Plasser & Theurer Track Tamper and Liner - in N?!

[sirenwerks]

I know there were rumors of a now-killed Plasser track tamper project from a European manufacturer, but I didn't really pay attention to them. But today I ran across this - http://steam.to/nsprays/tamper/tamper.php3. Anyone know if this is the same project, or if it's real? At over $200 it's steep, but it looks nice on the web site.

[Mark5]

I've seen this posted before on one or more forums in recent years ...

[bsoplinger]

Anyone know if this is the same project, or if it's real? At over $200 it's steep, but it looks nice on the web site.

I know I signed up to get one of those from Wig-Wag I believe who was taking pre-orders once upon a time.

Hmm, just searched my outbox, here's the URL describing it, sounds like the same project:

http://www.wig-wag-trains.com/Lemke/Lemke_Product-Page.htm

Notice the huge price difference between then (about a year and a half ago) and now, not all is explained by the dolalr euro exchange rate. That was 200 ish for the assembled model, now that's almost 200ish for the kit!

[Denver Road Doug]

Pretty sure these aren't the same.

[ljudice]

These are not the same - the N-sprays model is a brass kit, the Hobbytrain model is injected molded plastic with a motor and will be DCC ready.  It will also be around $110.

The story is that a new manufacturer has been found (Lemke/Hobbytrain is more of a project manager/distributor) and will be available in the fall of 2008. Of course they said it would be available in the fall of 2006 in the fall of 2005!

I sure wish Kibri would do some of those HO machines like the tamper and the stabilizer in N!

Why the heck is there so little interest in MOW stuff???

[Denver Road Doug]

I wish I knew.  I thought maybe Bachmann would jump in at some point since they've done some stuff in HO.  (disclaimer: I haven't taken more than a passing glance at the B-mann HO stuff so don't jump down my throat about how it sucks, if it does.  It's yellow and looks like MOW equipment, that's about all I know.)  My biggest episode of HO Envy happens when I walk past the booth of a vendor that has been at several local shows with the most absolutely lights-out cool MOW equipment...in HO of course.  He kinda wrinkles his nose when N-scale is mentioned.

I hope to get my hands on one of those kits, but I can't do it right now.  Maybe that's part of the problem, a bit of catch-22...the stuff we have is pricey and maybe doesn't sell real well so others don't make any thinking its not gonna work out.  Maybe a good "value" piece will get the ball rolling.  I initially thought the Lemke release would be the catalyst, but it's (a) 3 years late and (b) rising in price by each year.

[Chris333]

Thought I heard George at WigWag say the model on his site was canceled, but i could be wrong.

[ljudice]

Chris, the latest info from the German newsgroups is that the project is back underway... Evidentally this was announced at the Frankfurt show a few weeks ago...

Lou

[engineshop]

According to Lemke Hobbytrain (manufacturer) it is not canceled but postponed.

http://www.lemkecollection.de/product.asp?pID=6693&cID=41

[Mark5]

Hehe Bachmann's got ya covered:

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/em80c.html

 

[Robbman]

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[ljudice]