Kyle,
I know how you feel, but you are only into the auction a few hours, wait it out. It seems that a lot of the bidding goes on closer to the end of the auction. Another thing to try is to lower your price. I have seen things that did not sell their first time around, but then when they were relisted at a lower price, they sold for higher then what their first posted price was. It can be hard to do, especially if it does not sell at the price you wanted. The other thing you can do is add a reserve price. This will allow you to start the bidding at a lower price which will increase the bidders by giving them hope that they will win, while at the same time saving you from losing out on your item.
As for getting your item noticed, you already have a gallery picture which helps out a ton. You can try listing it in two categories, although it doubles your listing fees it will also double your chance of selling. Another thing to note is that you do not have a reputation on ebay yet so people might be skeptical purchasing such an expensive item from someone with a low rating. You might want to try selling items with less value until you have had a chance to build up your reputation. You have a lot of good pictures in your listing, but you might want to try and expound on your description a bit. Go into some more details about the item and point out things that might not be evident from the photos. Another thing is your title, you will want something that will catch the buyers attention. Instead of "one of a kind" try custom built, scratch built, or weathered. There are other options on ebay that can help your listing stand out such as bolding, or highlighting your listing, but those options cost extra. However considering the final selling price of your item, it may be worth the extra fees.
As for bidding on your own item, do NOT do it. It is against ebay policy and not to mention unfair to the other ebayer’s.
As far as getting paid...it looks like you have paypal as a payment option, ebay will most likely deposit the winnings to your paypal account. From there you request your payment from paypal, I think that they will either send a check to you or they will ask for your banking info and deposit it to your account.
Just my two cents.
Good luck and keep us updated on how things go for you.
Freelancer