Enjoying ?? the cool damp weather rather than 34oC heat and bush fires. The C&L timbers were the plastic ones so of no use to me. I have been using the DCC Concepts pre cut and tinned timbers which solder really easily. Whilst in theory they only cover A and B turnouts, in practice there are always a few spare which can be trimmed down for the gaps when building Cs.
A good few posts back you talked about having to 'ease' some clearances for good running with longer wheelbase locos: Can you explain where you found the need. I have had to tweak a few and have been working a bit in the dark. I think generally it has been to ease the stock rail away from the check rail. Has that been your experience?
If I am going to have to do that, I am figuring that if I know WHERE, it is easier to do during construction rather than waiting until it is in situ. Wiring it up on the bench to run a 9F through is a bit complicated so to date I have not been able to find the tight spots until laid in situ. Pushing a 2-6-2 chassis through before installation did not find all the tight areas.