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martyscustomn

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Pennsylvania N6B
« on: August 12, 2011, 02:10:13 PM »
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I saw this N6B at the station in Harrisburg Pa. along with a GG1. Researching I discovered the N6B's were both offset and center cupola types. Thought it would be an interesting model. I had to scratch the cupola. I used the body of a Model Power offset cupola. I had to move the cupola forward a bit, sanded the body and roof. Plugged and scribed the sides. Then I cut new side and end windows, framed them and used coated black thread for the new window panes. added a new stack, MT couplers. New endrails, interior rails, cupola rails and siderails........................................


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Re: Pennsylvania N6B
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 02:22:15 PM »
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Now that's cookin' with gas!
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Re: Pennsylvania N6B
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2011, 02:59:17 PM »
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Nifty! Those N6s were really common. Strangely, they came BEFORE the iconic N5s.

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Re: Pennsylvania N6B
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2011, 03:05:54 PM »
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I think that a lot of those were rebuilt from older 4 wheel cabin cars (got to use the right terminology when taling about PRR). 

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Re: Pennsylvania N6B
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2011, 04:01:31 PM »
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Who let the "hackmaster" in ?
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Re: Pennsylvania N6B
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2011, 08:23:33 AM »
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I saw this N6B at the station in Harrisburg Pa. along with a GG1.

Hey, I know that caboose.  I shot this picture when the CRHS Express stopped in Harrisburg back in October 2009.  Fantastic job.


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