WALTER WOLF MODEL
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 71-74 411
CONTENTS TM
Stage 71 - The cockpit floor
Stage 72 - Assembling the body 1
Stage 73 - Assembling the body 2
Stage 74 - The left door lining
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Published in the UK by De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2,
82 Silverthorne Road, London SW8 3HE.
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Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Italy.
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.
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The inside of each door was very
simple: lined in leather, with only
a small storage compartment
and a window crank. This gave it
a subtle elegance in line with the
rest of the car.
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Right front indicator lamp
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Prepare
Pedal switch plate (Stage 28)
LED tester (Stage 28)
Cockpit oor assembly (Stage 29)
Underbody assembly (Stage 54)
Rear compartment (Stage 66)
Sticker sheet (Stage 70)
2.3 × 5mm screws with washers × 2 (Stage 28)
AAA batteries × 3
Plastic bag
Pen
Connect the battery box to the ‘BATTERY’
socket on the LED tester. Align the
connector at the end of the cable from
the right front indicator lamp with the
socket labelled ‘LED 1’.
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Insert the connector into the socket.
This should switch on the lamp (circled).
Once tested, remove the connectors from
the sockets, and the batteries from the
battery box.
4
Replace the battery box cover and
tighten the screw back into place.
Remove the battery box cover and insert
three AAA batteries into the box.
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Stage 71
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Right front indicator lamp Make sure that the cables are all the way
through the hole in the oor (red
rectangle), and that the holes in the posts
on the back of the plate are aligned with
the areas indicated by the red circles.
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Push the pedal plate down and forward
to engage it fully with the cockpit oor.
8
Tighten the screw into place. Prepare the rear compartment (Stage 66).
Locate the step on the left, and the line
on the right indicated here by the dotted
blue line.
Tighten a second 2.3 × 5mm screw with
washer into the other hole in the plate.
Carefully pull the cables through the hole
to remove any slack, and position the
pedal plate in the hole.
Insert a 2.3 × 5mm screw with washer
(Stage 28) into the indicated hole in the
pedal switch plate.
Pass the cables from the pedal switch
plate (Stage 28) through the hole at the
front of the cockpit oor (Stage 29).
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Press the sticker around the corner of the
rear compartment (circled).
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Press the sticker down over the outside of
the rear compartment.
16
Press the sticker around the corner of the
rear compartment (circled).
Remove sticker C from the sticker sheet.Fold the sticker over the top and press it
down onto the outside of the rear
compartment.
Place the widest edge of sticker B along
the line indicated in Step 12 and above.
Then peel sticker A from the sheet and
align its widest edge with the step in the
rear compartment (arrowed).
Peel sticker B o the sticker sheet
(Stage 70).
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Align sticker C with the post at the rear of the cockpit oor.
Align sticker D with the area below the post, as shown. Place sticker D into position.
Using tweezers, peel sticker D from the sheet.
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This stage is now complete. Keep the cockpit oor to
hand as it will be used in the following stage, and store
all the other parts safely.
Apply sticker C to the post (circled), as shown.
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Prepare the cockpit oor (Stage 71). Match
the shape of the steering shaft guide with
the corresponding groove in the front of
the oor (inset).
Place the steering shaft guide inside
the groove.
Push the steering shaft guide down to the
bottom of the groove.
Align the pins and hole of the steering
shaft support with the corresponding
points in the chassis (Stage 65), as
indicated in the inset.
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Front fender
Door strut plates × 2
Bracket A
Steering shaft support
Steering shaft guide
Bracket B
Light housing R
Light housing L
Bonnet hinge L
Bonnet hinge R
Door struts × 2
Bonnet stay
2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 9
2.6 × 6mm screws × 6
1.4 × 3mm screws × 3
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Prepare
Dashboard (Stage 53)
Chassis (Stage 65)
Cockpit oor (Stage 71)
2.6 × 6mm screws × 2 (Stage 64)
2.6 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 2 (Stage 65)
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers × 2 (Stage 65)
Masking tape
Assembling the
body 1
Stage 72
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Lower the chassis onto the oor, aligning
the indicated posts and holes.
