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An HO scale modular layout isn't all that small, and could quickly eat up most of the space you have. Our modular club members have two four foot modules - eight feet in total. Our plain corners take up a space of four feet square, although they are not much wider than the dual track main line. So to complete a circle you would need 8 feet for the corners. Add the depth of two corners - 8 feet - one module pair - another 8 feet - and you have 16 feet long and 8 feet wide. And this does not offer very much operating possiblities. Of course you could make your modules to any standard, making them somewhat smaller. Most of our modules stack together to reduce storage. One module with its backdrop is stacked upside down on top of another. End boards are bolted on, and they keep the scenic parts of the modules apart. Some of us also have swivel castors on these ends, so when the module "box" is stood on end it can be wheeled about into storage. I have three such pairs, two of which are stored under the stairs in our split level home. The other unfinished pair are stored in my adjacent hobby room. Doing the same as the above could be done in N scale too, using smaller space. Our club website shows how our modules are stacked for storage in case my words don't paint a good enough picture: http://www.geocities.com/sjsmrr/ Good luck! Bob Boudreau
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