It was pretty easy to find out that the lighthouse featured in the background of the first picture on the Gonou line web page was Torii Saki lighthouse.
I found this out using Misty's Japanese lighthouse tour website. A pretty comprehensive listing of Japanese lighthouses with many, many photographs.
Torii Saki is a pretty unusual looking structure and initially I thought what a fantastic model it would make. Then I took a deep breath and remembered that we're talking T gauge here. This would barely be an inch tall.
So perhaps a rethink is in order. Begin with something a little simpler to construct. There are many to see on Misty's site.
I can't see how getting the light house to work would be that difficult. All it would take is a grain of wheat light bulb (or a white LED) hooked up to a simple flashing circuit. Placed atop a styrene tube tower to hide the wiring. Anyone with any other ideas is welcome to pop them into comment.
That then will be the first job for the layout. Build a working lighthouse on top of a small rocky island...
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