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May 15, 2025 Press Release: PIKO at the Tulln Model Building Days 2025 – PIKO Models Impress in Austria Too!

The Tulln Model Building Days 2025, held from April 25 to 27 at the exhibition grounds in Tulln, once again attracted more than 20,000 visitors this year. This long-standing event, considered one of the most important gatherings for the model railway industry in the German-speaking world, once again offered an impressive platform for technical precision, creative craftsmanship, and genuine passion for the model building hobby.

During the Model Building Days, PIKO was honored by the Association of Austrian Model Railway Clubs (VOEMEC) with the "Model of the Year 2024" award in the category "Electric Locomotives H0" for the H0 model of the ÖBB BR 1018.07. VOEMEC President Wieland Zimmer and Vice President Gerhard Caravias presented the certificate to PIKO Sales Director Jens Beyer at the PIKO booth.

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14.05.2025 H0 Expert Electric Locomotive BR E410 DB Era III #21000ff

The multi-system locomotive E410 001


21000 Electric Locomotive BR E410 DB Era III €209.00
21002 Electric Locomotive BR E410 DB Era III, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €319.00
21003 ~ Electric Locomotive BR E410 DB Era III, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €319.00

Highlights of the PIKO model at a glance:

  • Metal pantographs with prototypical, different collector strips and no visible screws
  • View from the driver's cab into the engine room through a window in the door
  • Detailed bogies with numerous separately attached parts
  • Triple headlight with red tail lights, directional in analog mode, switchable in digital mode
  • Driver’s desk lighting; in analog mode in the forward direction, otherwise digitally switchable
  • Digitally switchable lighting in the driver's cab and engine room
  • Additional digital light functions, such as shunting signal and optionally switchable front and rear lights
  • Digital sound versions with numerous prototypical sounds
  • Accessory parts included for completing the buffer beam for display in a showcase

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08.05.2025 H0 Expert Steam Locomotive BR 91.3 DB Era III #50730ff

The BR 91.3 of the German Federal Railway is on the move!


50730 Steam Locomotive BR 91.3 DB Era III €249.00
50732 Steam Locomotive BR 91.3 DB Era III, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €359.00
50733 ~ Steam Locomotive BR 91.3 DB Era III, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €359.00

The highlights of the PIKO model at a glance:

  • DB versions with DRG lights, driver's cab with rounded roof, and coal bunker with flaps
  • Fine piping
  • Detailed spoked wheels made of die-cast zinc and metal brake rigging
  • Digitally switchable driver's cab lighting and firebox flicker as well as fine underframe lighting
  • White front and rear lights with modern, maintenance-free LED technology, directional change in analog mode
  • Additional digital features such as shunting signal
  • Digital sound versions with numerous prototypical sounds
  • Accessory parts included for showcase display

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01.05.2025 PIKO H0 model novelty in the STOOMTREIN Museum Maldegem-Eeklo

On 1 May 2025, PIKO Spielwaren GmbH invited guests to the exclusive presentation of a special model surprise at the STOOMTREIN Museum Maldegem-Eeklo in Belgium. The focus was on a highlight for Belgian model railway enthusiasts and rail vehicle lovers: the legendary BROSSSEL 553.12 diesel multiple unit!

In bright spring weather, specialist dealers and representatives of the press gathered to find out more about the new Belgian PIKO model and its historical role model. The original railcar, which is housed in the museum, looks back on an eventful past.

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