Push the pins of the steering shaft support
into the two holes in the chassis, and t
the hole in the support over the post.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 64) into
the hole in the tab.
Turn the cockpit oor over and tape the
pedal cables to the underside, as shown.
Half-tighten the screw into place.
Position the chassis over the cockpit oor,
as shown in the photo above.
Half-tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw
into the hole on the opposite side of the
cabin oor. Once both screws are in place,
fully tighten them.
Lift the front of the oor up and position
the holes in the two projecting tabs over
the corresponding posts on the chassis.
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Front fender
Door strut plates × 2
Bracket A
Steering shaft support
Steering shaft guide
Bracket B
Light housing R
Light housing L
Bonnet hinge L
Bonnet hinge R
Door struts × 2
Bonnet stay
2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 9
2.6 × 6mm screws × 6
1.4 × 3mm screws × 3
2.6 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 2 (Stage 65)
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers × 2 (Stage 65)
Masking tape
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Make sure that these two cables (red and
white) pass over the steering shaft.
Insert the tab at the front left of the
dashboard between the cockpit oor and
the chassis.
Hold the dashboard over the front of the assembly, lowering the steering shaft into the
guide, tted in Steps 1-3, while pulling the cables out of the way.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm self-tapping screw
(Stage 65) into the hole at the side of
the chassis.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole. Half-tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm self-
tapping screw into the hole opposite.
When both screws are in place, tighten
them fully.
Turn the cockpit oor back over. Pass the
cables from the dashboard (Stage 53)
through the gap between the oor and
the chassis.
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Half-tighten the screw into the hole. Tighten a second 2.6 × 3mm screw with
washer into the hole at the other end of
the dashboard. Once both screws are in
place, tighten them fully.
Then insert the tab at the front right of the
dashboard between the cockpit oor and
the chassis.
Lower the rear of the dashboard onto the
front of the cockpit oor.
Gather the cables together and move
them into the gap above the steering
shaft. You may need to lift the dashboard
slightly to do this.
Turn the assembly over, holding all the
parts in place. Then insert a 2.6 × 3mm
screw with washer (Stage 65) into the hole
in the underside of the dashboard.
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This stage is now complete. The
cockpit oor and dashboard have
been tted to the chassis.
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Take the rear body assembly (Stage 70)
and place it upside down on your work
surface. Then apply some masking tape,
from the periscope window to the
windscreen edge in front of it, as shown.
Make a mark in the centre of the tape.
Remove the double-sided tape (Stage 60)
from the backing sheet.
Place the double-sided tape onto the
windscreen, 1mm away from the edge,
aligning it centrally with the mark on the
masking tape.
Peel the protective paper from the
double-sided tape.
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Left door inner plate
Left door inner parts
Left door window handle
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Prepare
Rear-view mirror (Stage 60)
Rear body assembly (Stage 70)
Chassis and oor assembly (Stage 72)
Bracket B (Stage 72)
Double-sided tape (Stage 60)
M2.6 × 6mm screws × 7 (Stage 64)
2.3 × 5mm screws × 2 (Stage 65)
Masking tape
Pen
Assembling the
body 2
Stage 73
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Prepare the rear-view mirror (Stage 60)
and align its stem with the line on the
double-sided tape.
Press the mirror rmly into place on the
double-sided tape, as shown.
Take the chassis and oor assembly from
Stage 72 and hold it upside down over the
rear body assembly, as shown.
Insert a 2.3 × 5mm screw (Stage 65) into
the hole shown above.
Lower the chassis and oor into the rear
body assembly.
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Left door inner plate
Left door inner parts
Left door window handle
M2.6 × 6mm screws × 7 (Stage 64)
2.3 × 5mm screws × 2 (Stage 65)
Masking tape
Pen
Align the eight
indicated mounting
points of the
chassis and body.
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Half-tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw into
the corresponding hole on the other side
of the chassis.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole, just
enough for it to enter the chassis.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw into the hole at
the bottom of the wheel box.
