Power Grid Part III...lightning strikes!

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I finished up the south end utility poles today. I "halved" one pole lengthwise with a chainsaw so they would sit flush to the wall and also save room. I mounted them to the wall with small metal brackets.

The painted plywood you see behind the poles(near the top) were used to cover up the window-wells, which are framed, so I had no choice but to just screw in wood over the top(at least without going thru a ton of trouble). Curtains used to hang there.

Once again I used really old insulators and wooden threaded mounts. The crossbars are from an old truck bed. I hope to have another mural between these poles at some point.

Pic #1: Both poles finished. The camera flash always makes things look too bright. Its a lot better in person.

Pic #2: Old British railyard "danger" sign I added to one pole. There's a couple of things nailed into the pole to the left of the sign as well. Not sure what they are.

Pic #3: This pole I decided to make look like it got struck by lightning on the crossbar, burning it off. Makes for a cool effect, and I needed to keep that crossbar short so it wouldn't block the movie theater speaker.

Pic #4: Closeup of the lightning strike. I burned that area with my zippo, then let it sit outside for 24 hours before attaching it to the pole.

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I know something that would look GREAT in that area, but I am an ass and have not sent it yet :(

This time it's my fault. I need to find a box it can ft in without UPS destroying it.

PLease be patient :)

PS. The poles look amazing!

Chris
 
Whoa, Johnny awesome additions. Great pics of the space too. Can't wait to come back down and see it in person.
 
I know something that would look GREAT in that area, but I am an ass and have not sent it yet :(

This time it's my fault. I need to find a box it can ft in without UPS destroying it.

PLease be patient :)

PS. The poles look amazing!

Chris

No biggie Chris, just hurry up and get a box! lol

My 7UP corner is going to look a lot better soon enough....
 
Whoa, Johnny awesome additions. Great pics of the space too. Can't wait to come back down and see it in person.

This year's party is going to rock man, let me say it now. We're gonna have great food, beer, 80's music, cool games, and good conversation. Plenty to BS about on the Lost Highway.

Hell, I'll save you a spot right next to me in the movie theater section....
 
You should ad a small sound effect of power humming or that classic ramping up electrical charge with a snap and have it on repeat?

Maybe workmen saying things like watch out for falling electrical lines?

Maybe one of those cheapo mp3 players and a small set of amped speakers?

Would be cool!
 
This year's party is going to rock man, let me say it now. We're gonna have great food, beer, 80's music, cool games, and good conversation. Plenty to BS about on the Lost Highway.

Hell, I'll save you a spot right next to me in the movie theater section....

Sounds awesome. Now, across from those theater seats, you need a mural of an old desert Drive-in with the movie screen showing the title shot from an old Sci-Fi B movie like "It Came From Outer Space".

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that lightning strike pole looks awesome. may i suggest you add some frayed wire to it, to further the 'damage'?

Yeah, I need to dig out some more garage door cable, which is what I added to the other poles on the larger side of my arcade. Not sure if I have any more. I will find some, though.
 
You should ad a small sound effect of power humming or that classic ramping up electrical charge with a snap and have it on repeat?

Maybe workmen saying things like watch out for falling electrical lines?

Maybe one of those cheapo mp3 players and a small set of amped speakers?

Would be cool!

Very cool idea! I'm writing it down....
 
That would frickin' rock! I'd love to have the real thing man.

Another neat addition to the drive-in mural would be if you could inset one of those small portable DVD player LCD screens in the wall (in place of the screen in the drive-in mural) and show real sci-fi B movies on it. I've seen a couple model railroads where they did that (not set in a wall, but using a mini-LCD screen as a drive-in theater).
 
Another neat addition to the drive-in mural would be if you could inset one of those small portable DVD player LCD screens in the wall (in place of the screen in the drive-in mural) and show real sci-fi B movies on it. I've seen a couple model railroads where they did that (not set in a wall, but using a mini-LCD screen as a drive-in theater).

Hell yes. Man I think I am gonna redo my whole arcade around this idea. What a winner.
 
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