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05/07/2021 3:07 pm
Thanks for asking about my "wired" Trailer Park John.....I use Marx (Toy Company) utility poles and "draw" in the wires themselves using bezier curved lines in various colors and diameters....For the final step I paste an appropriately sized Glass Insulator on the pole standoffs
05/07/2021 3:18 pm
You never cease to amaze me, JB!
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05/07/2021 3:37 pm
@john-shamblin My second wife used to tell me that......except it was "always" instead of "never" 
it occurs to me that you`d also asked about the fence....it`s Dept 56 Chain Link Fence and can always be found on ebay
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05/07/2021 3:40 pm
LOL.... I found the fence but can't find the phone poles.
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05/07/2021 3:44 pm
LOL.... I found the fence but can't find the phone poles.
marx utility pole.............mine are the the 7" versions
05/07/2021 3:48 pm
Thanks, JB. I just found some on eBay. Look for them in an upcoming salvage yard diorama I'm working on.Marx used to be one of the largest toy mfgs in the world but apparently they ain't in bidness anymore.
05/07/2021 3:50 pm
I had forgotten about those Marx telephone poles. I still have a few dozen with my neglected railway stuff. You are extremely creative John.
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05/07/2021 3:56 pm
@john-shamblin Louis Marx may have faded from our memories,but he`s still here in spirit (and an occasional photo shoot)
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05/07/2021 4:04 pm
I had forgotten about those Marx telephone poles. I still have a few dozen with my neglected railway stuff. You are extremely creative John.
I have Peter Pan syndrome David......I think a LOT of us here do
It`s very cool that you have some Marx train stuff!!!.....my one and only childhood electric train was a Marx,bought one Christmas season at Sears and Roebucks......I ran that thing ALL the time !!!.....we had hardwood floors and my room was directly over the kitchen,where my mother cooked EVERY meal our family ate....when I inadvertently let a short screwdriver cross the rails and blow the transformer,that marked the swan song of my choo-choo days....I suspect that both my parents had prayed for just such an occurrence