I think I stand a good chance of doing something with my next project. I've got an old wardrobe door and stripped it of hinges and stuff, put a frame round the bottom, and stuck a layer of cork/cardboard from an old notice board on top.

The plan is to make something small enough to keep and work on upstairs and, I hope, to finish. Inspired partly by the latest Model Rail I'm going for a small shunting industry type set up, and inspired by a recent Model Rail, I'm going to have narrow-gauge exchange sidings as well.

Here follow progress pictures thus far:

The door.

with the frame and cork.

with the first track plan down (I only have those points etc so I've got to work with what I've got).

Tonight I hope to decide on my track plan then lay it and fill in the plain track. I may well try some sort of point mechanism, like slidy rods or something. The cork is nice and thick for making grooves in.