PIKO- is it gauge 1?

[Gizzy]

Quite a few of us have been pondering the scale PIKO has used for its G products.

Many have the PIKO Railbus which is a Standard Gauge prototype running alongside LGB narrow gauge stock. The two together don't look out of place, and RULE 8 is the norm.

So have a look at this video of the PIKO bus running on Marklin G1 track, with Marklin G1 rolling stock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWkKQV7B_L0

What do you think? The bus is slightly too tall, but fits in well enough with the G1 trains, although I realise the buses roof height is much lower than normal DB rolling stock.

Personally, I really like the look of the bus on the Marklin SG trackage....

 

[Gizzy]

Of course, LGB make models of SG prototypes too.

Look at this video of the LGB V200 double heading with a PIKO 218 diesel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYn8OL7Do8

The liveries of the locos, along with the DB coaches, just looks spot on to me....

 

[Gizzy]

And here's the LGB V200 alongside the PIKO VT98 bus, on the same layout as the previous post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXJPaW41NhE

Great looking models of DB prototypes....

 

[yb281]

As far as the gauge 1 stuff is concerned, the figures on the platform gave the game away for me. Next to the railbus I thought they looked daft sizewise.

I liked the double heading in vid 2 though - and the sound chips were excellent.

 

[PaulRhB]

Yes Piko have followed LGB's approach and the seem to be around 1:24-1:26 which is a lot bigger than 1:32 so they look too big to me alongside gauge 1 but they do look good running alongside their own range and lgb. Bit like OO being mixed with HO it looks odd