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[quote user="JamesNWR05"]Thanks you guys. I actually had some help designing this layout. The guy helping me said that the design of the table lends itself to a layout with pretty sharp curves.[/quote] What is the size of the table, and are you stuck with that size for some reason or could you enlarge it a bit?  Designing a layout to fit a table does not work as well as designing a table to fit a layout.  Do you already have the table? So riddle me this:  Is it more expensive to buy a bunch of track that may or may not work with the rolling stock you want or have than to build slightly larger (or maybe not at all any different) benchwork so that you can use readily available and less expensive option for track?  [quote user="JamesNWR05"]Luckily I'm not using very long rolling stock/engines, and I've actually decided to go ahead and purchase the track.[/quote]  As maxman stated, I strongly encourage you to try your equipment on those radii.  This is easily done with a $5.50 (ish) piece of Atlas flex track, which you can re-use on your layout anyway.  [quote user="JamesNWR05"] I've shaved the price down signifigantly by doing away with the yard on the right hand side[/quote] That was the better of the two yards as far as the design (concept vice location) goes. [quote user="JamesNWR05"]as well as combining 2 double tracks (2x ST201) with 1 quad-straight wherever I can.[/quote] 1 24pk quad straight is 670mm or 26.37in cost: $95.21 on hattons +shipping  (and customs if you buy from hattons.....) 1 25pk of Atlas code 100 flex 36" long cost: $84.99 +shipping (modeltrainstuff in MD). And if you are worried about bending the radius accurately, there are these things called sweepsticks, and you can have them made to a custom radius: <a href="http://www.handlaidtrack.com/SW-HO-C-C">http://www.handlaidtrack.com/SW-HO-C-C</a> I own the 24" radius version, and they work well. Also if you were to go the flex track option, you could open that outside main line up to 20" and the inside to 18" -thus allowing you to purchase 18" radius set track locally from most hobby retailers (atlas makes this). Just some food for thought.
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