STAGE 54 –THE BONNET 1

PICTURE 36

The parts included this time are

Bonnet

Rain Guard Plate

Left Bonnet Hinge

Right Bonnet Hinge

M1.7 x 4mm countersunk screws x 3

M2.3 x 6mm self Tapping screws x 2

PICTURE 37

We first off identify the left and right hinges.

PICTURE 38

These are installed on the bonnet using M1.7 x 4mm countersunk screws.

PICTURE 39

We then take the rain guard and remove the tape covering the self-adhesive strips already fitted to this part.

PICTURES 40 & 41

The rain guard is then press fitted into place and that completes this section of the build.

So, finishing up this pack its with some frustration that I still do not have the build guide for either this one or the Harley.

Also irritated by the fact the build guide is so sure that radiator pipe fits OVER the oil filter rather than under. Its possible I may have got this totally wrong but installing it the way I have looks correct so time will tell when more stages get added.

Well that’s it for now. Stay Safe and Happy Modelling

Nice progress Tony its a great car to build.

Al

PACK 17 - LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH LP 500S – 14th JUNE 2020

Well here we go with Pack 17.

Similar to last month this pack arrived without the instruction guide.
Since learnt that these are being discontinued in all of the kits and you are left to download the build instructions from the model site itself.

STAGE 55 – THE BONNET 2

PICTURE 1

The parts included this time are

Bonnet Strut

Bonnet Mesh L

Bonnet Mesh R

Guard Plate A

Guard Plate B

Guard Plate C

Double Sided Tape

Agip Logo Sticker

2 x 5mm countersunk Screws x 2

2 x 4mm countersunk Screws x 5


We also need to collect some previous parts – namely

PICTURE 2

Bonnet (Stage 54)


PICTURE 3

We start off by fixing 2 lengths of the double-sided tap to the sides of the Bonnet.

The lower tape you can see in this picture needs to be fixed so it matches the angle of the bonnet side.

PICTURES 4 & 5

Making sure we have the correct grill (for this side the one with the mounting post for the bonnet stay (, and press fit onto the tape we have just put in place.

We then screw this grill panel in place using 2 of the 2 x 4mm countersunk screws.

We then do exactly the same on the right side of the bonnet.

PICTURES 6 & 7

We then take the Bonnet Stay and 1 x 2 x 5mm countersunk screws. This part needs to be screwed into place allowing the stay rod to still have some movement.

PICTURES 8 & 9

Next, we take the 3 guard plates, and ensuring we have them in size order, we remove the already installed tape cover and press fit these into place on the bonnet.

PICTURE 10

And when in place this is what the bonnet looks like.

PICTURE 11

Last part to do on the bonnet is to fix the Agip label into place and that is all that is needed in this build stage.

STAGE 57 – LEFT REAR WHEEL BOX

PICTURES 16, 17 & 18

The parts included this time are

Left Rear Wheel Box

Left Hot Air Deflector

Left Intake Housing

2.6mm x 6mm screws x 9

First disappointment with the kit so far in that the rear panel has some “bubbles” in the paint finish.

I just cannot be bothered to raise it as an issue and hopefully it will polish out with a touch of Novus polish.

PICTURES 19 & 20

We start with the left rear quarter window which has 4 tabs that are press fitted into the matching holes in the wheel box panel.

PICTURES 21, 22 & 23

We then take the Hose assembly, left air intake and left intake housing and fix all 3 component parts to the Wheel Box

PICTURES 25 & 26

We then take the left hot air deflector and screw this into position on the Wheel Box.

PICTURE 27

Sadly, another disappointment with this part.

It’s the Left Outlet Louvres and you are told to press fit the 4 pegs on this part into the 4 holes in the Wheel Box.

Unfortunately, on the part I have the part will not fully clip into place at its from end and sits proud of the surrounding bodywork.

May have to resort to gluing this part in place but very, very reluctant to use any of the superglue I presently have as it’s the sort that leaves a white fog on everything.

So, there we have it for this month with a fairly quick and easy assembly of this pack.

Bit disappointed with the paint on the wheel box as so far all of the parts supplied have been of the highest quality

Until the next time Stay Safe and Happy Modelling.

