Modules VS. Layouts.... Which do you choose to model?

[Tom]

I have a layout, but I am in the planning stages for a new layout. That new layout will be built modular due to 3 reasons.

#1 - I can start now while living in an apartment. I can store the modules down in the garage and pull them out, bring them upstairs one at a time and work on them, and can also take them outside to do photos.

#2 - The new house will be a rented house, so I don't want to build a layout that will be fit to a particular space if I move from there. It also needs to be freestanding yet still around the room.

#3 - By building several of the modules to the standards we use at the museum, I can take a module or two to the museum when we assemble the modular layout for the public at away from museum shows, or special events at the museum like Railroad Days, Santa Trains, etc.