NY&A themed layout that needs help

[Southern Tuxedo]

I suggest you get (or make) some turnout templates ( put LH and RH turnouts rail-side down on a photocoipier or scanner and print at 100%) and do some planning on the floor in that space, with some masking tape, a loco and some cars, long before you go into the woodcutting stage - you'll save yourself money, believe me! -

I used Fast Tracks Printable Templates for this. They look a whole lot better than the photocopied version in my opinion.

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Hope this helps.
Mark