I inadvertently labeled the truck featured in yesterday's post as a Chevy COE. It is in fact a Ford C-600 COE. Which means the post I had done on 3 Oct was also wrong (which has now been corrected). I've re-labeled all the photos from both posts and have included them here. Opa Fritz
The granddaughter wanted me to start setting up the Christmas train layout - like right now! Oh good grief. But first the Halloween layout had to be dismantled. Anywho, as I started this Menards M&M's Track inspection set a few days ago, it would probably help if I continued it, so let's look at one of the two motorized units in this set. The set's main piece is based on their 1956 Chevy COE truck which Menard's sells as a separate piece without any motorization
The truck in this set is equipped with a simple remote control. One button for forward, the other for reverse. The LED lights are directional meaning the front lights turn on when going forward and the rear lights go on when going in reverse. The truck does not receive power from the track so this thing can run on any O-gauge track system. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
I've been posting the Menard's M&M's train stuff pretty much in order by the year they were produced, but this one slipped through the cracks. This was released last year and I suppose one can say is the first branded 'train' set that Menard's produced on its own. I have two sets made by Lionel for Menard's that were released in 2006 and 2011, but the set you see here today was produced totally by Menard's from their manufacturer's in China. After having this for a couple of months now, the pieces are still in the box and I haven't yet removed them for photography or testing! Soooo, that means I gotta get off me arse and start taking pictures huh? For now though - Enjoy! Opa Fritz