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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.

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 boiler 1
Stage 34: The boiler 2
Stage 35: The boiler 3
Stage 36: The firebox 1

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Page 1: ...Build the Steam Locomotive Pack 05 ...

Page 2: ...un 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 boiler 1 Stage 34 The boiler 2 Sta...

Page 3: ...ks 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 ...

Page 4: ... 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 hole in the centre of the leaf spring to secure it to the ...

Page 5: ... 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 ...

Page 6: ...e 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 4mm screws 2 4mm screws Fit another side stay to the other side of the tru...

Page 7: ...rminals 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 ...

Page 8: ...able 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 ...

Page 9: ...y 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 r...

Page 10: ... 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 brackets were Then move the handrail back into position When the lever is rotated the lock on the inside of the smokebox turns in the hole i...

Page 11: ...lf 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 ...

Page 12: ...now look like this 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 ...

Page 13: ...he 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 Screws 2 3mm 13 Nuts M2 10 Phillips screwdriver Epo...

Page 14: ...ler 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 circled holes and secure with two nuts Apply synthetic rubber adhesive to the step highlighted on the superheater header Stage 32 and place it into the boiler joint Align the holes of the handrail brackets before the adhesiv...

Page 15: ...e 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 hole in the top of the superheater Tighten a 2 4mm screw into each of the four holes in the bottom of the boiler If any ...

Page 16: ...e 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 ...

Page 17: ... 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...

Page 18: ...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 ...

Page 19: ...ing 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 of the firebox half with those of the safety valve base and boiler joint Tighten a 2 x 3mm screw into the two circled holes in the firebox Tighten a 2 x 3mm sc...

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