'Z' way to go BBY!
 

Perfect for the "bored" meeting. :rock:

That's a really beautiful engine. What scale is that?

You are welcome :)
It's an old 1:87 (HO) Tyco die-cast 'General', this is a kit version which came in pieces and without paint. Motor is in the tender, and there is a worm drive that drives the locomotive's big wheels.
(My other old favourite is a Rivarossi 'Genoa', but it is a rather late, post civil-war 4-4-0. And yes i am a big fan of Buster Keaton's film "The General"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncapCvkPgVw :up: )

I like the ballasting of the rails on your layout very much, those rails look astonishingly real :hmmm:.
I was looking for 'flatter' rails, as the pre 1868 ones were not as thick and study as later. In those times it also was wide-track of course, but i will not change that..

Looks HO to me, and I agree, that is a beautiful loco...American 4-4-0, I do love those old log burners, a classical US design. :yep: Like the famous 'The General'. :yeah:
I think I have an HO 4-4-0 somewhere that a friend of my mothers gave me, and some boxcars. Nowhere to display it sadly so it's tucked away for future use.

Thanks. I'm using Atlas code 83 flex-track and the ballast is Woodland Scenics brand Grey blend medium.

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandsceni.../BAL-GB/page/1

Just finished wiring this bus for headlights using fiber optics. My first attempt with this type of model lighting and i'm pleased with the result.

Materials
http://home.comcast.net/~rdsterling/...ccad14abeef220

I drilled out the head and tail lights and ran in the fibers. Then drilled out the head of the LED and super glued the ends into the hole.http://home.comcast.net/~rdsterling/...ccad14abeef220

I melted the end of the fibers into a ball and glued them in place
http://home.comcast.net/~rdsterling/...ccad14abeef220


Drilled a hole through the layout and mounted it in place
http://home.comcast.net/~rdsterling/...ccad14abeef220

As well you should be. That last picture looks like a photo taken from a traffic control camera on a dark night.

Excellent. :rock:

Now that is most innovative :cool:

You might want to check this type of lighting out. Bet those airplane models would look sharp with running lights.

Pretty sharp there August, came out good.

Magic

Yeah, I reckon your right but the old eyesight leaves a lot to be desired these days, hence the collection being diecast :)

That works very well. Given the era of your project I would suggest trying warm white LEDs so the headlights don't look so blue. Color temp 5000K is full spectrum while lower numbers move to red(warmer) and higher numbers blue(colder). A must for those 6 volt Beetles. :O:

Very cool.

I kinda like the look of the blue. :oops:

Going to put lights in those Hurst Olds August? You should put lights in a cop car, and have it chasing one of those Hursts!:D