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Paul, I start out putting a switch/turnout at the most advantage spot. If I have an idea as to what type of industry I do up a cardboard mock up or a footprint on paper and set it in its spot. I leave it there for a while, playing around with its location to where I think it is best, then I put the track down. I hand lay mine in code 70. If I do not know what I would like in a location I just take a piece of flex track and tack it down in couple of spots, again comming back later and moving it around to give me some ideas, how much room I have to move a track before it gets to close to the edge or other tracks, on how much room I have for the industry, what type of industry I would like for the available space and what would look the best. I then leave it until I come across and idea for what industry I want to place there, then start with a cardboard mock up or the paper footprint then the track. I find this way works for me, it may take longer but this way you do not spend time ripping up track because your industry is a few feet larger than you anticipated or you need to move it to access a loading/unloading area.
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