Whelp here we are 2 Months later. I've acquired nearly everything for the "tech" side. Legacy remote and base, DCS board and remote etc...
I've really narrowed down some definitive ideas. I really have to thank Ken-Oscale here on the forums for some of his fantastic layout plans.
It's between a 2 track mainline curved dog-bone style layout. Or a large 3 track main oval that hugs the walls of the room with a lower internal loop for industries to interchange cars with and have small switching sessions. I've got these plans down on rough paper but they both need revisions.
Hope to have a more physical update soon!