While looking at model kits on Ebay, I came across this kit by Lindberg and Immediately thought of Forest Gump movie. So, $20.00 total, I picked up this kit and have started in. I've downloaded some pictures of of the "Jenny' from movie stills for my reference and the kit comes with some figures, of which I will only use two to create Forest and Capt. Dan. There are not a lot of parts to this kit but what there is looks pretty good.
I washed all of the parts and then sprayed everything with a gray primer. After watching a few videos on youtube using hairspray and salt techniques to create weathered paint, I followed the methods shown and it turned out very nice. After the primer, I painted some blotches of yellow, blueish green and brown on hull. Used hairspray and sprayed a thin coat of flat white and then scraped with toothbrush when dried. I then used course salt on wet surface and let dry. I sprayed another thin coat of flat white paint and brushed off remaining salt crystals. There's still a lot to go but it does look like weathered layers of paint!
Note: only the hull is glued at this point. Decks and cabin are just for placement.
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