Being a mercenary Scotsman I like the thought of getting my money back! However I don't foresee moving house in the next few years and even if we do I can always start again so I'm not that bothered.maxi-model:115495 wrote:From a purely mercenary angle - Buy a good established and accepted make of second hand plastic sleepered track, whatever gauge. If the hobby does not workout for you, and you haven't chopped it up into little itty bitty pieces and bent it out of shape, then you will be able to sell it for pretty well as much as you bought it (less cost of sale). Make it yourself and you might just make back the second hand cost of the rail. Your wood and labour go for nought.
You haven't mentioned what method of power - track, battery, live steam ? Max.
And I've decided on battery power to start with.