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30" DHC-1 CHIPMUNK 150%
This plane is a 150% scaled up version of Veron's Tru-Flite DH Chipmunk (which is also available in our on-line store). The Chipmunk is a two-seater, low-winged military trainer aircraft which was built by the de Havilland Canada aircraft company after the second World War.
AT A GLANCE
- Wingspan: 30" (76.2 cm)
- Power system: Rubber; free-flight
- Manufacturer: Veron
- Designed by Phil Smith
- Difficulty: Intermediate
KIT CONTENTS
- Plotted Plans
- Laser cut parts
- Strip wood
- Acetate sheet for windows
- Tissue covering
- Wheels Dowel
- Metal rod
- Rubber motor; 7" plastic propeller, large nose button
- Instructions
NOT INCLUDED
- Paints
- Glue
- A decals/markings sheet is no longer available and not included in this kit.
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
Very nice kit that I’ve converted to RC 3 channel (AET). In this endeavour I’ve had to fully sheet the fuselage because it was just too weak to handle (kept putting a finger or thumb through a stringer) managed to finish it at 200g AUW running of a 12a ESC and 2s lipos.
Reasonably easy to build but laser cutting was sketchy in places. I found the wing construction flimsy so reinforced with inter rib diagonal struts much improved the rigidity. I followed the dihedral instructions exactly but the finished model just looked wrong with TOO MUCH dihedral. So much so that I've ordered the smaller version to adjust the problem in my view. The Chipmunk does not measure up to other Vintage Model company warbirds I have completed.