Mayflower, 1620· MS2020

This Model Shipways plank-on-bulkhead kit is a remake of their earlier 1950s solid-hull Mayflower, now featuring laser-cut wooden components for the bulkheads, false keel, decks, and planking strips. The box includes a generous fittings package with ready-to-use hardwood blocks and deadeyes, precision-cast Britannia metal and brass detail parts, five diameters of rigging line, detailed plans, and illustrated assembly instructions; a hardwood display base and brass pedestals are also included on some editions. The hull is built up with two layers of planking over laser-cut bulkheads, and the kit is rated for builders with some prior modeling experience (intermediate skill level).