Syllingar at Burghead

**BobRo** · #1 02-15-2013, 10:29 AM

I have recently built my first ship for Burghead. It is 1/150 scale . I got my plans off the internet when I did a search for pictures of the ship on Google Images. I have still to fit handrails to it. They will be built from brass wire and assembled with solder. I havent had much success using thread and superglue,but I am working on it. I downloaded several ships from paper modelling websites and used the same methods of construction when building it. The ship sailed to the Shetland Isles from Scotland but was not a success as cars had to be winched aboard by crane. It was replaced by a roll on roll of ferry after a couple of years in service. Here are some photographs I have posed on a mock up of the quay.The buildings are shown in railway related builds. I hope to finish of more ships over the next few days.

**Vermin_King** · #2 02-15-2013, 11:00 AM

Looks like it is all coming together nicely

**De Ruyter** · #3 02-15-2013, 12:04 PM

Hi Bob,

That's a real nice build diorama.

Regards Andrew

**SCEtoAUX** · #4 02-15-2013, 12:33 PM

Nice looking ship and water effect.

**D-H** · #5 02-15-2013, 12:59 PM

She wasn't a close relation to the RMV Scilonian was she?

Oh she was the Scilonian

Scillonian (1955) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Good to see another iteration of this fine vessel in paper. I have built the Paper Ship Yard model and have D. H. Deason book on "Card Engineering" which has plans for a floating working model.

Great work!

D

**Don Boose** · #6 02-16-2013, 09:04 AM

Wonderful model and diorama. I love these small cargo and passenger ships of the break bulk pre-modular cargo days.

Don

**BobRo** · #7 02-16-2013, 01:03 PM

It was the Scillonian II. I got the plans of a website called Hearts of Oak which gave details of all its owners and change of names. I also used another site called Ship Nostalgia for more pics. I will post details of how I made the water in a future blog.

**Miles Linnabery** · #8 02-16-2013, 03:40 PM

Dear BobRo:
That was going to be my question, How did or what did you use for the water? Very nice nice ship too.
Thanks,
MILES

**BobRo** · #9 02-18-2013, 04:37 AM

Miles,
I have done a separate post on how I have done the water.
Bob

**Joe711** · #10 02-23-2013, 02:21 AM

Nice work, looking forward to the sequel!

regards,Joe