Just learned of several other Beiyang Fleet warships that Cactus is planning to develop after the release of Zhiyuan.

Jiyuan (Chi Yuan) & Guangyi, were protected cruisers built in Germany by AG Vulcan Stettin for the Qing Dynasty. Drawings shown are of Jiyuan & both original and late versions of Guang Yi.

Will update more details as I come across them.

Thanks for sharing.

I agree with you.

Agreed, far too few for such an influential period. Have seen several build threads on RC Groups.

Here's a link to Pat's thread on the Yorktown class & I see he's posting his work on Facebook, too.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4663519-Yorktown-class-gunboats

I might add that there are a couple of gents on RC Groups, Alan Owens for one, who have built some beautiful early USN pre- Spanish-American War debacle ships.
I'll try to find the links to post.
It is a seriously neglected era.😊😊😊

For those who appreciate the pre-dreadnought era as navies transitioned from sail to steam, there are several projects underway on opposite sides of the pond - the Pacific, in this case - that should be of interest.

Cactus RC, who I have cooperated with to develop the Juanita & Major sternwheeler kits, is currently working on a 1/48 scale kit of the Chinese Zhiyuan (CHIH YUAN) built in 1887 by Armstrong & Mitchel. Zhiyuan was sunk in the Battle of the Yalu River in 1894 by IJN Yoshino, also of the same yard.

Kit will come with 3DP hull, ABS, brass, wood deck, photo etch & resin parts plus running gear with an expected release mid-year. With an overall build length of 5', will make a nice looking model on the water. He plans to offer both a full kit with PETG hull as well offer STL files w/detail kit to finish to save on S&H. Will post more details as he progresses on this project.

Pat Matthews who is well known in the modeling community, is in the midst of drafting plans for a USN Yorktown class gunboat which saw service in the Pacific. Three ships of this class were built & served from 1889-1919.

Given his past work, Pat be posting his work for open source use as he for starts his future build.