De Agostini Model Space C57 User manual

Build the
Steam
Locomotive
Pack 04

Contents
Stage 21: The leaf springs
Stage 22: The second wheels
Stage 23: The third wheels
Stage 24: The connecting rods
Stage 25: The valve gear
Stage 26: The motion plates
Stage 27: The leading truck
Stage 28: The leading truck 2
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52-53
54-55
56-57
58-59
60-61
62-63
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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.121 E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098.
All rights reserved © 2016
Warning: Not suitable for children under the age of 14. is product is not a toy and is not designed or intended for use in play. Items may vary
from those shown.
Build the
Steam
Locomotive

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21
The leaf springs
Leaf springs × 6
Links (medium) × 8
Links (long) × 2
Links (short) × 2
Screws (2 × 8mm) × 11
Screws (2 × 7mm) × 7
Screws (2 × 6mm) × 13
Nuts × 22
Bushes (4.5mm) × 8
Bushes (3.5mm) × 2
Phillips screwdriver
Pliers
Socket wrench (4mm)
1
Leaf springs
The six leaf springs t together with the three sizes of links, as shown above.
Your parts
Right
First wheels Second wheels Third wheels
Left
Flat surface on the outside
Short links Long linksMedium links

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2
5
3
4
Here you can see how the leaf springs and
links t together, secured by the 2 × 6mm
screws and nuts.
Insert a 4.5mm bush
into the front hole of
the rear equalising
bars. Then, take
the second wheel
leaf spring and
place over the
underframe, so the
bottom of the links
are positioned over
the ends of the
equalising bars.
Pass a 2 × 8mm
screw through the
hole and secure
with a nut. Repeat
this step to t the
other rst wheel
leaf spring to the
right side of the
underframe.
Pass a 2 × 8mm screw through the hole
in the rear link and equalising bar, and
secure with a nut. Repeat this step to t
the right second wheel leaf spring on the
other side.
Take one of the rst wheel leaf
springs and place over the
underframe, inside the motion
frame. Place a 3.5mm bush between
the underframe and the end of the
short link.
Fit the third wheel leaf springs to the rear holes of the
rear equalising bars. The holes in the equalising bars
should all have a 4.5mm bush in them.
Place the links over the ends of
the springs and pass a screw
up through the aligned holes.
Tighten a nut onto the end of
the screw. Repeat this process,
following the photo in the
previous step to assemble all
the leaf springs.
First wheels Second wheels Third wheels
Nut
Screw
Nuts
Screws
Leaf spring
Insert a bush
Complete

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22
The second wheels
Second wheels
Axle box A × 4
Axle box B × 4
Axle box guards × 4
Screws (2 × 5mm) × 9
Bushes × 2
Phillips screwdriver
1
Axle box The second driving wheels
Assemble axle boxes A and B as shown
above. Complete the four sets.
Take one of the axle boxes and slide
it up into the gap in the underframe,
positioning the frame in the grooves
at the side of the axle box.
Test-t the remaining
three axle boxes in the
other spaces in the
underframe.
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2 3
Place the assembled axle boxes
over the axles of the wheels,
inside the washer at each end
of the axle, with the long part of
axle box A closer to the wheels.
Place an axle box guard onto
the underframe, aligning the
holes with those on either side
of the axle box.
Turn the
underframe over
and lower the axle
boxes back into
place, as shown.
4
When lifting the underframe to t the
axle boxes and wheels, don’t lift it at the
rear, as the weight of the front may cause
distortion, and the two sides of the frame
may get squeezed together. Instead,
carefully lift the underframe at both ends.
Disassemble the rst
wheels from Stage 3.
Fit the remaining
two axle boxes to
the rst wheels.
Then t them all
into place, securing
them with an axle
box guard and two
2 × 5mm screws.
Tighten a 2 × 5mm screw
into each of the four
circled holes.
Secure with masking tape
The parts from Stage 3
Once they are
pushed all the
way in, you can
remove the
masking tape.
Complete
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23
The third wheels
Bushes (large) × 2
Rod pins × 2
Nuts (M2) × 2
Bushes (small) × 2
Screws (2 × 6mm) × 2
Screws (2 × 5mm) × 5
Third wheels
Connecting rod A
Connecting rod B
Axle box guards × 2
Axle box A × 2
Axle box B × 2
Masking tape
Phillips screwdriver
Pliers
File
Socket wrench (4mm)
1
Fit the axle boxes into the underframe,
remove the masking tape and then
secure with two axle box guards
and 2 × 5mm screws.
Your parts
Axle box Third wheelsRear side rod
Assemble the axle boxes over the axle of the third
wheels and temporarily secure with masking tape.

