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Pack 03 | Build Instructions
Your 1:18 model of the Japanese Zero is reproduced in the most exquisite
detail, with electronics allowing you to recreate aeronautical operations such
as take-off and landing, turning, firing and night combat. Lights, machine-gun
and propeller sounds bring your legendary fighter plane to life.
© 2020 Hachette Partworks Ltd.
North America Edition by Agora Models
In your third model pack, you will assemble:

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    STAGE 24:COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (7) STAGE 19: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (2) STAGE 25: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (8) STAGE 20: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (3) STAGE 26: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (9) STAGE 21: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY (4) © 2020 Hachette Partworks Ltd. North America Edition by Agora Models...
  • Page 2 There are excellent videos showing how to build the Zero here. Advice from the experts Spare screws are included with each part. Occasionally, you may be instructed to keep spare or unused screws for a later stage. Keep these spares in a safe place and label them correctly. Please make sure you don’t mix up the screws.

  • Page 3: Stage 16: Building The Machine Guns

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 16: Building the Machine Guns Stage 16 Assembly 7.7mm Machine Guns In this stage we’ll assemble the TYPE 97 7.7mm aircraft machine guns (which are attached to the top part of the engine cowling). The guns have got an in-built LED and make a gun-firing sound.
  • Page 4 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Making the Type 97 7.7mm machine gun ：Don’t Glue 016-02 016-01 016-03 Fit the barrel 016-02 into the right machine gun body 016-01 and the left machine gun body 016-03. Align the small peg on the barrel with the notch at the bottom of the machine gun body.
  • Page 5 組み立てガイ ド 016-01 016-05 016-03 016-06 Glue the right machine gun body 016-05 to the right machine body 016-01. Be careful not to pinch the LED wire. Similarly, glue the left machine gun body 016-06 to the left machine gun body 016-03. 016-07 016-08 016-07...

  • Page 6: Stage 17: Engine Mounts And Sights

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 17: Engine Mounts and Sights Stage 17 Assembly Sight / Engine Mount In this stage we’ll assemble the engine mount which connects the body of the aircraft to the engine as well as install the sight used when firing the gun. STAGE 17 PARTS PARTS LIST Part...
  • Page 7 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Engine mount assembly ：Don’t Glue 017-02 017-03 017-01 Insert the two pegs of the engine mount frame 017-01 and the engine mount frame 017-02 into the four holes of the engine mount ring 017-03. Glue together. Look closely at the image and pay attention to the top and bottom of the engine mount frame. NOTE The engine mount frames 017-01...

  • Page 8: Stage 18: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 18: Cockpit Assembly (1) In this stage we’ll assemble the cockpit, starting with the Stage 18 Assembly piping under the flooring. There Cockpit are a lot of small parts during this stage so be careful not to mix them up or accidentally break them! STAGE 18 PARTS...
  • Page 9 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the drop tank jettison window ：Don’t Glue 018-01 018-02 Glue window 018-02 from the underside of the cockpit flooring 018-01 with a very small amount of superglue. Be careful not to let the adhesive squeeze out. STEP 2 Installing piping 018-03...
  • Page 10 組み立てガイ ド 018-04 Glue the emergency manual hydraulic pump 018-04 to the cockpit flooring 018-01 with a very small amount of superglue 018-05 Glue the handle 018-05 to the cockpit floor 018-01 with a very small amont of superglue. STAGE COMPLETE AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...

  • Page 11: Stage 19: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 19: Cockpit Assembly (2) In this stage we’ll install the Stage 19 Assembly 7.7 mm machine gun and sight to the front cockpit bulkhead. Cockpit STAGE 19 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material 019-01 019-02 １ 019-01 Die-cast 019-02 019-03 019-03...
  • Page 12 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue Installing the gunsight and cove r STEP 1 ：Don’t Glue 017-06 017-05 019-01 Fit the sighting device and machine gun cover assembled in stage 17 to the front bulkhead 019-01. 017-07 Fix the sighting device and machine gun cover in place using the screw 017-07 that came in stage 17.
  • Page 13 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Installing the 7.7 mm machine gun 019-02 NOTE When fitting the machine gun to 019-02 check that the wire is brought forward within the groove. Fit the machine gun assembled in stage 16 to the magazine 019-02. Fit the machine gun so that the handle is on the inside. Push firmly to secure in place without glue.

  • Page 14: Stage 20: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 20: Cockpit Assembly (3) In this stage, we'll install the Stage 20 Assembly circuit board to power the LEDs fitted to the machine guns and Cockpit we'll also install the control system. STAGE 20 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material 020-01...
  • Page 15 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Installing the circuit board ：Don’t Glue 020-01 020-02 Fix the circuit board 020-01 to the machine gun assembly from stage 19 using two screws 020-02. Be careful not to pinch the machine gun wire. Push the machine gun wires into the outer sockets of circuit board 020-01.
  • Page 16 組み立てガイ ド STEP 3 Installing the 7.7 mm machine gun assembly 018-01 Fit the machine gun unit assembled in STEP 1 into the cockpit floor. 018-06 Secure the machine gun and cockpit floor with the two screws 018-06 that came with stage 18. Be careful not to trap the wires on the board.

