Product photo: Model Shipways

Fair American

by Model Shipways

Scale

1:48 (1/4 in=1 ft, O)

Construction

Solid Hull

Skill level

3 / 6

Status

Available

Prototype ship: Fair American

Plank-on-bulkhead kit in high-quality basswood with laser-cut structural parts and major fittings for easy assembly. The box includes over 60 cut or shaped wooden parts plus 120 extra wood strips for optional double planking, and more than 500 wood, brass and Britannia metal fittings (including 14 brass guns on carriages, chainplates, bell, anchors and wheel). Six plan sheets and a 48-page instruction book (by Erik A.R. Ronnberg Jr. and Ben Lankford) are included along with a separate 38-page planking guide; a display base and pedestals are sold separately.