Power comes to Tootsville !!!

[wombat457]

Any time mate - oh well, any time except week nights and any night I need my beauty sleep

 

[MOWboss]

On the subject of "tricks." I've used this a few times but its now worn out.
Conversation goes something like;
" Bought a new engine today."
"How much did it cost?"
"1200 dollars." says I......
"$ TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!!!!" Says she.
after a pause.... "oh I meant $300........"
"Ah, oh oh that's better"

At that point leave the scene immediately before the penny drops......

 

[santafewillie]

and any night I need my beauty sleep

Hmmmh! That may take a while.

 

[747flier]

The thingies are of course glass insulators as those in the photo are power poles, transformers and all. When I was a kid in the early 50's power had only just a arrived in that portion of rural America. However prior to power poles were telephone poles and before those telegraph poles. I think they just added power lines to the existing telephone poles, at least at the start. If I were to make these, I would 3D print the whole arm with the insulators attached, especially in a small scale such as N. HO, maybe one could add separate ones that weren't too overscale.

We always called them telephone poles!

 

[wombat457]

I think I am just going to have to pretend I have the insulators, I guess I was being a bit optimistic that it could be done

 

[MOWboss]

I've used glass beads attached with a pin to the side of a round "telegraph pole." HO scale. I've found some real small brass (colored) pins. Your getting down to such a small size that a drop of glue is starting to look out of scale.

 

[migalyto]

I think I am just going to have to pretend I have the insulators, I guess I was being a bit optimistic that it could be done

Thats probably the best answer. If it bugs you after the wires are installed, then you can always explore options and change it.

The insulators i showed you last night are still probably way oversized.

 

[wombat457]

Mike, yeah I took a look at them and couldn't find a "proper scale" but they also seemed to be more for High Tension Power lines rather than the simple residential single power pole Was a good thought though and certainly worth looking at.

 

[Smudge617]

Mike, yeah I took a look at them and couldn't find a "proper scale" but they also seemed to be more for High Tension Power lines rather than the simple residential single power pole Was a good thought though and certainly worth looking at.

I think in N scale they would be too small to even see on single power lines

 

[wombat457]

I tried a few things but the biggest issue I had was getting anything to stick to the top of the cross bar - it was just too narrow. So - all I can now do is glue the wire to the top of the bar and go from there

 

[wombat457]

Things so far:

 

[Smudge617]

Things so far:

Looks good Tony.

 

[wombat457]

@Smudge617
Thanks mate - slow but surely. Started working on the "Cemetery" area - making Head Stones etc - oh what fun it is

 

[Smudge617]

@Smudge617
Thanks mate - slow but surely. Started working on the "Cemetery" area - making Head Stones etc - oh what fun it is

You enjoy every minute of it

 

[wombat457]

Yeah - I do actually - but hey, don't tell anyone okay

 

[Smudge617]

Yeah - I do actually - but hey, don't tell anyone okay

Too late

 

[wombat457]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy - my FIRST VICTIM - Now I'm Happy!!!

 

[wombat457]

Too late

Cwap .... !

 

[wombat457]

Have the Power Poles glued in place and ready for the linesmen to come in and put up the wires

Not sure when they will be available as I am still in two minds whether to restore this layout and be able to run it or to leave it be. If I restore it, I wont put the wire/line up until the new track work has been done.

 

[Chrιstιαη]

Not sure when they will be available as I am still in two minds whether to restore this layout and be able to run it or to leave it be. If I restore it, I wont put the wire/line up until the new track work has been done.

Just my very personal opinion: Restore it and run some trains !