New arrivals

After a long wait and several enquiries to Canada Post and DLH in Germany, a parcel with my new locomotive, the Lenz V36 finally arrived in February. It had been posted in Germany on the 18th of November!. However, the locomotive is superb,operates great right out of the box and is further proof why Lenz is gaining in popularity all over the globe but mostly in Germany.
This years toy fair in Nuremberg again had lots of new items announced from Lenz, especially intriguing was the remote uncoupling device. It fits between the tracks and has sprung pins that hold it in place, it is dcc equipped and requires no further wiring. My kind of accessory.
Brawa has new freight cars and MTH some Swiss ones and locomotives.

The other new item is this G10 refer car, lettered for a mineral water firm in Bavaria. It is the first and so far only private owner car offered from Lenz. It is hoped that Lenz will not fall in with many model railroad firms, and produce beer and other private cars ad nauseum.