N&W style line poles

[NW Modeling List]

I want to share my current 3d modeling/printing project.  I needed to make
these for my Blue Ridge module/diorama.  While I am at it, I thought I
might as well make some alternates, too. A tremendous  thank you to Abe
Burnett, Matt Goodman and Jeff Hawkins for information along the way.
The only compromise that I made is the crossarms are 3x5 inches, as opposed
to the real ones which appear to be 2x4 (they are a little skinnier looking
on the real prototype). I did this to add just a little bit of strength to
the finished model.  I will be stringing EZ Wire on these when I am
finished with scenery (the grass below needs work still - I don't care for
it)

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this is cropped from a photo and I don't know the photographer.
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Here's a rendered version of the more standard pole from other parts of the
railroad. I haven't printed this yet, but it will certainly not be an
issues, since the upper crossarm is just the lower crossarm, shortened.
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Here are my Blue Ridge crossarms off the printer
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Mike Rector
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