>>10834713>NEC layoutPersonally, I always think it's easiest to work out the space you have first before doing anything. Once you've done that, I think it makes track planning far easier especially as you can also physically place it onto the baseboard just to get an idea of how it'll actually look in practice. It might even be worth considering splitting it into smaller sections to build a modular layout so you could have a small area on each part of the wider layout devoted to what you have in mind and to help with storage/removal if that's likely to be a concern.
>>10834734That's a new livery to me and I love the look of it. You'll have to update us when you create your first engine anon.
>>10835166I particularly love the idea of including a museum with a roundhouse, that'd be a nice touch.
>>10835327Yeah I would agree - I think for the vast majority of modellers they'll at least have a soft spot for the trains they've grown up seeing regularly.