  • Page 17: Stage 21: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 21: Cockpit Assembly (4) Next, the instrument panel will Stage 21 Assembly be assembled and glued to its frame. Cockpit STAGE 21 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material 021-01 021-01 ABS resin 021-03 021-02 ABS resin 021-03 ABSresin 021-04 021-02 021-04...
  • Page 18 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 ：Don’t Glue １ 021-01 021-03 021-04 NOTE 赤い盤面の計器 The instruments 021-03 & 021-04 are similar so don’t make a mistake. Instrument 021-04 has a red section on the board. The larger holes sit toward the inside Align the two pegs on the back of the instrument panel 021-01 with the holes on the instruments...

  • Page 19: Stage 22: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 22: Cockpit Assembly (5) In this stage, instruments and control knobs will be glued to Stage 22 Assembly the frame on the right side of the cockpit. Match the shape of Cockpit the groove or hole and the respective protrusion for correct installation.
  • Page 20 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue Installing the right-hand side instruments STEP 1 ：Don’t Glue NOTE 022-02 022-03 022-02 022-03 Front edge Check the orientation of instruments 022-01 022-02 & 022-03. The front edge is closest to the bottom part of the photo. Glue the radio direction finder control 022-02 &...

  • Page 21: Stage 23: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 23: Cockpit Assembly (6) Carrying on with adjustment Stage 23 Assembly knobs and instruments on the right side of the cockpit. Cockpit STAGE 23 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material １ 023-01 ABS resin 023-02 ABS resin 023-03 023-01 023-02 023-03...
  • Page 22 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Installing the lever on the right side of the cockpit ：Don’t Glue NOTE 023-05 The hole on the frame for part 023-01 is a ‘D’ shape to determine the correct orientation. 022-01 023-01 Glue the tailhook operation lever 023-01 and panel 023-05 to the right-side frame 022-01 assembled in stage 22.
  • Page 23 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Mounting the cockpit light (right) NOTE Align the notch on light 023-04 with the gap in frame 022-01. Thread the wire of the cockpit light 023-04 through the channel in the hole of frame 022-01 and push the light into place. It does not glue.

  • Page 24: Stage 24:Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 24: Cockpit Assembly (7) In stage 24, further handles and Stage 24 Assembly instruments will be added to the left and right sides of the Cockpit cockpit. STAGE 24 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material １ 024-01 ABS resin 024-02 024-01 024-02...
  • Page 25 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue Installing the right-hand side handle STEP 1 ：Don’t Glue NOTE The fixing for 024-02 is ‘D’ shaped to determine the correct orientation. 024-02 022-01 Glue the tailhook crank handle 024-02 to the right-side cockpit frame 022-01 assembled in stage 23. Installing the left-hand side control wheel STEP 2 NOTE The two fixing pegs on the back of...
  • Page 26 組み立てガイ ド Installing the fuel indicator STEP 3 NOTE Place the instrument panel 024-04 Forward the direction shown and glue so that the guage with less scale on the dial (the fuselage Fuselage tank guage tank guage) is 024-05 on the right. 024-04 Push the hole of the fuel indicator 024-05 over the lug on the back of instrument panel...

  • Page 27: Stage 25: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 25: Cockpit Assembly (8) More levers and instruments Stage 25 Assembly will be added to the left-side of the cockpit frame and the Cockpit cockpit light will be attached. STAGE 25 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material １ 025-01 ABS resin 025-02...
  • Page 28 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Attaching the left-hand side levers ：Don’t Glue 025-02 024-01 Glue the emergency floating gear cock and piping 025-02 to the left-side frame 024-01 assembled in stage 24. The fixing is ‘D’ shaped to determine the correct orientation. 025-03 025-01 024-01 Glue the throttle lever, mixture control lever, propeller control lever 025-01...
  • Page 29 組み立てガイ ド 024-04 024-01 Push the three pegs on the instrument panel 024-04 into the holes of the left-side frame 024-01 and glue them together. Installing the left cockpit light STEP 3 NOTE This shows the correct orientation of the 025-04 light. 024-01 Thread the wire of the cockpit light 025-04 through the channel of the left-side frame 024-01...

  • Page 30: Stage 26: Cockpit Assembly

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 26: Cockpit Assembly (9) In this final stage of Pack 3, you Stage 26 Assembly we'll be attaching the oxygen tank and pilot seat to the rear Cockpit cockpit bulkhead. STAGE 26 PARTS PARTS LIST Part Material １...
  • Page 31 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Installing the oxygen tank ：Don’t Glue 026-02 026-01 026-05 Glue oxygen tanks 026-01 & 026-05 onto the lugs at the bottom of the rear bulkhead 026-02. Check that tank 026-05, which is a 2-piece set, is on the left side of the cockpit. Installing the pilot seat frame STEP 2 NOTE...

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