I remember back in the early 1960s Revell released two versions of the 1/96 model, one with full sails and one with no sails. They were boxed in two different boxes, the kit without sails having the most attractive picture. The hulls of both kits included pre-painted copper below the waterline, and both included a very nice booklet history of the ship.
Both packages were later combined into the "with sails" box, presumably because Revell realized that the model with sails could be built without. However, the hobbyist was now forced to pay the higher price for the kit with sails.
Revell later released a "Museum Quality" kit where the lower hull was pre-weathered as well as coppered. the sails were some form of "cloth" material, the stand was a set of simulated gold pedastals, and there was a rudimentary wood base.
These are the only versions of this kit except for several re-releases with different box art. Also, the later kits of a few years ago were released with molded shrouds and ratlines after Revell's old machine broke down; they could not replace it.
Please note that this is the only change to the actual model since its initial release in the 1950s. Private companies have released after-market products, notably HisModel.com in Czecholsovakia, ScaleDecks.com in the US, and Model Monkey in the US.
Bill