You're going to love this build!!

The end result is quite jaw dropping, it takes pride of place on top of my chest of drawers in my bedroom

This has to be the best car model to date enjoy building her.

Al

Thanks guys for your comments. The parts for this kit are definitely high quality and the scale is huge. Other than the RC car i built many years ago, I don't think I built a vehicle this scale before. Sounds like it will be truly impressive when finished. I'm going to have to find a good spot to display this.

Regards,

Stephen

Hi Everyone,

Some more progress on the Countach. In Pack 5, we get the first front tire and wheel. Assembly is just putting the tire on the wheel. All the tires when on the wheels with very little trouble.

In Pack 6, we get the front spoiler, the A/C compressor bracket and more bolts for the bracket. Assembly is again cutting the bolts from the sprue and fitting them into the holes on the A/C bracket. A wooden pencil was suggested for pushing the bolts in all the way once started and I found this worked quite well. The spoiler was attached to the front bumper were received previously. This is one of my favorite pieces so far.

In Part 7, we get the oil casing, oil separator, a/c compressor cover, oil cap, several pulleys and belts. Assembly involves building the A/C compressor and adding the oil separator to the oil casing. The oil cap is also added to the A/C compressor bracket.

In Part 8, we get the carburetors and the air filters. Assembly requires attaching the air filters to the carburetors and then attaching both of these to the cylinder head. Note: Make sure you attach them on the correct sides oft he cylinder head. I did mine backwards and had to change it later on.

In Part 9, we get the two distributors and the 4 exhaust pipes. Assembly requires putting the distributors together and mounting them on the oil casing.

In Part 10, we get the silencers, the tail pipes and decals for the tailpipes. Assembly requires fitting the the A/C compressor and bracket to the oil casing, adding belts to the pulley and attaching the oil casing to the cylinder head. We also have to add the throttle crank to the top of the crankshaft covers. This was where I realized I had to remove two of the short bolts and add two long bolts to make the attachment. Fortunately, the bolt came out fairly easily . The 4 silencers are also assembled.

In Part 11, we get the throttle linkage, throttle cable and blow-by gas hoses. Assembly includes running the distributor leads to each of their respective holes in the cylinder head. The throttle cable is added to the throttle crank and the blow-by gas hoses are added. Note: Blow-by gas hose B (the smallest one) was incredibly difficult to feed into its connecting hole in the oil separator. I think I spent at least a half hour trying to get it to fit. Very fiddly part. All the distributor leads were taped together on the underside of the cylinder head. I did find the adhesive strips provided didn't work very well, so I defaulted to using some masking tape instead.

That is all for now,

Stephen

It's a very nice kit and I've heard nothing but good things about it from everyone who has built it.

Stephen

looking great Stephen

Carl

Coming along really well nice work.

Al

Hi Everyone,

In Part 19, we get the rear window panel and pane, the seat belt hoops and C-clips. Assembly includes securing the seat belt hoops to the rear window panel using the C-clips. The rear window pane is also secured into place in the rear window panel. We also start assembly on the center console by adding console control panel, the 4 heating vents, the ash tray and the footguard.

In Part 20, we get the cockpit floor, the handbrake and the footrest. Assembly includes adding the center console assembly to the cockpit floor. The handbrake and footrest are also added to the cockpit floor.

In Part 21, we get the left and right side sills. Assembly requires us to attach the sills to each side of the cockpit floor. The rear window panel assembly is also attached to the cockpit floor at this time.

In Part 22, we get the next front tire. Assembly is putting the front tire on the front wheel from stage 17.

In Part 23, we get the front compartment, 2 belt stoppers, the hood lock and the A/C dryer filter Assembly includes adding the hood lock and A/C dryer filter to the front compartment.

In Part 24, we get the spare tire, the spare wheel and the spare wheel cover. Assembly includes putting the spare tire on the spare wheel, adding the spare wheel cover to the backside of the spare wheel and test fitting the spare tire in the front compartment.

In Part 25, we get the more parts for the front compartment including the upper cage, brake servo, brake master cylinder, spare tire belts, A/C dehumidifier and condenser hoses and the brake fluid reservoir. Assembly includes removing the spare tire and adding the spare tire belts and A/C hoses to the front compartment.

In Part 26, we get the windscreen washer tank, the battery, clutch fluid reservoir, battery cables, heater blower, heater hose and horn. Assembly includes adding the brake master cylinder and reservoir, spare tire and upper cage to the front compartment.

In Part 27, we get the battery box and cover, seat belt and decals, ashtray, the gearstick and it's base. Assembly includes adding the battery, the windscreen wash tank, the battery cables, the horn and the heater blower and hose the the front compartment. This completes the front compartment.

Regards,

Stephen

great work stephen

Carl

Looking great its a great cat when built