De Agostini Model Space C57 Manual 

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 50-51 52-53 54-55 56-57 58-59 60-61 62-63 64-65 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.121 E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098. All rights reserved © 2016 Warning: Not suitable for children under the age of 14. ...

Tools Where your parts fit 50 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 fit 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 links Medium links ...

links fit 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 fit the other first 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 fit the right second wheel leaf spring on the othe ...

Tools Where your parts fit 52 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-fit the remaining three axle boxes in the other spaces in the underframe. Your parts ...

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 fit 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 first wheels from Stage 3. Fit the remain ...

Tools Where your parts fit 54 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 wheels Rear side rod Assemble the axle boxes over the axle of the third wheels and temporarily secure with masking tape. ...

other five 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 wi ...

Tools Where your parts fit 56 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 rod Connecting rod Place the two connecting rods in front of you, as shown here, to identify the front and rear, and top and bottom. Chec ...

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. 5 4 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. As ...

Tools Where your parts fit 58 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 ...

expansion link plates (Stage 24) either side of the central plate and fix 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 lin ...

Tools Where your parts fit 60 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 Your parts ...

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 ...

Tools Where your parts fit 62 27 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 ...

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 fix 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 pl ...

Tools Where your parts fit 64 28 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 difference 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 Your parts ...

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 ...