De Agostini Model Space C57 User manual

Build the
Steam
Locomotive
Pack 02

Contents
Stage 05: The front deck
Stage 06: The feedwater system
Stage 07: The release lever
Stage 08: The inspection lids
Stage 09: The front deck parts
Stage 10: The main underframe
Stage 11: The main underframe front
Stage 12: The cylinder plates
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Step by step Pages
Editorial and design by Continuo Creative, 39-41 North Road, London N7 9DP.
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 © 2015
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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1
The front deck base ts onto the
projecting tab at the bottom of the
smokebox.
Test-t the front deck base onto
the tab, aligning the circled
holes of both.
Front deck Front deck side
Your parts
The front deck
Front deck base
Front deck upper plate
Front left deck side
Front right deck side
3 screws 2 × 4mm
Phillips screwdriver
Multi-purpose adhesive
Instant adhesive
05

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2 3
4
Remove the deck base and apply some
multi-purpose adhesive to the tab.
You can
apply instant
adhesive to
the ends of
the screws to
ensure they
stay in position.
Before the glue dries, move
the deck to the left and right,
trying to get it as close to the
smokebox as possible.
This stage is now complete. It is best to store
the assembly on a raised surface, such as the
top of a box, as shown above and on the far
right. The photo on the right shows how the
remaining parts will t together.
Align the holes of the deck with those
in the tab. Half-tighten a 2 × 4mm
screw into each hole.
Once the deck
is in its best
position, fully
tighten the screws
into place.
The sides of the front deck and running board are
painted white on the real C57. White pieces are supplied
to recreate this paintwork on the model.
Tip
Complete

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06
The feedwater
system
Feedwater heater body
Feedwater heater end A
Feedwater heater end B
Feedwater heater holder
Feedwater heater upper plate
7 screws 2 × 2mm
3 screws 2 × 4mm
Phillips screwdriver
Multi-purpose adhesive
Epoxy adhesive
1
The feedwater heater body has a narrow
end and a wide end, as indicated above.
Feedwater heater end B goes in the wide
end and feedwater heater end A ts into
the narrow end.
Glue end B into the wide end of
the feedwater heater with multi-
purpose adhesive.
You will now need
the smokebox
assembly from the
previous stage.
Glue end A to the narrow end of the
feedwater heater.
Feedwater heater Feedwater heater holder
Wide
Narrow
B
A
AB
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4
3
To avoid the screwdriver
damaging any of the
adjacent surfaces, you
can cover the shank
with masking tape,
as shown.
If it is hard to tighten
screws into any of
the six screw holes
in the front deck
(circled), you can
use the screwdriver
to remove some of
the paint from the
surface.
Place the two bands
of the feedwater
heater holder over the
feedwater heater.
Align the ends of the two
bands with the two slots in
the front deck.
Pass the bands through the
slots in the front deck.
If the bands won’t enter the slots,
bend them slightly.
Align the holes at the sides of the holder with the
corresponding holes in the deck. Tighten a 2 ×
2mm screw into the lowest of the three holes on
the right-hand side of the holder.
Tighten a 2 × 4mm screw
into the two circled holes
in the underside of the
deck, securing the heater.
Tighten a 2 × 2mm screw into
each of the three holes on
the left side of the holder.
Tighten another two
2 × 2mm screws into
the circled holes.
Apply glue to the
top of the holder
and place the holder
upper plate onto it,
with the raised lip at
the front.
Before the adhesive dries, move the
plate so it is up against the deck
(dotted line), and in line with the
inner edges of the gaps (red lines).
Slots
Glue
Epoxy adhesive
Apply epoxy adhesive to
the slots where the bands
pass through.
Adjust the position of the
bands to be ush with the
heater.
Tips
2
Complete

