{"product_id":"atlas-361-ho-scale-track-planning-templates","title":"Atlas 361 HO Scale Track Planning Templates","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Atlas \u003cstrong\u003e#361\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003eprinted track-planning template set\u003c\/strong\u003e for HO scale — exact paper replicas of every currently-available Atlas HO track section, turnout, crossing, flex section, and accessory. You cut each piece out and lay them on your planning sheet just like real track, then re-arrange until the layout works on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the analog companion to any layout-design CAD program — invaluable for beginners visualizing how a plan fits the available space, and for experienced builders checking that a complex track arrangement actually fits before bending the rail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut each template out with scissors or a hobby knife — accuracy matters, so trim to the printed line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay templates on a sheet of butcher paper, plywood, or graph paper to compose a candidate plan; tape them down once you're happy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrace around the templates with a pencil — the resulting outline is your full-size 1:1 layout plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair with Atlas's HO Code 83 \/ Code 100 sectional or flex track to build the plan in real life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso useful for staging-yard fits, engine-terminal throat geometry, and curved-turnout placement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale:\u003c\/strong\u003e HO (1:87)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed paper track-planning templates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage:\u003c\/strong\u003e All currently-available Atlas HO track sections, turnouts, crossings, flex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSKU \/ Item Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 361\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Atlas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096974221494,"sku":"150-361","price":8.94,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5131\/1286\/files\/57_f28a3215-921d-44df-b0ef-0c32bd84dddf.jpg?v=1777509035","url":"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/products\/atlas-361-ho-scale-track-planning-templates","provider":"Oakville Model Trains Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}