new to toy trains

[3railguy]

HO wil disappear near the ceiling. O gauge will be OK for a room up to 300 square feet. For a larger room, G scale may be a better choice.

[dougdagrump]

Welcome aboard!
I agree it's a choice between "G" or "O", but I think "O" has the advantage in price over the other.

[Big_Boy_4005]

Hey Buck, I'm surprised you aren't recommending G for this project. [swg]

If it turns out to be an around the ceiling display type layout, like it sounds to me, G would be my recommendation. Beside, you get smoother quieter runing with G. Visit your local hobby store.

Around the ceiling, the bigger the better. G first, then O.

HO? Nah. Getting too small to see up high like that.

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And now back to your question.

I used to have a large HO layout. It was great, but it took a great deal of maintence when compared to my O layout. First a two track wiring scheme is a little more complicated than the three track wiring scheme especially reverse loops. A distinct advantage is cost. HO is less expensive, not cheaper. There are some real good engines and cars out there on the market.

I would suggest you attend a local train show in your area of the country and see for yourself the differnces. Ask them the questions.

Since you are putting this track about 15" lower than your ceiling, I believe the small size of the HO will not be satisfactory from a visual point of view. What can you see when you are looking up at the track.

[ChiefEagles]

I prefer the O guage over HO. HO is too finikey for me. TaKing apart an HO layout now. The O is more fun to me as you can "play" with it. Glad to have you post here. [#welcome][#welcome]

[Big_Boy_4005]

[#welcome] Are you talking about going around the room near the ceiling? Is this just going to be something you want to turn on and let run, or do you want to really control and play with the trains?

[Anonymous]

HI ! i'm so new -- well I'll ask a question and you'll know--- HO & Lionel--witch will work best in a basement along the top of wall ,around 15" down?
witch will work w/out a lot of work?