PIKO America

07/23/2026

No words needed for the new PIKO BR 248 Vectron Dual Mode, for G-scale.

Der neue PIKO BR 248 Vectron Dual Mode für Spur G 🚂✨ Beleuchteter...

07/17/2026

🚃 A little video today, for a little car! 🧱

PIKO offers a Building Block Car in both HO and G-Scale, which allows creative playtime for all ages.

Your imagination opens up limitless possibilities for creative play...

07/06/2026

🚂 One day. One shared passion. Thousands of interactions. ❤️
PIKO's 14th "Open House Day" in Sonneberg was far more than a behind-the-scenes look.

It was a meeting point for model railroad fans from all over the world—for families, clubs, and all who share our hobby.
A heartfelt thank you to all visitors, our staff, clubs, exhibitors, partners and helpers who made this day possible in June.

🎥 You will find a video recap here, with some of the best moments from that special day:

🚂 13.500 Besucher aus 30 Nationen. Ein gemeinsames Hobby.Der 14. ...

06/21/2026

06/19/2026

Tomorrow is the 14th PIKO Open House Day!

It's fun to take a look back at the excitement and crowds from the last time this special day was held in Sonneberg. So many fans got to visit the flagship store and tour the factory!

Impressionen vom 13. Tag der offenen Tür bei PIKO. Tausende Modellb...

06/18/2026

Behind the scenes of PIKO's Open House Day, this weekend in Sonneberg!

We are preparing spare parts and components for older PIKO models for the 14th PIKO "Open House Day." This includes parts for locomotives that haven't been in production for years—some even dating back to the GDR era.

🔧 For hobbyists
❤️ For collectors
🚂 For fans of classic PIKO models

📍 Vintage Sales: Stand 9 in the injection molding shop
📅 Open House Day 2026 | June 20, 2026

🚂 Hinter den Kulissen vom PIKO "Tag der Offenen Tür" – Teil 1Manc...

06/09/2026

The San Diego County Fair runs June 10th - July 5th. It's one of the largest in the country, drawing over 3/4 of a million visitors. And the San Diego Garden Railway Society has once again built a fantastic temporary garden railway, with tons of real dirt, rocks, plants and lots of G-Scale trains and buildings. These impressive displays are larger than some houses!

This year, club members also built a separate small "beginner" garden railway layout, to give visitors the concept of something more manageable. In the last few busy days of setup before the fair, a couple of fairgrounds workers noticed this neat layout and one said something like "Hey, I could build one of those myself!".

There's another future garden railroader!

06/03/2026

Big announcement! Our Autumn lineup of new G-Scale items is here!

View a flyer with all the new goodies:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1960/4221/files/PIKO_2026_G-Autumn_New_Items_Flyer.pdf?v=1780525075

04/10/2026

The PIKO booth at this year's Rocky Mountain Train Show is all set up and just waiting for the crowds to arrive, this Saturday and Sunday.

The hopper car is full of mints. We have plenty more, so stop by, grab a mint and talk trains in G, HO and N Scales.

04/06/2026

Hey, all you train-loving folks in Colorado and thereabouts! The Denver weather forecast looks decent for the Rocky Mountain Train Show this Saturday and Sunday. The PIKO crew will be there, just inside the front entrance.

The photo shows last year's PIKO booth, but you can look for something similar. Come on out, talk to the PIKO team and enjoy the show!

This is a chance to get up close and personal with a pre-production version of our new G-Scale D&RGW Tri-Mode Mogul Loco. What's so special about Tri-Mode? Well, just that it's the first G-Scale loco ever to come from the factory with everything built in, so you can enjoy amazing digital sound, smoke and full-feature operation on your choice of DC, DCC or Battery R/C.

Yes, for the first time ever, with no modifications needed, the market will now have steam locos ready-to-run right out of the box - on clean track, dirty track... or technically, no track at all! Coming soon in D&RGW and PRR roadnames, plus a nifty CNJ Camelback loco due in the fall.

HO fans can marvel at the amazing detail and quality of our Krauss Maffei ML4000 Diesel Hydraulic locos. The reviewers at Model Railroad News and Railroad Model Craftsman magazines couldn't stop raving about these locos. Lots of customers - and we're talking about some folks with a whole lot of trains - have told us these are the finest models they own. We won't argue with them!

In N-Scale, check out our little gems, the Whitcomb 65-Ton Diesels. These are proof that good things can come in small packages. Diecast metal construction gives them great traction and they pump out more sound volume than many larger locos.

Last, but not least, the PIKO Kids Play Area will be there, with PIKO G-Scale trains and building blocks on the floor for the Junior Engineers. Sorry, grownups, this is for the kids! But you can buy your own PIKO Building Block Car and build whatever you want.

It should be fun time for all!