Thanks!

If they had tenders, Not that I know of, but it does look nice. But as far as being on the logo is probably because it’s LGB’s first Locomotive they made.

I’d say LGB, but both can handle it pretty good from what I’ve seen

Both brands use sealed motorblocks, so it really comes down to the general materials and equipment quality which LGB has a very close lead on. The quality difference is simply because LGB has been around longer and knows what they're doing better. Both brands will massively outperform anything else in poor weather, since the other G-scale brands are focused on cheaper models (Bachmann) or on fine detail (USA Trains, Accucraft, Asterhobby, some of the small specialty brands and out-of-their-garage manufacturers). The only other comparable brand in this regard is Playmobile, and that's because Playmobile uses LGB running gear. If you're trying to decide on which brand to go with, I'd say it's going to depend more on what exactly you want to do. LGB and Piko used to be very tight-nit back when Piko only made buildings, but even today the two brands tend to try and avoid stepping on each other's toes and focus more on different markets. LGB sticks to their guns with narrow gauge models in 1/22.5 while Piko focuses more on standard-gauge models in 1/29. Piko also has a larger selection of American models while LGB focuses almost entirely on central Europe - specifically Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Honestly, if you just want something to run you can go with either and then mix and match as desired, since they both use the LGB style hook-and-loops. LGB is also going to be easier to find on the used market (strongly recommended for when you're filling out a fleet of locomotives) since they've been around a lot longer - on eBay, for example, I rarely see Piko but LGB is practically everywhere.

A mix of LGB and Piko

@@crazytrain525 Thank you

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Actually second :P