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2
4
3
Repeat this
to secure the
other ve leaf
springs to the
corresponding
axle boxes.
Secure the leaf spring to the
long part of the axle box with
a 2 × 7mm screw (Stage 21),
as shown.
Identify the two types of
bush: the shorter ones
with smaller central
holes and the longer
with the larger holes.
Insert the rear end
of the coupling rod
into the front of the
connecting rod. Push
a small bush through
the aligned holes, then
pass a 2 × 6mm screw
through the bush and
holes, and tighten a
nut onto the end of
the screw.
Prepare and lay out the
parts from this stage and
Stage 3, as shown in
the photo, right.
Position the assembly from Step 3
along with the three bushes needed
and two rod pins, as shown.
Place the hole at the rear of the coupling
rod over the pin projecting from the
second wheel, then place the bush
(Stage 22) between them. Repeat this
step for the other side of the model.
Second wheel bush (Stage 22)
Slightly longer, inner diameter is larger
First and third wheel bushes
Shorter, inner diameter is smaller
Connecting rod A
Coupling rod A (Stage 3)
Screw
Small bush
Nut
Front
Right
Left side rod
Coupling rod A
(Stage 3)
Coupling rod B
(Stage 3)
Depressed around the hole
Bush
Coupling rod Connecting rod
Bush
Rod pin Rod pin
Left
First wheels Third wheelsSecond wheels
Connecting
rod A
Connecting
rod B
Depressed around the hole
Front
Ledge
Axle box A
Ledge
Bush (Stage 22)
Check the connecting rods for any
ash. Remove any you nd with a le.
Align the hole in the coupling rod with
the hole o-centre of the rst wheel.
Insert a bush into the hole in the rod and
then place the rod pin into the bush,
then tighten it into the wheel. Do this for
the third wheel as well.
Complete

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24
Prepare the crossheads
from Stage 16. Arrange
them as shown here.
The connecting rods
Screws (2 × 7mm) × 3
Stepped screws (2 × 4.8mm) × 3
Set screws (2 × 3.8mm) × 3
Hex head screws (1.4 × 4mm) × 9
Wrench
Right connecting rod
Left connecting rod
Eccentric rods × 2
Expansion link central plates × 2
Expansion link outer plates × 2
Expansion link inner plates × 2
Bushes × 2
Eccentric arms × 2
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-head screwdriver
Tweezers
1
Eccentric rodConnecting rod
Place the two connecting rods
in front of you, as shown here, to
identify the front and rear, and top
and bottom. Check over the rod for
any ash, and remove any you nd.
Crosshead A
Right
Left
Crosshead B
Projection
Raised part
Top
LeftRight
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2 3
Take crosshead B and slide it
over the motion bar, then insert
the piston rod into the hole in
the cylinder cover.
Place crosshead A onto
crosshead B, inserting the
pin into the hole in the
connecting rod.
Place a bush onto
the crankpin.
Place the hole at
the rear of the left
connecting rod over
the crankpin and place
the front end of the
bar into the crosshead.
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Tighten a 2 × 7mm screw into an
eccentric arm, as shown.
Place the eccentric
arm onto the crank
pin, as shown.
Rotate the arm so
the top is about 10
degrees closer to
the front. Tighten
the screw (circled)
to hold the arm in
place. Repeat Steps
2-4 on the right
side of the model.
Assemble a second set of the expansion link
central plate and an eccentric rod. To tell the left
and right assemblies apart in the future, tighten
the screws from the opposite side.
Threaded side
Place between the
two sides
Right
Left
Crankpin
Insert the
piston rod
About 10 degrees
Screw
Tighten a hex head screw into each of
the four holes at the top of the crosshead
using the wrench.
Put the hole of
an expansion
link central plate
into the end of
an eccentric rod.
Tighten a 2 ×
3.8mm set screw
in the hole.
Complete

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25
The valve gear
Radius rods × 2
Hanging links × 2
Connecting links × 2
Combination levers × 2
Piston valve spindles × 2
Set screws (2 × 4.5mm) × 5
Set screws (2 × 3.6mm) × 7
Stepped screws (2 × 6mm) × 3
Screws (1.4 × 4mm) × 9
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-head screwdriver
1
The valve gear
Prepare the eccentric rod assemblies from the
previous stage and the radius rods. Place the
split end of each radius rod over the central
plates and tighten a 2 × 3.6mm set screw into
the hole in the rods, securing them to the
plates, as shown.
Radius rods
Front
Right
Left
Set screws (2 × 3.6mm)
Set screw (2 × 3.6mm)
Radius rod
Eccentric rods
(Stage 24)
Expansion link central plates
(Stage 24)
Expansion link central
plate (Stage 24)
Projection
Your parts

