Hi all,
Do like this idea, the more I've thought about it, over the last week the more I can see in the potential of the idea.
So first grateful thanks to my other half who unbeknown to me undertook the task of driving the 140 odd mile round trip to IKEA in Bristol, and upon my return home from late shift in the early hours of Monday morning, tripped over 6 (yep six of them) flat pack boxes of the now infamous IKEA APA storage box.
(Note...one of which is now residing in someone else’s front room!!!!)
As for the box itself, robust, well made, went together easily, built mine as per the instructions! Will have to change that, would be better with the white face of the board on the inside, and the smooth side on the inside as the bottom or as in our case the back. But me little grey cells went into over drive, would it be possible with a few modifications to adapt the APA to suit other combinations, will have a tinker, will post my findings.
As for what to put inside the box in the terms of this challenge, many ideas have been floated about in my mind, many choices to choose from.
In the end settled on a passing loop,and in keeping with a rural theme, Clyst Halt & Farm Shop seemed an appropriate choice.
Using Hornby points, more resilient than Peco Setrack ones, less prone to derailing stock. Keep with the dead frog, keeps the electric string scenario nice and simple.
Cobble together a manual point switching system with brass rod and chocolate blocks, enabling operation from front or rear.
Couple of buildings, wooden platform, should take care of the halt and farm shop, have a ponder on what to use to disguise the ends as a scenic block.
Happy times are here again..............
John