My new N6B

Hi All been awhile but here is my latest adventure into the world of model trains photo etching.
I have always liked the N6B as long as I have been into model trains and the PRR.There is something about and old wood Cabin car as us Pennsy folks would say that I just really like they have stood the test of time and in PRR's case were among one of the most common as the PRR liked to reuse/rebuild rather then build knew.
But unfortunately no one makes a readily available kit or built N6B except the old Gloor Craft / Quality Craft kits.But these are not all that easy to build and are getting quite expensive when you can find them.
 So while on the few forums I visit and some times post I have been inspired by the many very talented modeler's who are on these sites to give a go at making my own kit for the N6B and here it is.After many hours in front of Autocad, help from some friends and a few times back and forth with the etcher (not through there fault) I finally had a few kits to build and add to my roster.
My etching was done by PPD limited in Scotland they are great people kind and very helpful to a novice like me i can not thank them enough along with a few others that gave me a hand in the process.
So to any that have thought about making that on of a kind car loco ect. go ahead and give it try the rewards are many and the learning is great !

Thanks all for looking and take care.

Hi All,,,

Here is a few more pics my steamer I have been working on.First is the I1sa 2-10-0 210f85a tender I have been scratch building for the last month or so on and off on my spare time.Once this master is done I am going to make up some molds and cast all the parts in pewter and resin so I dont have to worry about everything being so fragile.
Second is the 2-10-2 N2sa I cast the boiler and belpaire  firebox and I am now in the process of fitting everything together for the next step of detailing.
So enjoy and as I start to finish things up I post some more take care to all and thanks for looking.

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A few steamers I am working on now :-)

I just can not get enough PRR steam I want to have them all ,and maybe someday I will.But at the rate I am going I will be long gone before I have them all because kitbashing/building Pennsylvania steam or any steam for that matter is time consuming at best.And if you want Pennsy steam or at least a fleet of steam you are going to have to spend some time "Pennsying them up" or building them from sratch.
I love the challange of seeing how close I can get to real thing I am no rivet counter but I like to be as accurate as I can be.
So here are a few of my in progress builds two l1's, two I1sa's and at the moment a lone N2sa.I am planning on building another N2sa because they almost always worked in pairs pulling coal drags out of Erie.So I am going to see how this first one comes out then work on another.

PRR N2sa scratch built pilot

Getting there on the N scale pennsylvania N2sa

My two I1sa's in progress thanks to Max Magliaro and the Zen master publication's for the insperation to give this a try

Here is onea post war L1 with Kato GS4 single slider valve gear to give it more of a PRR look and feel

Here is both Pennsy L1s this early on they have progressed a bit farther since this photo I guess I will just have to get out the camers and take a few more pics