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As I recall Joe actually lost an operating session when the heat of a Halogen lamp melted the ties on some switch work on his layout. In defense of the halogens I believe he was doing some filming and the lamps were in much closer proximity than you would normally use in layout lighting. <br />Three other things, I like the idea of the mini/screw in flourescents aas I have used them in lamps around the house for energy saving and like them in that application. Second, the fixtures you posted of the flourescent fixtures with the plastic defuser might be advantageous, as the defuser may give you UV screening to prevent color fading. Third, the track lights you posted are the larger sized units, and would probably work well for you. My preference is for spot type of lamps in these type of fixtures to put more intense/focused lighting on the subject rather than flood type lamps. However there are smaller track light fixtures available here where we have 110 volt systems, and you may also find some "low voltage" type of smaller track lights as well. I also prefer reflector lamps as they push all the light out of the fixture instead of having it illuminate the inside of the fixture thus getting wasted. <br />Good luck in your "hunt" for the best way of getting the "dark sucked" out of the layout room. <br />Will
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