Atlas Ice house/platform

Artie: It's been about five years since I built mine, but I believe you need to pay attention to the orientation of the roof supports OR the floor supports on the platform as one or the other only goes in one direction (correctly). (Going on "old-man" recollection here.....).

Its pretty straight forward. Pick up some 1/4" plexiglass scraps from a glass shop and make some more ice blocks for it:

That looks great, Doug. Did you use two platforms for that? If so, I'm now thinking about getting another platform before building mine.

Yes I did add a platform so it hold 4 cars. Then I put it up against the mirror so it looks like it holds 8. If I was to do it again, I would leave the roof off because none of the ones out here in the west had roofs....well, most of them don't.

A great kit to be sure!

Peter

I've helped a friend build his, exactly from the kit and without addition or modifications.  The kit was very straightforward and except for the usual trimming while pre-fitting pieces, no special skills or difficulties are involved.  Like any kit, you might want to think of what pieces you paint before assembled versus after, but its a simple kit and his had no warped or difficult pieces.

Thank you, everyone, it sounds like a solid kit, and I'm looking forward to building it!

Take care,

Artie

Hi,

I thought I'd update everyone on this project. The Atlas kits went together really nicely, although I had quite a bit of fussy sanding and filing as I painted sub-assemblies, and the paint added a bit to the already exactly fitted parts. It really came out nicely, I think, and here's a picture. The rest of the diorama should go fairly straight-forward from this point on. I want to thank everyone who gave me some input.

Take care,

Artie