Piko Trains Extravaganza! Live Stream Event! Join us on TrainWorldTV and TrainWorld FB live on Wednesday, September 20th 6PM ET With special guests CEO Dr. Rene Wilfer' and US Manager Jon Meador of Piko America. Tony Cook of Model Train Resource and Model Railroad News will be on air with Ken Bianco Jr. putting this incredible must-watch event together. They will be discussing the new G-scale American items plus brand-new HO and N-scale trains! For you, N Scale fans PIKO will also be highlighting the new N-Scale Whitcomb. https://www.youtube.com/@TrainWorldTV https://www.trainworld.com/shop-by-brand/piko.html?scale=155 PIKO N Scale Whitcomb 2 Paint Schemes for this year – ACL #70 and USATC. The real ACL locos traveled quite a bit across the South. Both paint schemes available in non-sound DC and DCC/Sound versions. Wheels conform to NMRA S4.2 – Considered “Fine Scale” in N-Scale. Good down to even Code 40 rail. Models supplied by PIKO America to our retailers and consumers come with knuckle couplers and fully enclosed end beams. Models purchased elsewhere come with European couplers and rather large openings on the end beams, plus buffers on the USATC locos. (So buy your locos from TrainWorld!) The first production run would have been here earlier, but our factory engineers wanted to improve the operation of the knuckle couplers. The couplers on the two pre-production samples already worked better than half the couplers of various brands on our test layout. PIKO-brand (not made by another company!) Smart Sound Decoder 5.1 on sound versions follows typical American function order – playable horn, manual notching for those who use it, other sound functions. Same decoder firmware as the latest HO Whitcombs. Many lighting functions – Directional “Golden Glow” LED headlights, directional lighted marker lamps, lighted numberboards, lighted cab interior. Diecast metal construction for extra weight, more pulling power and overall better operation. Metal handrails in areas. Model has two traction tires. Only one truck is powered. See the video to show the results of German engineering! Smooth operation and better pulling power than much larger diesel locos. Due late October/early November.
