America Schooner Yacht 1851 (MV26)

by Mamoli

Scale

1:66

Construction

Wood

Skill level

3 / 6

Status

Available

Dimensions (mm)

790 × — × 580

Prototype ship: America

This plank-on-bulkhead wood kit includes pre-cut plywood keel and frames plus a pre-shaped mahogany deck; the hull is double-planked, first in limewood for strength and then in walnut for the finished appearance. Fittings are supplied ready to use, including walnut deadeyes and blocks, brass nails/eyelets/rings and chain, cast metal (gilded) bow ornaments and anchors, canvas sheet material for the sails, and a wooden display cradle, with seven sheets of plans included. Retailers rate it an intermediate-skill build, noting the manufacturer's instructions (translated from Italian) are limited in English and the kit is not a strict build-by-numbers project.