I've posted a bunch of Menard's trucks here before: one fire truck and several M&M's trucks but this is the first time for a general, run-of-the mill utility truck. This stakebed was actually a freebie I received when ordering Menard's York Hotel a couple of years back and it sat in the box until recently. It's one of their lighted vehicles, done in the same vein as Woodland Scenics Just Plug line of vehicles. The Menard's truck has this big cable sticking down below the frame and plugs into a transformer lead supplied separately by Menard's. I have mixed feelings about all these lighted vehicles. On the one hand they are really cool looking on the layout. On the other hand, one has to drill a 1/2"hole in the board wherever yo want to place one of these things and I am not down to do that! My truck is situated right at the edge of the layout and the cable is simply draped over the side of the layout for the time being so that moving it won't cause any mess or distress to the table top when removed. The truck scales out to 1/48 scale - typical for Menard's - and is made from plastic. You'll notice the printing on the side says "MENARD" not "MENARD'S" - maybe that's why it was free! Enjoy! Opa Fritz
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