WALTER WOLF MODEL
Pack
23
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Lamborghini Countach LP 500S
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Assembly Guide Stages 75-77 431
CONTENTS TM
Stage 75 - The left door
Stage 76 - Fitting the front indicator lamps
Stage 77 - Mounting the rear compartment
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Lamborghini vehicles Countach LP500S are used under licence from
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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 doors of the Countach may have been
basic in terms of storage space and panelling,
but they weren’t basic in operation: instead
of simply swinging open on hinges, they
lifted straight up and tilted forwards. This
allowed them to be made bigger, and so
created a larger opening for people to get in
and out of the low-slung car.
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Left door
Washers × 2
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Prepare
Left door inner (Stage 74)
Left mirror (Stage 74)
Left window (Stage 74)
Door lock (Stage 74)
Door hinge (Stage 74)
Door hinge holder (Stage 74)
Door lock part A (Stage 74)
2.6 × 6mm screws × 2 (Stage 72)
2.6 × 5mm screws with washers × 3 (Stage 74)
2.6 × 3mm screw with washer (Stage 74)
Masking tape
Soft cloth
Locate the area on the inside of the left door where the
door lock (Stage 74) ts. Hold the door lock in the position
shown in the photo.
Align the bottom of the lock with the bottom of the recess
in the door (circled).
Tilt the lock a little to insert the bottom of it into the space
in the door.
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Recess
The left door
Stage 75
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Before tting lock part A, insert the pin
on the inside (circled) into the hole in
the lock.
6
Lower lock part A onto the posts on the
inside of the door.
7
Insert a 2.6 × 3mm screw with washer
(Stage 74) into the hole indicated above.
Insert a 2.6 × 5mm screw with washer
(Stage 74) into one of the washers
supplied with this stage.
Tighten the screw into the hole.
Align the holes of door lock part A (Stage
74) with the indicated posts on the inside
of the left door.
This is how lock part A should look
when in position. Make sure the pin is
in place in the door lock.
Fit the upper end of the lock between the
two ridges next to the post on the inside
of the door.
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Pin
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Tighten the screw into the hole.
14
This is how the inside of the door should
look once the washer has been tted.
15
Pass the bottom of the left window,
which has three holes in it, through the
opening in the door from the outside.
Align the holes at the bottom of the
window with the holes in the three posts
on the inside of the door.
Hold the window in place and turn the
door over. Push the front of the window
into the recess at the front of the door.
Insert the tip of the screw into the hole
above lock part A, aligning the at edge
of the washer with the edge of the door.
Apply some masking tape to the
protective lm covering the left window
(Stage 74).
Turn the screw into the washer until it
projects by around 1mm from the
other side.
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16
12
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Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 72) into
the front hole of the window (arrowed).
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Half-tighten the screw into the hole.
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Place the door hinge and the door hinge
holder (Stage 74) as shown above. The
post in the centre of the left door hinge is
D-shaped, with a hole in it.
Align the end of the door hinge holder
with the slot in the middle of the door
hinge, as shown.
Pass the end of the holder into the slot in
the hinge. Stop pushing it through at the
point shown above.
Press down lightly along the bottom of
the window to ensure that the central
hole is engaged with the post.
Half-tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw
into the hole towards the rear of the
window. When both screws are in place,
and the window is sitting properly in its
position, tighten them fully.
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20
Check that the lip at the bottom of the
window is up against the projecting
part on the inside of the door, as
shown above.
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Insert a 2.6 × 5mm screw with washer
(Stage 74) into the hole in the holder.
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Tighten the screw into place. Then check
that the hinge can move through 90°
(inset). If it can’t, loosen the screw slightly
until it can.
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Push the tab fully into the slot. Turn the door over and insert a 2.6 ×
5mm screw with washer (Stage 74) into
the hole in the mirror tab.
Tighten the screw into the hole.
Push the hinge holder under the pin, and
adjust its position to align the hole in the
holder with the hole in the door.
Align the tab at the bottom of the left
mirror (Stage 74) with the slot in the
outside of the door.
Place the assembly at the front of the left
door, below the window.
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This stage is now complete. Store the left door
at, outside uppermost. To protect the window,
mirror and window crank, you may want to
wrap the door in tissue or soft cloth rst.
Test the door lock. When you press it in, lock part A should move in, and when you release it,
lock part A should come out again.
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Apply some masking tape to the
protective lm covering the mirror,
and peel it o.
Push the holes of the left door inner onto
the posts on the door.
Wipe over the window with a soft cloth
to remove any dirt and smudges from it.
Align the posts on the inside of the door
with the holes in the left door inner
(Stage 74).
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STAGE COMPLETE
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When closed, the doors t in perfectly with
the low prole and the aerodynamic lines
of the rest of the car.
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Right door inner
Right door inner plate
Right door window crank
Parts
Align the holes at the sides of the right door inner plate
with the posts on the inside of the right door inner.
Lower the inner plate into position. Insert a 2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screw (Stage 72) into the
hole on the right of the inner plate.
1 2 3
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 0)
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Prepare
Bonnet (Stage 2)
Left front indicator lamp (Stage 70)
Right front indicator lamp(Stage 71)
Front fender (Stage 72)
Light housing R (Stage 72)
Light housing L (Stage 72)
Bonnet hinge L (Stage 72)
Bonnet hinge R (Stage 72)
1.4 × 3mm screws × 2 (Stage 72)
2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screws × 4 (Stage 72)
Soft cloth
Fitting the front
indicator lamps
Stage 76
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Right door inner
Right door inner plate
Right door window crank Turn the right door inner over, and align
the D-shaped pin of the right door
window crank with the D-shaped hole in
the door inner.
