Deagostini MODEL SPACE Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...WALTER WOLF MODEL Pack 24 ...

Page 2: ...blishing USA Inc 915 Broadway Suite 609 New York NY 10010 All rights reserved 2016 The trademarks copyrights and design rights in and associated with the following Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from Automobili Lamborghini S p A Italy NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY AND IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN PLAY ITEMS MAY VARY F...

Page 3: ...t on the inside of the door circled 1 2 3 4 Right door Wiper Steering crank base silver Steering crank silver 2 6 6mm screws 22 2 6 3mm screws with washers 2 2 5mm self tapping screws 2 2 3 4mm self tapping screws 2 Black tape sheet Parts Tools Phillips screwdriver size 1 Tweezers Prepare Washer Stage 75 Side window R Stage 77 Right door inner Stage 76 Right mirror Stage 77 Door lock R Stage 77 Do...

Page 4: ...e lock Lower lock part A onto the posts on the inside of the door Make sure the pin is in place in the door lock 5 6 7 Insert a 2 6 3mm screw with washer Stage 74 into the hole indicated above Tighten the screw into the hole Insert a 2 6 5mm screw with washer Stage 74 into one of the washers supplied with Stage 75 Turn the screw into the washer until it projects by around 1mm from the other side 8...

Page 5: ...dow in place and turn the door over Push the front of the window into the recess at the front of the door Align the holes at the bottom of the window with the holes in the three posts on the inside of the door 15 18 17 16 Insert the tip of the screw into the hole above lock part A aligning the flat edge of the washer with the edge of the door Tighten the screw into the hole Apply some masking tape...

Page 6: ...y in its position tighten them fully Place the right door hinge and the door hinge holder Stage 77 as shown above The post in the centre of the right door hinge is D shaped with a hole in it 19 20 21 22 Align the end of the door hinge holder with the slot in the middle of the right door hinge as shown Pass the end of the holder into the slot in the hinge Stop pushing it through at the point shown ...

Page 7: ...rew with washer Stage 74 into the hole in the holder 26 28 27 Align the tab at the bottom of the right mirror Stage 77 with the slot in the outside of the door Push the tab fully into the slot Turn the door over and insert a 2 6 5mm screw with washer Stage 74 into the hole in the mirror tab 29 30 31 Check that the hinge can move through 90 If it can t loosen the screw slightly until it can CAUTION...

Page 8: ...the right door inner Stage 76 Push the holes of the right door inner onto the posts on the door Test the door lock When you press it in lock part A should move in and when you release it lock part A should come out again 36 37 32 33 34 35 This stage is now complete The doors will be fitted to the rest of the body panels in the next stage if you are going to proceed with that stage now then you don...

Page 9: ...m countersunk screw Stage 63 2 3 6mm self tapping screw Stage 72 2 6 5mm screws with washers 4 Stage 74 2 6 6mm screws 9 Stage 78 2 3 4mm self tapping screw Stage 78 2 5mm self tapping screw with washer Stage 78 Black tape sheet Stage 78 Masking tape Soft cloth Push the pins on bracket A into the holes Tighten the screw into the hole Insert a 2 3 4mm self tapping screw Stage 78 into the hole in th...

Page 10: ...t the front of the left door Stage 75 with the corresponding hole in the rear of the front fender Repeat Steps 10 and 11 to fit the right door Stage 78 to the front fender Push the hinge into the hole in the fender at the angle shown then slowly lower the door into place Insert the tip of the screw into the end of bracket A and tighten into place Place the front fender face up and temporarily appl...

Page 11: ...ape from the headlamps Raise the headlamps by lowering the bar behind the front compartment and temporarily secure it in that position with masking tape Tighten the screw into the hole while holding the left door in place Tighten a 2 6 5mm screw with washer Stage 74 into the rear hole in door lock part B Turn the front fender over while holding the left and right doors in place Insert a 2 6 5mm sc...

Page 12: ...er Insert a 2 6 6mm screw Stage 78 into the circled hole above Tighten the screw into the hole Push the posts of the front fender into the holes in the main body 24 25 26 23 Place the main body assembly Stage 77 as shown Align the two posts at the rear of front fender with the indicated holes in the front of the main assembly Make sure that the doors are in the raised position Lower the doors unti...

Page 13: ...eadlamp link bar Collect the wires from the left headlamps together Then peel a strip off the black tape sheet Stage 78 and stick it over the collected wires to fix them to the underside of the fender Repeat this process on the right side as well Collect all the cables from the front end of the assembly and pass them under the chassis circled Tighten a 2 6 6mm screw Stage 78 into the hole in the t...

