Here's a little update. I secure the plywood, cleaned things up and have a temporary loop down:
Curves are presently R24. My R29's just arrived today from Portlines, so things will change a bit. Of course, whenever Fox Valley restocks, everything changes again.
I found out why my scale stuff doesn't like the diverging route of the turnouts. The gauge is narrow on the diverging point rails. I'll have to check out FasTrack turnouts.
Rusty