East Georgia model patrol car collection

WAYNESBORO - Law enforcement buffs have discovered a unique source for complementing their model patrol car collections in east Georgia. <br> <br> Paul Gay, a Burke County sheriff&#39;s dispatcher and part-time security guard, employs a lifetime of model-making skills to customize miniature cruisers. Besides building his own collection of 550 tiny cars, Gay has sold cars across the country and as far away as England. <br> <br> The 33-year-old Gay says his fascination with the mini-cars began nine years ago when he wandered into a Wal-Mart toy department. Now he is using the model-making skills he learned as a youngster to customize police vehicles. <br> <br> Using cars manufactured by Road Champs, Gay has customized 20 vehicles for Georgia State Patrol troopers. For 20 dollars, they get a virtual copy of their own patrol car, complete with the car number on the top and a dust-free container for storage. <br> <br> Gay gets tiny decals to make the cars resemble those of local agencies, including the Waynesboro Police Department and the sheriff&#39;s offices in Burke County and Aiken County.