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? Most common 027 gondola?

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? Most common 027 gondola?
Posted by Boyd on Sunday, August 28, 2011 12:32 AM

Whats the most common 70 and newer 027 gondola?

Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.

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Posted by Seayakbill on Sunday, August 28, 2011 5:17 AM

The 17000 series of gondolas made in the 90's were in most of the sets back then. You see a lot of the green BN gondola selling for $5 to $10.

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Posted by daves92camaro on Sunday, August 28, 2011 3:47 PM

republic steel................blue or green hahaha

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Posted by Seayakbill on Sunday, August 28, 2011 7:19 PM

Yep, the Republic Steel el cheapo gondolas, see bunches of them in the boxes underneath the tables at York.

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Posted by Boyd on Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:23 PM

I had 6 of the blue Republic steel gondolas. I cut all of them into 2 pieces. The cut was vertical at the far end of where the sides are the longest top to bottom. I then glued together long pieces to long pieces and short pieces to short pieces. Now I have 3 extra long ones and 3 extra short ones.

Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.

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