John Sethian posted:Paint aluminum foil with paint markers. Let the paint dry. Cut the foil into elongated diamonds. Use a ball point pen to crease a center line. Use a craft glue stick (Like UHU) to apply adhesive to the back. Then fold them over a utility wire.
I did this is not so much to make a more realistic scene (it isn’t, as this would no doubt violate local electrical codes!) but to prevent visitors from fouling the utility wires if they decide to touch a car:
Very nice. Or you could have electrified the utility wires.