Please let us see your bumpers.

I use GG track, so I take a extra GG tie and turn it over and side it onto the top of the GG rail.   I also have used GG track pins and bent 1/2 of the pin into a triangle and inserted the straight 1/2 of the pin into the end of the GG track with triangle part of the pin on top (  do not have a picture) The picture below shows 2 tracks with GG tie bumpers.

Scratch built these based on Fastrak earthen bumpers. They really work too- I ran a switcher into one by accident and it held in place.  I also use Lionel 260's but retrofit the light to an LED.

Hayes Bumpers, brass kit from Des Plaines Hobbies.   May not want to go this route if you have a lot of them, but they look pretty good:

Here's my one bumper, seen in situ, from different aspects...

Although fresh-out-of-the catalog track bumpers may not generate much excitement when installed, Lionel's lighted O-gauge bumpers have a classic look. I prefer the maroon instead of the red color.  Best of all, they have a built-in actual bumper mechanism that cushions the "bump" of a car coupler that might strike it.  The light on top is "frosting on the cake."  I refer to that light as an quick indicator as to whether track power for that siding is ON or OFF.

Mike Mottler   (ritrainguy)   LCCA 12394
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From my golden spike ceremony. These are GarGraves. Toughest bumpers I have found...

Great topic, Tom.

I got the best, classic Lionel illuminated bumpers:

Each siding is a separate electrical block, so when the red light on top of the bumper is on, I know that the track has power:

My favorites are the bright fire engine red postwar illuminated bumpers:

Arnold

Since I used Fastrack, I went with the lighted Fastrack bumpers. They are a bit temperamental, but I really like the look.

Paul, that's a nice looking building to the left.  And the bumpers do look good too.

No photo right now...but I like the Atlas snap in bumpers. They work in Gargraves track fine, look good and are cheap!

edit: I did have a pic

MTH Realtrax:

wheel stops and bumpers

LAIDOFFSICK, They look very nice, as does everything else in every direction one can look!

FrankM

I also use the Atlas bumpers on my Atlas 3R track.  At some point I plan on adding a LED to them like the FasTrack bumpers (Which I used when I used FT.).  But for now I just snap them in place and call it good.

Mayor Magoo posted:

Paul, that's a nice looking building to the left.  And the bumpers do look good too.

Thank you, Your Honor... that is a Korber 2 Stall Engine House that I picked up at York. It was built by Alex M. as my modeling skills are minimal.

Easy scratch-built project

Stock Lionel.

I mostly use Atlas O and Lionel bumpers.....but here's few I made to fit the available space....

Peter

Scratch built based on a scale city bumper 

This is a scale city bumper. 

John Sethian posted:

Hayes Bumpers, brass kit from Des Plaines Hobbies.   May not want to go this route if you have a lot of them, but they look pretty good:

Wait a minute, are you saying this is O-gauge and not full-scale?  Wow!!

Ditto, Steve!

John Sethian, That looks REAL!!!

FrankM

Here are my "homemade" bumpers. I installed LEDs to indicate when power is "on":