A boatload of curiosity

[Fred2179G]

I recently won an auction (= no-one else bid) for a lot of LGB cars and things the seller had made. Among them was a long depressed-center (well) car/wagon with a boat load:



Clearly a homemade 'bash', and underneath it says "Pola" twice



. . . as it is made from 2 wagons joined together in the middle.

I did a google from here (Florida) and nothing turned up - probably because I didn't know the official name of the Pola wagon it came from. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origins of the wagon?

 

[dunnyrail]

I recently won an auction (= no-one else bid) for a lot of LGB cars and things the seller had made. Among them was a long depressed-center (well) car/wagon with a boat load:

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Clearly a homemade 'bash', and underneath it says "Pola" twice

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. . . as it is made from 2 wagons joined together in the middle.

I did a google from here (Florida) and nothing turned up - probably because I didn't know the official name of the Pola wagon it came from. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origins of the wagon?

Did Pola even make G scale wagons? My thoughts are that these parts are some Pola building bases or somesuch. The small open wagon bits one with barrels look like they could be from a butchered LGB or Newquida open.

 

[SevenOfDiamonds]

it is made from 2 wagons joined together in the middle

Could it be two of these? (maybe narrowed?)



Has anyone got one of these to see if the underside looks right (and has "1945-11-11" moulded in)?

Cheers

David

 

[Fred2179G]

"1945-11-11"

Hmmm.. Can't google that as Google thinks it is a date!

 

[Paul M]

Hmmm.. Can't google that as Google thinks it is a date!

Did you swipe left or right?

 

[phils2um]

Asking if he swings both ways?

 

[phils2um]

Could it be two of these? (maybe narrowed?)

I think David hit it on the nose here. Don't have any Pola "Wood" baseplates but this is what the bottom of the "Concrete" baseplates look like:

 

[dunnyrail]

A closer look at the original shows planking and a distinct dip where 3 parts of the Pola base have been joined.

 

[Fred2179G]

Did you swipe left or right?

Here's another couple of pics - I didn't think this would be so interesting.







Whle it does have 'scribed' planking, it isn't very pronounced (though it could be filled with paint.) The center section looks like some homemade styrene or similar.

The truck mounts are interesting too. Looks like LGB freight car trucks with a homemade spring mount? The round disk at the top that it rests/turns on has a pin with a retainer that fits into a slot when the truck is at right angles, so they are easy to remove. That isn't homemade.

 

[phils2um]

A second look at the additional pics, in particular the rectangular rather than square shape of the bottom cross-bracing and logo location now makes me wonder if the platforms came from Pola hay wagon or station trolley models. I don't do Pola Western but didn't they also have a "wooden" boardwalk at one time?

 

[Gérard Baudoin]

hello, I do like the "mason bogie" style locomotive behind the boat.

 

[Riograndad]

Interesting build,that boat has scope to detail too,,,,,,,
,,,,and the Mason Bogie looks the part!