Deagostini T-72 Russian Tank User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: T-72 Russian Tank

Type: User guide

BUILD AND DRIVE THE RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL

№ 4 SCALE 1:16

CONTENTS

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.

is product is not a toy and is not designed or intended for use in play.

Items may vary from those shown.

STAGE PAGE

17 The air outlet and track 41

18 The external fuel tanks 43

19 The track and air inlets 45

20 The track and engine access panel 47

21 The turret ring and track 49

22 The headlights and track 51

T-72 TANK: STAGE

THE AIR OUTLET AND TRACK

PARTS

With this stage, you have received the air outlet louvre and grille, a second towing

cable, and ﬁve more track treads and pins. The following steps will show you how to

ﬁt the grillles and continue to build the track.

1. Air outlet louvre

2. Air outlet louvre grille

3. Towing cable

4. Screw

5. Screws (2 pcs)

6. Treads (5 pcs)

7. Pins (5 pcs)

For this stage, you will need the hull, the air outlet louvre and grille,

screws and a screwdriver.

Holding the grille in place, turn the louvre

over and place it on the rear of the hull.

Place the grille into the recess in the air outlet

louvre, as shown.

Now turn the hull over, and and insert a

screw into each of the circled holes.

Carefully tighten the screws into place. You will now need your assembled track,

your latest treads and pins, a small hammer

and a wooden board.

Align this stage’s treads and pass the pins

through the holes.

Connect the new segment of track with

your existing one, and pass a pin through

the aligned holes. First check that the pin’s

path is clear (arrows), then turn the track

on its side and hammer the pin into place.

You now have a segment of five treads.

Place the remaining pin into the last

segment, as shown.

Position the track section on its side, and

lightly hammer the pins into the treads until

they are flush with them.

This stage is now complete.

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T-72 TANK: STAGE

THE EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS

PARTS

With this stage, you receive another road wheel and parts, ﬁve more track treads

and pins, and the ﬁfth external fuel tank (with rear fender). You will be ﬁtting the

fourth (Stage 16) and ﬁfth external fuel tanks in the following steps.

1. Road wheel inner

2. Road wheel outer

3. Suspension arm

4. Washer

5. Split washer

6. Nut

7. Hub cap

8. Screw

9. Axle bolt

10. Spring

11. Treads (5 pcs)

12. Pins (5 pcs)

13. Fifth external fuel tank

(with rear fender)

14. Screws (2 pcs)

For this stage, you will need a screwdriver, the hull and the fourth

(Stage 16) and fifth external fuel tanks.

Place the fourth tank into position on

the hull, lowering the two posts into the

corresponding holes (circled).

Take the fourth external fuel tank, and

remove the two screws from the posts on

the underside.

Turn the hull over, holding the tank in

place ,and insert one of the screws into

the circled hole.

Insert the second screw into the other

hole (circled).

Tighten the screws into place.

Take the fifth external fuel tank (with rear

fender) and insert the two posts on the

underside of it into the two holes in the hull.

Half-tighten the first screw into place.

This is how the tank should look when

in position.

Half-tighten the second screw into the other

hole. Then fully tighten both screws.

Turn the hull over, holding the tank in

place, and insert the two screws into the

circled holes.

This is how the hull should now look, with

all of the external fuel tanks and the front

and rear right side fenders fitted.

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T-72 TANK: STAGE

THE TRACK AND AIR INLETS

PARTS

In this stage, you receive the air inlet parts and more track treads and pins. In the

following steps, you will ﬁt the inlets to the hull and continue to assemble the track.

1. Air inlet louvres (2 pcs)

2. Air inlet grilles (2 pcs)

3. Small air inlet grille

4. Air inlet grille plate (khaki)

5. Air inlet grille plate (sand)

6. Screws (10 pcs)

7. Pins (5 pcs)

8. Treads (5 pcs)

For this stage, along with the parts received,

you will need a small hammer, a screwdriver, a

wooden board, hull and track.

Following the process detailed in previous

stages, fit the five treads received with this

stage to the rest of the track.

Take one of the air inlet grilles and place it

into the recess on the right of the hull, at the

rear, as shown.

