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PC9850OGR Forum Member

In searching for a suitable gang car to mount my Penn Central conversion kit on, I noticed the practice of custom decoration on these little motorized units is quite common. Lots of conversion kits out there as well as custom paint jobs. If this is something you have done, post it here!

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5/31/133:18 PM

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C W BurfleOGR Forum Member

Gang cars are cheap, plentiful, and fun to run. IMHO they made great candidates for customization.

Your PC gang car looks good. Did you custom paint it yourself, or buy the pieces already decorated?

Robert Geller makes custom decorated brushplates and covers in a couple of different designs.

Lionel made a gang car (#18485) decorated in NYC livery. I don't think they are too common.

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My kit was indeed by Robert Geller. Limited run of 10 I think it was. They were only on eBay for something like a week before selling out. The gang car I mounted it on is #18417, which I chose for its all black accents to match the PC style body kit.

columbus transit authorityOGR Forum Member

Nick, it looks much better then the #18417 colors that it started with, Bruce

Sunrise SpecialOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Lionel should do a Transylvania gang car with ghouls sitting on the cab. Similar to the ghouls they put in the docksider.

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