Just get flex track. You'll save $. use it for the whole layout. Buy one piece of sectional curve for each radius to set up a jig. Watch the video on the GG site. Around the perimeter sounds good. You can always expand with a peninsula into the center.
there's a lot of great elements you can include. You can get maps and photos to help with your layout design. You have made it easier choosing a specific rr and a specific area to design your track plan. You'll just bend Kansas around for continuous running.
Here's a photo of Argentine diesel from the '60's.
Thanks for the info! So is it better then to preform - or form in place? I've read some guys who say they prefer to work on the layout itself rather than with a jig.
Thanks for sharing the photo. Lot of good memories of that place.
I'm a history librarian / archivist - my first gig was researching metadata and digitizing the Walter M. Andersen photo collection at Emporia State University. I've noticed Santa Fe Online Resources has displayed the work: http://atsfrr.net/resources/Sa...0Service/Rhse-TT.htm