De Agostini Model Space T-72 User manual

BUILD AND DRIVE THE RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL
№ 7 SCALE 1:16

CONTENTS
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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
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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.
STAGE PAGE
34 The fourth stowage pannier 81
35 The gun, mantlet cover and track 83
36 The recoil mechanism 85
37 The infrared receiver 87
38 The circuit boards and left skirt 89

T-72 TANK: STAGE
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34
PARTS
1. Road wheel inner
2. Road wheel outer
3. Suspension arm
4. Washer
5. Split washer
6. Nut
7. Wheel cap
8. Axle bolt
9. Washer screw
10.Spring
11.Treads (5 pcs)
12.Pins (5 pcs)
13.Screws (2 pcs)
14.Fourth stowage pannier
(with rear fender)
For this stage, you will need the hull, a
screwdriver, the two screws and the fourth
stowage pannier from this stage, and the two
rails from Stage 15.
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THE FOURTH STOWAGE PANNIER
With this stage, you receive another road wheel and parts, more treads and pins,
and the fourth stowage pannier (with rear fender), which you will be fitting to the
hull, along with the two rails from Stage 15.

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Align the pins on the underside of rail 1
with the two circled holes in the hull.
Fit the pins into the holes and push the rail
into place.
Align the pins on the underside of rail 2 with
the corresponding holes in the hull.
Fit the pins into the holes and push the rail
into place.
Turn the hull over and place the two screws
into the circled holes.
Align the posts on the underside of the
fourth stowage pannier with the indicated
holes in the hull.
Tighten the screws into the holes.
Press the pannier into position.
This stage is now complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
83
35
PARTS
For this stage, you will need the gun barrel (Stage 2), the long LED (Stage
33), the mantlet cover upper, the LED from this stage, as well as treads and
pins (Stage 34), screws, a small hammer, a screwdriver, a wooden board,
the track section and a length of wire with a hooked end. The wire should
be long enough and thin enough to be inserted into the gun barrel.
If the LED is loose in the hole, you can secure
it with a small drop of glue.
Insert the LED from this stage into the
arrowed hole in the mantlet cover.
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1. Mantlet cover upper
2. Mantlet cover lower
3. Screws (2 pcs)
4. LED
THE GUN, MANTLET COVER AND
TRACK
With this stage, you receive some more parts for the main gun. The LED will send a
signal to infrared receivers on other tanks, telling them that they have been fired on.
You also receive the mantlet cover, in two parts, which will fit around the main gun
and secure it to the turret.

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Cut threads in the circled holes in the
mantlet cover upper by tightening the two
screws into them. You can leave the screws
in the holes to prevent them getting lost.
Unwind the long LED and carefully
straighten it out in front of you.
Insert the length of wire into the base of the
LED. This will allow you to manoeuvre it
through the gun more easily.
Push the LED along the gun barrel.
Connect the new section of track to your
exisitng section with a pin.
This is how the end of the gun should look
when the LED is positioned correctly. If it is
loose, you can secure it with a dab of glue.
Remove the long wire.
Place the track on its side, and hammer the
pins into place.
Connect the five treads from Stage 34.
This stage is now complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
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36
PARTS
1. Recoil mechanism
2. Screw
3. Spring
For this stage, you will need all the parts
supplied apart from the spring, as well as the
gun barrel, the two mantlet cover halves, a
screwdriver and an awl.
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THE RECOIL MECHANISM
With this stage, you receive the recoil mechanism that simulates the recoil of the
main gun when firing, and also allows the barrel to move up and down.

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Place the base of the gun barrel onto the
white part of the recoil mechanism, with the
LED wire positioned in the groove.
Use an awl to move the LED wire out of the
way of the hole in the recoil mechanism.
Insert the screw through the hole in the barrel
and into the hole in the mechanism, then
tighten it into place.
Remove the screws from the mantlet
cover upper.
Insert the screws removed in Step 5 into the
holes in the cover lower.
Place the mantlet cover lower onto the
underside of the gun, in the position shown.
Using a screwdriver, and without applying
excessive force, tighten the two screws fully
into place.
Place the mantlet cover upper over the gun,
aligning the screw holes in it with those in
the mantlet cover lower.
This stage of the assembly is now complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
87
37
PARTS
1. IR receiver
2. Screws (2pcs)
For this stage, you will need the IR receiver, the
screws, the turret and a screwdriver.
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THE INFRARED RECEIVER
With this stage, you get an infrared (IR) receiver that will be fitted on the turret. This
will receive IR signals from other tanks when they score a ‘hit’ that causes ‘damage’
to your tank. The position of the IR receiver on the turret is where the night sight is
located on a real T-72.

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The holes and post on the underside of the
receiver match the corresponding holes in
the turret, in the orientation shown.
Pass the connector of the receiver into the
hole in the turret.
Lower the receiver into position on the turret,
inserting the post into the hole at the front.
Insert one of the screws into the hole in the
receiver, as shown.
Half-tighten the second screw into place.
Half-tighten the screw into place, so that the
receiver is held loosely in position.
Now that both screws are in place, fully
tighten each of them.
Insert the second screw into the other hole
in the receiver.
This stage is now complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
89
38
PARTS
For this stage, you will need the hull, the turret base (Stage 7), the
two distribution boards and four screws from this stage, the left
skirts and washer screws, and a screwdriver.
Half-tighten a screw through each hole in the
board to secure it to the base.
Place the turret distribution board into the
lower part of the turret base, as shown.
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1. Screws (6 pcs)
2. Hull distribution board
3. IR receiver board
4. Turret distribution board
THE CIRCUIT BOARDS
AND LEFT SKIRT
With this stage, you receive three circuit boards, which control the power and signal
distribution, among other things. You also receive the screws for fitting them. Be sure
to handle the boards carefully, because they are quite fragile and the operation of
your model depends on them.

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Fully tighten both screws. Turn the hull over, and align the two holes in
the hull distribution board with the two posts
indicated by the arrows.
Tighten a screw into each hole.
Align the two posts on the left rear skirt with
the two circled holes in the panniers. Push
the posts into place.
Press the two parts together, making sure
that the two tabs at the rear of the front skirt
engage with the matching recesses in the
rear skirt.
Tighten a washer screw into each of the
two holes.
Tighten a washer screw into each hole.
Align the posts on the inside of the
front skirt with the corresponding holes
in the panniers.
This stage is now complete.
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