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Good points Kurt. I like hearing the opinions of one who has switched from one scale to the other.

Thanks for the input Jet. Good stuff!

You're preaching to the choir Mountain. I've been wracking my brains for the past year trying to decide what scale I want to model. Hence my post. I want to hear the various opinions. I'm hoping one of the experts will offer up some tidbit of information that will help tip the scales one way or...

I would like to hear comments and opinions from those who have switched from HO scale to N scale, and/or vice-versa. What made you decide to switch? Are you pleased with your decision? Any regrets? Has anybody switched and then switched back again? Thanks all!

I know Squid, I know. Believe me when I tell you I've been driving myself crazy trying to decide HO or N. Literally, I've been waffling back-and-forth for a year now. With N I like the idea of running more realistic modern locomotives and curves and train lengths, and with HO I prefer the...

European does not interest me. The one thing I do know for sure is that I want my track and locomotives to be based on North American prototypes. I may switch to "N" scale and see how I like that.

I greatly appreciate everybody's input. After much thought and careful deliberation I have decided to take Andrew's advice and put up a small HO scale layout with a basic loop, maybe a few switches and sidings; just to get some trains running and experience that "therapeutic benefit". As I am...

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Andrew, Thanks for the encouraging words. No, I don't have any photos yet... nothing to photograph really. My space is ample - more than I will ever need or use. No ideas for a track plan as of yet since I keep waffling back-and-forth on the table size, and more recently I'm considering going...

Jet, et al... When you're right you're right! (Not that I doubted any of you...) I spent a lot of time online yesterday looking at prototype locomotives - all the modern stuff is much too long to be realistically replicated on an 8x4 or even 5x9 HO scale layout. Still, I'm just not sure I want...

Thanks Jet. More grist for the mill. I will take all this under advisement.

As I grow older I find myself trying to streamline my hobbies and interests. I was into model railroading as a kid, but being a kid I had neither the skills nor the resources to create anything beyond a few pieces of track cobbled together on an old ping-pong table. As I find myself on the cusp...

Thanks for the input guys. Very thorough stuff. Though as I previously mentioned, this is my first foray into the hobby (as an adult that is) so I don't think I'll be going around the room (which is the entire basement) or up and over any doorways... That's a bit too much. Most likely I will...

Thanks Jet. That all makes perfect sense. I guess I could manage a 5x9. And when I say manage I don't mean space-wise - I am fine there, I mean manage as in what I want to tackle as my first serious foray into a model railroad. Well, looks like I will be doing more research over the weekend.

Good advice as always guys. Russ, I'm 5-10, no kids as of yet, and my wife is not coming anywhere near my trains! When I get home I'm going to get out the tape measure and experiment around with various heights. I have a ping-pong table so I can use the as a guide I guess. I like the idea of not...

Thanks again for the input. Say, what's the final verdict on layout height? The consensus seems to be 40".

Thanks Russ! Outstanding! That's exactly what I was looking for. Nice photos as well. I feel pretty confident about ordering from Mianne at this point.

Has anyone had any experience with a company called Mianne? They sell pre-fab open grid style benchwork. This seems like a fast and efficient way to go and I was wondering if anybody has any input on this? Thanks guys.

Thanks guys. This is all pretty much as I expected. Yes, I have the room to go larger, but being my first serious attempt at a model railroad I am worried about biting off more than I can chew. That's why I want to stick with the basic, standard 8x4 layout. At least I know to keep all this in...

Thanks Josh for the speedy response. I know I want to run diesel. And I would like to run the more modern prototype models. I just received a new catalog from Athearn and some of the "cooler" (for lack of a better word) looking engines seem to be extra-long. I want to model the Atlas Yardmaster...