YuanQing Ship Models

YuanQing Ship Models is a Chinese wooden ship model kit manufacturer based in Beijing, named after its founder, Mr. Yuan Qing. According to a Ships of Scale kit review, the founder first saw a picture of a model sailboat online in 2005 and became hooked, at a time when no ready-made ship model kits were available in China and enthusiasts had to scratch-build from plans found on the internet. Seeing an opportunity, he began developing and producing Western sailing ship kits starting in 2006, despite early obstacles including a lack of manufacturing tools and limited industry experience. The company is known for wooden, laser-cut plank-on-frame ("full-rib") and plank-on-bulkhead kits of historic sailing ships in scales such as 1:50, 1:60, and 1:72, including subjects like the Bluenose schooner, San Felipe 1690 galleon, Royal Caroline, HMS Kingfisher, and a "Mayflower" model. Its Bluenose kit, released around 2020, was noted as the company's first plank-on-frame model and was designed using Rhinoceros 3D software; it was marketed as the only fully-ribbed Bluenose kit available at the time. YuanQing kits are frequently distributed through third-party retailers such as ZHL, which some modelers have mistaken for the manufacturer itself, and the company has also had a products agreement with another Chinese manufacturer, Luhaiqingkong Models, to cross-sell certain items like the Royal Caroline 1:30. No verified official company website or logo image could be confirmed through search; the brand is primarily documented via hobbyist forums (e.g., Ships of Scale) and third-party retail listings.

Kits

	Kit	Ship	Scale	Status
	Bluenose Schooner (Plank-on-Frame)	Bluenose	1:72	Available