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PAGE 33 Telescopic legs C and I.R.3 112 34 Telescopic legs D and I.R.3 115 35 Leg bases and Thunderizer 118 36 Landing feet and Elevator Car 3 121 37 Leg rail-gear racks and Elevator Car 3 124 38 Leg rail-gear racks and Elevator Car 3 127 39 Leg rail-gear pinions and Monobrake 130 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., 121 E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098. All rights reserved 27 Warning: 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.
33 Build your own TELESCOPIC LEGS C YOUR PARTS + I.R.3 Legs C x 4 Slide a leg C over the tip of one of the leg assemblies, like this. 02 Make sure the leg parts A, B and C are arranged like this. Repeat for all the legs. 112
I.R.3 Tools and materials: Superglue, tweezers Ladder Body details x 4 De-icer unit Transmitter struts x 2 Dish Transmitter arms Transmitter base A Transmitter base B Transmitter aerial Cable Transmitter base unit Transmitter platform Transmitter condenser 02 04 Glue the transmitter base A to the centre of the arms...... like this. Glue the transmitter base B Now glue this to the dish s to the assembly like this. centre pin, like this. 05 Rear Front No glue 07 08 06 The tips of the transmitter arms should touch the edge of the dish. Now fit, without glue, a transmitter strut to this hole on the condenser. Orient the parts as shown. The parts should be able to move a little, but their standard position should be like this. Repeat for the other strut. 09 10 11 12 Glue the condenser to the transmitter platform via its two struts. The parts should look like this. Make sure they are oriented as shown. Now fit the platform to the base unit... 113... like this.
13 14 15 16 Fit the straight end of the cable to this hole, again without glue. Its other, curved end, fits in here, also without glue. Glue the ladder to this slot. Your assembly should look like this. 17 18 19 Glue the body details to the body, here...... here...... here... 20 21 22... and here. Check all are seated securely. The de-icer unit goes here. Make sure the orientation is correct 23 Next, fit the transmitter base assembly to this hole, without glue. 24 Glue the dish in place, here. The D-shaped post and hole will ensure it is the right way up. 25 Finally, glue the transmitter aerial here. 114
34 Build your own TELESCOPIC LEGS D YOUR PARTS + I.R.3 Legs D x 4 Fit a leg D in the same way 02 you have done previously. Make sure the parts sit together neatly, like this. Repeat for all four leg assemblies. 115
I.R.3 Tools and materials: Superglue, tweezers Build your own Name plate Battery covers x 2 Aerials x 2 Wing mirrors x 2 Rails L Rails R Top 02 Fit a battery cover here. Unless specified, all parts used in this stage will be glued. 04 Make sure it is positioned correctly. Fit the other cover here... 06 05... positioned as shown. Fit the main body assembly to the chassis, without glue. The details (inset) are at the rear of the chassis. 116 Fit the parts securely.
07 08 09 Right Left Carefully remove the rails from their sprue, cutting along these lines. Fit the curved tip of the left rail into this hole. Be careful with these thin parts. Now fit the other pins into these holes. 10 11 12 Repeat for the right rail. Again, fit all the pins into their holes. Glue a wing mirror here, its silver face pointing backwards. 13 14 15 The other one goes here. Check both are level. The name plate fits in this slot... 16 17... like this. The aerials go here. 117
35 Build your own LEG BASES YOUR PARTS Tools and materials: Screwdriver + THUNDERIZER Leg bases x 4 Fixing screws x 9 02 Fit one of the leg bases into this hole, from the inside of the underframe. Make sure the part s tabs come to rest onto these mounting posts. Use two screws to secure the leg base. 04 05 Repeat Steps - to fit all four bases...... like this. 118 (Nose section temporarily fitted.)
THUNDERIZER Tools and materials: Superglue, tweezers Light Cockpit interior Body Gun barrel Chassis Side detail R Cockpit Canopy Side detail L Turret Tracks x 2 02 04 Slot one of the tracks into the side-facing recess on the chassis. Glue the tracks in position. Unless specified, all parts will be glued in this stage. Now fit the other set of tracks like this. Make sure the parts are flush with the chassis. 05 Narrow 06 07 Wide Fit the cockpit interior to the cockpit like this. Be sure to orient the parts as shown. Now fit the canopy over it. 119 Find the L and R marks on the side details.
