The much-anticipated PIKO America HO Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel-hydraulic locomotive recently toured our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout. Join Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he provides a brief history of the prototype, points out the various details on the model, and demonstrates some of the sound and light functions. He wraps up the video by running a train with the six-axle locomotive.
The ML-4000 is available decorated for Southern Pacific in the road’s as-delivered scarlet-and-gray paint scheme in three road numbers. The model is based on the 1961-version of the diesel-hydraulic, which featured a turret-style cab, German-style trucks, and a 3,200-gallon fuel tank.
Features on the PIKO America HO Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 include an injection-molded plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and can motor with dual flywheels. In addition, the diesel-hydraulic has separate, factory-applied wire grab irons; flush-fitting window glazing; etched-metal grills; and a freestanding air horn. The model also has a detailed and illuminated engine compartment and cab interior with working control stand lights. Among the light-emitting-diode lighting features are dual white headlights, dual white Gyralites, a red emergency Gryalite, a single backup light, illuminated number boxes, and three-color classification lights.
Direct-current models with a PluX22 decoder interface retail for $279.99. Models with a PIKO SmartDecoder XP 5.1 and sound are priced at $399.99. Three-rail locomotives with a PIKO SmartDecoder XP 5.1 and sound list for $409.99. The PIKO SmartDecoder XP 5.1 is compatible with NCE and other American Digital Command Control systems.
Read a review of the PIKO America HO scale Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 on Trains.com.
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If you are a manufacturer and have products you would like reviewed, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cgrivno@kalmbach.com for more information.
