Gaugemaster adds Viessmann Magirus Deutz tanker and CarMotion upgrades
Viessmann’s new Magirus Deutz Shell tanker puts road traffic in motion, while CarMotion detectors and accessories push automated vehicle running further.
Static road scenery was not the point of Gaugemaster’s latest Viessmann roundup. The standout was the MAGIRUS DEUTZ Shell tanker functional model, backed by new CarMotion accessories and detectors designed to make road vehicles move, stop, and interact more convincingly on a layout.
That matters because CarMotion is built for the parts of a model world where trains alone do not tell the whole story. Viessmann describes the system as a way to create realistic traffic scenes on dioramas, display cases, and model roads, with vehicles using charging and programming connections plus lithium-polymer batteries. Viessmann says a CarMotion vehicle can run for about 4 to 6 hours in normal operation, or about 2 hours at maximum speed and full load, which gives the system real operating value rather than a brief novelty burst.
The appeal for layout builders is in the control. Viessmann says CarMotion vehicles work with many existing road-guidance systems, including contact wire and magnetic tape, as well as points, stop coils, and magnetic coils. The company also says the vehicles can work with Faller stop points through a time relay, which opens the door to traffic-light-style operation. That makes the system useful in places where believable road movement can change the feel of a scene, from freight yards and construction areas to fire brigade runs.
Gaugemaster’s 2026 notes placed CarMotion at the center of Viessmann’s new items for the year and listed a wide spread of compatible parts: Magirus Deutz emergency and military trucks, an MB Actros base chassis, flatbeds, tankers, box trailers, curtainside semitrailers, IR scanners, powered gear units, front axles, LED bumper lighting, retrofit sound kits, and mounting accessories. A separate April 24 update also highlighted a limited-edition Mercedes-Benz Actros 2-axle box body truck and a roadway testing mat, underscoring how modular the range has become.
That direction fits Viessmann’s own history. Viessmann Modelltechnik says it was founded in 1988 as a family-run maker of high-quality model railway accessories, and it now describes itself as one of the leading suppliers in the model railway and model-making industry. The current push with CarMotion shows that identity still rests on motion, control, and technical realism.
For modellers who want a tanker to do more than sit in a scene, this release answered the right question: how do you make a road network work like part of the layout, not just decorate it?
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