ACL-CSX
Founder, NHRR; Founder, Nathan's Crossroads
Unfortunately, it's 4x5 or nothing. There is no other available space until either: 1) we moved into a larger home. Or: 2) I can afford to build/buy an outdoor shed that I can use solely for the purpose of the running trains. So what I have is what I have. My only other option is to build nothing until I amass enough track for N scale to utilize the same space.In your place, I would try to re-negotiate the real estate deal to get 20 square feet along a wall, rather than a 4x5ft rectangle. You'll hardly have an inch of straight track in that space, and couplers won't work well on tight curves. It's true that you'd have to give up a loop of track, but I don't see a continuous run in that area as being much of an advantage.