I've been reading a number of forum posts talking about the Trackman 2000 Cleaning Car. I found this link to Stephens Outdoor Railways which shows the Trackman 2000 for G,O,S,HO & N Gauges. The link doesn't mention replacement pads or parts, but here is the link.
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Looks simple enough to build, the pad looks as though it may be made from a scrubby.
Ray
For those interested in the Trackman 2000, the first post is correct about Stephen's Outdoor Railways being able to supply all gauges. To give you a little background, the original Trackman 2000 was created by Henry Hefter, from Temple, Pa., and patented in 2004. In 2012 the patent expired, and HAS NOT been renewed by anyone. Henry Hefter passed away in 2012, and shortly after his passing, his home was destroyed by fire, and everything was a total loss.
The trackman is not trademarked, copyrighted, or patented anymore, so anyone can reproduce it. The pads that people question, for the most part, seems to be using "Scotchbrite" type pads, of various coarseness. The original pads that Henry used were "Bear-Tex woven fiber polishing pads". The Trackman 2000 seems so popular, due to the fact that it can follow curves because of the articulated arms.
Thanks TeleDoc for providing this information....sad story though about Henry. I noticed that there are Bear-Tex pads on Amazon, but non-woven so I don't know how they would compare to what Henry offered. One could always give Ourdoor Railways a call to investigate the pad issue.
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