...wired!!! I picked up a set of Atlas Telephone/Utility poles (1.99 on Ebay!) took my time painting, trimming and wiring them up. Here are a few pics! Its funny how such a small detail makes it look like more of a town! It isn't exactly proto at times (but who cares?) due to the fact that cable/telephone wires generally are hung about 3/4 of the way up the pole and I didn't add any, so I guess my town is anti-TV. Still haven't decided if I want to add them or not... Enjoy! Before wires were installed: After: Sorry for the corny title. lol.
I like it! How many did you get for $1.99? They are only $2 something for a set of 12 from woo woo woo woo woo woo. BTW-I used to have a '90 Corrado with an Autothority Stage II kit.
Over here, folk with cable television find it's in the footway, not strung from posts. Some places here have the electricity on posts, but that is mainly buried as well. You could say that your town is the US test town for having tv cable buried . . . Regards, Pete
Great looking for the 1950s! A little sparse for today in urban areas. But I've been through some rural towns in the past few years that had exactly two wires on their poles--and no cable tv.
Actually, I'm curious- Possibly buried along a right of way, such as a sidewalk? In conduit along the ground? Boxcab E50
you mean jaeger bombs? def one of my fav shots lol well driving home i did notice the absolute mess of wires strung from poles even in the rural areas, but idk if i want to clutter up mine that much... don't want to rule anything out yet tho
This is one of the many differences between American English and British English . . . We call it the carriageway or road (where the vehicles are) and pavement or footway (where people walk). You call it the pavement (where the vehicles are) and the sidewalk. We call it a vest, you call it an undershirt. What you call a vest, we call a waistcoat . . . So, I'll translate properly. Most folk who have cable television over here, the cable is buried in the sidewalk. Regards, Pete
Five Red Bulls? I guess it's a good thing you weren't painting the stripes on the roads or decalling!
Hmmmm we call it a pavement or footpath. So how come you Brits call it a footway. We must be more Americanised than I thought...........oh the shame (Well NZ is part of the British Commonwealth) You'd better add Noo Zeeland Anglish to that too :tb-biggrin:
Well, Alister, I've been trying to answer this, but taking so long over it that the system logged me out! I can only guess at this, but I suppose the Ministry of Transport as it then was wanted to separate terms for the different types of surface. The pavement is the entire width of the formation. The footway is where the people walk (sidewalk in US) and the carriageway is where the vehicles go (pavement in US) If, however, the footway isn't directly next to the road - if there's an expanse of grass between them for instance, then it becomes a footpath. Regards, Pete
Simple: take care when you walk on a "Foot-way" ... you must walk on left lane! LOL This is "another" one of the many differences between American English and British English . . .
good gosh man 5 RB's and you were able to keep your hand steady enough to do this kind of work??! if this was me I be all over the place, hands shaking .....
I did notice the slightly blurred photos, though. I don't think I'd clog up the utility poles with many wires, possibly one halfway up the pole for telephone. If you put too many wires on the poles, it'll detract from the scene.
I have used E-Z Line. Generally pleased with the line itself, the way it hangs realistically without stiffly standing up in place. BUT when I used cyanoacrylate superglue to affix to poles and superduperglue gets on the line, there are unrealistic short sections, like a couple of millimeters just to the right of the pole on the right. Maybe I need a bit more experimenting before I go too far on new layout. Though it will be long time before I am ready for the detail of stringing utility poles!