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Radius rod
2 3
Place the outer and inner
expansion link plates (Stage 24)
either side of the central plate
and x with 1.4 × 4mm screws.
Fit a hanging link at the end of the left
radius rod and secure with a 2 × 3.6mm
set screw (circled).
5
4
Prepare the
connecting links,
combination
levers, piston valve
spindles, along with
two of each of the
set screws. Lay the
parts out, as shown.
Combine the end of the radius rod with the
end of the combination lever and secure with
a 2 × 4.5mm set screw (circled).
Assemble the
two sets.
Hanging link
Hanging
links
Set screw
Set screw
Radius rod
Combination lever
Set screw
Screws
Screws
Do this for the right
hanging link as well.
Front
Front
Front
Expansion link outer
plate (Stage 24)
Expansion link central plate
(Stage 24)
Expansion link inner plate
(Stage 24)
Right
Right
Right
Left
Left
Expansion links
Left
Complete
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26
The motion plates
Left motion plate
Right motion plate
Reverse shaft
Reverse link left
Reverse link right
Set screws (2 × 2.4mm) × 3
Set screws (2 × 4.5mm) × 3
Screws (2 × 8mm) × 3
Screws (2 × 4mm) × 5
Phillips screwdriver
Flat-blade screwdriver
(Precision screwdriver)
1
Motion plate
Hold the shaft over the
motion frame and turn it
so the recesses at the ends
(circled) are facing towards
the rear.
The reverse shaft has a recess at
each end.
Recess
Reverse shaft
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2 3
Prepare the two
types of stepped
screws shown in
the photo.
Insert the piston valve
spindle into the hole
in the piston valve
tail guide. Then, put
the projection on the
expansion link inner
plate into the hole in
the motion frame.
Fit the left motion plate to the side
of the motion frame, placing the
two holes (circled) onto the reverse
shaft and the expansion link.
Secure the hanging link to the crosshead
with a 2 × 6mm stepped screw. Secure
the eccentric rod to the return crank
with a 2 × 4.8mm stepped screw.
4
Repeat this step on the right end of the
reverse shaft with the right reverse link.
Tighten a 2 × 2.4mm set screw into the
hole in the link, securing it to the shaft.
Secure the motion bar to the plate with a
2 × 8mm screw. Secure the motion plate to
the motion frame with two 2 × 4mm screws.
Repeat this process on the right side
of the motion frame.
Align the holes of the eccentric
rod and the return crank, and the
holes of the hanging link and
the crosshead.
Move the assembly back and forth on a at surface to test the
movement of the wheels. If they get stuck at all, try to identify the
cause of the problem. Inspect each part, in particular the screws in
the motion bar, as they may be loose. Tighten them if they are.
Piston valve
spindle
Expansion link
Stepped screws
(2 × 6mm)
(Stage 25)
Stepped screws
(2 × 4.8mm)
(Stage 24)
Hanging Link
Eccentric rod
Keeps this upright
Reverse link (left)
Set screw Hanging link
Set screw
Recess
Set screw
Set screw
Right reverse link
2 ×
4mm
screw
2 × 8mm screw
Fit the left reverse link
onto the left end of the
reverse shaft, aligning
the hole with the recess.
Insert the end of the
hanging link into the
reverse link and secure
with a 2 × 4.5mm set screw.
Complete

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The leading truck 1
Truck frames × 2
Front bracket
Centre beam
Rear bracket
Guard iron (left)
Guard iron (right)
Hex head screws (2 × 8mm) × 5
Hex head screws (2 × 6mm) × 9
Wrench
Wrench
Socket wrench (3mm)
1
Leading truck frame
As shown here, the rear
bracket is slightly longer
than the front.
Lay out the parts of the
leading truck in the
orientation shown.
Left
Right
Your parts

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2 3
Align the holes in the centre
beam with those in the
truck frame.
Half-tighten a 2 × 6mm hex head
screw in each of the aligned holes
using the wrench.
Align the holes in the second truck
frame with the holes on the other side
of the beam and x the parts together
with two more half-tightened 2 ×
6mm hex screws.
Place the rear
bracket at one
end of the
truck frame
assembly.
Place the bracket
between the
frames, align
the holes and
half-tighten a
2 × 6mm hex
screw into them.
4
Place the right guard
iron between the
other side of the
bracket and the
frame. Secure with
half-tightened
2 × 8mm screws.
Place the bracket
between the frames,
then place the left
guard iron between
them and secure
with half-tightened
2 × 8mm screws.
Turn the frame
around and place
the front bracket
and guard irons
next to it, as shown.
Fully tighten all the screws to x the assembly
together.
Complete

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The leading truck 2
Leading truck mount
Links × 4
Side stays × 2
Washers × 2
Stepped screws (2 × 3.8mm) × 9
Screws (2 × 4mm) × 9
Centre pin
Phillips screwdriver
1
Here you can see the
dierence between the
2 × 3.8mm stepped screws
and the 2 × 4mm screws.
The four links are all the
same size and shape.
Screw
Stepped screw
Links
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2
4
3
Align a hole at the end of one of
the links with the circled hole in the
leading truck mount.
Tighten a 2 × 3.8mm stepped screw into the
aligned holes.
Hold the truck mount over the hole in
the centre of the truck frame from the
previous stage.
Align the holes in the
links with the holes in
the centre beam.
Tighten a 2 ×
3.8mm stepped
screw into the
aligned holes.
Fit the remaining three links in
the same way.
Push the cylindrical part of the mount towards
one side of the truck frame to test the movement
of the links.
Complete