piko taurus- opinions
- Thread starter graybold
- Start date
They are a strange size - mostly 1/26 - 127 ish (exact scale depends on the bit of the loco you measure), so oversized for gauge one (the taurus is actually a standard gauge loco), and under for metre and other narrow gauges. Intention behind this strange choice which is also used for the rest of Piko european range and things like LGB V200 diesel is that it'll look OK mixing it with 'proper' narrow gauge stuff. Similar idea is behind all the 1/29 US stock from Aristo and USA, because US trains are so big, they use a smaller scale to make the same size models.
So you can run your taurus on a LGB RhB sliding wall vans and 1/29 boxcars, and at first glance it looks as though they're a train in a consistent scale. Compared to 1/32 or 210mm gauge one, it's WAY oversized, but fits in nicely as a sort of semi-freelance engine in the RhB mold
I've got one of the locos and mechanically they seem nice and tough (pantographs can be broken but they're aren't too fragile), but I don't have that much track, so maybe someone who's got a loco with more miles on it woulb be able to say more.
J.
So you can run your taurus on a LGB RhB sliding wall vans and 1/29 boxcars, and at first glance it looks as though they're a train in a consistent scale. Compared to 1/32 or 210mm gauge one, it's WAY oversized, but fits in nicely as a sort of semi-freelance engine in the RhB mold
I've got one of the locos and mechanically they seem nice and tough (pantographs can be broken but they're aren't too fragile), but I don't have that much track, so maybe someone who's got a loco with more miles on it woulb be able to say more.
J.
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
Not seen one running myself, but they look good with Piko's own covered wagons, as can be seen in this video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7SBOkp5yh4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7SBOkp5yh4
Brixham
No buffers were hurt at this sign
I was running one of mine on an automated layout, and noticed that as the front power bogie was on an isolated section, it was stopped, but the rear bogie was still powered!
There isn't ( or wasn't ) any internal wiring connecting the two motors together.
Also, the directional light ( a single diode fed bulb ) is a bit weedy, I plan to make replacement LED boards.
Sound..have a search on youtube for the real locos....they play scales...the frequency of the motor drive sounds like doh-ray-me-far..etc
Malcolm
There isn't ( or wasn't ) any internal wiring connecting the two motors together.
Also, the directional light ( a single diode fed bulb ) is a bit weedy, I plan to make replacement LED boards.
Sound..have a search on youtube for the real locos....they play scales...the frequency of the motor drive sounds like doh-ray-me-far..etc
Malcolm
Brixham
No buffers were hurt at this sign
Here's a nice example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV0IlirGKFA showing the lights at the front, and the tuneful scale upon departure
minimans
Trains, Planes, Automobiles & Shooting
I just bought one of these (as it was dirt cheep!) and its MASSIVE when I got mine one of the Panto's was broken in the box I called Piko N. America Thursday and was sent one for free and it arrived Yesterday so service is excellent. But it's way to big for my layout so I think it will be moving on soon.
KentKeith
Registered
.....and here's a picture with some narrow cauge coaches.....don't think it looks too bad:
Don't have any pictures of a Taurus with some Piko standard gauge wagons but do have a picture og a Cl.218 diesel (built to the same mish-mash of scales) with some Piko standard gauge coaches:
Don't have any pictures of a Taurus with some Piko standard gauge wagons but do have a picture og a Cl.218 diesel (built to the same mish-mash of scales) with some Piko standard gauge coaches: