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Maybe don't use a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood. That size is fine if all you ever want is an oval, but 4X8 layouts are not usually expandable. They are always destined to be an island as they are too wide to reach the back of if placed against a wall. A better alternative is a switch layout or a HO version of an N-track module. 30 inches seems to be the ideal max width to allow access to the back of the layout. There were lots of plans for small layouts in the MR magazine and the NMRA has a great service for beginners at http://www.nmra.org/beginner/.
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