6
Push the window crank into place.
7
Insert the tip of a 1.4 × 3mm screw
(Stage 72) into the indicated hole in
bonnet hinge L.
Insert the screw into the indicated hole in
the bonnet.
Push the screw fully into the hole.
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.
Place the bonnet (Stage 2) and the two
bonnet hinges (Stage 72) on a soft cloth,
as shown.
Half-tighten the screw into place.
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Locate the identifying letters ‘R’ and ‘L’
on the insides of the light housings
(Stage 72).
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Align the pins on light housing L with
the holes indicated in the front fender
(Stage 72).
15
Fit light housing R into place on the
front fender.
Turn the front fender over. Pass the
connector of the left front indicator lamp
(Stage 70) through the lower front left
hole in the front fender.
Align the posts on the back of the lamp
with the holes in the front fender. Make
sure you move the cable out of the way
before tting the lamp in Step 20.
Repeat Steps 9-12 to t bonnet hinge R
to the bonnet.
Push light housing L into place.
Tighten the 1.4 × 3mm screw into the
hole to secure bonnet hinge L.
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16
12
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This stage is complete. Store all the parts safely until they are needed.
Tighten the screw into the hole to secure
the lamp.
22
Pass the connector of the right front
indicator lamp (Stage 71) through the
hole in the front fender.
23
Tighten a 2.3 × 6mm self-tapping screw
into the hole on the inside of the fender
to secure the right lamp.
Turn the fender over, holding the lamp in
place. Insert a 2.3 × 6mm self-tapping
screw (Stage 72) into the indicated hole.
Align the posts on the lamp with the
holes in the fender, check that the
cable is out of the way, then push the
lamp into place.
Push the lamp into place.
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20
STAGE COMPLETE
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Side window R
Door lock part A
Door lock part B
Door hinge holder
Door lock R
Door hinge R
Right mirror
Right mirror base
Right mirror housing
Plaque (replacement)
Parts
Tools
Phillips screwdriver (size 1)
Tweezers
Knife
Prepare
Lock hinge R (Stage 68)
Lock hinge L (Stage 68)
Headlamps (Stage 69)
Rear compartment (Stage 71)
Main assembly (Stage 74)
Front fender (Stage 76)
2.6 × 6mm screws × 5 (Stage 64)
2.6 × 6mm screws × 3 (Stage 72)
Soft cloth (such as a towel)
Peel the right mirror o the backing paper and then place
the right mirror onto the right mirror base.
Align the post on the reverse of the right mirror base with
the hole in the centre of the right mirror housing
Push the mirror base into the housing.
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Mounting the rear
compartment
Stage 77
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Side window R
Door lock part A
Door lock part B
Door hinge holder
Door lock R
Door hinge R
Right mirror
Right mirror base
Right mirror housing
Plaque (replacement) Place the main assembly (Stage 74) on a soft cloth. Pass the
cables coming from the steering area through the gap
between the chassis and the cockpit oor, as shown.
Half-tighten a second 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 64) into the
other hole in the cockpit oor. Then fully tighten both
screws.
Hold the rear compartment (Stage 71) over the rear of the
main assembly, as shown.
Lower the rear compartment into the rear of the main
assembly. Move the tail lamp LEDs out of the way.
Half-tighten the screw into place.
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6
Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 64) into the indicated hole
in the cockpit oor.
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Half-tighten a 2.6 × 6mm screw into each
of the other three holes circled in Step 10.
When all the screws are in place, tighten
them fully.
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Pass the left and right tail lamp cables
around the rear compartment, following
the dotted blue line.
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Identify the left and right lock hinges
(Stage 68) by the letters on them.
Align the hole in the right lock hinge with
the indicated post on the fender.
Place the right lock hinge into position.
Half-tighten the screw into the hole.
Place the front fender (Stage 76) as
shown, and t the headlamps (Stage 69)
into the corresponding holes.
Prepare four 2.6 × 6mm screws (three from
Stage 64 and one from Stage 72), and
insert one of them into the hole indicated
by the red arrow.
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14
10
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This stage is now complete. Store the main
assembly and the front fender upside down,
as shown above.
Repeat Steps 16-19 to t the left lock hinge
to the other side of the front fender.
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Tighten the screw into the hole.Insert a 2.6 × 6mm screw (Stage 72) into
the indicated hole in the hinge.
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Wrap some ne micro-mesh abrasive cloth
around a sanding block. Then lightly work over
the newly painted parts to smooth them. When
the surface of the new paint is level with the
original paintwork, polish it with some ner
micro-mesh abrasive cloth.
Locate any aected areas, then paint over
them with the matching paint. Give the
surface a few coats to ensure an even
coverage, then leave until completely dry.
A
B
Use tweezers to place the new
plaque, supplied with this stage,
into the position shown here.
Locate the plaque on the left side of the chassis, and
slide the pointed tip of a craft knife under one end of it.
Slide the blade along the underside of the plaque to
remove it from the chassis. Be careful not to scrape the
paint from the chassis when doing this.
A
B
Stages 62 and 63 showed you how to x any scratches in the paintwork, but you may
nd that there are also some bubbles or raised areas of paint. You can use the paints
listed in Stages 62 and 63 to x these areas.
In Stage 65, you were instructed to t the plaque to the chassis. The plaque was,
unfortunately, tted a little too far forward of the point at which it would be on the real
Countach. A replacement plaque has been supplied with this stage. When removing the
original plaque and tting the replacement, take care not to damage the model.
How to repair body paint Correcting the plaque position
STAGE COMPLETE
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