As hoped, I (with quite a bit of help) got the layout working last night! The controller is wired up with just the two wires, the track was given a cover of track magic, and the flexi track was cut to size. I used two yards, with some rails left over (no sleepers) about the size of the smallest set track straight. So far I've spent about an hour operating on it and I'm not bored of it yet. I've been kindly offered 3 gaugemaster point motors which I hope to fit at my club when i get back from holiday. I still need to get some thin wooden boards for the backscene and to cover the headshunt/fiddle yard/controller area. I also need to get an uncoupler. As well, I've decided where what needs to go.