I finished this build a few weeks ago.
My brother's friend died after battling cancer. They ran a shrimp boat around Beaufort and Hilton Head, South Carolina coast. My brother asked if I could build him a shrimp boat model as a tribute. I had this model on the shelf and my brother said it was perfect.
I warned him that it would be a clean paint job with no weathering. I need to relearn that skill set. In fact, general painting skills had some relearning curves and still need more practice. (I can't recall the last time I built a plastic model of anything.)
The model itself is simple enough. I added some black tulle as a shrimp net and stained a basswood 'plaque' from "Hobby Lobby" for the display base. I used only one crew member from those supplied with the kit. He's in the pilot house with a gold wheel. The friend's name was Troy and he went by the moniker T-roy (tee-roy). Hence the name of the boat.
The model now sits on a shelf with a couple of photos of Troy.
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