Sure thing Peter! And well said Mike. I am always torn between a layout with all the ballast, scenery, etc, and a nice clean post war looking toy train layout.
For my layout I started with Lionel tubular track and intended to go the sparse route, simply tracks, signals, trains. I ended up using Fast track by Lionel and decided to blend in grass etc, and off it went. Often I wished I had stuck with the traditional track.
I look forward to seeing more of your layout as the trains start operating. And if the classic car is in the pic, all the better!