Thanks for the warm welcome.
I do not have the kit yet, tried a few stores today just to check it out, but they were closed due to the snowstorm. I have limited time during the week so it will have to wait till next weekend. I found the complete River Pass layout kits online at Manhattan Trains, they have a great price, are they reliable?
On the kit, does it come with step by step instructions? Does it help you with wiring/power control--something that seems very confusing to someone such as myself never having done any model railroading before.
I have always wanted to set up a layout and just never got a chance to really do one and when I saw the Woodland Scenics layout kit I thought this might be the time. Also, I really want to work on it with my 13 year old son and he seems very into it so I think we can really spend some great time together working on the layout and learning together.