De Agostini Model Space C57 Manual 

Page 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. This 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 Stage 29: The leading truck 3 Stage 30: The leading truck 4 Stage 31: The headlamp Stage 32: The smokebox door lock Stage 33: The boile ...

Tools Where your parts fit 68 29 The leading truck 3 Equaliser (outer) × 2 Equaliser (inner) × 2 Leaf springs × 2 Hanging links × 4 Nuts (M2) × 4 Screws (2 × 10mm) × 3 Hex head screws (2 × 8mm) × 5 Phillips screwdriver Pliers PVA glue Socket wrench 1 Pass the threaded part of the link through the hole in the leaf spring, and tighten a nut onto it. Lay out a leaf spring, two hanging links and two nuts, as shown. Repeat this process to create two sets, as shown. Equalisers Your parts ...

inner equalisers are different, as shown above. Place the equalisers on either side of the leaf spring. Tighten a hex head screw through the aligned holes of the outer equaliser, the links and the inner equaliser. Make a second set. Place one of the leaf springs between an inner and an outer equaliser, along with two 2 × 8mm hex head screws. 4 Loosen the hex head screws slightly and then apply some PVA glue to the ends of them. Place the assembly over the side frame of the leading truck, with the equalisers either side of the frame. Threaded Larger hole without thread Inner Outer Tighten a 2 × 10mm screw into the ho ...

Tools Where your parts fit 70 30 The leading truck 4 Leading wheel A Leading wheel B (spoked) Phillips screwdriver Flat head driver 1 As well as the two leading wheels from this stage, you will also need the leading truck, as well as the side stays, washers, centre pin and 2 × 4mm screws from Stage 28. Make sure that when you are fitting the wheels of the leading truck that you have the spoked wheels at the rear (above left). Side stays Washers Centre pin Screws 2 × 4mm Wheels Your parts ...

left underside of the truck, aligning the holes (circled). Tighten a 2 × 4mm screw (Stage 28) into each of the holes. 4 Place the leading truck upside- down and lower the first leading wheels into the U-shaped area just behind the guard irons. Position the two axles properly in the frames. Fit the second leading wheel into the U-shaped area at the rear of the truck in the same way as the first wheels. Pass the centre pin (Stage 28) down through the aligned holes. Align the hole in the centre of the leading truck with the hole in the truck support. Tighten the centre pin into place. Axles Side stay Washer 2 × ...

Tools Where your parts fit 72 31 The headlamp Headlamp Lens Smokebox door handle LED Terminals × 2 Connector Tweezers Epoxy adhesive Instant adhesive 1 Headlamp Smokebox door handle Position the handle so that there is a 1mm gap between it and the door. Apply instant adhesive to the ends of the handle to secure it in place. Insert the handle into the two holes on the smokebox door. 1mm Your parts ...

epoxy adhesive to the base of the headlamp (circled, above). Pass the LED cable into the hole, down into the smokebox, and then back to the right side of the spark arrester. Prepare the LED cable by removing the cable tie. Straighten the end of the cable that does not have the LED on it. Insert the post at the bottom of the headlamp into the hole at the top of the smokebox (circled). Continue to feed the cable through the hole until the LED is in the headlamp. Align the end of the cable with the hole in the headlamp. Adjust the position of the headlamp to match the one shown here. Make sure it’s aligned centrally with ...

Tools Where your parts fit 74 32 The smokebox door lock Lock bar Smokebox door handle Smokebox door lever Lock Superheater header Handrail A Handrail B Handrail brackets × 5 Tweezers Epoxy adhesive Synthetic rubber adhesive 1 Smokebox door handle Handrail Your parts Locate the two ridges on either side of the inside of the smokebox door (circled). Open the smokebox door, and insert the lock bar from the front. Glue the bar between the two ridges on either side of the smokebox. The hole in the centre should be positioned as shown above. Apply some epoxy adhesive to the space between the ridges. ...

onto the handle as far as it will go. Insert the end of the smokebox handle into the hole in the lever. Pass the end of the handle into the hole in the centre of the smokebox door. Apply some epoxy adhesive to the end of the handle. Place the lock onto the end of the handle. Adjust the position of the lock to match the one shown above. Apply synthetic rubber adhesive to the ends of the two brackets holding handrail B, and insert them into the two holes (circled). Place three brackets on handrail A, and two onto handrail B, as shown. Move handrail B through the brackets and apply synthetic rubber adhesive to the points where the ...

