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I'm not sure if this topic belongs here but I figure since its about modeling tips it would but any way. What would guys say is a good size (not pretentious) for a modeling table that I could keep in my house.

Thanks ,
-DrGonz

Just depends on how messy you are. If you are cluttered a bigger desk will be good. If your neat, then a small table will do fine.

Oh I meant for making terrain and actually playing on

Oh then a 6x4 is the standard.

Warhammer - 6x4
Warmachine - 4x4
Malifaux - 3x3

Other games, like Infinity or Brushfire, work well on any of these sizes so long as you have enough terrain.

no question: has to be at least 3' x 6', minimum. Preferably 4' x 8'

The actual question you should be asking is: how do you make it smaller for storage?

If you're into buying something, this is rockin'. I've got 2 of these for the holidays (specifically Thanksgiving):
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-6-Foot-Long-Center-Fold-Table-White/13269097

Or, for ya'll do-it-yourselfers (aka myself) this website provides nearly all my do-it-yourself needs for designs and such:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Folding-Table--Sign/

Good luck

Heres what we did here. Buy a 4x8 sheet of quality plywood and go from there as far as how you want to cover it. 4x8 is excellent for a few reasons. Ina normal 40k/WFB game, the table is 4x6, so that leaves you with 2 foot of space to hold books, units in reserve, killed units and so on. And obviously it just gets bigger the smaller sized table you need.

I was quite limited for space last year, depends how nice you want your table to look. we had a spare room with a double bed in it, so on game days the mattress disappeared into the landing leaving a 4.5x6ft gaming area. the terrain was made from books/dvds/boxes etc and a few buildings made from coloured card that slotted together. with sandpaper for roads, worked well took up practically no space

if you can only have one: 8'x4'

Most GW games are played on 6'x4' standard so the extra two feet can be marked off for a nice sideboard to keep models, books, dice, etc.

On occassion you will play a mega-battle or Apoc. game and can use the full table.

Also many skirmish style games use 4'x4' (Warmachine, Necromunda, etc.) and you can in theory have two such games going side by side.

How much space have you got to work with? You can always use less of it, like KingCracker says, so as large as is practical is the obvious choice, from the gaming side of things. I'd stick with the standard 4' width, though - it's easy enough to reach across while still giving you sufficient room to play from the long edges. 6' length is standard for army-level or large skirmish games, but if you can fit a full 8' it's likely worth it, in case of big games or, at the very least, to keep books and errant dice out of the way.

My table is a folding blow-mould trestle table that folds up to about 75x90cm (75x1800 unfolded).

My gaming surface (board) is made up of 3 sections of 12mm mdf joined with pins and sockets that slot together. It can do 2x4, 4x4 or 6x4.

It stores easily in my shed or in the laundry behind the door and can be dragged out and set up in minutes.

We have a double sided 4x8 in our garage. Works great!

I have a 4x6 table here but i use a smaller 1.5x1.5 for modeling.

KingCracker wrote: In a normal 40k/WFB game, the table is 4x6, so that leaves you with 2 foot of space to hold books, units in reserve, killed units and so on. And obviously it just gets bigger the smaller sized table you need.

Although other people said the same, KC said it first so I'm quoting him: you don't want a table the exact size of a game, because you want some overlap for your extra gak. Rulers, books, templates, etc. Ideally allow at least 6 or so inches on each side you that. You don't need it per se but youre clearly in the planning stage now so allow for it.

As you're in the US, you have both Lowe's and Walmart. I got a pair of folding tables from Lowe's that are damn near perfect: They're 6 foot by 2.5 feet, and if you get a pair, they are 6 foot by 5 foot. They also fold into 3x2.5 foot squares for carrying, and have sturdy handles. However....

Right after I bought these tables, I saw ones that are very similar at Walmart, but for $10 less apiece. Also, the Walmart ones seemed to have better catches to keep them closed while transporting them folded - they are probably a better buy all around. I'd try these first.

Obviously my advice doesn't work if you're playing Apocalypse. Also, if you're not needing the option to transport these tables but are planning on leaving them permanently in place, I rather suspect that even with virtually no knowledge of carpentry you could build a sturdy table out of lumber and plywood for less than $80 (and really, it would be more for 4x8). I needed to be able to put mine in my car, combined with the fact I'd probably nail my hand to a 2 by 4 meant this wasn't an option for me but YMMV.