Update,
So plan B went as described except that when I came to glue link number 3,4,5, etc I came across a problem.....
When the link on the upper right now looking like a stranded fish is joined to the link at the lower left - how do you glue the joint without glueing the whole lot together, tried plastic bag, paper, tin foil - glue still found its way around the edges.....
Now for plan C, and it was so easy the light upstairs eventually went on.....
Now can you spot the difference????? Of course brass rod
. Having a walk through the plastic strip and rod drawers I came across a packet of 12 thou brass rod/wire, started out as normal with adding the bolt heads, tried a couple of links by first drilling out the holes where the plastic rod would normally fit....
I had no worries about finding a centre as it is already there!!! Just drill through - about four turns, and then there was the hole ready for the pre-cut brass rod/wire
So it was now time to cut out 20 track links, glue them together without the plastic rod, insert a brass rod, add two end connectors and secure with a dab of c/a and move onto the next and the next, job sorted, just like Fruils..... 20 assembled and 20 ready for tomorrow, lot of time used up today working everything out so should be faster tomorrow.
Cheers
Mike.