Agora Models FDNY FIRE TRUCK TOWER LADDER 9 Manual

STAGE 31: ASSEMBLING A STORAGE
COMPARTMENT
STAGE 32: STORAGE COMPARTMENT FRAME
STAGE 33: REAR RIGHT WHEEL
STAGE 34: FITTING THE WHEEL TO THE
CHASSIS, AND ASSEMBLING AND FITTING
THE FRONT BUMPER
STAGE 35: ASSEMBLING THE BOX FRAME
SHELL
STAGE 36: ASSEMBLING A STORAGE
COMPARTMENT AND A REAR DOOR
STAGE 37: ASSEMBLING A STORAGE
COMPARTMENT
Pack 05
BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
FIRE TRUCK
TOWER LADDER 9

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Please keep ALL unused screws as they will be required in a later stage.
Please make sure you don’t mix up the screws. They look quite similar, but the threads do vary
slightly. Using the wrong screws may damage the parts.
When securing parts together using multiple screws, fit each screw loosely to ensure all the
parts are correctly aligned before gently tightening them firmly, but not overtight, in the order
in which you placed them.
The screwdriver can be magnetized by stroking it with a magnet (fridge magnet, etc.) enabling
it to hold the screws and make assembly easier.
If a screw is tight going into a metal part, do not force it as you may shear the head off. Remove
it and put a tiny smear of Vaseline, soap or light oil on the thread. That will lubricate it and make
it easier to drive home.
During the course of this build, you will receive many pieces that you will assemble immediately
– following the instructions in the corresponding stage – and other pieces that you should store
safely to one side, for use in future assembly stages.
Left and Right! When building your fire truck, the left or right hand side refers to each side as
you are sitting in the cab.
WARNING: Some parts are assembled using magnets. These magnets can cause serious injury
if they are swallowed. Keep away from children. If you suspect a magnet has been swallowed,
seek medical help straight away.
Advice from the experts
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Name
Compartment inner
Shelf top
Shelf bottom
Door handle
Magnet
Left-hand door front
Right-hand door front
Left-hand door back
Right-hand door back
Switch
Type H Screws x3
STAGE 31 PARTS LIST
In Pack 5, you’ll assemble a few
storage compartments that will
be used for storing some of the
essential tools used by FDNY fire
fighters. The first compartment
includes the ON/OFF switch for
operating all the electronics.
Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
Compartment inner
Shelf top
Type H Screws x3
Shelf bottom
Left-hand door front
Left-hand door back
Right-hand door front
Switch
Magnet
Door handle
Right-hand door back

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
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ATTACHING THE SWITCH TO THE STORAGE
COMPARTMENT
Take the storage compartment and the switch. Note that
they both have a label indicating the ON/OFF position.
Line up the two screw holes on the switch with the two screw
holes on the compartment. Fix the parts together using 2 x
Type H screws.
Align the switch at the rear of the storage compartment so
that the ON/OFF positions correspond.
Type H x2

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
ASSEMBLING THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
Take the left-hand door front and the left-hand door back
noting the square recess for the magnet on both pieces that
must be aligned (arrows).
Repeat to fit the right-hand door front and back parts
together. Again, check the square recesses for the magnet
are correctly aligned on both parts (arrows).
Apply a little glue to the flat surfaces before squeezing
the two parts together so that the lugs firmly fit the
corresponding holes and there are no gaps around the side
edges.
Apply a little glue and check all the edges fit tightly together.

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
Apply a drop of glue and fit the door handle to the recess on
the front of the left-hand door. This is a D-shaped fitting.
Align the three holes on the door hinge with the three lugs
on the side of the compartment. Apply a little glue to the
surface around the lugs.
Push the handle firmly into place.
Press firmly into place, checking that the door closes in the
correct position.

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
Fix the right-hand door to the compartment in a similar way,
applying a little glue around the lugs.
Take the magnet and the shelf top. Place the magnet in the
channel along the edge of the shelf as shown.
Press firmly until the glue has adhered, checking that the
door closes in the correct position.
The magnet should sit in this position.

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
Using a little glue, take the shelf bottom and push it into the
shelf top until the parts fit snugly together.
Take the fire extinguisher from stage 10 and push its
two lugs into the corresponding holes at the back of the
compartment.
The shelf should now look like this.
The fire extinguisher is fitted next to the switch.

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Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment
There are grooves on both sides of the shelf that fit over
two channels in the compartment. Hold the shelf with the
tool-holes facing up, then push the shelf-grooves over the
channels to fit.
Check the doors close in the correct position.
When correctly fitted, the shelf should look like this.

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STAGE COMPLETE
Stage 31: Assembling a Storage Compartment