09-16-2018, 06:46 PM
I was recently given an Atlas Roundhouse to build for another modeller and yesterday I started to build it.
First the unboxing:
![[Image: 201891620911_DSCF7641.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/201891620911_DSCF7641.JPG)
![[Image: 201891620945_DSCF7642.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/201891620945_DSCF7642.JPG)
As big as it is, it's a pretty basic kit. looking over the instructions (one page, double sided) Almost everything is tab-and-slot assembly. If I didn't plan on painting it, I could probably build it in a couple hours. I did find one thing that surprised me though, the window glass is in a small plastic bag and appears to be laser or die cut from so thin clear styrene.
![[Image: 2018916201354_DSCF7643.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/2018916201354_DSCF7643.JPG)
Seeing as I am going to paint all the brick on the structure, I thought it best to assemble all the brick walls beforehand. The base extends past the front wall because it's designed to interlock with the atlas turntable. I have an atlas turntable on my layout but I have a Helgan roundhouse instead of this one.
![[Image: 2018916201813_DSCF7644.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/2018916201813_DSCF7644.JPG)
The kit also comes with a brick office that will attach to the roundhouse in a location of your choice.
![[Image: 2018916201945_DSCF7645.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/2018916201945_DSCF7645.JPG)
The whole assembly to this point took about an hour, using Plastruct Plastic weld liquid cement. Today I primed all the assemblies with a gray primer and now I'm just waiting for the primer to dry and cure before painting the brick.
![[Image: 2018916202714_DSCF7646.JPG]](http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/glen%20haasdyk/2018916202714_DSCF7646.JPG)
First the unboxing:
As big as it is, it's a pretty basic kit. looking over the instructions (one page, double sided) Almost everything is tab-and-slot assembly. If I didn't plan on painting it, I could probably build it in a couple hours. I did find one thing that surprised me though, the window glass is in a small plastic bag and appears to be laser or die cut from so thin clear styrene.
Seeing as I am going to paint all the brick on the structure, I thought it best to assemble all the brick walls beforehand. The base extends past the front wall because it's designed to interlock with the atlas turntable. I have an atlas turntable on my layout but I have a Helgan roundhouse instead of this one.
The kit also comes with a brick office that will attach to the roundhouse in a location of your choice.
The whole assembly to this point took about an hour, using Plastruct Plastic weld liquid cement. Today I primed all the assemblies with a gray primer and now I'm just waiting for the primer to dry and cure before painting the brick.