I am asking for help at this junction with an issue that has come up with my layout.  I have  a budget to get materials for the last part is items needed for my layout.  That being said, I have to pick up some very thing plywood, and some pink foam.  The issue is because of my strict budget, I am seeking some guidance here on how to proceed.  I would like to have it all purchased at said time, due to having renting a vehicle to get it all home.  The thing is with pricing, my budget falls a bit short.

Now that a track plan has been tentatively adopted the issue of benchwork construction is the current dilemma. The goal is to build a T shape 16 x 21 feet. The stem [16] of the T will be centered on an existing open stud wall and be cantilevered 30 inches to either side to allow maximum access and storage below as the train room is also the work shop. The asymmetrical crossbar of the T is 30 inches by 112 on the right side and 140 inches on the left including the top of a teardrop return loop which is 60-72 inches deep at the far end.

I'm about to lay the track in my yard and engine terminal. Basically I have a 4x8 (don't scream) dedicated to the engine terminal, with the main and a yard curving across a quarter of it. My quandry is that the main will be going through on cork roadbed, but I was intending to lay the yard tracks flat on the plywood. What is a reasonable way to match the level of the yard tracks, which would be around a half an inch lower than that of the main up on the cork?

What methods do you fellows use for getting your track plans from the many pages of a computer printout to the plywood table top?

Do you; tape the sheets in place, glue them, pin them or have you another way you prefer?

Once sorted, organized and fastened in place, I thought I would use a pounce wheel to trace the plan onto the plywood.  Any better ideas, pitfalls to beware of, or tips to make it go better?

Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers!