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#429949 Full guides
Posted by Rick on Tuesday Apr 15, 2014 at 12:23PM in response to #429938
I kept both guides that were posted on here by its helpful members - hope they help




First, I determined that there is a groove inside the bottom edge of the tail piece, such that when the engine cover and tail come down the back edge should slip over the grey piece (that appears to be in the way) and lock into place to create a pressure fit for the whole cover.

Second, I held the model in one hand such that my thumb was on the bottom under the engine and my forefinger was on the engine cover just behind the air inlet. With my other hand I put my thumb on the bottom under the suspension just below the grey piece that sticks out, I put my forefinger on the top of the cover near the wing (the black part) and the I slowly squeezed. The cover snap down over the grey piece with a loud click and the edge of the grey piece was held in the groove, resulting in the cover fitting very tightly.

To make it work a little easier, I took a fine grade emery board and gently sanded the inner (not the bottom) edge of the cover just below the screen. If you do this, b very careful - that's why I don't suggest using a file; the idea is to take off just take a tiny bit so the grey piece can slip by it easier but it will still click and be held in place tightly. Go very slowly, test fitting often as you go along. If you sand off too much, there won't be enough tension to hold the cover down as tightly as necessary. The rear section of the cover appears to be made of a dark material, as it did not become shiney after using the emery board but stayed black so it wasn't noticeable even if you looked at the inside of the cover.

Or you might want to try this first: put a tiny, tiny dab of lithium grease or vaseline on a piece of cloth and rub it against the edge of the grey piece that sticks out and hope that it will help the cover slip over it easier.

In any case, in removing the cover, I began by lifting it up off the front a bit and then tilting it and pushing it back very gently toward the rear of the car so that the back cover slipped off the grey piece. There's just enough room to do this as the little radiator on top of the suspension will "give" a little (it's held in place by two somewhat flexible lines) in order to allow the cover to slide rearward a bit.

In any case, I suggest closing and taking off the cover a few times to "work" it in and get used to doing it.

A nice design by TSM, but not the most intuitive and it requires very close tolerances to make it work right.

BTW - It will take a bit of bravery to squeeze the cover hard enough to make it pop into place the first time. Good luck!





We had a short write-up of instructions for assembling the Lotus 56B model, but my associate tells me that this is much less of an issue with the 56 STP car. He did recommend that I pass on those instructions to see if they might help.


1) Align pegs on the cover with the appropriate holes on the model.

2) Using both thumbs press down on the nose until you hear it click in.

3) With the nose of the cover attached, press down on the rear section of the cover until it snaps completely over the engine. The cover may or may not get caught on the rear of the car, if so just press firmly.

4) Press down once again on the nose of the car and the cover should be properly and securely attached.

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