08 09 10 Fit the left detail into this slot. Fit the right one here. The parts should look like this. 11 12 13 Fit the turret to this slot. The gun barrel will fit into the turret through its underside, like this. Do not glue these parts. The pins on either side of the gun barrel will sit in these slots. 14 15 16 17 With the gun barrel still in place, join the cockpit/turret assembly to the body. Your assembly should look like this. Now add the chassis, oriented as shown here. The end with the detailing is the front of the chassis. Check the parts are secure. 18 19 20 Fit the light here...... like this. Check the gun can swing up and down freely. 120
36 Build your own LANDING FEET YOUR PARTS + ELEVATOR CAR 3 Landing feet x 4 Fixing screws x 5 Feed one of your telescopic leg assemblies through the first leg base fitted in the previous stage. 02 The metal leg sections should fit right through, but with the tip of their spring still visible. Turn the model over and fit a landing foot onto the leg s tip, oriented as shown. Make sure all the parts stay in position as you do this. 04 A fixing screw will secure it. 121
05 Turn the screw all the way in to secure the foot to the leg (the leg will still be able to turn). 06 The parts should look like this. 07 Repeat for all the legs and feet. ELEVATOR CAR 3 Tools and materials: Superglue Rear wheels x 8 (Nose section temporarily fitted.) Rear axles x 2 Rear hubcaps x 4 Rear chassis (lower section) Rear chassis (upper section) Rear buffer Slide two wheels over the tip of one of the axles, silver side first, so that the side with the central recess faces out. 02 Now push a hubcap onto the ribbed end of the axle to secure the wheels. 122
04 05 Slide the wheels back up the axle until they rest against the hubcap. Repeat Steps to fit two more wheels and hubcaps to the other end of the axle. Make sure both pairs of wheels fit together snugly and are pushed up against the hubcaps, as shown. 06 07 08 Repeat Steps to fit another set of wheels to the second axle. Complete the second axle with another set of wheels. Here is how the two completed axle assemblies should look. 09 10 Glue the rear buffer here. Fit the wheel/axle sets to the lower chassis. There should be no gaps. 11 12 Glue the upper chassis to the lower chassis via these pins...... like this. 123
37 Build your own LEG RAIL-GEAR RACKS YOUR PARTS + ELEVATOR CAR 3 Rail-gear rack L2 Rail-gear rack L1 02 Find the L1 and L2 markings on the two rail-gear racks, printed onto the reverse of the parts. Gently work the front-left leg s spring up through its metal sections, then place the L2 rack s mounting screw into its tip. Turn the rack into the spring. 124
04 05 06 Do not glue the parts, but make sure they are securely fixed, and that the screwed section of the rack is fully inserted into the spring. Repeat this for the L1 rack at the rear-left leg. Again, turn the rack so it affixes tightly to the spring... 07... like this. That completes this assembly. ELEVATOR CAR 3 Tools and materials: Superglue (Nose section temporarily fitted.) Hubcap Front chassis upper Front chassis lower Front wheels x 4 Hubcap Axle Front nozzles Number plate Side blocks (left) (right) Air intakes (left) (right) Transmission cables x 2 Suspension damper 125
02 Assemble the front wheels and their hubcaps on the axle in the same way as previous wheel sets. Glue the nozzles to the upper front chassis, angled as those in the inset. Now fit the transmission cables to the lower chassis, without glue. 04 05 R 06 L Seat the axle in its slots, then seal them in by joining the upper and lower chassis. Use glue on the indicated pins. Glue the side blocks to these slots (they have R and L marked on them). Now add the air intakes. 07 08 09 底面底面 Connect the front chassis section to the rear chassis upper (holding both parts upside down) via the arrowed tabs and slots. 10 11 Link the transmission cables to the holes in the rear chassis. Now glue the suspension damper into its position, shown here. Fit the number plate. The chassis of Elevator Car 3 is complete. 126
38 Build your own LEG RAIL-GEAR RACKS YOUR PARTS + ELEVATOR CAR 3 Rail-gear rack R2 A. スライドギア R2 R2 B. スライドギア R1 Rail-gear rack R1 02 Find the R1 and R2 markings on the two rail-gear racks, printed onto the reverse of the parts. Fit the R2 rack s mounting screw into the (extended) spring coming from the front-right leg. Turn the rack into the spring. 127
04 05 06 Do not glue the parts, but make sure they are securely fixed, and that the screwed section of the rack is fully inserted into the spring. Repeat this for the R1 rack at the rear-left leg. Again, screw the parts together... 07... like this. That completes this assembly. ELEVATOR CAR 3 Tools and materials: Superglue (Nose section temporarily fitted.) Platform Platform frames (long) x 2 Compressor cage Platform frames (short) x 2 Suspension arms x 2 Compressor Hydraulic jack 128
02 Take all the platform frames and glue their ends together via the square tabs and matching holes (arrow). Once the superglue has dried, place the frame over the raised ridge on the underside of the platform. Let the glue dry. 04 05 06 Fit the compressor to the platform underside as shown. Then use glue to secure the cage over it. Now take the hydraulic jack and fit it into the arrowed section above. Its thinner and thicker pins have correspondingly sized holes to make sure you position the part correctly. 07 08 Glue one of the suspension arms to the arrowed holes on the platform underside. The tab at the join of the arms should be on the inside, facing the jack. Repeat for both suspension arms. Lower the platform onto the chassis, so the tabs on its suspension arms and hydraulic jack fit into the slots on the chassis rear section. Use glue to secure the parts. 129
39 Build your own LEG RAIL-GEAR PINIONS YOUR PARTS + MONOBRAKE Pinion gears x 2 02 Fit the first pinion gear here. Position the part exactly as shown. It should sit in the space like this. Do not glue this part. The other pinion goes across from the first, in this space. 04 05 Again, do not glue this part. Both pinions are in place. 130 (Nose section temporarily fitted.)
MONOBRAKE Tools and materials: Superglue, tweezers, side cutters Wheels A x 8 Axles x 4 Wheels B x 8 Tracks x 2 Chassis lower 02 Remove all the wheels from their sprues. Carefully trim away any burrs. Glue the wheels parts A and B together like this. 04 05 06 Press the parts to bond them. You should have eight wheels. Fit one wheel onto an axle, like this. 131
07 08 09 Fit another to the opposite axle tip. Press the wheels together. At the halfway point of the build, your Thunderbird 2 Rescue Collection is really beginning to take shape! Repeat so you have all eight wheels fitted to their axles. 132