Page 14: ... t tighten the screw too much because if you do so the bonnet may not close Insert a 1 7 3mm screw into the hole indicated in the inset Tighten another three 1 7 3mm screws into the three remaining holes in the hinges Align the holes in the bonnet hinges on the bonnet with the holes and pins at the front edge of the assembly Tighten the screw into the hole 39 40 36 38 35 37 If you have lost or mis...

Page 15: ...Steering crank silver Stage 78 Main body assembly Stage 79 Left door sill Stage 79 Right door sill Stage 79 Rear under grill Stage 79 Wheel caps 4 Stages 1 5 12 and 17 2 6 3mm screw with washer Stage 78 2 6 6mm screws 12 Stage 78 Masking tape AAA batteries 3 Soft cloth 5cm high plastic box or block of wood wide enough to support the underbody Reverse action tweezers Tighten a 2 6 3mm screw with wa...

Page 16: ...f the body 9 8 Remove the battery box cover and insert three AAA batteries into the box Replace the cover and tighten the screw back into place Place the combined seals into the recessed centre of the interior light 5 6 7 Prepare interior light seals A and B Stage 44 Peel seal A from the backing paper and place it over seal B lining up the edges of both 10 Main switch Battery box Red black Steerin...

Page 17: ...nting holes and posts of the main body and the underbody blue circles Hold the cables out of the way with some masking tape You will need to align the red outlined parts of the steering and the engine 11 14 First connect the battery box cable red black and the ignition key cylinder cable orange orange coming from the main body to the corresponding connectors coming from the circuit board Then conn...

Page 18: ...mborghini Countach LP 500S 17 Hold the underbody above the main body and lower it slowly into place aligning the points identified in Step 15 Fit the air duct hoses circled to the left and right air cleaners ...

Page 19: ...e main body If any don t line up separate the main body and the underbody and adjust the fit until the holes align Insert the tip of the steering shaft into the steering crank Combine the posts and holes at the sides of the model as shown Adjust the position of the radiators fitting them into the recesses in the underbody 18 ...

Page 20: ...wheel arch Half tighten a 2 6 6mm screw into the hole on the other side of the underbody Prepare 12 2 6 6mm screws Stage 78 then insert one of them into the hole indicated above in the rear wheel arch Half tighten a 2 6 6mm screw into the indicated hole in the left front wheel arch Tighten the four screws from Steps 20 23 fully Half tighten a second 2 6 6mm screw into the hole in the opposite side...

Page 21: ...ten a 2 6 6mm screw into the hole on the other side of the underbody Fully tighten the four screws from Steps 25 27 Half tighten the screw into place Slide the rear under grill Stage 79 between the silencers and the body Half tighten another 2 6 6mm screw into the indicated hole in the underbody Half tighten a 2 6 6mm screw into the hole on the opposite side of the underbody Insert a 2 6 6mm screw...

Page 22: ...straight down onto the panel Insert a 2 5mm self tapping screw into one of the holes in the base Place the number plate onto the base as shown aligning the holes of both Tighten a 1 4 3mm self tapping screw into one of the holes Tilt the grill towards you into a vertical position and align the tabs with the slots in the panel arrowed Half tighten the screw into place Fit the holes in the number pl...

Page 23: ...the brake disc onto the right rear hub in the position shown Take one of the wheel caps Stages 1 5 12 and 17 and place it over the rear axle in the hole in the centre of the wheel Tighten a second 1 4 3mm self tapping screw into the other hole Hold one of the rear wheels with the ridge aligned with the notch in the brake disc and then fit the wheel to the disc Remove the brake disc from one of the...

Page 24: ...37 onto the hub with the notch positioned as shown Hold the front wheel in place and insert the axle into the hole in the centre Push the right door sill into place It should be flush with the adjacent panels Push the cap into the hole The cap has a magnet inside it which will hold it in place Repeat Steps 44 51 to fit the left rear wheel Screw the front axle into place The wheel should remain abl...

Page 25: ...he inside of the left front fender with the four holes in the left front wheel box While holding the rear wing in place lift up the rear compartment cover and insert a 2 5mm self tapping screw into the indicated hole Fit the left door sill Stage 79 into place in the same way as the right sill Push the left front fender into place then fit the right front fender in the same way Push the left rear f...

Page 26: ... be able to rotate slightly so leave the screw undone by about half a turn Tighten the screw into place Apply masking tape to the protective covers on the indicator lamps and peel them off Extend the cover stay and align the hole at the end of it with the hole in the right rear wheel box 68 70 67 71 69 Congratulations Your model is now complete The next page will show you how to operate its workin...

Page 27: ...ignition key is in the cylinder will rev the engine and pressing the brake pedal centre will illuminate the brake lights The steering column switches The left steering column lever has two functions pushing the lever in will sound the horn and pulling it back will turn the lights on Pulling it back again will turn the high beam on and pulling it a third time will turn the lights off When you inser...

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