Jenny Shrimp Boat build

Wow! She's looking really good! I love the weathering!

Looking good, so far. I picked up the same kit at Ollies. I usually build WW2 planes and tanks, but looking to do a boat to break up the monotony. I have seen this model built up really nice. I will be following. Have fun!

Cheers Das ! Pretty much the same here. I'm hoping I can do a relatively quick build with this kit before I tackle my next 'idea'. I picked up Lindberg's Robert E. Lee side-wheel steamboat and I'd like to try to get it to represent the Sultana steamboat from the Civil War disaster. There's always hope !!!! Enjoy your week.

Well ! 

 I must say old chap ! You certainly have the nature of the beast . Well done on the weathering . I have always liked this old Lindberg boat kit because of all the conversions you could do to her .This one doesn't need it . T.B.

T.B. - Thank you for that comment on this kit by Lindberg and, yes, this little boat is a fun little project. I certainly have improved my skills with each new kit and there's so much to learn. I also enjoy the history that each model represents. With that, have yourself a good week  

If you haven't already, check out Don Stauffer's build that he's got going on this Lindberg kit. It looks great!

The boat in the movie is wood. The set folks added a LOT of rust streaks, I suppose from the deck equipment. I've seen a lot of fishing boats, they usually are kept up a little better.

The pilot house windows were pretty much blacked out, as the owner was inside driving.

Yep, that stern wheel is a fiction. But that's the beauty of it.

Thanks for pointing out about the fictional wheel that was seen at the stern! I'm also toying with possibly using a model pier to duplicate the scene of Forest's boat slamming into it after he dove overboard. Just poppin' ideas. Here's a couple of pics from the real shrimp boat that they used for the filming, "Miss Sherri" in Beaufort, SC.

Put in some hours over the past week and worked on the hull and the cabin. There is another build of this shrimp boat being built by a very talented modeler, Don Stauffer. I liked how he built a floor and bulkhead to help 'hide' the empty hole that is left inside the cabin. By the way, Don's bulkhead shows his talents! I borrowed his idea of adding a floor and bulkhead and I just kept adding other things. Had I thought ahead, I would have filled and sanded the mold marks of the inside walls. 

I used a computer cable's plastic packaging to creat my stove. I only added a tiny piece of round Evergreen for the vent. I also made a bed and the table out of Evergreen scrapes. My wife reduced a map of the Louisiana coastline which I mounted on plastic and glued to the bulkhead. I had a metal stack of bags whcih I painted and placed in one corner. Glued and painted a piece of paper towel that I cut in the shape of a slicker and glued that to one wall. I was not planning on using any lighting but, unless I add a LED to the inside, none of this will be seen.

I taped and painted the lower part of the hull with red oxide. I also sponged on some dark gray paint to the springer rail of the hull. After all was dry, I added some more grime to the hull and along some of the scuppers. I made a paper stencil of Jenny nameplate and used a glue stick to adhere it to my sheet of Evergreen. After cutting out my shapes, I made a pencil stencil to transfer JENNY onto the plastic. I then painted flat black with tiny brush. I punched a hole on each end and inserted a small nail. I cut off the nail shaft flush to the pastic and glued my nameplates on each side of the bow. The main hatch cover was painted with two shades of brown, than lightly sanded, and given a grayish wash. I used three pieces of square Evergreen to recreate the tubular wheel housing that Forest is seen standing just aft of the main hatch.

So here are pictures of my progress:

Robert,

I smell the scent of dead fish, rotten paint, stale salt water, and diesel fuel just looking at her.

Nice effects!

Scott

Hi!

 I radioed mine .That was easy and plus the strips of batteries were ballast . She sailed nice and I was able to do all the detail too . T.B. P.S. I had to enlarge the prop and rudder to get Scale performance though .

Finally - back at it working on my 'Jenny' shrimp boat. I changed a couple of things with the interior cabin's bed. For the deck, I drilled an opening into the engine exhuast funnel to add realism; put together the winch system (the instructions are very vague with this part); and added the Sampson post to the forward deck. I did a trial run at night with a 3v Pico warm white LED to check illumination.

Great - I am unable to post any pictures. If anyone can help me out, I'll add them to my post. Many thanks for any help!

OK. Back in business. Figured out how to post pics!

Hi;

      I went back over the photo from the movie. It looks like the Bulwarks had been modified or removed in some areas. I could be wrong.

Hi Again!

