Idle Way is an end to end with a simple shunting sequence.
Sprat and winkle delayed couplings are used and permanent magnets glued under the board at the end of each set of points .five sidings are used, three forward and two rear, and one hidden siding. At the end of two sidings there are isolated sections so I can use two locos, one to push, and one to pull, because there is no loop shunting is made more complex.
Operation can be carried out at the front and rear due to the point rods being drilled through both sides of the board.
After the track was laid a mixture of paint and turpentine was brushed onto the track sleepers.  Paint colours were (humbrol black/white/green and rust) then 75%of turps mixed in and left to dry. The turps seems to give it a weathered appearance.
The yard was painted with humbrol matt black and white then brushed over with talcum powder just before it dries.
The ballast was next and a mixture of woodland scenic grey and brown and a little green flock dust was brushed into the track, masking tape was placed to the outside of the track leaving a margin, a solution of pva and water was mixed, 50% of each and syringed between the tape and track, so capillary action takes place, I have found in the past this method leaves a neat job and the track requires little cleansing and also washing up liquid is not required, I have found this to discolour the ballast as I don’t paint the track afterwards. The stone and brick walls are painted in matt, black for the stone, and white for the brick, and then wiped of with a paper towel.