Tag: PIKO

New Toys!

Posted by Trainphilos on 6 May 2024 in Deutsche Bahn, HO Train Layouts, Locomotives, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, Railroad History, US Railroads |No Comments

During the last few weeks a couple of new items were added to the rolling stock roster of my model railway. As per usual I had totally forgotten having “pre-ordered” them over a year ago. Model train manufacturers tend to announce new future projects with an option for the customer to “pre-order”. This pre-ordering process […]

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I’ve fallen hard

I’ve fallen hard

Posted by Trainphilos on 15 February 2021 in Model Train Layouts, TT scale trains |One Comment

for the TT model train scale, that is. In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I had given up on HO scale, because of the space requirement for running prototypically long trains. My attic just was not large enough. Running an HO scale ICE 4 just looked ridiculous. N scale seemed to be […]

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Laminátka…..Part 2

Posted by Trainphilos on 31 December 2020 in Railroad History, Railroad Industry |No Comments

Remember the recent blog entry regarding my new PIKO HO scale electric locomotive? The one about the ČSD Class 499? Well, to my great surprise there are actually folks in the Czech Republic who find my blog interesting enough to read. Thanks! One of them, “Zdenek”, forwarded an extensive history of the CSD Class 499 […]

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