A real quandary... Tell me what to do!

[Buzzard]

Use the time to hone your skills, be it soldering/wiring/lighting, scenic work, kit building, track laying/ballasting.  All of these could be done on a small module until the time comes to build the biggy!!  It will also give you time to plan and reflect on whether it will actually work and how it will work,

I whole heartedly agree with this as I'm doing it myself.  I don't currenly have room at home for the 9 foot layout I want but in the meantime I'll be reacquainting myself with forgotten skills, if I had any in the first place, on a small layout built inside a piece of Ikea furniture that I've just been given.

Nigel