5blue, I built the large Proctor Jenny as well as this "smaller" Antic Jenny. For the large one, I stained everything - wings, fuse, and tail, then covered with unpainted coverite. I gave it a coat of pale yellow butyrate dope to match the Love Field Jenny, and the stain doesn't show through the paint. Also went the whole way and added rib stitching, small brass nails for the front sheet metal work, etc. The rigging is a little more complex on the larger one, but well worth the extra effort.

For the Antic Jenny, I didn't stain anything, but covered it with antique color WorldTex, then coated it with clear poly. Actually, the unpainted framework shows through the WorldTex, and if you stain the framework, I'm pretty sure it will show through even better. Whether you're building the larger or smaller version, it's hard to go wrong with a Proctor kit.

Lee