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07
The release lever
Release lever bar
Release levers A × 2
Release levers B × 2
Front end beam Multi-purpose adhesive
Instant adhesive
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接着剤を使い分ける
This picture shows the
dierence between a release
lever A, on the left, and a
release lever B, on the right.
Release lever
Place the four release levers onto the release lever
bar, alternating their order, as shown below.
Front end beam
This is how the
release lever
bar should look,
with the levers
positioned A, B,
A, B, from the
left to right.
AA
A
BB
B
A
B
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接着剤を使い分ける 接着剤を使い分ける
2 3
The three glues used in this series are all dierent, as
detailed below:
This glue takes time to dry, and so remains
malleable for a while after application. This
also allows excess to be removed easily.
This liquid glue dries almost instantly,
allowing you to place the parts in position
and then apply it to the join between them.
When using instant adhesive/superglue, the excess can sometimes
dry a whitish colour, and because it dries so quickly it can be hard to
remove excess from the surface. You can use hand cream to remove
the excess whitened superglue.
Sometimes instant
adhesive/superglue
will cause whitening
when it dries, as
shown above.
Apply a small
amount of the
hand cream to a
cotton swab.
Gently apply the
hand cream to the
whitened areas.
This slow-drying glue is incredibly strong.
As a result, you must remove any excess
before it dries.
Apply some multi-purpose
adhesive to the two pins
on one of the levers.
Insert the pins of the lever into the
corresponding holes in the front
end beam. Then repeat for the other
three levers.
If any excess adhesive is visible
on the front end beam around
the levers, use something
pointed – such as a toothpick –
to remove it before it dries.
Multi-
purpose
adhesive
Instant
adhesive/
superglue
Epoxy
adhesive
Apply some instant adhesive to the rear of the holes housing the pins of the
levers, to make sure they are secured.
Tips Tips
Complete

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08
The inspection lids
Inspection lid A
Inspection lid B
Steps × 4
Hanging brackets × 2
3 screws 2 × 5mm
11 screws 2 × 3mm
Phillips screwdriver
Multi-purpose adhesive
1
Apply a small amount of multi-
purpose adhesive to the projecting
parts of inspection lid A. Have two
of the steps ready.
Place the two
steps onto the
projecting parts
of the lid.
Inspection lids Steps
Repeat this process to prepare
inspection lid B.
A B
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2 3
5
4
Insert the two hanging brackets into the
rectangular holes in the underside of the
front deck.
Insert the front left deck side (Stage
5) between the front deck and the
inspection lid.
Tighten a 2 × 5mm screw into the holes behind
the bracket in the front deck (arrowed).
Tighten three 2 × 3mm screws into
the holes at the side of the deck
(circled) and then fully tighten
the screws in the two inner holes
(marked here with squares). Repeat
this for the front right deck side.
Align the holes
at the rear of
the front beam
with those in the
brackets.
Align the three holes of the deck
side with those in the front deck
and inspection lid.
Place inspection
lid B into place
from behind the
front deck.
Place the front deck upper plate (Stage
5) onto the front deck.
Position the upper plate so that
the holes align with those in the
front deck.
Front deck base
Front deck upper plate
Insert and
partially tighten
a 2 × 3mm
screw into each
of the two inner
holes (arrowed)
to hold the lid
in place. Repeat
for inspection
lid A.
Complete

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09
The front deck parts
Step frame A
Step frame B
Steps × 4
7 screws 2 × 3mm
Air hose
Grab bars × 2
Phillips screwdriver
Multi-purpose adhesive
Instant adhesive
1
Insert the triangular projections
of the steps into the holes in step
frame A, identiable by the position
of the top projection (circled).
Fix the steps to the frame with instant
adhesive, and remove any excess glue.
Grab barsSteps
Air hose
Apply a small amount of instant adhesive
to the rear of the steps, as shown.
Repeat the process for step frame B.
The step frames are distinguishable by
the projections on top (arrowed).
AB
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2 3
4
Glue one of the grab bars
into the circled hole on the
left-hand side of the front
deck with multi-purpose
adhesive.
Apply instant
adhesive to the
undersides of
the grab bars.
Align the projection on the top of
steps B with the circled hole in the
underside of the deck.
Push the projection in and then align the
holes.
Tighten three 2 × 3mm screws
into the circled holes. Repeat for
steps A.
During assembly, you may have
scraped away some of the black
paint on the parts. If that is the case,
you can repair it by painting with a
matching paint (matt black).
Test-t the air hose into the circled
hole in the front beam.
Place the air hose into position
and remove any excess adhesive.
Apply a small amount of instant
adhesive to the air hose from the
back of the front beam.
Glue the
second grab bar
into the hole on
the right-hand
side of the
front deck.
Apply multi-purpose adhesive to
the points indicated in the photo.
Tip
Complete

