Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 West Wings Balsa Wood Model Rubber Powered Plane Kit WW502

This is not a simple Airfix type kit, when you open the box you will find 3 small sheets of bolsa wood printed with numerous parts all very awkward and time consuming to cut out with a craft knife which you will need to buy along with a pin board to lay the plan on and pins/glue to assemble, plus paints etc etc. The instructions are complex and not clear, despite the parts being marked I couldn't find parts listed in the instructions on any of of the three sheets of wood, am I expected to purchase extra bolsa wood sheets ? Also in the box are a rubber band, plastic propeller, paper to lay over the wood, and decor stickers, being a few pounds to produce, and not worth the purchase price.If you have a spare year of your life to spend trying to follow the instructions and cut out the pieces then this might be for you, this one will be flying straight into the bin.

If you have ever made a balsa plane covered in doped tissue before, then this kit is exactly what you might expect. You will need to buy balsa cement and dope, and you are expected to to have things like a craft knife and and sandpaper. You will also need a brain and be able to read, but it is very similar to one I made aged 12 (60 years ago). What is available now is Youtube which means you can get away with using someone else's brain as there are numerous videos. One tip which I remember from then is that you can build it light for free flight, or if you want to make it look more like the real thing with Humbrol-type paints then you can only expect to fly it on the end of a line because it will be much heavier. The instructions let you make that decision and tell you what to do in either case.