For christmas, I've gotten a farish sprinter set and plenty of moneys, with which I will buy some more tracks tomorrow, and then I'll begin my layout.

If anyone should happen to be reading this, I've two questions. First of all were the sprinters all powered? It doesn't seem like it on the trains themselves, but the model's got a power plant on both coaches. Secondly, where's the cheapest place to get board? I'm using one and half centimetre chip.