It pays to start with a plan when building any model railroad layout, but keep in mind that most decisions will be made as the model railroad layout develops. Having a plan does not mean that you must decide at the outset precisely what needs to be done in which order. A plan is a general direction in which you are heading remembering that most of your purchases and construction will go in the same direction.

When building a model railroad layout there needs to be some flexibility to change facets of the layout plan, construction methods or components of the model railroad layout depending on how things develop and your level of skills.

For example, you might decide to change from building a mining scene to building an agricultural or town scene. You might plan to get more track sections to add a siding, or another steam locomotive, a diesel or more freight cars depending on how thing develop.

You might come to the conclusion that if you add too many cars when you still have limited trackage, your train will overcrowd your lines and hamper easy operations. On the other hand you might blow your budget in the first few months of construction, or find some extra money to add an extra feature or locomotive to your progressing model railroad layout.

I guess, what I’m really saying is – have a plan of action but stay flexible in your ideas.

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