De Agostini Model Space T-72 User manual

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

CONTENTS
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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
12 The hull (continued) 29
13 The glacis plate 31
14 The track and hull 33
15 The hull (continued) 35
16 The track 37

T-72 TANK: STAGE
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THE HULL (CONTINUED)
PARTS
The parts supplied with this stage are a third road wheel, the second external fuel
tank, and more treads and pins. You will now be fitting the second external fuel
tank to the hull, so keep the other parts to one side until you need them at a later
stage.
1. Road wheel inner
2. Road wheel outer
3. Suspension arm
4. Pins (5 pcs)
5. Treads (5 pcs)
6. Second external fuel tank
7. Contact wheel screw
8. Axle bolt
9. Nut
10. Split washer
11. Washer
12. Screws (2 pcs)
13. Spring
14. Hub cap
For this stage, you will need the hull, the second external fuel tank, two
screws and a screwdriver.
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Locate the two circled holes in the hull,
behind the first external fuel tank.
Push the posts on the underside of the fuel
tank into the holes in the hull.
This is how it should look from underneath.
Insert one of the screws into the
circled hole.
Tighten the second screw into the hole,
then go back and fully tighten the first one.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole.
Here’s how the underside should now look.
Insert the second screw into the other hole,
circled above.
This is how the top of the hull should look at
the end of this stage.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
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13
THE GLACIS PLATE
PARTS
With this stage, you have received six screws, five treads and pins, and the glacis
plate, which is the main armour on the front of the real tank’s hull. Throughout the
T-72’s long career, the glacis plate has been revised and improved a number of
times, to change the thickness and distribution of the armour.
1. Glacis plate
2. Treads (5 pcs)
3. Screws (6 pcs)
4. Pins (5 pcs)
To fit the glacis plate, you will need the plate itself, the hull, a
screwdriver and four screws.
Align the posts on the underside of the plate
with the holes in the hull.
Locate the four posts on the underside of the
glacis plate that will fit into the circled holes
in the hull.
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Push the glacis plate into place. Check that the top and bottom edges of
glacis plate are flush with the hull.
Now turn the hull over and insert two screws
into the circled holes.
Support the glacis plate with one hand, and
gently tighten the first screw into the hole.
Tighten the first screw.
Now tighten the second screw.
Now tighten the second screw.
Insert the two remaining screws into the
circled holes on the other side of the hull.
This stage is now complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
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14
THE TRACK AND HULL
PARTS
With this stage, you have received another road wheel, the third external fuel tank
and five treads and pins. You will be fitting more treads to the track section and the
third external fuel tank to the hull.
1. Road wheel inner
2. Road wheel outer
3. Third external fuel tank
4. Screws (2 pcs)
5. Treads (5 pcs)
6. Pins (5 pcs)
7. Suspension arm
8. Hub cap
9. Washer
10. Split washer
11. Nut
12. Axle bolt
13. Screw
14. Spring
For this stage, you will need your assembled track, latest treads and
pins, a small hammer and wooden board, as well as the hull, the
third external fuel tank, two screws and a Phillips screwdriver.
Align one of this stage’s treads with the end
of the track.
Place the assembled section of track onto
the wooden board, and remove the pin
at the end.
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Align the holes of both parts and insert a
pin through them.
Position the track on its side, as shown.
Lightly hammer the pin into the track, until it
is flush with the tread.
Repeat steps 3-5 to connect the other
four treads.
Place the remaining pin into the end of the
last tread, as shown.
Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the
first screw.
Take the third external fuel tank, and place
it onto the corresponding area of the hull,
pushing the posts into the holes.
Tighten the second screw into place.
Turn the hull over, and insert two screws into
the circled holes.
This stage is complete.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
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15
THE HULL (CONTINUED)
PARTS
With this stage, you have received the towing cable, bow splash plate and
driver’s hatch cover, plus more treads and pins. In the following steps, you will fit
these parts to the hull.
1. Towing cable
2. Bow splash plate
3. Driver’s hatch cover
4. Screw
5. Treads (5 pcs)
6. Pins (5 pcs)
7. Rail 1
8. Rail 2
For this stage, you will need the hull, towing cable, bow splash plate,
driver’s hatch cover, the screw and a screwdriver.
Take the bow splash plate and place it
on the front of the hull, as shown in the
picture, aligning the four posts with the
corresponding holes below.
Place the driver’s hatch cover over the
corresponding hole in the hull, then push the
post on the underside into the hole below it.
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Push the posts gently into the holes. If they
are loose, secure them with a little glue.
Hook one end of the towing cable over the
hook at the front of the hull, on the left side.
Position the cable between the two uprights,
as shown.
Lead the cable under the hook on the right
side, then up and through the two uprights
above it.
To secure the end of the towing cable,
insert the long screw into the hole of the
U-shaped bracket, as shown above.
Position the cable between the two up-
rights on the left side of the hull, above
the first hook.
Tighten the screw through the hole. Keep
turning until it enters the hole on the other
side of the bracket and finally stops.
Loop the end of the cable over the U-
shaped bracket, positioning the cable
between the remaining two uprights,
as shown.
Here’s how the model should look at the
end of this stage.
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T-72 TANK: STAGE
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THE TRACK
PARTS
With this stage, you receive another road wheel and parts, the fourth external fuel
tank, and more track treads and pins. You will fit the new parts of the track to your
existing section, and prepare the external fuel tank for fitting to the hull.
1. Fourth external fuel tank
2. Screws (2 pcs)
3. Road wheel inner
4. Road wheel outer
5. Treads (5 pcs)
6. Pins (5 pcs)
7. Hub cap
8. Spring
9. Suspension arm
10. Axle bolt
11. Screw
12. Nut
13. Split washer
14. Washer
For this stage, you will need the assembled track, treads, pins, a
small hammer and a wooden board, as well as the fourth external
fuel tank, two screws and a Phillips screwdriver.
Repeat this with this second screw and hole.
Now keep this part to one side, with the
screws still in the holes, until you need it.
Half-tighten one of the screws into one of the
holes in the underside of the fourth external
fuel tank to tap the hole.
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Place your assembled section of track onto
the wooden board, and remove the pin at
the end.
Align one of the treads with the end
of the track.
Align the holes of both parts and insert a pin
through them.
Position the track on its side, as shown.
Lightly hammer the pin into the track, until it
is flush with the tread.
Position the track on its side, as shown.
Lightly hammer the pins into the track, until
they are flush with the treads.
Take the next tread and engage it with the
end of the track, then insert a pin through the
aligned holes.
Place the remaining pin into the end of the
last tread, as shown.
Fit the remaining three treads to the track,
inserting the pins to hold them in place.
This stage is now complete.
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