 The models were built by ship makers Lynne and Laurie Hadley, after researching the original plans, drawings and British archives.The replicas of "Supply", "Charlotte", "Scarborough", "Friendship", "Prince of Wales", "Lady Penrhyn", "Borrowdale", "Alexander", "Sirius", "Fishburn" and "Golden Grove" are made from Western Red or Syrian Cedar.Nine Sydney harbour ferries built in the mid-1980s are named after First Fleet vessels.