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Pay car / Gold van
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 18, 2004 1:41 AM
Hi all
Recieved a second hand Lionel large scale caboose today.
After geting over the fact it only has the freight door on one side I realised my search for a bullion van / Pay car may be over any one know what these looked like and have any kit bash sujestions to achieve one.
apart from the obviouse get rid of the bidcage look out( cupola I think you in the US would call it)
regards john
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 5:44 AM
Hi all
Doesn't any one have any information on gold or pay cars
I know they are an unussual one but I had hoped some one would have some usefull information or ideas
regards John
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:29 AM

John,
I'll do some searching for you....
:)
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline,  Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:14 AM
Hi Phil
Thanks
regards John
PS hows the narow gauging of the SAR van going
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Posted by whiterab on Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:14 AM
I found one picture of a pay car at the photowest.org but it would be more of a bash of a passenger car than a caboose bash.

http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00401111+RR-1111

Here is another I got from a Google search of pictures

http://www.users.qwest.net/~ddye/0452.htm

Joe Johnson Guadalupe Forks RR
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:54 AM
Hi whiterab
From your pictures that would apear to be the case however the Lionel caboose does have one feature that makes sence for the type of car I am after it only has a freight door on one side bashing a roof to fit could get interesting though.
regards John

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