Well the replacement for the faulty point hadn't come in, so after a trip down to the Haywards Heath OO9 show yesterday (at which items were bought ), it was back to work on the test track.

This is now trundling along nicely:

Today, given the weather, I managed to lay another four points and the intermediate track, together with any wires required. As you can see above the main loop is starting to take shape.

While the track looks somewhat angular, it is no worse than the standard curves in the Roco set-track. The only piece of any worry is the very short piece of track between the two points in the lower right corner. it is difficult laying a short piece of curved track. Does anyone have any hints on how to get this right?

Luckily there aren't any more pieces quite like that.....