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Full-size barbershop poles
« on: July 17, 2021, 04:17:26 AM »
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Are these available anywhere in N? Not that modern shorty tube that sits on the wall, an 8-ft+ tall one with rotating top and bottom stripes, and about as thick as a power pole. Doesn't need to work, doesn't even need to be painted.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2021, 05:02:18 AM »
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Scratch build











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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2021, 05:15:14 AM »
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lol I was going to leave the link for Evergreen styrene.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2021, 10:22:55 PM »
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https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=50512.0

Check out the DKS automated barber pole.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2021, 04:36:34 AM »
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OBVIOUSLY I'll have to scratchbuilt it (using a stock old-time street lamp) but I was hoping that one of you guys who roams all the Shapeways type forums had noticed any being made.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2021, 06:07:09 AM »
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Is there really need for a 3D printed pole?  Just chuck a piece of styrene rod in your Dremel (on slow speed), then shape it into a barber pole using jeweler's files.  Then paint it (like you would have to paint a 3D printed part).

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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2021, 06:15:49 AM »
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Like 90% of the work will be painting the stripes.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2021, 11:26:20 AM »
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Quote from: Chris333 on July 20, 2021, 06:15:49 AM
Like 90% of the work will be painting the stripes.

I have been looking for a suitably small decal with equal red white and blue stripes (like that middle barber pole in Peteski's post.  Anybody have any ideas?  Amtrak seems like the best bet, but nothing I have seen so far would work for me.
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2021, 11:36:47 AM »
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Z scale Amtrak?

Have you looked through these selections:
https://circuscitydecals.com/
https://www.cmrproducts.com/store/
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2021, 11:50:54 AM »
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If it were me, I would go to my structure scrapbox for a porch post or some sort of small column.   Maybe an HO detail, if you want slightly larger diameter.

Here's some former Grant Line HO posts from San Juan details
https://sanjuandetails.com/turned-wood-porch-columns-with-square-top-and-bottom/
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2021, 02:04:51 AM »
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Considering the variety of stripes shown here, how about red and blue Sharpies, on clear decal film, over a white pole?
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2021, 03:30:18 AM »
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To eliminate the tedium of painting the stripes...

I think these are big enough that you could print blue and red stripes on an ink jet printer, cut the strip of paper out, and then wrap it around the toothpick (or other suitable pipe).  The seam on the back won't show (unless you motorize it).
Do a web search for "barber pole stripes" and you'll find ready-made images of diagonal stripe patterns that you can just print, cut, wrap.

Something like this:
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2021, 10:09:18 AM »
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And then send them to DJS to animate them.     DKS

EDIT-  Oops.  sorry.    I was typing on my phone.   
My new glasses should arrive any day.   :facepalm:
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2021, 11:14:45 AM »
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Quote from: u18b on July 21, 2021, 10:09:18 AM
And then send them to DJS to animate them.


Who dat?   :trollface:
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Re: Full-size barbershop poles
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2021, 11:31:58 AM »
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I think he means DKS (k and j live next to each other on the keyboard)
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