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Pack 4 contains issues/stages 13 - 16
Issue/Stage 13 contains – Lower engine casing, Thrust nozzle, Locking collar, Engine LED, Reflector, Lens, Thrust diffuser, Plant-on-detail (x7).
Upper starboard engine.
Finishing the casing.
As in stage 11, the outside of the engine casing is covered with small plant-on details. This time you will need to add them before installing the internal components.
Take the seven plant on details and use the illustrated picture to identify each of the 7 details and where it fits.
Assembling the engine.
Take the sub-assemblies from stages 11 and 12, together with all the parts provided this time.
Fit the four pins on the thrust diffuser into the holes in the lens and press the parts together firmly until they fit flush. Note, one pin is smaller than the other, so it will only fit one way.
Align the assembly with the thrust nozzle, matching up the notch in the lens with the internal rib on the nozzle. Fit the lens in place and press it in as far as possible.
Uncoil the lead attached to the LED and fit the tip of the LED into the hole in the reflector, making sure it comes out through the other side. Carefully bend the wire down to follow the curve of the reflector on the side, opposite the arrowed notch.
Fit the plug through the hole in the assembly from stage 12, pulling the lead through inside the engine detail towards the second hole located at the other end, feeding it through so the plug is on the outside. Feed the wire through enough so the reflector is in position as shown.
Fit the plug through the hole on the engine casing, that you finished earlier, and line up the two mounting posts on the engine detail with the pins on the casing, being careful not to trap the wire. Press the detail into place and fit the curved end of the reflector into the slot in the casing, making sure the end with the arrowed notch is at the top, then press the reflector firmly into place.
Line up the two halves of the engine and fit them together, making sure that the reflector goes into the slot in the upper engine casing. Align the thrust nozzle with the engine assembly, making sure the notch and rib line up, and press the thrust nozzle all the way onto the engine. Fit the locking collar over the other end of the engine, with the tapered end outwards, and press firmly into place.
Take the battery box you used to test R2-D2 and plug in the lead from the engine LED. The internal LED should come on filling the diffuser with a red glow.
This stage is now complete. Store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Issue/Stage 14 contains – Inner wing frame, Cover plugs (x3 on sprue), Engine mount brace, Wing root cover, Laser cannon cable, Screws (X10) Screws (x3), Screws (x6) Screws (x5).
Upper starboard engine mount.
Assembling the wing.
Take all the parts provided with this stage, plus the sublight engine assembly from stage 13.
Align the inner wing frame, taking note of which way round it attaches, and fit it into the recess between the outer wing frame and the engine mount. Now align the engine mount, again noting which way round it goes, and fit it into the recess in the engine mount so that its outer end lies on top of the inner wing frame. Secure the inner wing frame with 3 (XW04) screws into the right-hand side of the frame as shown, followed by two more screws in the holes in the engine mount brace as shown.
Screw 2 (XW03) screws into the two holes as shown, followed by 4 (XW05) screws to the left of the frame as illustrated. Finally secure the engine brace by driving (XW02) screws into the 6 holes as shown.
Turn the wing over and take the sublight engine assembly and fit the plug on the engine wiring down through the hole in the engine mount, feeding it through so you can then fit the pin and fixing lug on the engine into the matching holes in the engine mount.
Holding the engine in place, turn the assembly over and screw an (XW02) screw into the hole in the fixing lug to hold the engine in place.
Using the tip of a screwdriver, route the wire from the engine around the points moulded into the engine mount going between two of the three post on the wing root as shown.
Uncoil the laser cannon cable, identifying the end with the socket, and fit it into the recess near the wingtip. Route the cable round the outer edge of the wing so it follows the path as shown in the picture.
Next, fit the wing cover, making sure you don’t trap the wiring emerging from the wing, using 3 (XW02) screws.
Finally remove the plugs from the sprue and press into each of the three holes to conceal the screw heads.
This stage is now complete. Store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.Markwarren attached the following image(s):
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Issue/Stage 15 contains – Pipework detail (x16), Power input units (Upper and lower halves)
Upper starboard engine.