STAGE 59 – THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BOX

PICTURE 4

The Parts Included This Time Are

Right Rear Wheel Box
Right Intake Housing
Right Hot Air Deflector

From Previous Issues we also need the following:

Right Outlet Louvres (Stage 56)
Right Air Duct Hose (Stage 58)
Right Rear Quarter Window (Stage 58)
Right Air Intake (Stage 58)
2.6 x 6mm Screws x 4 (Stage 57)

PICTURES 5 & 6

We start by taking the Right Rear Quarter Window and press fitting this into place in the Rear Wheel Box.

Gently does this for fear of cracking the part if too much effort is exerted.

PICTURE 7

We then fit the Right Air Intake and secure this from underneath with 1 of the 2.6 x 6mm screws.

PICTURE 8

Next up is the Right Air Duct Hose we assembled in the previous stage.
This is fitted in place and again secured with 1 x 2.6 x 6mm screws.

PICTURE 9

The right intake is then press fitted over the 4 pegs on the rear wheel box.

Nice secure fit to this part.

PICTURES 10 & 11

The Right Hot Air Deflector is next up and this sits down very neatly over the position its designed for.

Its held in place with 2 x 2.6 x 6mm screws.

PICTURES 12 & 13

Last part of this stage is to press fit the Right Outlet Louvres into position on the Rear Wheel Box.

This went into place just perfectly and the fit (arrows in pic 13) is spot on.

Sadly, the left Rear Wheel Box I had issues with and this part does not fit flush so on that a dab of superglue will have to be employed.

And that is this stage complete.

Progressing well Tony.



Keep it going.


Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)

Great work and a really good diary.
Keep it coming...

many thanks for your support and encouragement.

Tony

STAGE 62 – THE ROOF LINING

PICTURE 6

The Parts Included This Time Are

Roof Lining

Periscope Window

2.6 x 6mm screws x 3

2 x 4mm countersunk screws x 7

From Previous Issues we also need the following:

Rear Body Support (Stage 58)

Roof and windscreen (Stage 61)

PICTURE 7

We start by press fitting the periscope window over the 2 pegs on the roof section.

PICTURES 8 & 9

We then fit the roof lining into place and this is secured (holding the periscope window secure) with 6 x 2 x 4mm screws.

The arrows in these 2 pictures show were the screws are fitted.

PICTURE 10

We then take the Rear Body Support.

PICTURE 11

This is fitted to the roof section and secured in place with 2 x 2.6 x 6mm screws.

At this point this is all we do with the roof and windscreen section so its important to store this away safely ensuring it does not get damaged.

STAGE 6 – THE TAIL PANEL

PICTURE 17

The parts included this time are

Tail Panel

Tail Lamp LEDs x 2

LED Stoppers

2.6 x 6mm screws x 19

From Previous Issues we also need the following:

LED Tester (Stage 28)

Main Assembly (Stage 54)

Left Rear Wheel Box (Stage 57)

Right Rear Wheel Box (Stage 59)

Boot Cover Lining (Stage 63)

AAA Alkaline Batteries x 3

PICTURE 18

We start by removing the battery cover from the main assembly.
I will be leaving this off for now and its been on and off a number of times in order to test various stages of the electrics.

We insert the 3 AAA batteries.

The lead from the battery box is plugged into the test board.

PICTURES 19 & 20

In turn we then plug in each of the Tail Lamp LED’s to make sure they work.

In this case both LED’s light so no problems with that.

PICTURE 21

We then press the LED into the hole in the rear wheel box.
Its actually quite a loose fit.

PICTURE 22

The LED is then secured by press fitting one of the LED Stoppers in place.

PICTURE 23

And here we can see the installed LED in place.
The same operation is carried out with the other Rear Wheel Box.

PICTURE 24

Taking the Tail Panel, we locate each Rear Wheel Box in place and using 1 2.6 x 6mm screws we fix the parts together.

PICTURE 25

Before installing the second Rear Wheel Box we need to sandwich the Boot Cover Lining between the 2 parts.

When complete I did notice there is a slight splaying of the parts (left facing arrow) as there is nothing to hold the front section of this assembly together at this stage.

PICTURE 26

Beginning to look very sleek now.

PICTURE 27

Just to ease that slight splaying of the parts I decided to put an elastic band around the front section just to keep everything inline.

While an elastic band should cause no issues, I did still add a couple of pieces of paper between band and paintwork.