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John, even with some of the stuff you need to start building on hand, a layout will put a certain demand of time and money on you. Before rushing into something you may not like at a later stage, start small, test, exercise and hone your skills! MR´s project layout of this year is a nice little layout to try your hand on. You may even have sufficient "leftovers" from the past to get started on it! A lot has changed in terms of track plans since the 1970´s and 80´s. The biggest cahnge is that we try to plan the way real railroads did and still do it. Atlas track plans as well as those in the book you mention aim putting as much track as possible into a given space, leaving little room for a realistic looking scenery. As with many aspects of life, the "Less Is More" approach also goes for model railroading!
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