De Agostini MODEL SPACE Lamborghini Countach LP 500S User manual

WALTER WOLF MODEL
Pack
24
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 78-80 450
CONTENTS TM
Stage 78 - The right door
Stage 79 - Assembling the body
Stage 80 - Completing your model
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Published in the UK by De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2,
82 Silverthorne Road, London SW8 3HE.
Published in the USA by De Agostini Publishing USA, Inc., 915 Broadway, Suite 609,
New York, NY 10010. All rights reserved © 2016
e 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 FROM THOSE SHOWN.
e rear hubs shown in this pack are the old version
and so will dier from the ones on your model, which
are the updated versions from Packs 12 and 13.

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Locate the area on the inside of the right
door where the door lock (Stage 77) ts.
Hold the door lock in the position shown
in the photo.
Align the bottom of the lock with the
bottom of the recess in the door (arrowed).
Tilt the lock a little to insert the bottom of
it into the space in the door.
Fit the upper end of the lock between the
two ridges next to the post on the inside
of the door (circled).
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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)
Door hinge R (Stage 77)
Door hinge holder (Stage 77)
Door lock part A (Stage 77)
2.6 × 5mm screws with washers × 3 (Stage 74)
2.6 × 3mm screw with washer (Stage 74)
Masking tape
Soft cloth
The right door
Stage 78

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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
Door hinge holder (Stage 77)
Door lock part A (Stage 77)
2.6 × 5mm screws with washers × 3 (Stage 74)
2.6 × 3mm screw with washer (Stage 74)
Masking tape
Soft cloth
Align the holes of door lock part A (Stage 77) with the posts
on the inside of the right door.
Before tting lock part A, insert the pin on the inside (inset)
into the hole in the 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.
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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.
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Pass the bottom of the right window,
which has three holes in it, through the
opening in the door from the outside.
Press down lightly along the bottom of the
window to ensure that the central hole is
engaged with the post.
Hold the window 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.
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Insert the tip of the screw into the hole above lock
part A, aligning the at edge of the washer with
the edge of the door.
Tighten the screw into the hole. Apply some masking tape to the protective lm covering
the right window (Stage 77).
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Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the front
hole of the window (arrowed).
Half-tighten the screw into the hole. Half-tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw
into the hole towards the rear of the
window. When both screws are in place,
and the window is sitting properly 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.
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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 above.
Place the assembly at the front of the right door,
below the window.
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Push the hinge holder under the pin, and
adjust its position to align the hole in the
holder with the hole in the door.
Tighten the screw into place.Insert a 2.6 × 5mm screw with washer
(Stage 74) into the hole in the holder.
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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.
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Check that the hinge can move
through 90°. If it can’t, loosen the screw
slightly until it can.
CAUTION

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Wipe over the window with a soft cloth to
remove any dirt and smudges from it.
Apply some masking tape to the
protective lm covering the mirror,
and peel it o.
Tighten the screw into the hole. Align the posts on the inside of the door
with the holes in 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.
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This stage is now complete. The doors will be tted to the rest
of the body panels in the next stage – if you are going to
proceed with that stage now, then you don’t need to store this
door as you did the left one at the end of Stage 75.
STAGE COMPLETE

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Left door sill
Right door sill
Rear under grill
1.7 × 3mm screws × 5
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 0)
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Prepare
Front compartment (Stage 68)
Bracket A (Stage 72)
Bonnet stay (Stage 72)
Door lock part B × 2 (Stage 74 and 77)
Left door (Stage 75)
Right door (Stage 78)
Bonnet (Stage 76)
Main body assembly (Stage 77)
Front fender (Stage 77)
Wiper (Stage 78)
1.7 × 4mm 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 the outside of
the front compartment between the pins
of bracket A.
Align the two pins on bracket A (Stage
72) with the holes in the side of the front
compartment (Stage 68).
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the body
Stage 79

