After getting myself all confused when tracking laying with my short term memory not so good i have color coded and numbered the track on the basis of paintig by numbers it seems to work out pretty well i know its doble handling but better that than no track laid at all also i can x off the numbers as i go and when i come back i just pick up from where i left my aim is to complete layout as follows 6 lines in 00 using 36 sets of points 18 left hand 18 right hand all motorired to change from track 1 to all other tracks on /off 24 points for sidings/ plus branch lines plus tram way going over 4ft 6inches supespension bridge So let the nigh mare begin.mike