Build blogs
Long-form project journals — follow builds from first cut to maiden voyage.
Builds by Hillro
11 blogsRRS Discovery
by Hillro
Started a new project, a scratch build of RRS Discovery. The actual ship is in Dundee which is not far from me, so getting details from t…
Dutch Gallot trading Vessel, initial research and build.
by Hillro
Well , I bought a job lot on eBay, a bundle of Part built display model ship's kits. I bought this mainly for the wood, boat parts etc. T…
The Mighty Zulu
by Hillro
This is a Zulu class Scottish Fishing Vessel (drifter). It's going to be "scratch built" from free plan with model boat magazine. These v…
HMS Halifax - Kit Build
by Hillro
This ship was my second kit build. Unfortunately i did not take any build photographs. The kit provided all the materials you need and is…
The Mayflower. A kit build
by Hillro
This was my first attempt at building a desk top sailing vessel. The kit came with everything you need except the hand tools. The kit had…
Jurmo Class watercat landing craft
by Hillro
I started this quite a while ago, ideas came from model boats mag. A fun boat for my grandson. With no plans had to scale , etc from phot…
Clyde Puffer
by Hillro
i found plans on a web site and based the scratch build on these. The hull is plank on frame and you can see the stages on the attached p…
Flying Scotsman. Iron paddle tug
by Hillro
This is a scratch build using plans from Brown,Son &Ferguson Ltd. plans come on three A1 sheets which include hull profiles, plan and ele…
Dumb Barge
by Hillro
Having a couple of tugs in my fleet. I always considered building a dumb barge to play with. However i was always concerned about the wei…
Clyde Puffer. Scratch Built.
by Hillro
This was my first scratch built model. I intended to use as much recycled material as possible. Have a habit of raking in skips, etc. The…
Fitting of Sponstons and bulwarks
by Hillro
After cutting the hull free from the former using the prepared slots sanded the top of the frames, etc . I made up two sponsons for the p…