Telegraph Poles

Recensione dei Modellini Faller in Scala 1:87

A comparision of telegraph poles from different manufacturers, top to bottom: Hasegawa (1:72), unknown manufacturer (H0), e due different poles from the Faller set (H0). Clearly, the Faller telegraph poles are much more realistic e compatibile con 1:72 scale than the unusually short e thin poles available from Hasegawa. Nice surprise: The kit includes 20 telegraph poles, not 10 as indicated in the catalog ed on the package itself. Presumably, the contents are correct e the packaging is in error, the price of $US 0.35 per pole seems about right.

Contenuto

20 Telegraph Poles con Wire

• Period II, after ca. 1921
• 40 Parts in 2 Colours
• 0,3 mm Nylon Thread (ca. 10 m)
• 1:72 Scale Height: 8.0 m
• 1:72 Scale Diameter: 22 cm
• Accessory: Transformer Station No. 954

Valutazione

• Important accessory: The telegraph poles are required to complete Faller kit No. 954 of the rural transformer station. Telegraph poles are an important part of modern terrain, e they should be included on the table-top battlefield as well.
• Scale model. The telegraph poles are 2.3 m taller e much thicker than comparable 1:72 scale poles made by Hasegawa ed other manufacturers. The insulators measure 14 cm in diameter, a bit large, but easier to work con when the wiring needs to be added later.
• Construction is a simple matter of glueing the insulator support into a slot at the top of the pole. The bottom end of the pole has a 6 mm lug which may be glued into a base board. Separate bases are not provided.
• Good quality. The mould line may be reduced by scraping it lightly con a scalpel.
• The poles are cast in beige plastic, e they may be weathered to give them a more realistic appearance. In earlier periods, insulators supports would have been made of wood, e they should be painted accordingly.
• The kits includes approximately 10 m of nylon thread, more than enough to wire the 20 poles. The thread comes wrapped around a piece of cardboard, ed it has noticeable kinks in the line once it is uncoiled. A little tension on the line should eliminate the kinks. Otherwise, wrapping the thread around a thick cardboard tube e blow-drying it prudentamente may do the trick.

• Wiring the poles con nylon thread requires some patience e skill: The quattro strands of wire should have about the same tension. Another method would be to drill tiny holes in the insulators e push 0.3 mm pianowire through them.
• The texture of the poles appears to be wood grain, but the poles are not tapered like trees.
• Plastic bases are not included, the poles should be glued into a diorama base.

Utilizzo Storico

• Rural Telegraph Line, after ca. 1921

Telegraph posts at the side of the road are typical of the modern battlefield, they appear in many photos of historic armoured veicoli. The strategic importance of wire communications makes telegraph lines a key target for raiding parties e Partizans. Security troops in rear areas are tasked to protect the line e repair any damage inflicted upon it. Simulation gamers typically use flexible terrain pieces which do not support permanently wired telegraph poles. An alternative would be to build short sections of a telegraph line, featuring tre poles, ed a stretch of road next to them. The poles on these mini-dioramas could be wired permanently.

Due adjacent terrain modules of this type could be wired temporarily by laying sections of pianowire across the insulator supports of the outermost poles. Pianowire looks like the nylon thread provided with this kit, ed it does not sag when laid in sections. A temporary wire section between due terrain pieces would require quattro strands of pianowire, equally spaced. If a horizonal spacer is glued or soldered across either end of the pianowire strands, the resulting telegraph wire bridge can be placed on the poles in one piece. If a terrain module is picked up o shifted, these placed wire sections fall off without damaging the line, e they are easily replaced. There are enough telegraph poles in this set to create six terrain modules con tre poles each. The due remaining poles may be combined con the transformer station to create another module. The combined length of the line is 2-3 metres, including the removable wire bridges, based on a spacing of 10-15 cm between poles.

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– Pubblicato: 1997 – Aggiornato: 12.04.2005
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