Tools Where your parts fit 76 33 The boiler 1 Lower boiler half Boiler joints × 2 Screws (2 × 3mm) × 15 Phillips screwdriver 1 Boiler bottom Place the boiler joints in front of you, as shown. Identify the outer and inner sides. Your parts Outside Inside Front Hold a boiler joint up against the lower boiler half, aligning the circled holes of both parts. ...

Secure the boiler joint to the lower boiler half with seven 2 × 3mm screws. These seven holes should still be visible. Fix the second boiler joint to the other side of the lower boiler half with seven 2 × 3mm screws. Complete ...

Tools Where your parts fit 78 34 The boiler 2 1 Locate the six holes on the left and right of the boiler upper half. Prepare six handrail brackets and six nuts. Insert a handrail bracket into one of the holes. Fit the remaining five handrail brackets to the other holes of the boiler upper half. Before the adhesive dries, make sure that the holes in the brackets are aligned, as indicated by the red lines. Apply some synthetic rubber adhesive to the inside of the boiler half at the base of the bracket, and tighten a nut onto the end of it. Boiler upper half Water supply pipe Safety valve Handrail brackets × 10 Screws (2 × 4mm) × 5 ...

the lip of the safety valve. Make sure the hole is facing to the right of the boiler half, then lower the valve into the circled hole. Prepare two handrail brackets which fit into the two circled holes in the smokebox, and two nuts which go with the brackets. Lower the upper boiler half onto the lower boiler half, aligninig the holes of both parts. Tighten a 2 × 3mm screw into the four circled holes on either side of the boiler. Remove the screws holding the boiler joint in position. Apply some synthetic rubber adhesive to the threaded part of the handrail brackets and then insert them into the two c ...

into the front of the boiler, aligning the holes at the sides. Apply synthetic rubber adhesive to the inside of the upper half of the boiler. Insert the boiler joint into the rear of the smokebox. Tighten the four screws removed in Step 4 into the holes in the bottom of the smokebox. Apply a small amount of synthetic rubber adhesive to the end of the water supply pipe and insert it into the hole in the valve. Adjust the position of the water supply pipe so that it is in front of the two circled screws. Tighten two more 2 × 3mm screws into the two holes on the other side. Pass the end of the headlamp cable through the ...

Tools Where your parts fit 81 35 The boiler 3 Boiler (tapered section) Safety valve cover Safety valve base Safety valves × 2 Screws (2 × 3mm) × 7 Phillips screwdriver 1 Boiler upper rear Place the tapered section of the boiler, the safety valve base and safety valve cover out, as shown above, to identify the fronts of each of the parts. Higher at the rear Higher at the front Front Your parts ...

valve base on the inside of the boiler section, aligning the circled holes. Place the valve cover over the top of the base, resting on the boiler. Fully tighten the two screws. Screw the two safety valves into the holes in the cover and base. This is how the tapered section of the boiler should now look. Half-tighten a 2 x 3mm screw into each of the two circled holes. Place the tapered section of the boiler at the back of the boiler, aligning the circled holes. Tighten a 2 x 3mm screw into the circled holes on the left side of the boiler. Tighten two 2 x 3mm screws into the holes on the right side of the boiler to secure the t ...

Tools Where your parts fit 83 36 The firebox 1 Fusible plugs × 4 Control valve lever Handrail brackets × 2 Nuts (M2) × 2 Screws (2 × 3mm) × 6 Firebox joint Control valve rod Left firebox half Phillips screwdriver Synthetic rubber adhesive Instant adhesive Tweezers 1 Control valve lever Firebox (left) Align the holes of the tapered section of the boiler and the control valve lever. Tighten a 2 × 3mm screw into the aligned holes. Your parts ...

the joint plate with the holes in the left firebox half. The four holes are the locations for the fusible plugs. Apply synthetic rubber adhesive around the hole on the right on the inside of the firebox half. The two circled holes in the firebox half are the locations for the handrail brackets. Insert the first bracket into the hole as indicated. Repeat this process for the remaining three plugs. Apply a drop of synthetic rubber adhesive to the end of the bracket, and then tighten a nut onto it. Fit the second handrail bracket in the same way. Before the glue dries, make sure the holes are aligned. Align the circled holes ...