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  1. Steve Purves
    Work has started on the latest project, which is currently nameless. I have recycled two of the children’s APA boxes, to create the base. I removed the inner ends and glued ¼” dowelling in the screw holes to join the two together. Rather than have the joins all in the centre of the box for both frames and hardboard, I cut one of each side and floor in half so as to stagger the joins and try and build some strength in to it.
     
    Here are the trimmed sides and floors
     

    Double sized Apa box... by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     
    And the box with the extra-long framework fitted. To slide the hardboard into place required about 4 sets of hand and a liberal dose of swearing…
     

    Double sized Apa box... by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     
    The finished box, I will now print some point plans and have a play with my initial plan to see what looks/feels right
     

    Double sized Apa box... by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     
    The plan as it stands now, the exit tracks are sited with the same relative positions as the exit tracks from Apa Park. This will give me the option of joining the two together using a common central fiddle yard rather than as two standalone layouts.
     

    Double APA Box by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     
    As for a name, How does Apalong sound? – suggestions welcome!
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    Creation

    By Steve Purves,

    I have decided to give the blog thingies a go, so bear with me, I'm a noob!
     
    For anyone who hasn't seen what I have been up to the basics are here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/81699-apa-park-n-gauge-modern-in-an-ikea-box-now-dcc/page-1
     
    Basically, an Ikea APA toybox with a railway. Current holder of the NGS Graham Farish Tropy for small layouts and will be hopefully featured in a magazine by the end of the year.
     
    With APA Park pretty much completed, I am taking time collecting, detailing and weathering stock.
     

    37/0 on the HOP's by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     

    Weathered PCA's by Steve Purves, on Flickr
     
    Thoughts have turned to my next project, for this I am recycling one of the APA's I have in use as an actual toybox for the children (shocker!) and will be aquiring another one in due course, these will be modified and joined to make a single 4 foot APA. The plan is to have a platform accessed by a bridge (scenic break) with a simulated end of a loop (as in this current box). past the station limits the track will continue in to a small nuclear transfer yard. planning is very early stages at the min but will take a more serious step once the super box is created! controll will be DCC and I will use standard peco code 55 trackage.
     
    That is all!
    Steve
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