PIKO is delivering the following G scale products in May 2023:
37252 Steam Locomotive BR 94, DB, Era III (Analog with Smoke) – € 1.100,00
37611 Passenger Car, Type Umbau, “Werkstattwagen”, Yellow, DB AG, Era V – € 220,00
38665 Combine Car, SF #111543 – € 156,00
Source: PIKO
In 2022, Train Line announced several new items for the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), with the “Bernina Krokodil” electric locomotive being one of them. At the time, Train Line said the Krokodil would only be produced when the market showed enough interest, while all other 2022 New Items were already confirmed for production.
Train Line has now confirmed they will produce the Bernina Krokodil. Design and construction will start in Summer 2023, production is planned for 2024.
Image Source: Train Line
The Krokodil will be available in two versions:
Link: Train Line (external link) [DE]
Source: Train Line
Massoth has announced a new switch drive called “EVO-S”, which is focused on delivering both analog and digital operation in a small form factor.
Having digital capabilities built-in is a unique selling point compared to switch drives from other brands, as they require a separate digital decoder to be attached.
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The Massoth EVO-S will be available in May, and can be ordered under article number 8444000. The MSRP is at € 54,95.
To illustrate the small form factor, Massoth provided the image below comparing the EVO-S (right) to a PIKO switch drive (left) and LGB switch drive (middle).
Image Source: Massoth
Large Scale Train News will purchase an EVO-S switch drive to do a review, and to compare it to an LGB and PIKO switch drive.
Link: Massoth 8444000 EVO-S (external link)
Source: Massoth
PIKO is delivering the following G scale products in April 2023:
37223 Steam Locomotive with Tender BR 24, Wagner Smoke Deflectors, DB, Era III (Analog with Smoke) – € 940,00
37968 Boxcar w/ Brake Cab, DB, Era III – € 130,00
Source: PIKO
As part of their 2023 New Items, Massoth has announced a new version of their popular rail clamps.
According to Massoth, the rail clamp design was updated for two reasons: to make them visually less intrusive (as requested by customers), and to reduce material cost.
The image below shows the new rail clamp on the left, and the old version on the right.
Today, the new rail clamps are available in brass only, other versions (longer clamps, nickel plated clamps) will follow later on.
Source: Massoth