There is no accounting for taste, but there are things whose elegance is beyond all doubt. The new PIKO models of the NoHAB may also profit from the undisputed elegance of the prototype. To achieve this overall impression, great attention has been paid to details. The side ventilation grilles are executed as strongly structuring elements of the locomotive body with fine etched parts and are an absolute eye-catcher. But also the distinctive front side windows as well as the side “portholes” contribute to the excellent image due to their perfectly flush fit. The impression is completed by the precise and highly detailed design of the bogies. A powerful and smooth-running motor with two flywheels serves as propulsion. Various lighting functions and the gritty sound of the sound versions provide varied operation on the layout. The SNCB series 52 model already has a suitable PluX22 sound decoder in the sound version ex works.”