"Mayflower" Yuanqing models

AlexSkripko · Monday at 1:38 AM

Hi everybody. I'm sorry for my poor English. I started building models a few years ago. Assembled: HMS "Beagle" (Occre), "Adventure Pirate schooner" (Amati), "Gunboat" (Milania). On pause, "Brigantine Phoenix" (Milania) is a very small size for me. I ordered a "Mayflower" from Yuanqing Models. Who has information about the company? The address of the official website?

KAYA61 · Monday at 3:27 AM

welcome to SOS forum and I am sorry, I do not know anything this company

Bob Cleek · Monday at 3:49 AM

I am not familiar with the mentioned company, but it is not uncommon for Chinese ship model manufacturers to sell their models under more than one brand name. A good percentage of the Chinese kits are simply counterfeit clones of kits from other manufacturers.

In this case, all I can tell you for sure is that this company is selling a kit to build a model we know little, if anything, about. No historical record of her appearance exists. They've just put the name "Mayflower" on somebody's fantasy of what a generic British merchant ship of that period may have looked like.

swampdweller126 · Monday at 5:42 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum, from NY

AlexSkripko · Monday at 5:48 AM

Thanks! I'll try to keep a log of the ship's construction. I have to get the kit on December 17th. If anyone has interesting information about the model, please share it.

Rebus · Monday at 6:03 AM

Welcome aboard. Would love to see photos of your build.

Corsair · Monday at 12:15 PM

Welcome to the forums ! I hope you create a build log for your model for us to follow.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:39 AM

Here we go! The box containing the set is of decent quality. The dent is from shipping.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:40 AM

The inside is lined with bubble wrap.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:45 AM

There are no instructions. There is a part sheet. There is a CD-ROM. I have four computers at home. They don’t have CD-ROM drives. I’ll try to make something at the office tomorrow. The drawings are in 1:1 format. Made on a photocopier. The quality is very poor.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:49 AM

The planks for the sheathing are of decent quality. The useful parts are packaged. There are ropes. I haven't tested the quality. The packaging is good. The masts are already tapered. That's good.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:50 AM

Part sheet.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:52 AM

I checked the keel frame. The geometry was slightly out of alignment.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 8:54 AM

The seller says it's very difficult. The box has four stars out of seven. It looks like it'll be challenging.

AlexSkripko · Wednesday at 9:15 AM

A set from China. Beer

from China!!!

AlexSkripko · Thursday at 2:11 AM

There are instructions on the CD-ROM. 30 pictures. They're pretty clear. There are also separate instructions for assembling the boat. I found the official website. It's in every picture above. I'll visit it today.

AlexSkripko · Thursday at 2:23 AM

The assembled model should look like this.

AlexSkripko · Thursday at 3:03 AM

What type of ship is the "Mayflower"? Sources identify it as a fluyt. A fluyt has a very rounded stern. The famous fluyt "Zeehagen" had a round stern. The replica is more reminiscent of a pinnace, with a flat stern. N. Witsen's book "Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age" accurately points this out.

Bluebeard · Thursday at 10:59 AM

Hi Alex!
Great to have you here on the forum.
Looking forward to following your Mayflower build log!

AlexSkripko · Thursday at 11:53 AM

After removing the keel frame, it turned out to be more bent than I thought. I wet it with a little water and put it under a press. I hope it will straighten out. I'm looking for a jig for assembly. I bought one a long time ago, but never used it. There were smaller models.