Place one of the louvres over the grille,

inserting the posts on the underside into the

holes in the hull.

Turn the hull over and insert a screw into

each of the circled holes.

Place the small air inlet grille over the

raised rectangular area on the right-hand

side of the hull, behind the turret, next

to the fourth external fuel tank. Align the

holes at the sides of the grille with those in

the hull, and then place the posts on the

underside of the two plates into the holes.

Make sure the colours of the plates (khaki

and sand)match the colours on the hull.

Tighten the screws into the holes to secure

the louvre to the hull.

Tighten a screw into each of the two circled

holes in the underside of the hull, fixing the

plates in place.

Repeat Steps 3-6 to fit the second grille

and louvre to the left side of the hull, as

shown above.

Here’s how your assembly should

now look.

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T-72 TANK: STAGE

THE TRACK AND ENGINE

ACCESS PANEL

PARTS

With this stage, you receive more treads and pins for the track, as well the engine

access panel. You will be ﬁtting the new treads to the existing track and the engine

access panel to the hull, in front of the air inlets.

1. Engine access panel

2. Screws (3 pcs)

3. Pins (5 pcs)

4. Treads (5 pcs)

Engage one of the treads with the end of

the track.

You will need the parts received with this stage,

your track, a small hammer, a wooden board,

screws, a screwdriver and the hull.

Insert a pin through the aligned holes,

as shown.

Fit the remaining four treads in the

same way.

Place the track on its side, on the wooden

board, and then lightly hammer the pins

into place.

Insert the remaining pin through the holes at

the end of the track.

Turn the hull over and insert a screw into

each of the circled holes.

Align the posts on the underside of the

engine access panel with those in the

hull (arrowed).

Tighten the three screws into place to

secure the panel.

Lower the engine access panel onto

the hull.

This stage is now complete.

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T-72 TANK: STAGE

THE TURRET RING AND TRACK

PARTS

With this stage, you receive a very important part of your model: the turret ring gear.

This part allows the turret to rotate under your control. You will be assembling more

of the track, and ﬁtting the turret ring gear to the turret base.

1. Turret ring gear

2. Screws (4 pcs)

You will need the turret base, turret ring gear, a

screwdriver and screws.

Prepare the turret base and the turret

ring gear.

Hold the ring gear over the base, aligning

the corresponding holes of both parts.

Insert a screw into each of the four circled

holes in the ring gear.

Tighten the four screws into the holes.

Make sure that the holes are always clear

and aligned before inserting pins through

them. If you have two sections of track,

engage the ends of both and insert a pin

through the aligned holes.

Prepare your track section, a small hammer,

a wooden board and the loose treads and

pins. Follow the steps detailed in previous

stages to assemble the treads.

Place the track on its side on the wooden

board, and gently hammer the pins into

the treads.

You can either create another section

of track, or fit the loose treads onto the

existing section.

This stage is now complete.

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T-72 TANK: STAGE

PARTS

1. Headlight circuit board

2. Screws (2 pcs)

3. Pins (5 pcs)

4. Treads (5 pcs)

Place the hull upside down, and align the two

LEDs on the circuit board with the two circled

holes in the hull. Lower the board into place,

making sure the LEDs enter the holes.

For this stage, you will need the hull, the

headlight circuit board, the two screws, a

screwdriver and some tweezers.

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TRACK

With this stage, you receive ﬁve more treads and pins, as well as a circuit board with

two LEDs which will act as the headlights.

Using tweezers, place one of the screws

into the hole in the circuit board, as shown.

Half-tighten the screw into the hole. Don’t

force any of the parts, because the circuit

board is fragile.

Place the second screw into the hole at the

other end of the board.

Carefully half-tighten the second screw into

the hole. When both screws are in place,

carefully tighten them fully.

Hammer the pins into the treads.

Prepare the track, a small hammer, a

wooden board, and any loose treads

and pins.

Connect together any track sections you

have into one piece.

Engage the treads and insert a pin through

the aligned holes.

This stage is now complete.

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Deagostini T-72 Russian Tank User guide

Deagostini T-72 Russian Tank User guide

Deagostini T-72 Russian Tank User guide

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