De Havilland Hornet - 34" Balsa Kit

£100.80
(1 Review)
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AT A GLANCE

Wingspan (inches)
34
Ease of Build
Expert
Ease of Flight
Expert
Product Details

DE HAVILLAND HORNET

Designed for Bluebottle Squadron kits a few years ago, this twin-engined Hornet kit builds up into a beautiful scale model - you might even think this was a plastic kit!

This model is most definitely a "pro-build" balsa kit - you'll want to assemble this one over several weeks, or even months, to make the most of it.

Although designed as a free flight kit, this model could be converted to radio-control by a an experienced modeller.

Specifications

KIT CONTAINS

  • Quality strip wood & laser cut balsa sheet panels
  • Balsa block
  • Full size plotted plans with superb step-by-step instructions
  • Lightweight tissue covering
  • Lightweight vac formed moulded canopy, wheels and spinners
  • Hardware and metal components
  • Markings printed on lightweight paper
  • Accurate scale details
  • Includes landing gear
  • Includes functional scale 4-bladed prop parts
  • PVA glue

Please note: Water slide transfers are not currently available for this modelĀ 

Only Suitable For Ages 14+

Choking Hazard - Contains small parts, keep out of reach of children.

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 (1)
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1 Review:

Hornet
Rating:
07 May 2023  | 

Great Service by Vintage Team Kit came as promised.Beutifull boxed kit of parts. My first hard model ideal for lockdown. Found the laminated tips of rudder and tail imposible after a number of attempts so went to plan B make your own. Im 50% through kit and I have enjoyed bthe challenge. Just one final not not impressed with undercarrige from kit bits of dowel and balsa wheels would of liked some sturdy wire detail with wheels hat go round if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Overall I would recommend this kit with a few modern changes it would be very vffery good