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The advice on where to put your layout and figure how much room you have is important. However, no one will produce the perfect track plan for everybody. It depends on your "style" of operation. Do you like to just watch trains run? Do you like to switch individual cars or whole trains. Certain era of modelling or certain train line? I will be quite honest with you after making a layout, and I have made several different gauges of layouts, and started operating them I always found something I could improve or expand upon I didn't realize in the beginning phase. You are only limited by your room available, your own imagination and the money you can spend. Reactions from non-hobbyists will be mixed. Just make yourself happy. <br /> <br />If HO is your entry into the hobby, communicate with hobbyists on the pros and cons of what you intend to purchase. The smaller the gauge, the more issues with derailing there will be to learn. CHEAP equipment in HO can be a very frustrating start. <br />
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