O gauge One Police Plaza from Menards Price: $99.99 (No. 2794435) Dimensions: 12 inches wide, 10 3/8 inches deep, 13 1/8 inches high. Features: Helicopter with rotating rotor blades, helipad with blinking landing lights, six police figures, and Jack the German shepherd. Power: Requires a 4.5-volt AC to DC power adapter, sold separately (Menards Nos. […]
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New products from the November 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
BOX WITHIN A BOX: The Alco-GE-Ingersoll Rand boxcab returns to the MTH lineup. The O gauge diesel model has a die-cast metal shell, a can-style motor, and coil couplers and comes in seven road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago & North Western, Harlem Transfer Co., Ingersoll-Rand, Lehigh Valley, Long Island RR, and Union Carbide. MTH […]
City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 14 Sparking Interest
With the scenery in place on our O gauge CT&T layout, Kent and Bob turn their attention to adding the structures that will give the Big City an urban/industrial appearance. Follow along to see how the guys wire up the illuminated structures from Menards, MTH, and Woodland Scenics! […]
City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 14 Sparking Interest
With the scenery in place on our O gauge CT&T layout, Kent and Bob turn their attention to adding the structures that will give the Big City an urban/industrial appearance. Follow along to see how the guys wire up the illuminated structures from Menards, MTH, and Woodland Scenics! […]
Small town depot from Menards
Small town depot from Menards Price: $79.99 (No. 279-4437) Features: Rural train station with interior lighting, external detail pieces, and nine figures, sights-to-see billboard, cargo boxes, and luggage with hand truck. Power supply sold separately. Order online at www.Menards.com/Trains Every kid’s parents probably told him or her, “Good things come in small packages.” Of course, […]
New products from the October 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
TRANSCON CHAMPION: Atlas O’s Trainman line Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive is in stores now. The O gauge model salutes the more than 1,500 Dash 8s made by General Electric between 1990 and 1994. The model has two motors, remote couplers, and a smoke unit. The road names include BNSF, CSX, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific. […]
Menards O gauge UFO scene
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Menards O gauge UFO scene
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Starbucks store from Menards
O GAUGE STARBUCKS STORE FROM MENARDS Price: $79.99 (No. 279-4325) Features: Coffee shop with three backlit signs, interior lighting, external chairs, tables, and figures; interior store detailing and figures. Order online at www.Menards.com/Trains O gauge layout owners seem to fall into three general groups. The first is roughly “anything goes,” which is any type of […]
New products from the September 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
BOOK ’EM JACKO: Give five-oh a prominent spot on your O gauge layout with the no. 279-4435 Police Plaza from Menards. The multi-story police station features a brightly illuminated entrance (guarded by, who else? Jack the police dog) and a rooftop helipad with police chopper. The roof has flashing red LEDs, and the helipad has […]
New products from the July 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains
LET’S HAVE A BARN DANCE: The latest Built-&-Ready Structure from Woodland Scenics is the no. BR5865 Old Weathered Barn. The O gauge structure has a fieldstone foundation, shingled roof, hayloft door, and weather vane above the cupola. It also has a concrete grain silo, implement shed, paned windows, and traditional barn doors. The structure is […]
Menards announces International Toy Train Expo event
“The Family Magic of Trains” comes to the Chippewa Valley and you and your family will want to be there! Don’t miss the International Toy Train Expo on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8, 2018 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day at the Chippewa Valley Expo Center located at 5150 Old Mill […]