[seayakbill]

IMO I doubt that you will see a steamer any time soon. 50 / 50 chance you will see another F unit for the Holidays.

Bill

 

[seayakbill]

Yes, Menards Guy said they are coming out with 6 road name Diesels this fall. Maybe as many as 9 road names.

I had not heard that from Mark the Menards guy, very interesting. Depending on the advertised price could possibly sell a Maersk boatload of em.

Bill

 

[seayakbill]

Obviously, we want the next version to be nearly perfect. It may be 2023 when the next batch is complete. We will work on other liveries at that point. As always, road name suggestions are always welcomed!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Thanks for the info Mark. Since Menards is a big time Midwest company a Milwaukee, Minneapolis & St Louis or SOO line seems appropriate.
Bill

 

[seayakbill]

Waiting for the day Menard's gives us a little glimpse behind the curtain...

After the last Beta tests I am thinking its back to the drawing board. I would think Beta Test #5 will be in the offering after the first of the year.

 

[seayakbill]

Only one Red War Bonnet for sale on E-Bay. So even with the gremlins in the early releases folks are keeping them. Would like to see a Milwaukee for the next releases if Menards is still in the locomotive business.

 

[seayakbill]

Thur or Fri a non-powered AT&SF was offered and it sold out in about 2 hours.

 

[seayakbill]

Unpowered is easy, it's just like another piece of rolling stock. It's when you add power and electronics that the wheels start to fall off.

I don't believe there was any issues with the Blue AT&SF power unit last issued, it was the unpowered unit that had the lighting issue blowing the fuse or whatever in the unpowered unit.

 

[seayakbill]

@Millstonemike I ran the NON powered Beta 3 for 30 minutes with lightning on and NO issues,
Thanks for your guidance Mike.

@AMCDave if yours is the NON powered Beta 3 try flipping the switch on bottom, it worked with mine.

Bob

Yep, they corrected the problem with the unpowered A unit. I received the Blue Bonnet with the new electronics and the on / off switch. Head light is very bright but I will keep it off when in use as a trailing A unit. Pretty darn good deal at $89. Maybe a set of Milwaukees are on the drawing board.