Finishing the turntable track and indexing was the first priority. I was apprehensive that getting the track exactly across the middle of the turntable might be challenging, but a few minor adjustments were all that was needed. Once I was satisfied that everything lined up properly when the turntable was rotated 180 degrees, I put in the remaining indexing tubes. I did this on both sides of the turntable so I can easily feed current to the turntable rails.

Still three sidings to put in place on the top left of the photograph. I forgot to mention last time that I had glued a couple of scraps of wood on the turntable top to act as handles for turning the table manually.

I have also made a start on laying rails on the scenic part of the layout. 

Up to now, I have been happy to make big, chunky soldered joints between the rail and the sleepers. Solidity is an advantage where the trackwork is hidden from public view. The track in the station area and beyond will no doubt be subject to closer scrutiny. Whilst a minimal amount of solder might seem desirable, you have to balance that against the need for a robust joint.

I decided to try tinning the base of the rail before soldering the rail to the sleepers. That seems to have worked reasonably well, as I was able to use far less solder and still achieve a good, solid joint. Here's a photo showing a closeup of the earlier and current joints. To the left of the blue arrow is the tinned rail, compared to the untinned to the right...

In some was it's an unfair comparison as the untinned rail was soldered 'blind' from the other side of the baseboard.

Next is a turnout. I shall be using etched slide chairs, so I had a bit of fun bending the chairs up before soldering them in place. This is what the look like in a sheet, as supplied by the 2mm Scale Association shop...

...and a pile of chairs almost ready to install on the pointwork. Several are probably on the floor, as is normal for small components!