Sir TophamHatt

So, I've built my baseboard using some timber for the legs, 12mm plyboard for the top.  It's not the best construction but pretty okay for a first time.  It'll be a permenant fixture, so not moving anywhere.

However, what is the next step?

Modelling Base: Do people still use corkboard as a topper to start modelling on?  Where is best to get this from?  Is there anything else I should get now?

I saw online that someone glued or varnished the top layer to "seal" it.  Then, while still wet, they chucked loads of grass on.  Is this still recommended, or should I just paint the whole corkboard green?

Power: How many power sockets should I look at having?  The only experience I have had is using one, on a non-DCC layout, about 15 years ago.  There's no sockets particularly close by.

Out of interest, if I have powered points, how are these connected to work?

DCC: I plan to make it DCC in the very near future.  Are there any special considerations I need?

I drawn out a plan of track and what I want.  As it's my first model then I'm not too fussed on using computers to model it and this and that, I'll just join track together and chop and change until it fits.  It's a basic oval, but bigger and longer (size is about 230cm x 130cm).

I'm hoping to have a hill on one side, with a tunnel underneath.

I was going to have two stations, but figured it simply won't work having two.  I may change it later on and have a smaller station elsewhere.

Thanks for advice

Sorry to go a little off topic, but is the club really worth joining?

That would be great!

Managed to secure most of them but it'll arrive missing a few magazines/models.

Is this still worth collecting?

I don't fancy paying loads for it but I can't bear having just one or two of them :/