Well now Cee, you're off to a bloody good start! What a great analogy.
You know I remember that box. You are right. It was never set up for the average Joe. The thing is it's a layered box and should have been altered accordingly.
How to alter the medium layers? I guess I don't really know either.I 'm still trying to work out whether to layer them, or whether to keep trying as things are.
What I will tell you is you're a very good writer, so for what it's wort, keep going. There's always darkness before the dawn. :)