Ken: Are you planning a serious model railroad or something to entertain the grandkids or something in between?
On one of our layout tours, there's a fellow who has a nice E shaped layout where the trains run around the outside of the tables but he has interesting industries and cities inside. There's a big quarry with toy trucks in it, and a lot of trees made out of pinecones and such.
My own suggestion would be to make a set of 4 2'x8' tables and join them together in a square. This gives you a fairly large space to start with (12x8 when done) but probably achievable, with a large space inside. When you get that done to your satisfaction, you can add another pair of 2x8s (or 2x4 or...) and work on an expansion.
(At the gauge, we remind you there are no stupid questions. Some of the answers, however,...)
On one of our layout tours, there's a fellow who has a nice E shaped layout where the trains run around the outside of the tables but he has interesting industries and cities inside. There's a big quarry with toy trucks in it, and a lot of trees made out of pinecones and such.
My own suggestion would be to make a set of 4 2'x8' tables and join them together in a square. This gives you a fairly large space to start with (12x8 when done) but probably achievable, with a large space inside. When you get that done to your satisfaction, you can add another pair of 2x8s (or 2x4 or...) and work on an expansion.
(At the gauge, we remind you there are no stupid questions. Some of the answers, however,...)