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We had a similar dilemna at the hobby shop. We solved it by placing a building front facing inwards with black construction paper to cover the big empty rear. Then since it had big windows and a inch thick, we proceeded to place a few crew pointing this way and that with a table (blueprints?) on the second floor. There was a track in front, ergo, docking bay and a walking bridge between this building across the track (s) to the next one over. Suddenly anyone looking at the place from any direction is "there" and not as aware of the big sky filled with racks, and shelves etc (The real world) With switches you can place signal boxes and such to give it a "railroady look" and possibly a dump truck filled with ice next to a track for a reefer. etc Small details that will not take much room will assist you. I would probably place a cloth such as a green or brown hung from the edges. This helps give a tidy look to the layout and gives you a chance to hide the expensive stuff from the spouse. Or you can build storage racks for cars and plastic plates to prevent them from falling down. These are my ideas. One of my favorites is near the engine service area where I had a priest marrying a engineer and his bride. Of course the bride is on the drop floor between the cab and tender (Coal) with several members of family clustered around the train trying to keep the bride clean. That one only took about a inch and a half of space. Good Luck Lee
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