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I agree with most of the above, but I think they are jumping a step...RESEARCH. First you need to decide what you want to do and get some books. See www.trainweb.org for some different types of layouts. Then see if you can get equipment in what scales unless you want to scratch everything. In logging and small mining ops a narrow gauge track with tight turns are the norm... ie. small layout in HO or S. In large coal mining N scale would be OK for a small area. If you want narrow gauge Shays, then maybe HOn2.5 would be more avaliable RTR. So like I said, decide what before scale. Also, some people like to do different thing. Some like detailing or scratching locos and rolling stock. Some like high tech power and wiring. Some like scenery. Some like assembling buildings. Some like scratching buildings. Some like hauling freight. This will also weigh in your decesion as to scale, location, and era. An example would be someone who likes building big city buildings doing a logging scene in Nn3. That would be a poor choice.
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