Looks like someone beat me to it. Check out Kato N scale. From what I have read, the Japanese have smaller houses, so they put trains up on the weekend and take them back down.
I have been checking it out, my wife says she wants to move to a condo at some point. I suppose I could join a three rail club though.
Oh oh oh - bonus - scale length N scale passenger cars don't get hit by the "dimensional weight" BS of UPS and Fedex shipping. And it only stands to reason that a passenger car that is 18 or 21" long will not fit inside the 17" limit of the drop box at USPS, so you have to wait at the counter to ship it. Just saying.
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Maybe in 10 years when you come back the whole Legacy vs DCS/PS3 will be sorted out? There I go again, dreaming!