Fitting the pipework.
Take the two halves of the power unit and fit the pins on the lower half into the holes in the upper and press firmly together.
Take the shortest of the pipes and fit the pins on the end into the two holes in the upper half of the power unit pressing firmly into place so it fits flush. Attach the thick pipe and align the D-shaped lug on the end with the matching hole on the upper half of the unit, pressing it all the way in.
There are two manifolds which are mirror images of each other. (Note, one might have a notch in the back, if so, use this as “A” as shown.) Take the first one as shown and fit the end into the hole in the pipe, fitting the two pins in the other end of the manifold into the holes in the upper half of the power unit. Repeat this stage with the other manifold.
Take the two straighter pieces of pipe and attach them as shown, noting which one goes where.
Take four of the curved pipes, making sure that they all match and curve the right way as shown and one of the rectangular plates. Fit the pipes into the end of the holes in the plate, noting which way they curve as shown. Repeat the next stage as before and assemble them to make a mirror image of the previous step so they look as shown.
Align the two big pins on the back of assembly “A” with the square holes in the lower half of the power unit and press into place fitting the pins on the end of all the pipes into the holes in the manifold. Mirror the next step to fit assembly “B” on the opposite side.
This stage is now complete. Store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Issue/Stage 16 contains – Trailing edge support, Plant on details (x3), Internal bulkhead, Power converter lower and upper halves, Left & right plant on details, Plant on details (x2), Dark grey pipes (x2), Silver pipework details (x8), XW01 screws (x2), XW02 screws (x6).
Assembling the Engine
Take the assembly from stage 14, plus the trailing edge support and its three plant on details. Fit the two parts of the long oval detail together, pressing the two pins on the back into the recess in the trailing edge support. Press the pins on the horseshoe shaped detail into the hole shown in the trailing edge support.
Align the two pins on the back of the trailing edge support with the holes in the back of the engine mount and press firmly into place.
Take the bulkhead and the four-remaining plant on details, identifying the left and right by the holes as shown. Align the “D” shaped lug on one of the small details with the matching hole in the left detail, pressing firmly into place, then repeat the steps for the right details.
Fit the rectangular lug on the left detail into the matching lug on the left bulkhead and repeat for the right detail, pressing both firmly into place.
Align the large “D” shaped hole in the bulkhead with the matching lug on the end of the input unit and press the parts firmly into place.
Identify the eight pieces of pipework as shown. Note, these differ from the illustration in the magazine.
Fit the pins on this end of pipe A into the hole shown in the power unit and fit the other end of the pipe A into the hole in the bulkhead. You may find that a pair of tweezers makes this easier. Fit pipes B, D & H in a similar way as shown. Then fit pipes F, E, C & G on the opposite side of the power input unit as shown.
Take the two halves of the power converter and match up the lugs in the top half with the holes in the lower half and push firmly into place. Take the power input unit you have just assembled and align the two holes in the bottom of the power converter with the pins protruding from the power input unit and push firmly into place.
Take the first of the black pipes, noting with way round as shown and fit the straight end into the hole in the detail you fitted to the bulkhead. Then fit the cranked end into the hole in the end of the power converter. Fit the second pipe in a similar way on the opposite side. The completed assemble should look as shown.
Take the assemblies as shown, together with the sub assembly from stage 10, and five XW02 screws.
Fit the power converter assembly through the large rectangular opening in the engine mount, turning it over to fit the tab on the base of the bulkhead into the slots as shown. Turn the assembly over again and secure the end of the power input unit to the engine mount with a XW02 screw. Take the gyro cone assembly from stage 10 and fit it with the end of the power input unit. Press the semi-circular shroud into the slot in the curved portion of the engine mount.
Align the four lugs in the upper engine casing with the holes in the engine mount and fit the parts together, lining up the hole in the back of the engine casing with the end of the fusial engine. For the front of the casing to lie flush, you will need to fit the pin on the end of the cooling vane into the hole as shown.
Holding the assembly together turn it over and drive 4 XW02 screws through the holes, securing the engine casing.
This issue/stage is now complete. Store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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