Mar 21, 2021 · TheRailwire » General Discussion » Prototype Railroads: News, Photos, Research » PRR B6 #60

Jun 18, 2021 · Hands-down, I'd use the Bachmann. You are going to have to make massive cosmetic changes either way to make this look like a PRR B6 (valve gear, firebox, cab, rods, domes are pretty much all wrong). But at least the Bachmann engine has fine-flanged drivers and a much smoother mechanism with finer gears than the old Rapido one.

Apr 21, 2017 · Here are some photos of the finished model.

Mar 25, 2022 · Has anyone tried putting a sound decoder in the old Trix 0-6-0 ? It has the slop back tender and is a close rep of the PRR B6 b...

Feb 2, 2020 · I second using the B6 cab. But do note that the windows are different, the side walls are a little high than on the D16, and the rivet pattern isn't the same (if such things bother you). All of those, however, are fixable things, and starting off with a …

Re: PRR B6 0-6-0 « Reply #15 on: April 20, 2017, 07:56:09 PM » 0Thanks, Max. I appreciate that.

May 3, 2017 · Max, your video looks a lot like the original one that I shot of the PRR B6. Microscopic bits of metal got picked up by the tr...

Sep 2, 2013 · from: mmagliaro on August 31, 2013, 05:24:04 PMI think the cab is the biggest spotting feature to change. Steal one from a K4...

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Sep 2, 2013 · Hate to contradict, but the Minitrix B6 shell is definitely not plastic. It's metal, and not inconsequential to cut. Not impossible, but not as simple as cutting plastic.