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One thing you might want to do if you live near a metro area is look to see if there are any model railroad clubs in your area and visit them. There would be a couple of advantages of joining one. 1: Many of the members would no doubt be long time model railroaders who would be able to point out the pros and cons of each scale. I'm sure that their opions and ideas would be as veried as what you would get in this forum, plus you can ask questions on a one on one basis. 2: I'm not new to model railroading, but this IS my first chance to start my first layout (I just retired myself). Arm chair MRing is a good way to get information and ideas, but it lacks for practical hands on railroading. A club is great for learning and doing under the watchful eye of a veteran modeler. Look at all aspects of both scales before making a decision. But look at it this way, if you pick one and you wind up not caring for it you can always tear it down and start all over again in the other scale. And don't thinki you would be the first one to do this. Good luck and hope to see your layout in Model Railroader some day.
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