http://www.gscalenews.com/de/neuheiten/2015/lgb
Well …
I really hope the new distribution thing works out… and I really want one of there American Trolleys this time around.
Yeah, interesting… have they ever built an american trolley before?
Seems they have the “flavor” down, but darned if I can find a prototype that matches the number of windows and doors, and the clearstory “end” curvature:
http://www.oerm.org/sites/default/files/additional_car_images/PE_1001_side_view_sm.jpg
They made them about 10-years ago, some models also came with sound.
I couldn’t afford them at the time when they came out, the ones with sound sold for $750 back then.
It may not match a prototype, but I still think its the nicest looking of all MFG’s that have built trolleys.
The first ones LGB made were of a NYC trolley, from searching Google they are pretty close to what was actually run.
https://www.google.com/search?q=new+york+street+cars+history&biw=1280&bih=626&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JvO3VI6JKIGKgwTYwIL4Ag&ved=0CDkQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=new+york+street+trolley&imgdii=_&imgrc=bUTZLuGJJXVxlM%253A%3BuRx8RyTTGzL7uM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fs1.hubimg.com%252Fu%252F4858368_f496.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwilliamftorpey.hubpages.com%252Fhub%252FIt-Aint-Like-It-Used-To-Be%3B496%3B329
I may be mistaken but that sure looks like a repaint of the LGB 20380 New Orleans Streetcar.
Stan
Close but no cigar
Mark, uhhh… huh? What is the implication/statement?
2 trolley repaints
repaint WP&Y passenger cars
2 cabeese
meh!
Piko is really going after their niche in the US market
I have the pre-sound version of the New Orleans car and I love it. Will hopefully nab the new Philly version but that will depend on the street price
Greg Elmassian said:
Mark, uhhh… huh? What is the implication/statement?
Couldn’t find anything on the Philly line that looked like their model either, that taper front is used but as you said, not with the window arrangement nor roof line
Vic Smith said:
2 trolley repaints
repaint WP&Y passenger cars
2 cabeese
meh!
Piko is really going after their niche in the US market
Correct, if you consider “toys” to be the niche. As mentioned during a recent phone conversation, in relation to the “disclaimer” in the Trainworld ad in Feb GR, if PIKO targets the low end American market they are on the right track, buy it today and forget it tomorrow, after all it’s just “a toy”.
In my opinion it does zilch for the Large Scale modeler other than being a relatively inexpensive source of bashing material. But there’s plenty of money to be made in that “niche”.
As always strictly my opinion!
PS speaking of low end markets, TARGET is leaving the Canadian scene (first stores opened in 2013). Higher than expected prices (vis-a-vis the USA) combined with lacking inventory on the shelves have a tendency to shrink the potential customer base in a real hurry.
PPS with tongue in cheek: I guess they missed the target.
It’s similar enough I think to the 1920s Brills that ran in Philly
I have the Norleens (New Orleans) LGB Streetcar that they made years ago. Its a very pretty car, and quite detailed. The thing is its in LGB scale (1:22.5?) and it dwarfs my other equipment. So I do run the thing, just not with ANY of my other streetcars.
It looks like they may be just reintroducing the thing.
Jon, looks almost exactly correct (if not exact) … but what line/city is that from? (Philadelphia)
Does not look like Los Angeles… that’s what I was noticing… Like putting Santa Fe on an FA-1… never existed.
Greg
I rode the older style streetcars in Philly when I was a kid. The LGB New Orleans version that I have is close enough, if not spot on, to a PTC streetcar for me.
Maybe what is missed here, is the model is lettered for Pacific Electric… out here in CA…
I could not find one picture of a PE car that matched this prototype… looks great for the people in Philly and New Orleans… sniff…
Greg
No worries, Greg. Next year, they’re going to do it in Santa Fe “Warbonnet.” 
Seriously, the LGB street car is modeled after the cars that run along St. Charles St. in New Orleans. It’s a Perley Thomas car, built beginning in 1923.
The model is pretty accurate, if I remember, albeit larger than 1:32 or 1:29. It’s more in line with Hartland’s line of trolleys or Bachmann’s 2-axle jobs, as opposed to Aristo’s or Bachmann’s 1:29 cars.
I’m not enough of a student of LGB’s products (at least the European stuff) to know what’s new and what’s just repaints. I have to admit, I kinda like that little boxcab-looking work diesel. Completely the wrong era (and everything else) for my railroad, but it’s got charm.
Later,
K
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Vic Smith said:
2 trolley repaints
repaint WP&Y passenger cars
2 cabeese
meh!
Piko is really going after their niche in the US market
Correct, if you consider “toys” to be the niche. As mentioned during a recent phone conversation, in relation to the “disclaimer” in the Trainworld ad in Feb GR, if PIKO targets the low end American market they are on the right track, buy it today and forget it tomorrow, after all it’s just “a toy”.
In my opinion it does zilch for the Large Scale modeler other than being a relatively inexpensive source of bashing material. But there’s plenty of money to be made in that “niche”.
As always strictly my opinion!
PS speaking of low end markets, TARGET is leaving the Canadian scene (first stores opened in 2013). Higher than expected prices (vis-a-vis the USA) combined with lacking inventory on the shelves have a tendency to shrink the potential customer base in a real hurry.
PPS with tongue in cheek: I guess they missed the target.
Maybe so, but a Piko loco, in US profile at $350 vs LGB (in no US profile) at Walthers MSRP meant that Piko would get my business. BTW do a side by side of Piko’s new US profile passenger cars and LGBs, they are a wash except for price where (LGB thru Walther’s) Piko cleaned their clock. That’s why I said price under the new distributor is going to be important whether they can reclaim some of their US market or if they remain a high price beautique brand. Price really does matter, we’re not out of the recession hole yet hobby wise.