KK Elf - 16" Replica Balsa Kit

KK Elf - 16" Replica Balsa Kit

✓ In stock

❌ Sorry! We're out of stock but contact us for details.

£0.00
£24.00
£24.00

QTY

FREE UK Mainland Delivery on orders over £30 | 90 Day No Quibble Returns | Click For Worldwide Shipping Info | Order by Phone: 01629 258240

You’ll earn 0 reward points with this purchase.

16" KK ELF

The KK Elf is a very pretty, small rubber-powered cabin duration model, with traditional, simple, built-up construction and would make a very good first flying model. Fine flying performance and can easily be converted by the more experienced to take lightweight electric motor and 3 channel R/C equipment for indoor or calm outdoor flying.

AT A GLANCE

  • Wingspan: 16" (40.6 cm)
  • Power system: Rubber; Free flight
  • Manufacturer: KK replica
  • Difficulty: Beginner

YOUR KIT

This kit is a laser-cut replica of the original KK Elf. Construction of the model from this kit uses the traditional method of "stick and tissue", that consists of a built up balsa wood skeleton (framework), covered with a tissue skin. The balsa frameworks are built over a plan that is printed at the exact scale of the model, which is in essence a real engineering drawing. Power is provided by rubber strip motor that is wound up before flight. Free flight means just that - once the model is launched, it is on its own. It must follow a predetermined flight path established when the model is initially adjusted for flight or "trimmed". This type of traditional building technique and flying requires a degree of patience and skill, but is extremely rewarding.

KIT CONTENTS

  • Balsa wood sheets with precise laser cut parts and strip wood
  • One 150mm diameter plastic propeller. 
  • One pre-bent motor hook and shaft. 
  • One low friction plastic nose bushing for the propeller 
  • Pair of 22mm plastic wheels. 
  • Acetate sheet for canopy. 
  • Piano wire for the main undercarriage. 
  • One motor peg. F.A.I. 3/16" rubber motor strip. 
  • Tissue to cover the model. 
  • Full size printed plan with instructions.

NOT INCLUDED

  • Wood glue
  • Paint

Additional images courtesy of John Watters

INCLUDED IN YOUR KIT

This is a basic list of kit contents that will be updated with a more detailed list soon.

  • Plotted plan
  • Laser cut parts
  • Tissue covering
  • PVA Glue

Only Suitable For Ages 14+

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

UK SHIPPING

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

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 Nest Working Day.

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.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Boris Gross-Hardt

The plane needed nose ballast anyway so lengthening the legs a little was an easy decision. I do not agree with any information about the rubber in the kit though. The plan says " 33" of 1/8 made into 4 Strands " (which i think is massive overkill - i cannot make the plane fly with this) and the kit contains about 30" of 3/16 (which made into 4 strands is seriously massive overkill). I went with about 33 inches of 1/8 in one loop, which gives a gentle flight. Maybe the 3/16 in one loop can be made to work, maybe i just don't know how to trim this plane :) But all that aside, i really enjoyed building and flying this model.

Andrew Sanders

This is a great kit,that I had a lot of fun building it.It's got a simple but nice looking design that really lends its self to bright esaki tissue.And it flys well straight out of the box. Wouldnt say its a great first time build tho as its lightweight frame can be a bit fiddly to construct at times,its definitely not a kit for the impatient . I Would recommend this for those moving away from warbirds looking for a solid flyer with that retro look.One slight niggle i have with the kit though is that the landing gear is just a few mm too short to allow for a runway take off,of course, I should have double checked this before glueing them in place. But you live and learn!

Leave a review

Leave a review

close