BE A POWER KING: The latest structure from Menards is the no. 279-3051 Menards Power & Light building. The O gauge compatible building has two illuminated signs (“Menards Power & Light” and “Harvey Hotwatts”), interior decoration, and LED illumination. The structure comes fully assembled and decorated and costs $99.99 plus shipping (free shipping to your local Menards). Go to www.menards.com to check availability or to order.
SEHR GUTE: Add a stinky but tasty product to your O gauge industrial park! The no. 279-3073 Herman’s Sauerkraut factory from Menards is a fully assembled, decorated, and weathered structure sure to bring a smile to many a hotdog fan. The structure features an illuminated and animated “Herman’s Genuine German Sauerkraut” sign, two yard lights, a blinking red light on the silo, three figures, eight sauerkraut vats, and Jack the German Shepherd. The structure costs $89.99 plus shipping (free shipping to your local Menards) and is available at www.menards.com.
A NEW STANDARD FOR STANDARD GAUGE: USA Track LLC has resumed production of Standard gauge track formerly made by EBR Products. The track features tinplated steel rails, heavy gauge steel ties, nickel-plated steel track pins and robust fiber insulators. Track offered includes full and half straights and curves and a variety of options for the number of ties on your track. Half-straights (2, 3 or 5 ties), full straights (4, 6, or 11 ties), 36-inch straights (7, 13, or 25 ties). Half-curves with 42-inch-diameter (3 or 5 ties), full curves with 42-inch-diameter (5, 9, or 13 ties), full curves with 57-inch-diameter (5 or 9 ties), full curves with 72-inch-diameter (6 or 11 ties, full curves with 84-inch-diameter (7 or 13 ties), and full curves with 87-inch-diameter (7 or 13 ties). For pricing and additional information, go to www.standardgaugetrack.com or email standardgaugetrack@gmail.com.
RAIDERS OF THE IVES ARCHIVES: Prewar historians will love the latest DVD from Hybrid Systems Inc.: HSL’s Guide to the Ives Corporation Paper 1900-1932. The disc contains consumer catalogs from 1901 to 1932, consumer and retailer pricing information, and other documents that totals 57 catalogs, folders, and flyers. Additional content includes How Six Boys Built a Railroad (1912) and The Railroad That Six Boys Built (1915), 90 magazine ads, and 70 Ives patents. The DVD costs $50 plus $5 shipping. Order online at www.hslinc.com.
