Are you in a band, a studio musician, or a one man show?
About a year ago, there was a piper that used to stand in a little grove of trees, sort of hidden, playing the bag pipes. You could hear the music, but had to scan the park to find it's source.
I've been a diesel-electric and electric guy, mostly. In 2004, I started out with one of Lionel's R-T-R steam sets, but quickly gravitated to the diesels. I have a little over 50 locomotives... mostly MTH's Premier motive power. My most recent acquisition is a UP SD50 with 3.0. I have a 3.0 UP SD24 due shortly, and I have a 3.0 CP Train Master ordered, plus a scale wheels Taurus 3 ES-64-U4(a modern European electric).
I'm actually pretty satisfied with my collection... I've got most of what I wanted.
The only thing I'm missing is a layout that could give my equipment a good run...
The engines you've shown seem to fit the size of your layout, quite nicely. That's what I'd like to have.
BTW, it dawned on me yesterday, that you can run with the smoke on... without the smoke impacting you(wind might be a factor). No ceiling and walls to trap it.
A final BTW, I've got a few excellent electrics - A New Haven EP-3, a Milwaukee Road all-black Bi-Polar and a Pennsylvania P5A. Those units would look great operating on your layout especially, if there was operational overhead wiring.
Take care lad and enjoy tonight's gig,
Rick