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Agora Models Mitsubishi A6M Zero Build Instructions

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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.
STAGE 27: COCKPIT ASSEMBLY
STAGE 28: LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BASE
STAGE 29: LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BASE
AND WHEEL
STAGE 30: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT MAIN
LANDING GEAR (1)
STAGE 31: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT MAIN
LANDING GEAR (2)
© 2020 Hachette Partworks Ltd.
North America Edition by Agora Models
Pack 04 | Build Instructions
In your fourth model pack, you will assemble:
STAGE 32: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT WING
STAGE 33: ATTACHING A TYPE 99 CANNON TO
THE WING
STAGE 34: INSTALLING THE LEFT MAIN MOTOR
STAGE 35: ASSSEMBLING THE MAIN COVERS
STAGE 36: ATTACHING THE LANDING GEAR
COVERS

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  • Page 1 STAGE 30: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT MAIN STAGE 35: ASSSEMBLING THE MAIN COVERS LANDING GEAR (1) STAGE 36: ATTACHING THE LANDING GEAR STAGE 31: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT MAIN COVERS LANDING GEAR (2) © 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 組み立てガイ ド Stage 27: Cockpit assembly : In this stage we’ll be affixing Stage 27 Assembly the instrument panel decals. Then, after attaching the pilot Cockpit seat and seat adjustment lever to the rear bulkhead we’ll have finished assembling the STAGE 27 PARTS PARTS LIST PART...