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●❷●❷
The main underframe
1
Place the left and right brake supports
together to identify them.
The right brake support ts to the right main underframe at the circled point, and the
left brake support ts to the left main underframe at the circled point.
Left
Left
Left
Right
Right
Right
Left
Right
Right brake support
Left brake support
The main underframe
Your parts
Main underframe (left)
Main underframe (right)
Brake support (left)
Brake support (right)
Main underframe brace
3 screws 2 × 3mm
5 screws 2 × 5mm
Phillips screwdriver

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2 3
Fit the brake supports to the
underframes with 2 × 3mm screws.
Position the main underframes and
the brace as shown in the photo.
This is how the brake supports
should appear when tted to the
underframes. Tighten a 2 × 5mm screw into each of
the two circled holes in the right main
underframe to secure it to the brace.
4
Secure the left main underframe to the free side of the brace with another two
2 × 5mm screws.
Complete

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The main underframe
front
Main underframe front
Smoke chamber support
17 screws 2 × 4mm
Truck support Phillips screwdriver
1
Position the main
underframe (Stage 10) as
shown, together with the
main underframe front,
smoke chamber support
and truck support.
Lightly squeeze the rear ends of the main underframe front together and place them
between the front ends of the main underframe assembly.
Main underframe front
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2
4
3
The underframe structure of your C57 model
authentically recreates the underframe of the real
steam locomotive. The only dierences are the size
and the materials used.
Turn the underframe assembly
over and place the truck support
between the sides, below the smoke
chamber support.
Check all the screws
and tighten any that
are loose.
Tighten a 2 × 4mm screw into each
of the four aligned holes in the left
underframe.
Tighten four more 2 × 4mm screws
into the holes in the right underframe,
securing the parts together.
Tighten a 2 ×
4mm screw into
each of the four
aligned holes
on each side of
the underframe
assembly.
Position the smoke chamber
support between the sections
where the underframe components
overlap, aligning the holes of all
three parts.
The underframe
FOCUS
Place the underframe on a at surface, as shown, and lightly
press down on the top. Check that the bottom is resting at
in the area between the arrowheads.
Complete

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The cylinder plates
1
Cylinder plates Cylinder covers
Tighten a 2 × 3mm screw into
each of the two circled holes in the
cylinder rear plate.
This is how the cylinder cover
should look in place on the cylinder
rear plate.
Do not apply adhesive around this hole
Your parts
Cylinder front plate (left)
Cylinder front plate (right)
Cylinder rear plate
9 screws 2 × 3mm
Cylinder covers × 2
Phillips screwdriver
Multi-purpose adhesive
Apply multi-purpose adhesive to the rear of
one of the cylinder covers. Then place it onto
one arm of the cylinder rear plate, as shown,
using the screw as a locating pin.
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2
4
3
If either the cylinder front plates or rear
plate doesn’t t into position, loosen the
screws holding the smokebox support in
place. Fit the plates and then retighten
the screws.
Fit the second cylinder
cover to the cylinder
rear plate in the
same way as the rst.
Remove any excess
glue from around the
covers before they dry.
Remove the two screws from
the cylinder rear plate.
The cylinder front plate is divided
into two parts. The front faces of
the plates are at.
Align the holes of the left
cylinder front plate with those
in the smokebox support.
Align the four holes on the cylinder
rear plate with those in the rear of the
smokebox support.
Tighten a 2 × 3mm screw into each
of the aligned holes.
Insert the left cylinder front
plate into the gap between
the underframe and the
smokebox support.
Fit the right cylinder front
plate in the same way, and
then secure both plates with
2 × 3mm screws.
Tip Complete