Factory Seconds Sopwith Triplane Balsa Kit

INCLUDED IN YOUR KIT

• Four balsa sheets with precise laser cut parts and strip wood.(some or all of the sheets may have defects)
• PVA glue for building the wooden frames.
• One 150mm diameter plastic propeller.
• One pre-bent motor hook and shaft.
• A 150mm long piece of 6.4mm diameter balsa dowel for the engine cylinders and gun details.
• Three low friction plastic ‘nose’ bushings– one for the propeller and two for the undercarriage wheels.
• Piano wire for the main undercarriage legs.
• A matchstick for the tail skid.
• Three cocktail sticks or toothpicks, one for the motor peg and the others for use in various details
• Rubber motor strip.
• Tissue to cover the model.
• Parts reference sheets (W), full size summary plan sheets (X), scheme diagram sheet (Y) and scheme markings (Z) printed on lightweight paper.

SOPWITH TRIPLANE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

Download a spare copy of the instruction booklet included in your kit here:

SOPWITH TRIPLANE MARKINGS SHEET

Click the link below to download a pdf version of the markings sheet included in the Sopwith Triplane kit.

The markings sheet should fit onto a single A4 page and may be printed onto your own paper or decal transfer sheet.

SOPWITH TRIPLANE PATTERNS SHEET

Download a pdf version of the patterns for acetate and paper/card parts originally drawn on the plan.

This will save you from having to cut into your beautiful plan!

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.