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<p>Just a few thoughts on the OP´s intentions and plans.</p> <ul> <li>The layout is intended for 4 resp. 6-year old children, yet most of it is out of reach and, given the height of kids in that age, visibility, if the layout is built at a "normal" height. If lowered, any work under the layout will be close to impossible.</li> <li>The layout has little play value for children, other than letting trains circle and occasionally operate a switch - this will not hold their interest for long.</li> <li>The chosen scale of HO is not really child-friendly - I don´t see a 4-year old being able to put a car on the track or even uncouple a car.</li> <li>The choice of DCS limits engines on the layout to MTH stock. While DCS decoders can "read" DCC, DCC decoders do not read DCS.</li> </ul> <p>If I were to build a layout for my grandchildren (which I unfortunately don´t have yet), I´d probably build an O gauge Lionel or MTH layout with a track plan allowing the kids to load/unload cars, assemble them into trains and take them from A to B - just like real railroads do. The stuff is much more rugged and forgiving to little hands ...</p>
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