Half-tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw
into the hole indicated, and then another
into the matching hole on the other side
of the chassis. Once all the screws are in
place, tighten them fully.
Tighten the screw into the hole. Tighten a second 2.3 × 5mm screw into
the hole on the other side of the assembly,
as shown.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 64) into
the indicated hole in the chassis
Half-tighten the screw into place.
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Tighten the screw into the bracket,
securing it to the chassis.
When viewed from the side, you can see
that bracket B is in contact with the
underside of the dashboard. This will keep
it in place, parallel to the chassis.
Tighten another 2.6 × 6mm screw into the
corresponding hole on the other side of
the chassis. Once it is in place, fully tighten
the rst screw.
Align the hole of bracket B (Stage 72) with
the hole at the front of the chassis.
Lower bracket B onto the chassis, keeping
the holes aligned.
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 64) into
the aligned holes.
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This stage is now complete. The
chassis and cockpit have been tted
to the windscreen, roof and rear
body assembly, giving you a greater
sense of the nished model.
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Left window
Left mirror housing
Left mirror
Left mirror base
Door lock
Door hinge
Door lock part B
Door hinge holder
Door lock part A
2.6 × 5mm screws with washers x 11
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers x 3
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Prepare
Door struts × 2 (Stage 72)
Door strut plates × 2 (Stage 72)
Left door inner plate (Stage 73)
Left door inner (Stage 73)
Left door window crank (Stage 73)
Body assembly (Stage 73)
2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 2 (Stage 72)
Peel one of the door strut plates (Stage
72) from the backing paper.
3
Align the door strut plate with the
recessed area around the strut.
4
Insert the tip of the strut into the hole in
the chassis.
Align the bent tip at the end of one of the
door struts (Stage 72) with the hole at the
left-hand side of the front of the chassis,
indicated in the inset.
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The left door lining
Stage 74
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Left window
Left mirror housing
Left mirror
Left mirror base
Door lock
Door hinge
Door lock part B
Door hinge holder
Door lock part A
2.6 × 5mm screws with washers x 11
2.6 × 3mm screws with washers x 3
Left door window crank (Stage 73)
Body assembly (Stage 73)
2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 2 (Stage 72)
Remove the second door strut plate and
align it with the recessed area on the
right-hand side of the chassis.
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Press the door strut plate into place.
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Lower the inner plate into position. Half-tighten the screw into place.Insert a 2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screw
(Stage 72) into the hole on the right of
the inner plate.
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to t the second
door strut to the right-hand side of
the chassis.
Prepare the left door inner and the left
door inner plate (Stage 73). Align the
holes at the sides of the inner plate with
the posts on the inside of the door inner.
Press the door strut plate into the
recessed area.
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This stage is now complete. Store the left
door inner assembly and left mirror safely
until they are needed again.
Push the window crank into place.
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Peel the left mirror o the backing paper.
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Align the post on the reverse of the left
mirror base with the hole in the centre of
the left mirror housing
Push the mirror base into the housing.
Turn the left door inner over, and align
the D-shaped pin of the window crank
(Stage 73) with the D-shaped hole in the
door inner.
Place the left mirror onto the left mirror
base.
Tighten a second 2.3 × 6mm self-tapping
screw into the hole at the other end of
the inner plate. Then fully tighten the
rst screw.
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STAGE COMPLETE
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This shows the front fender with one
of the decals removed. Repeat Steps A
to C to remove the other decal.
Follow the procedures in Stages 62 and 63 to remove
the dirt and debris, and then clean and polish the
surface that had been covered by the decal.
Soak a towel in hot water and wipe over the decal. Use your nail to scrape the decal from the front fender. If
you use anything too hard or sharp, such as a knife, you
might damage the paint.
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A B
The front fender that was provided in Stage 72 had two ‘rallye racing’ decals axed to it. If you prefer your
model without them, the following steps will show you how to remove them.
How to remove the decals
STAGE COMPLETE
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