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I'm working in my first layout still, had some down time but that's a long story. Here's what I did in my search. First is scale. HO or N is gonna be what you want on a 4x8. I started HO and a 4x8 and it stretched to 4x10. N will get you a lot more but it is smaller. Then track design and benchwork. For track design hit some websites and look at what others have done. Go to a local or internet hobby store and get a couple track plan books. Go Atlas's website and get the computer based software to draw your track once you decide or create one. Benchwork, there are two main styles. One is have a sheet of plywood then cover it with a blue styrofoam board, like they use on sides of houses. The other is using 1x4's for elevation rise and decents. Just look through this sites posts and you'll see what I mean. There are a lot of great layouts here, lots are first timers and lots are Pro's that are great at helping us rookies out. Welcome to a great and very addictive hobby. (life)
