- Piko
Piko was once a
state-owned enterprise in theGerman Democratic Republic (GDR ) which produced model railways and accessories. Today the denationalized enterprise named as PIKO Spielwaren GmbH. It also let company to establish amongMärklin ,Fleischmann andRoco as "the fourth biggest" in model railways market with a complete offer in the very much spreadH0 scale . Piko manufactures a complete line ofH0 scale locomotives (DC & Märklin AC) and rolling stock as well as a selection of highly detailed structure kits in both H0 and G scales.It was in the 60s when PIKO started to produce
N scale models. Only 20 years later, the company decided to discontinue the N-scale products and to sell the molds to otherN scale firms.In 1990 the reunification in Germany was a big challenge for the company. The former governmental owned company was sold May, 1st, 1992 to the PIKO Spielwaren GmbH. PIKO Spielwaren GmbH was founded in April 1992 by Dr. René F. Wilfer, PIKO’s President, who had been working in the toy industry since 1986 and had managed a model building company until 1992.
External links
* [http://www.piko.de Piko official homepage]
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