    I was re-examning your photos of the cabin's inards. Got a very important queation of a critical piece of gear. Where's the head?

Tanker-Builder.

To qoute a famous line from the movie, "Stupid is as stupid does". LOL I totally forgot about human neccessities! The good thing is, none of the interior is really visible thru the windows of the cabin. I just did not wish to leave a giant opening into the hull under thhe cabin.

Here is a photo from the movie. She did have her bulwarks. They created a new steering rig just aft of the main hatch for easier filming of Forest at the wheel.

Okay!

      I see where I got that idea. It was a matter of shading in the photo.

Got a lot of work in over the weekend on my Jenny shrimp boat. Added the 2nd cabin door (it still needs to have the gaps filled in and painted. I removed the frame from the life preserver and hung it higher up on the cabin along with spare rope (which hides the original hole for the placement of preserver). In the movie, the Jenny has a circulating air fan in the cabin's roof. I used a 3mm chrome bead attached to a painted toothpick. (My wife's idea and bead!). On the Jenny used in the movie, the exhaust vent sits atop a small storage locker with door. I made my locker from styrene sheet and cut bottom off of exhaust vent.I then glued it to a thinner styrene square and glued to the top of locker.  It now looks accurate to the Jenny from the movie. I also added some sludge and fish blood stains to the rear of the deck. No working boat is accurate without fish blood! I am now working on creating the aft steering gear. She's comin' 'round.

This is a fun build and you are making nice work of it. I'd subcribe to this thread if I thought it would work to do so.  I'll keep an eye out for updates.

Keep up the good work..

Many thanks Baxter for your comment and taking a look. I'm having a good time modifying this Lindberg kit. Every kit is a good learning curve for someone like myself. 

" Shrimp BBQ, shrimp saurte, boil it, fry it, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and corn, shrimp sandwitch....thats abot it " LOL

Theuns

Theuns - LOL  Cheers!

Looking great!

Thank you Don Stauffer for taking a look. I was inspired by your work on your shrimp boat and your interior cabin work that you did. Even though it's almost impossible to see inside once the top  of cabin is added, it sure beats leaving that big hole in the hull.

Your models always look fantastic! I've mentioneed you a couple of times in my posts on your model. For an inexpensive kit, this model has a lot to offer. Not the best fitting parts but with some work, they finish well. 

I looked at your shrimp boat several times when it came to putting together the winch. The instructions were really vague. Once again, I want to aknowledge your work and thank many of the other modelers for inspiring and helping others to improve their skills. 

Well, with everything going on, I'm getting a lot of time in on my Jenny. Soldered and connected interior wiring in cabin. Cabin, compartment under smokestack, hatches, wheel housing, Forest and misc. debris all glued to the deck.

Forest's 1st catch was an old toilet seat, boot, twisted cable amd misc. crud.

Winch affixed to deck. Added line that will go to the outriggers. Added an oil barrel and some stacked cans between cabin and winch.

Port side of boat showing 2nd door, life preserver with line and cabin light on.

Here is a photo taken in twilight with cabin light on. 

Currently working a Lt. Dan's wheelchair and getting the rigging painted and ready to install.

I've started in on getting the mast, boom and stern tubular support ladder ready for instalation on the deck. I've drilled a couple of holes near the ends of the outriggers where I can attach a block. Painted black with a slight wash of brown and steel for the fittings.

For the Try Net boom, I added a crossbar that is on the Jenny. Crossbar was made from sanding down a piece of sprue from the kit. I drilled two holes and attached a couple of small eye hooks on the crossbar. The eyehooks were made by placing a sewing needle in a vise and wrapping anodized wire tightly around the needle to for an eye. Color scheme is the same as Mast.

In the movie, the Jenny has a tubular type of ladder that mounts to the stern bullwark and attaches to the crossbar by means of a shackle.(?)  I scratch built the ladder using Evergreen styrene plastic round and glued the pieces together on a sheet of glass. I then used a single edge blade to pop it free after drying. Again, same colors used.

The spreader doors in the kit are plain of any detail on the backsides. Seeing how they represent wood, I used the backside of my blade to etch in some horizontal lines. I then painted a coat of grey, followed by two Burnt Sienna washes for difference in color. Paint is all acyllic.

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Thank you Don Stauffer for taking a look. I was inspired by your work on your shrimp boat and your interior cabin work that you did. Even though it's almost impossible to see inside once the top  of cabin is added, it sure beats leaving that big hole in the hull. 

My purse seiner is set up that way.

Bill