Telephone poles

A north american railroad doesn't truly looks like it, if it doesn't have telephone poles along the mainline. After trying scratchbuilding the poles, I opted for a quicker yet good looking solution: Atlas N scale poles.
My friend Enzo Fortuna gave me a set of poles he ordered in USA some time ago - thanks Enzo! Here is how I painted and installed them on my layout.

First I placed all the poles on a scrap piece of foam board and put it in my paint booth.

Next I scratched the pole mast with a file to make it look more like wood.

Then I airbrushed the poles with a wash of diluted Floquil Grimy Black to dull the plastic shine and give the poles a base paint.

Then I used some acrylics paints and brushed a wash of grey over the poles.

Here is a close up of a pole, with insulators painted green.

And finally, here is how they look on the layout