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[quote user="hellwarrior"]Well it's two years later and I have done nothing in model railroading. I am procrastinating too much, just reading, not doing anything.[/quote] I spent about a year and a half from the time I identified that I wanted to build a layout until I finally started work.  The biggest delay was finding adequate space.  Picking a prototype railroad (not a requirement, but makes things less expensive in the long run) was also a roadblock for me.  As you can see by my signature line Im modeling 3 railroads in 2 different time periods in 2 scales.  Considering a 4th railroad in a different scale for a future layout.  I havent read much of your original posting from 2 years ago, but my suggestion is to look at what research material you have gathered (you said you spend a lot of time reading) and see if there is a trend towards a specific prototype interest, either actual railroad or type of railroading (narrow guage, mountain railroading, primarily coal hauling, lumber co rr, bridge line (connecting to other lines), etc). I did notice you were planning on building a small layout on a shelf.  Not a bad place to begin.  I would like to point out that working at your shelf height (appears 30" or so, please correct me if I'm wrong) might be a little bit straining on the back for operating.  Edit: Upon further review of your previous posts, I can not find where you have said what scale you are modeling?   Also you might want to think about what you like the best, sitting back and watching a train run through scenery or performing switching, or a little of both? The answer to this question will influence your decision on what scale will allow you to accomplish what you want to do in the space you have.
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