Small layout question

[rtraincollector]

The wise young man

Hello,

I am a first time writer long time railroader, and I would like to make a small layout. I have been into trains for 9 years now, I am looking to build a 3 x 5 layout on plywood to put under my bed. I am very good at creating track layout plans, but What I have no Idea about is how to like nail the rail to the wood. and how do track clips work, I mean the name says what it does but I need just some help with this. I would like to build a 3x5 with grass and trees, maybe building. So what should I use as a base (plywood?) and how to nail down the track, 

Thanks

EDIT- ok I was looking around and would buying some track bed help?

Well first off 3' wide your limiting your use to either O27 or O31 track now you could use the O42 like off a switch to a siding or something but not as your main curves of your loop as they would be about 4 or 5 inches of the board on each side if you centered it. now to nail/screw your track to the board /track bed depends on what you use some use 2" Styrofoam glued to the board and than screw/nail into it to be honest I haven't gotten that far yet but thats the basics yes you can get rubber road bed and glue it to the board then screw into it or nail into it but remember if you go thru all the way into the board the sound will fallow the nail/screw and basically defeat he purpose of roadbed 

[The wise young man]

Hello,

I am a first time writer long time railroader, and I would like to make a small layout. I have been into trains for 9 years now, I am looking to build a 3 x 5 layout on plywood to put under my bed. I am very good at creating track layout plans, but What I have no Idea about is how to like nail the rail to the wood. and how do track clips work, I mean the name says what it does but I need just some help with this. I would like to build a 3x5 with grass and trees, maybe building. So what should I use as a base (plywood?) and how to nail down the track, 

Thanks

EDIT- ok I was looking around and would buying some track bed help?