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First, make the layout room as big as you can. It doesn't take a lot of railroad to fill a 10' by 15' room. Mine is 13 1/2' by 15 1/2' and I'm looking to expand into an adjacent room. It would have been a lot easier to make it bigger in the first place, but I thought at the time that it would be plenty big enough. <br /> I like suspended ceiling with flourescent lights set into the ceiling. They are cooler than incandescent lights and you can get daylight corrected tubes for them. Use lots of lights. It helps to have a pretty good idea of your trackplan at this stage so you can place the fixtures where you will need them, both for working on the railroad, and for atmosphere when you are operating it. <br /> I'd figure on electrical outlets no more than 8' apart on each wall, and at least 2 on each wall. Also if possible, mount your light switches high enough or low enough to be out of the way of the scenery. I just moved one because it was almost exactly where a track needed to go through the wall to a staging yard. No big deal, but I wanted to build a yard, not move a light switch. Give some thought to which lights you want to turn on and off together, and then wire them accordingly. <br /> Low pile commercial carpet is a lot easier to stand on and kneel on than concrete or tile. It also looks good and is easy to keep clean. Your feet and knees will thank you for it eventually. <br /> Hope this helps, and have fun
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