08-28-2009, 06:57 PM
I 'am working on some utility poles to bring power to the apron.
They are made from some 1/4 inch dowels cut to a scale 50 feet. They were distressed and notched for the cross arm, then stained the same as the sea wall. The cross arms are from strip wood, and there supports are cut from thin brass. The insulators are the heads of some sewing pins with a drop of glitter glue on them, one or two need a second cote. I think I'll use real wire for the conductors. some phone wire with the insulation striped off should be the right size.
They are made from some 1/4 inch dowels cut to a scale 50 feet. They were distressed and notched for the cross arm, then stained the same as the sea wall. The cross arms are from strip wood, and there supports are cut from thin brass. The insulators are the heads of some sewing pins with a drop of glitter glue on them, one or two need a second cote. I think I'll use real wire for the conductors. some phone wire with the insulation striped off should be the right size.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew