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A 4 by 8 in N is like a 7 by 15 in HO; you'll definitely be able to fit more in. If you go with N with a 4 by 8, I would suggest a water wings type shape with your 4 by 8 so you could access the back and sides of the layout a bit better. If you model contemporary (today's) rolling stock and engines, N scale definitely has a presence I like. So look at some SD90's, centre beam cars and the new auto Max's that are out or coming out. I think you will be happier with the "operations" you can have with a second person in N scale. Also a radius of 18 inches is sort of minimum on a 4 by 8 HO layout which means you can only run smaller engines, but you can get buy with 16 inch curves quite nicely and run all the big stuff in N scale. In terms of interest, more to do and look at, in that size space you can have a very nice N layout. An excellent kit to buy that will give you everything you will need for scenery and is designed for a 4 by 8 is the Woodland Scenics Mountain Valley Scenery kit. It is value for money, and once you have your benchwork up and your track in, with purchasing this kit, all you will need is structures. By the way, don't feel beholden to following the track plan that comes with the kit (it is terrible) and you can place the mountain where you want. The only thing bad about the kit is the picture on the front of the box. The kit is far superior to the picture. The instructions that comes with the kit is 45 pages long and is very thorough. This is a kit that can't "get no respect" but I consider it a sleeper of a kit - great stuff at a good price that no one has heard of. Have Fun.
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