Menards American Materials Plant

Description: The Basics: Fully assembled and decorated structure with 20 exterior LEDS, four rooftop warning lights, and a flashing American Materials sign with animated lighting pattern. The structure's base is approximately 9-1/2 inches wide by 5-1/2 inches deep and rises 12 inches. This is approximately 47 feet in O scale, 63 feet in S scale, and 85 feet on HO scale. The silo base and ground both have sand texture. The wooden cribbing is dark brown.For illumination American Materials Plant #2 requires a Menards 4.5 volt power supply, Menards SKU 279-4061, 279-4062, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kit (SKU# 279-4681) to serve multiple structures on your layout. All are available separately.Why you need this: Probably every model railroader has looked at a structure or scenery detail from another scale, and wondered if they could integrate it into his/her layout. Sometimes, such as with a culvert or an oil tank, it can be fairly easy. But usually details like doors and ladders make this conversion a bit of a challenge, if not impossible. This structure changes the game.The American Materials Plant #2 was designed from the start to omit details that would tie it to a specific scale. It is a storage facility for a wide range of materials. The eight silos are approximately two-inches wide and could house sand, concrete, coal, limestone, or even taconite pellets for your ore cars. If your line hauls bulk material, this is the loading or drop point of choice. This would also be a grand choice for your seaport or dock area.The plant has a heavy base with a textured surface. It is the foundation for cribbing with crossbeams. The base of the silos drops into it, and there is more textured surface at that level. The silos rise approximately eight inches above that level.The front of the structure has an American Materials sign with an animated American flag. The flag is illuminated when the accessory is plugged in. A power connection feeds out of the foundation, and there is also an additional pigtail underneath for those who wish to drop it through their train table for concealed wiring. This structure is designed for use with the simple-to-use Menards 4.5 volt Plug & Play power system.The top has an outward slanted corrugated facade that is two inches long. This conceals a flat surface. You'll find simulated piping running to each silo. There are also red flashing aircraft warning lights mounted in each corner.Want to "scale-ize" it? This building is generic enough to allow you to fine-tune it with details such as ladders and signage in the scale of your choice.Avoid the hassle of cutting up PVC pipe for your trackside industry. The American Materials Plant 2 is a nice-looking business that comes ready to install on the O, S, or the HO scale layout of your choice. FeaturesMulti-scale design fits any O, S or HO layout!47 Feet high in O scale63 Feet high in S scale85 Feet high in HO scalePrelit with 20 LED lights, including 4 blinking red lights on the roofElectronic American Materials sign with waving flag lighting patternLimited editionApproximate Power Draw: 72 mARequires 4.5-volt power source (sold separately, Menards SKU# 279-4061, 4062, 4050)9-11/16"W x 5-7/16"D x 11-3/4"H

Price: 109.99 USD

Location: Spencer, Iowa

End Time: 2024-08-27T19:55:08.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25 USD