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    • P Offline
      Philw
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      Very nice, Really nice image
      Back in the day I had a couple of these in my bachelor pad as decorations. I think I still have them somewhere.

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Thanks Phil. I remember when insulators were collectibles like beer cans and little ceramic figurines. I wonder if anyone still collects these old insulators.

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        • tuna1957T Offline
          tuna1957
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          Great model and image. Got to love the “you can’t do that in SketchUp” Yes people still collect the glass insulators. Have a friend , a retired lineman who has a whole bunch of them.

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Thank you, sir.

            I always like that you can't do that... thing. 😉

            It used to be that those insulators would bring a pretty high price. Is that still the case?

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            • Bryan KB Offline
              Bryan K
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              Excellent as always. 👍

              See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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              • Mike AmosM Offline
                Mike Amos
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                A great piece. 👍

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  Here's another one just for fun. c.1900


                  https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50150697728_bc3955680d.jpg

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                  • Mike AmosM Offline
                    Mike Amos
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                    Rhyming slang word for the day, "Cushtu", because it is (Bloody good). 👍

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                    • tuna1957T Offline
                      tuna1957
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                      Another cool one Dave 👍 . Don't think they sell for the kind of money they did years ago. Hard core collectors like my retired lineman friend will pay up for very specific examples , era and manufacturer and type of glass seems to drive the price. Interesting site note to this is I've seen some that are an unusual purple color. My expert told me they were clear when made but something in the composition of the glass causes them to turn color from exposure to the sun ?

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                      • Bryan KB Offline
                        Bryan K
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                        Is the second one ceramic?

                        Excellent model. 👍

                        See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          @bryan k said:

                          Is the second one ceramic?

                          Yes. I didn't make the brown color dark enough to match the glaze they used on them because the detail would disappear.

                          Things like these aren't really all that complicated to model but because of their small size, the brown one is less than 4 in. tall and the glass one is less than 3, it takes a bit of a different approach in SketchUp to get the smooth surfaces.

                          And thank you!

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