear it's kind of difficult to get Amtrak licensing but if Menards could do it that would be awesome.
If Menards did offer locomotives, they'd have to be basic, conventional ones. Nothing wrong with that, those of us that like command can add it later if we want to. A $70 or $80 diesel with decent detail and reliability and a working horn might be a home run for them.
How about some not modern vehicles? I search and search that bin, but every auto or truck looks too modern. Menards has a cool Pennsy MOW pick up, but it's insanely too modern. PRR merged into PC in 1968.
Most importantly, I want them to make MONEY from this tiny part of their business, so they will keep doing it, it pays it's own way, and the beancounters are not screaming at them. Hey, maybe Menards could buy OGR.
WWII stuff. Scale WWII motorized equipment (tanks, jeeps, trucks, etc.).
Alan
I would like to see HO cars of any type, reasonable detailed and reasonably priced.
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