  • Page 4: Attaching Decals

    組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Attaching decals ：Don’t Glue 027-03 027-03 027-03 Attach decal to the instrument panel Float the decal in the dish of water Remove the decal from the water using assembled in stage 21. Prepare a small dish with the printed side facing up and wait tweezers and place it on a tissue to absorb of water, a tissue, and cotton bud.
  • Page 5 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Installing the pilot seat and adjustment lever 026-04 026-03 026-02 026-02 027-02 027-01 027-02 026-03 026-04 Insert the protrusions of seat into the holes on the seat frames & assembled in stage 26, and glue the lower 027-01 lugs into the cockpit partition.
  • Page 6 組み立てガイ ド 022-01 Glue the three tabs on the right side frame assembled in stage 24 to the three notches on the cockpit floor, and glue the two lugs on the instrument panel into the two holes on the right side frame. 026-02 Align and glue the holes in the cockpit partition assembled in STEP 2 to the two protrusions on each of the left and right side frames.
  • Page 7 組み立てガイ ド Insert the connector labelled B1 into the second socket from the Pass the wire of the left interior light 025-04 through the groove left on the board of the 7.7mm machine gun magazine. on the outside of the frame on the left side of the cockpit. Insert the connector labeled B2 into the second socket from the Pull the tip of the cockpit-light wire forward through the hole under right on the board of the 7.7mm machine gun magazine.
  • Page 8 組み立てガイ ド 019-01 020-03 Fit the oil tank 020-03 that came with stage 20 into the partition wall. It does not glue. Align the pins on the engine mount frame assembled in stage 17 with the four holes on the partition wall and glue them together. STAGE COMPLETE AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...
  • Page 9 組み立てガイ ド Stage 28: Left Main Landing Gear Base In this stage we’ll begin assembling the base for the left landing gear base. Stage 28 Assembly Setting the position indicator and gear will require a good deal of accuracy Left Main Landing Gear Base and precision.
  • Page 10 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the left landing gear base ：Don’t Glue 028-01 028-09 028-07 Fit the gears 028-09 onto the shaft of the shock absorber 028-01. Fit the bearing 028-07 onto the shaft of the shock absorber 028-01 028-04 Fit part 028-04...
  • Page 11 組み立てガイ ド NOTE 028-03 028-03 028-08 028-08 Align the pin on the leg position pointer 028-08 with the groove on the shaft retainer 028-03. 028-08 into the shaft retainer 028-03. Insert the leg position pointer 028-08 028-03 028-02 028-02 028-02 028-03 028-08 Push...
  • Page 12 組み立てガイ ド NOTE 028-03 028-01 028-04 028-08 Keep the leg position pointer in the lowest position when fitting. 028-03 028-04 028-01 assembled in 5 onto assembled in 3. Work with the shock absorber in the horizontal position. 028-06 028-01 028-03 Spread the metal fittings attached to the centre of the main landing gear cover 028-06 and fit them into the holes on the shock...
  • Page 13 組み立てガイ ド 028-05 028-05 Fit the metal fitting holder being careful not to move the metal fittings on the main landing gear cover. STAGE COMPLETE AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...
  • Page 14 組み立てガイ ド Stage 29: Assembling the Left Main Landing Gear Base and Wheel In this stage we’ll add another gear to the Stage 29 Assembly left landing gear base and assemble the wheel as well. Looking at the exquisitely Landing Gear Base and Wheel designed landing gear retraction system STAGE 29 PARTS PARTS LIST...
  • Page 15 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the left landing gear ：Don’t Glue 029-01 029-01 Fit the bearing onto the shaft of the shock absorber assembly from stage 28. 029-02 Fit gear 029-02 onto the shaft of the shock absorber. AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...
  • Page 16 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Assembling the wheel 029-05 029-06 Fit and glue wheel parts 029-05 and 029-06. 029-03 029-05 029-03 Fit the tyre to the wheel assembled in 1, pulling and tucking the centre ring into the grooves on the wheel. STAGE COMPLETE AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...
  • Page 17 組み立てガイ ド Stage 30: Assembling the Left Main Landing Gear (1) In this stage we’ll be assembling the part of the landing gear which absorbs the actual impact of Stage 30 Assembly landing the aircraft. Look sharp as there’s lots of Left Main Landing Gear small parts to handle here as well as points where it can be difficult to get everything in the right place.
  • Page 18 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the left landing gear ：Don’t Glue 030-01 030-01 030-07 Insert the left main landing gear support 030-01 into the spring Insert the support assembled in 1 into the base of the left main 030-07. landing gear assembled in stage 29.
  • Page 19 組み立てガイ ド 030-05 030-04 030-09 030-04 030-05 and fix them with pin 030-09. Combine the lower arm and the upper arm 030-05 030-04 030-10 030-01 Insert the lugs on the lower arm 030-04 of the arm assembled in Fit the holes on the upper arm 030-05 onto the tip of the left main 4 into the holes on the left main landing gear support 030-01.
  • Page 20 組み立てガイ ド 030-06 Glue the 6 lugs on the left main landing gear base cover 030-06 assembled in 7 to the left main landing gear base. Note that the brake line runs on the outside of the third pair of lugs. 030-03 030-03 Glue the left brake disc...
  • Page 21 組み立てガイ ド Stage 31: Assembling the Left Landing Gear (2) Stage 31 Assembly In this stage we’ll finish up assembling the Left Main Landing Gear left landing gear. STAGE 31 PARTS PARTS LIST PART MATERIAL 031-01 031-01 ABS resin ２ 031-02 Steel （1 spare）...
  • Page 22 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 ：Don’t Glue 031-02 028-05 Fix the metal fitting holder 028-05 assembled in stage 28 using screw 031-02. Check the movement of the landing gear: the gear should turn to lift the landing gear and the wheel should push in. You can watch a video for a demonstration here. Click here to watch.
  • Page 23 組み立てガイ ド Stage 32: Assembling the Left Wing In this stage we’ll carry on Stage 32 Assembly working on the left wing, inserting gears and adding the Wing Tip Light wing tip light. STAGE 32 PARTS PARTS LIST PART MATERIAL １...
  • Page 24 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the gear complex ：Don’t Glue 032-03 032-05 032-05 into the gear 032-03. Keep it in a safe place until required in a later stage. Insert the shaft STEP 2 Attaching the wing tip light (L) 031-01 032-02 032-02...
  • Page 25 組み立てガイ ド Pass the LED wire 032-04 through the wing frame and insert the LED at the end into the wing tip light 032-02. The wire 032-04 runs under the frame in four places, shown circled in the diagram below. Check that the wire runs around any screw holes.
  • Page 26 組み立てガイ ド Stage 33: Attaching a Type 99 mkII 20 mm Machine Gun In this stage we’ll be installing the landing gear limit switch as Stage 33 Assembly well as assembling the Type 99 mkII 20 mm machine gun and Type 99 mkII 20 mm Machine Gun then attaching this to the landing gear frame.
  • Page 27 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Attaching the landing gear switch ：Don’t Glue 033-03 033-04 031-01 Fix the switch 033-03 to the frame 031-01 using 2 x 033-04 screws. Feed the end of the switch wire through the gap to the opposite side of the wing.
  • Page 28 組み立てガイ ド 033-01 031-01 Lower the machine gun 033-01 assembled in 1 onto the main wing frame 031-01. Feed the wire from LED 033-02 through the same hole as the switch 033-03. 033-04 Fix the machine gun 033-01 in place using an 033-04 screw.
  • Page 29 組み立てガイ ド Stage 34: Attaching the Left Landing Gear & Motor Stage 34 Assembly In this stage we’ll attach the left landing gear as well as the motor (which drives this Landing Gear / Motor side forward) to the left wing frame. STAGE 34 PARTS PARTS LIST PART...
  • Page 30 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Attaching the left landing gear and motor ：Don’t Glue Fit the landing gear assembled in stage 31 to the main wing frame. 031-03 031-04 034-01 034-02 Fit the gear 034-02 to the motor 034-01. Pay attention to the 031-03 Secure the landing gear in place using the screws &...
  • Page 31 組み立てガイ ド NOTE Make sure the landing gear and motor gear properly engage when installing these parts. Fit the gear and shaft assembled in stage 32. 032-06 032-01 Fit the cover 032-01 that came with stage 32. Fix the cover in place using four screws 032-06 that came with stage 32.

