USS San Antonio (LPD-17)
1October 6, 2022Dragon 7110 LPD-21 Decal sheet
2October 6, 2022140922: LPD-17 initial assessment. Kit is LPD-21 by Dragon/Cyber Hobby?
3October 6, 2022140922: LPD-17 initial assessment. Sitting next to LHD-5 by HobbyBoss.
4October 6, 2022140922: LPD-17 initial assessment. Sitting next to LHD-5 by HobbyBoss.
5October 6, 2022140922: There's no Well deck in this thing, so I made one.
6October 6, 2022140922: There's no Well deck in this thing, so I made one.
7October 6, 2022141207: LPD-17 Initial assembly. There are only four kit parts in that picture: lower and upper hull, and the two boat wells.
8October 6, 2022141207: LPD-17 Initial assembly. Fit is excellent, especially along the complex hull knuckle.
9October 6, 2022141207: LPD-17 Initial assembly. Fit is excellent, especially along the complex hull knuckle.
10October 6, 2022141207: LPD-17 Initial assembly. Fit is excellent, especially along the complex hull knuckle.
11October 6, 2022141210: LPD-17 Initial masking. horizontals were sprayed with rattlecan Krylon grey primer (to represent 3-month old non-skid).
12October 6, 2022141210: LPD-17 unmasking after spraying Haze Grey (MM Acryl Neutral Grey FS26270).
13October 6, 2022141210: LPD-17 unmasking after spraying Haze Grey (MM Acryl Neutral Grey FS26270).
14October 6, 2022141210: LPD-17 unmasking after spraying Haze Grey (MM Acryl Neutral Grey FS26270).
15October 6, 2022141210: LPD-17 after unmasking. Flight deck area is rattlecan flat black.
16October 6, 2022141215: LPD-17 ready to mask the boot topping.
17October 6, 2022141215: LPD-17 coating failure! That is MM Acryl coming off a standard neutral grey primer.
18October 6, 2022141215: LPD-17 coating failure! That is MM Acryl coming off a standard neutral grey primer.
19October 6, 2022151212: LPD-17 surface connectors in a forced perspective.
20October 6, 2022151212: LCAC with M1A1 (1/350
21October 6, 2022151212: LCAC with M1A1 (1/350
22October 6, 2022151212: LPD-17 surface connectors in a forced perspective.
23October 6, 2022151212: Forced perspective: two LCACs with M1A1 (1/350 and 1/700), plus LCU.
24October 6, 2022151212: LCU-1640 in 1/700 (from Hobbyboss LHD kit))
25October 6, 2022151212: LCAC in 1/700 (from Hobbyboss LHD kit))
26October 6, 2022151212: LPD-17 after initial decal application
27October 6, 2022151212: LPD-17 after initial decal application. One-piece flight deck decal went on perfectly!
28October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
29October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
30October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
31October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
32October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
33October 6, 2022160226: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
34October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 compleat.
35October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 complete. Texas flag was made to size on a laser printer.
36October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with surface connectors.
37October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with surface connectors.
38October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with surface connectors and airwing.
39October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with scratchbuilt representation of Well Deck.
40October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
41October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
42October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 with airwing aboard.
43October 6, 2022160307: LPD-17 complete.
44March 24, 2023180531: Nice to have a handy reference guide!
45March 24, 2023180531: Nice to have a handy reference guide!
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USS San Antonio (LPD-17) in 1/700 from Cyber-Hobby kit of LPD-21.