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Place the front fender (Stage 77) upside
down on a soft cloth. Move the LED
cables to the sides, as shown, and then
align the holes in the front compartment
with those indicated in the front fender.
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Tighten a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 78)
into each of the three holes indicated
above to secure the front compartment
to the front fender.
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Align the left door hinge at 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 t 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 apply masking tape
over the headlamps to prevent them
from opening.
Insert a 2 × 5mm self-tapping screw with
washer (Stage 78) through the hole at the
end of the bonnet stay (Stage 72).
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Tighten a 2.6 × 5mm screw with washer
into the hole in the right side of the front
fender to secure the right door to it.
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Align the holes of door lock part B (Stage
74 or 77) with the pin and hole in the
front fender, ahead of the left door.
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Repeat Steps 16 and 17 to t the
remaining door lock part B on the right
side of the fender, and secure it with a 2.6
× 5mm screw with washer.
Turn the front fender over and remove
the masking tape 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 screw with washer (Stage 74)
into the hole indicated (inset).
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As the nal parts of your model’s
sub-assemblies are now coming
together, ensure that you take extra
care when handling them, because
while the sections may be large, they
are still delicate.
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Lower the front fender slightly, passing the door struts
through the holes in the rear of the fender (outlined).
Push the tabs at the bottom of the front
fender into the recesses in the chassis.
Hold the assembly together and turn it
over. 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.
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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 until the struts enter the slots in their front
edges (circled).
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Tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw into
the hole in the tab in the other side
of the fender.
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Insert the larger post at the end of the
wiper (Stage 78) into the larger hole
(indicated) in the front fender.
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Turn the body over, and tighten a 2.3 ×
6mm self-tapping screw (Stage 72) into
the hole indicated above, to secure the
wiper. Then remove the masking tape
holding the headlamp link bar.
Collect the wires from the left headlamps
together. Then peel a strip o the black
tape sheet (Stage 78) and stick it over the
collected wires to x 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 tab at the bottom of
the fender.
Then insert the smaller pin into the
adjacent hole (indicated).
Tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw into
the indicated hole in the right side
of the chassis.
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This stage is now complete. You will nish
assembling your model in the following
stage, so make sure that you have all the
remaining parts prepared.
Extend the bonnet stay and align the
hole at the end of it with the circled hole
in the bonnet.
Tighten a 1.7 × 4mm countersunk screw
(Stage 63) into the aligned holes of the
bonnet and the end of the stay. Don’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.
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If you have lost or misplaced
the 1.7 × 4mm countersunk
screw from Stage 63, you can
delay completing Steps 39 and 40
until Stage 80, when you will receive
another 1.7 × 4mm countersunk screw.
ATTENTION
STAGE COMPLETE

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Right front fender
Left front fender
Right rear fender
Left rear fender
Number plate
Number plate base
2 × 5mm self-tapping screws × 5
1.7 × 4mm countersunk screws × 2
1.7 × 4mm self-tapping screws × 2
1.4 × 3mm self-tapping screws × 3
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 0)
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Phillips screwdriver (size 2)
Tweezers
Prepare
Rear wing (Stage 1)
Front wheels × 2 (Stages 36 and 37)
Rear wheels × 2 (Stages 38 and 40)
Interior light seal A (Stage 44)
Interior light seal B (Stage 44)
Ignition key (Stage 52)
Underbody (Stage 71)
Steering crank base (silver) (Stage 78)
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 washer
(Stage 78) into the hole in the crank base.
Place the new silver steering crank
into position, and secure it with the
two screws.
Remove the two screws holding the black
steering crank in place on the underbody.
Place the screws to one side.
Place the steering crank (silver) over the
post at the end of the steering crank base
(silver), both from Stage 78.
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your model
Stage 80

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Right front fender
Left front fender
Right rear fender
Left rear fender
Number plate
Number plate base
2 × 5mm self-tapping screws × 5
1.7 × 4mm countersunk screws × 2
1.7 × 4mm self-tapping screws × 2
1.4 × 3mm self-tapping screws × 3
Prepare the ignition key (Stage 52), and insert it into the
switch on the steering column (circled). You may want
to do this with reverse action tweezers, shown left.
Place the underbody on a block about
5cm high, and place the main body
assembly next to it as shown, upside
down on a soft cloth. Before continuing, identify the cables coming
from the circuit board on the underbody; they are
all colour-coded to match the cables coming from
the top half of the body.
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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.
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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.
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Main
switch
Battery box
(Red + black)
Steering lever 2
(Brown + brown)
Steering lever 1
(Blue + blue)
Accelerator pedal
(Black + black)
Ignition key cylinder
(Orange + orange)
Headlamps (low)
(Red + grey)
Headlamps (high)
(Red + green)
Front indicators
(Red + yellow)
Tail lamps
(Red + blue)
Brake pedal
(Green + green)
Meter panel
(Red + white)
Speaker
(Yellow + yellow)

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Collect all of the cables together and secure them to the
circuit board with masking tape, as shown above. The
cables just need to be held together, so they don’t need to
be tightly taped.
Lift the underbody and align the points
identied in the previous step with those
on the main body. Move the cables out of
the way so that they don’t get trapped.
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This is how all the cables should now look. Make sure to
check that all of the cables match correctly and that the
connectors are rmly engaged.
Locate the mounting 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.
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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 connect the remaining cables
from the main body to the circuit board.
Slide the power switch to the ON position. This should start
the engine sound. If it doesn’t, check the connections from
the battery, the speaker and the main switch, and make sure
that the batteries are inserted the right way round. Turn the
switch to the OFF position after testing the sound.

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Hold the underbody above the main body and lower it slowly into place, aligning the points identied in Step 15. Fit the air duct hoses (circled) to the left and right air cleaners.

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Check that the circled holes in the underbody are aligned with the holes in the posts
on the main body. If any don’t line up, separate the main body and the underbody,
and adjust the t 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, tting them
into the recesses in the underbody.
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Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the
indicated hole in the underbody.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole. Half-tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw
into the hole in the right front 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 of
the underbody.
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