KK Eaglet - 24" Replica Balsa Kit

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24" KK EAGLET

The KK Eaglet was a Bill Dean classic rubber powered cabin duration model with beautiful lines and superb flying performance. 

AT A GLANCE

  • Wingspan: 24" (61 cm)
  • Power system: Rubber; Free flight
  • Manufacturer: KK replica
  • Designed by: Bill Dean
  • Difficulty: Beginner

 

YOUR KIT

Our replica features straightforward construction, quality precision laser-cut parts giving you accurate and speedy building. If you're an experienced builder, why not have a go at modifying the Eaglet to take a lightweight electric motor and 3 channel R/C equipment for indoor or calm outdoor flying.

KIT CONTENTS

  • Plan 
  • Balsa cut parts
  • Strip wood
  • Tissue
  • Acetate
  • 8" propeller
  • 48" Flight elastic
  • Balsa block
  • Nose button
  • Prop. shaft
  • Plastic wheels

NOT INCLUDED

  • Paints
  • Wood glue 

The coloured model in the pictures has been built by Howard Metcalfe. He used Airspan for the covering and Humbrol enamel to paint the wheels and prop. These items are not included in the kit. 

 

Shipping

UK SHIPPING

Most orders are shipped via Royal Mail’s Tracked 48 service.

We are in the middle of nowhere and so our Royal Mail collection is at around 1pm.

Example:

An order placed before 12pm on Monday should be with you on Wednesday.

An order placed after 12pm on Monday should be with you on Thursday.

For larger or heavier orders, we use UKMail/DHL to deliver your package on a Next Working Day service.

Example:

An order placed before 10am on Monday should be with you on Tuesday.

An order placed after 10am on Monday should be with you on Wednesday.

For larger or heavier orders, we use UKMail/DHL to deliver your package on a Next Working Day service.

Shipping is free to UK Mainland addresses for orders over £30.00, otherwise we charge £6.00 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 parcels and £12.00 for UKMail/DHL Next Working Day.

NORTHERN IRELAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS

Royal Mail considers Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands and UK Islands as part of the UK and so does not charge a premium for deliveries.

Pretty much all other UK couriers have surcharges for deliveries to the following postcodes: IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE, BT, IM, TR21-25

If you live in one of these postcodes and the parcel size of your order is outside Royal Mail's dimensions, you will have to pay a surcharge.

Our system is not clever enough to work this out and so if your order attracts a surcharge, we will contact you before despatch to see if you would like to pay the surcharge and proceed with the order or cancel and receive a full refund.

 

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

Smaller items

Items that fit within Royal Mail International Tracked Medium Parcel parameters (59cm x 17cm x 15cm weighing less than 2kg) can be sent to most countries outside the UK.

For example up to 3 of our smaller 18” wingspan kits can fit into one of these parcels.

A parcel like this currently costs around £14 to Europe and around £18 to send to the USA and will take up to 3 weeks to arrive. This is because Royal Mail hands over the parcel to the local Post Office service for your country who have to clear it through customs and then deliver it to you.

The Royal Mail tracking code also transfers over to the tracking for your country’s postal service.

Larger items

For items that do not fit within Royal Mail International Tracked Medium Parcel parameters, we use standard international couriers such as DHL, FedEx and UPS.

These companies use something called volumetric weights to calculate the cost of shipping.

For example, a Balsa Basics RC bundle kit that measures 102cm x 34cm x 16cm and weighs 2.5 kg is actually calculated at 14kg!

This makes these very expensive to send outside the UK - a large kit can cost nearly £40 to send to France.

Reviews (5)
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5 Reviews:

Eaglet
Rating:
07 May 2023  | 

Great kit loved building this plane took me back to when my dad was showing me how to build balsa kits will be buying more kits


very nice kit
Rating:
06 March 2019  | 

a super kit and extremely fast service
im planning for rc for this one
should be challenging but great fun


Response:

Thanks Bengt-Arne.
We'd love to see the finished model flying with RC!


Building Eaglet
Rating:
02 September 2017  | 

Building up the Eaglet was rather fiddly for arthritic hands,but well worth the effort,and I didn't look at the instructions . Vintage Model Co. is very customer comes first.
I will be back for more.
Thank you.
Les Howard.


Response:

Thanks Les - hope the Eaglet flew well for you too!


KK Eaglet full kit
Rating:
18 May 2015  | 

My first model for over 30 years and every bit as much fun as I remember it. The laser-cut parts are a huge advance on the old printed wood. The plan is high quality and very clear, although it helped to download building instructions from another website. Final weight prior to trimming is just over 60g, which seems pretty good and is a tribute to the wood selected by VMC. I am now hooked again, and will be back for more!


Response:

Thanks - we're glad you enjoyed the kit and the build.

Added 24th May 2015: We've located the build instructions so these will be included with kits in future!


Full KIT
Rating:
06 September 2013  | 

Very nice full kit. Recommend!