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Welcome back to the hobby. I think you would be wise to forget about the basement if its that damp. As far as how much of a layout you can get into the bedroom, it makes sense that the larger the scale, the less you'll be able to do with a given space. The Model Railroad Planning 2000 from Kalmbach (Model Railroader) had track plans for both HO & N scales that were made to fit into a room 11'X 11'. You maight be able to get a copy of it from Kalmbach to see if you like any of the plans. There is also a book by Ian Rice, also from Kalmbach called Railroading in Small Places (or something to that effect). The cost of changing scales to either HO or N would probably be about the same. Quality locos from Atlas, Kato, or the new Life Like will cost close to the same for N and HO. The same will hold true for quality rolling stock and track. The biggest price difference I've noticed between the two scales is for structures. N scale structure kits on the whole cost less than the same ones for HO. As far as product selection, HO offers the most since it is the most popular scale. That said, the quantity and quality of N scale locos, rolling stock and accessories has increased dramatically in the past five years, and that trend is continuing.(You can probably tell that I'm an N scaler.) Given the amount of space you have available in the spare room, you could have a very realistic looking and operating model railroad. <br /> Just something to think about.
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