  • Page 32: Landing Gear Covers

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 35: Assembling the Landing Gear Covers Stage 35 Assembly In this stage we’ll be assembling the cover parts for the landing gear when retracted Landing Gear Covers into the wing when not in use. STAGE 35 PARTS PARTS LIST PART MATERIAL...
  • Page 33 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Assembling the right landing gear ：Don’t Glue Rear 035-06 Short Long Long Long Short Rear Short 035-07 035-03 Front Front Attach the metal fittings 035-06 & 035-07 to the right landing gear cover. Study the picture to check you have the correct orienta- tion: the short end of 035-03 faces the front, and the short arm of...
  • Page 34 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Assembling the left cover 035-07 Rear 035-06 Long Long Short Short Front Front 035-04 Attach the metal fittings 035-06 & 035-07 to the left landing gear cover 035-04. The short end of 035-04 faces the front, and the short arm of 035-06 attaches to the front end.

  • Page 35: Wing Frame

    組み立てガイ ド Stage 36: Attaching the Landing Gear Covers and Wing Frame to the Wing Base Frame In this stage we’ll be attaching the landing Stage 36 Assembly gear covers and left wing frame to the wing base frame. We’ll also be attaching the Wing Frame carburettor and supercharger.
  • Page 36 組み立てガイ ド ：Glue STEP 1 Attaching the left landing gear cover ：Don’t Glue 035-07 036-01 035-05 035-04 035-05 035-07 Fit connector and metal fittings that are attached to the left landing gear cover assembled in stage 35 to the main wing base frame 036-01.
  • Page 37 組み立てガイ ド STEP 2 Attaching the right landing gear cover 035-07 035-05 035-03 035-05 035-07 Fit connector and metal fittings that are attached to the right landing gear cover assembled in stage 35 to the main wing base frame 036-01. 035-01 035-01 Attach support unit...
  • Page 38 組み立てガイ ド STEP 3 Attaching the wing frame Align the four raised screw holes 036-01 Align the left main wing frame assembled in stage 34 with the main wing base frame assembled in STEP 2. 036-02 036-02 Fix the main wing frame in place using four 036-02 screws.
  • Page 39 組み立てガイ ド STEP 4 Installing the carburettor and supercharger Fit the carburettor and supercharger unit assembled in stage 15 to the main base frame 036-01. 036-02 036-02 Secure in place using three screws. STAGE COMPLETE AGORAMODELS A6M ZERO...