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Jarell, <br /> <br />Go buy a template for HO scale that they sell at most well equipped hobby shops. It has curves, switches etc all drawn to scale. I think it is 1" per foot. It saves a lot of time and can help you avoid many classic mistakes. Watch out when figuring out switches. Most people underestimate how long the are. Most are at least a foot long in HO scale. I see lots of plans that have four switches in two feet of linear space!! Another classic is curves that are too sharp. Figure your minimum radius and stick to it....Your table width has probably already set this for you. <br /> <br />The template has the advantage of being very easy to use (no learning curve) and pretty inexpensive..Draw your table top to scale on a page and go make a bunch of copies of it and fire away. It took me many months to figure out my track plan. My layout is 13 X 22 double decked (triple deck if you include staging), so there were issues to work out. Expect your plan to take some time. As I am building my layout I have made numerous modifications to the plan, but have had no unpleasant surprises...
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