diff --git a/engine.lisp b/engine.lisp
index 95f5260..5a92c59 100644
--- a/engine.lisp
+++ b/engine.lisp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 ; take 2 seconds to fully fire
 (defmethod regen-model ((model engine-model) time)
-  (setf (vertices model) (generate-step-2d-array *thruster-vertices* time))
-  (setf (colors model) (generate-step-2d-array *thruster-colors* time)))
+  (setf (vertices model) (generate-step-2d-array (template-vertices model) time))
+  (setf (colors model) (generate-step-2d-array (template-colors model) time)))
 
 
 (defparameter *thruster-vertices* 
diff --git a/flight-sim.asd b/flight-sim.asd
index eeec19a..4d763d9 100644
--- a/flight-sim.asd
+++ b/flight-sim.asd
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 	       (:file "model")
 	       (:file "physics")
 	       (:file "objects")
+	       (:file "engine")
                (:file "flight-sim")))
 
diff --git a/flight-sim.lisp b/flight-sim.lisp
index db04ecb..8aff019 100644
--- a/flight-sim.lisp
+++ b/flight-sim.lisp
@@ -248,9 +248,21 @@
   (setf *num-frames* 0)
   (setf *last-time* *start-time*)
   (setf *controls-active* '())
-  (setf *self* (make-instance 'game-object 
-			      :body (make-instance 'body :coords (vector 0 0 11))
-			      :model *ship-model*))
+  (setf *self* 
+	(make-instance 
+	 'game-object 
+	 :body (make-instance 'body :coords (vector 0 0 11))
+	 :model *ship-model*
+	 :attachments 
+	 (list :thruster
+	       (make-instance 'engine-object
+			      :model (make-instance 'engine-model 
+						    :template-vertices *thruster-vertices*
+						    :template-colors *thruster-colors*)
+			      :body (make-instance 'body
+						   :coords (vector 0 0 3)))))))
+	
+  
 			      ;:engines (list :engines (list :thrust 
 				;		       (make-instance 'engine-object 
 				;				      :motion (make-instance 'motion :coords (vector 0 0.5 3.0))
diff --git a/objects.lisp b/objects.lisp
index 06259e6..71493ad 100644
--- a/objects.lisp
+++ b/objects.lisp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 (defmethod activate ((object game-object) sym start-time)
   (push sym (active-attachments object))
-  (activate (getf (attachments object) sym)))
+  (activate (getf (attachments object) sym) start-time))
 
 (defmethod draw :before ((object game-object) time)
   (gl:push-matrix)