N scale Telephone pole

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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What is the best material for simulating wiring for n scale telephone poles?

Thanks,TJM

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It would be good to tell us what your time period is.

tim

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I did a search on what people in N-scale use for telephone wires, and here’s what I came up with:

  • 2-lb monofilament is .005" in diameter, which is 0.8" in N-scale.

  • Very fine polyester monofilament thread made by Sulky. It’s .004" in diameter, smoke colored, and has a little shine to it so it looks like real wire

  • Sewing thread.

  • Junction EZ Line.

One warning – be careful about placement as it can make track accessibly an issue (can’t reach the track without getting tangled in the wires).

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Lycra sewing thread. It’s made for sewing things like sports bras.

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in a model railroading layout forum…[(-D]

(Sorry about that–I just couldn’t leave it alone; had me in stitches.)

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two thirds of a PUN - P.U.!

lol