USS BATAAN (LHD-5)
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140920: LHD-5 in the box.
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140920: LHD-5 in the box.
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140921: LHD-5 well deck and upper vehicle deck bulkheads. Not sure why they bothered with the upper V interior - you can't see it!
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140922: LHD-5 fit test alongside her sister (LPD-21 by Cyber-Dragon). I just noticed the visiting aircraft on the pointy end!
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140922: LHD-5 well deck and upper V. Fit is excellent.
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141017: LHD-5 Airwing trial.
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141017: LHD-5 Airwing trial. The MV-22 are visiting from the Dragon LPD-21 kit,
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141022: LHD-5 Well deck markings. These are not included in the kit, but are an easy add-on from cut white decal film.
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141022: LHD-5 Well deck markings. These are not included in the kit, but are an easy add-on from cut white decal film.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Fit could be better here, but not hard to fix. Note detail on anchor hawsepipes, shell bitts, and drain discharge piping.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Fit could be better here, but not hard to fix. Note detail on anchor hawsepipes, shell bitts, and drain discharge piping.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Nuts are secured with 5-min epoxy.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Fit could be better here, but not hard to fix. Note detail on anchor hawsepipes, shell bitts, and drain discharge piping.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Pretty tight fit on well deck bottom.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Had to cut the stringers to get the upper V deck to fit properly.
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141129: LHD-5 hull mating. Secured for welding.
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141129: LHD-5 nose job. I inserted a wedge of white sheet styrene to fill the gap on the stem between red and grey.
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141203 LHD-5 hull painting. Haze grey (Testors Acryl Neutral Grey FS26270) is already applied, and top of boot topping masked to receive flat black from rattlecan.
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141205 LHD-5 hull painting. Masking the boot topping.
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141205 LHD-5 hull painting. Ready for hull red (Rattlecan red lead primer).
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141205 LHD-5 hull painting. Unmasking is always my favorite task!
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141205 LHD-5 hull painting. Quick job with basic tools and paints.
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141205 LHD-5 hull painting. Quick job with basic tools and paints.
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150215: LHD-5 Decal application. Decals are very good and fit perfectly. But there are lots and lots!
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150215: LHD-5 Decal application. Decals are very good and fit perfectly. But there are lots and lots!
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150626 LHD-5 Hull outfitting.
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150915: Starting on the PE catwalks and troop walkways (included in the kit).
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150915: Starting on the PE catwalks and troop walkways (included in the kit).
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150915: Starting on the PE catwalks and troop walkways (included in the kit).
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150915: LHD-5 progress shot. Detail is very good!
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150915: One of the two-piece PE catwalk/troop walkway assemblies. Tried soldering but wound up applying too much heat and distorted the parts. Had to de-solder, flatten, repeat, etc.
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150918: LHD-5 WSC-6 antenna platforms (P&S).
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150918: LHD-5 Aircraft Elevator platform detail. Fit is excellent.
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150920: LHD-5 Progress.
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150920: LHD-5 Progress.
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150922: Trying to represent the panel detail on the WSC-6 domes.
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150925: LHD-5 Aircraft hangar. Nice detail, but you won;t be able to see a thing! Kit aircraft.
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150925: LHD-5 Aircraft Hangar and Upper Vehicle Storage.. Nice detail, but you won;t be able to see a thing! Kit vehicles.
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150925: LHD-5 before closing up the hull.
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151013: Kit provides both plastic and PE options for the SPS-48E antenna.
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151013: Kit provides both plastic and PE options for the SPS-48E antenna.
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151013: Kit provides both plastic and PE options for the SPS-48E antenna.
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151021: MV-22 production line. Kit includes 4 V-22s; I added a six-pack. Two on extreme right are from Dragon LPD-17.
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151021: MV-22 production line. Trumpeter and Dragon MV-22s are very compatible.
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151106: Kit provides both plastic and PE options for the SPS-49 antenna.
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151106: Bending the SPS-49 antenna's boom.
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151108: LHD-5 progress shot.
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151108: LHD-5 progress shot. Note the RAS delivery hose (fine solder on three eyelets from twisted copper wire).
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151108: LHD-5 progress shot. Note the RAS delivery hose (fine solder on three eyelets from twisted copper wire).
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151108: LHD-5 progress shot.
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151110: LHD-5 progress shot. Note PE on SPS-49 antenna.
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151110: LHD-5 progress shot. Stern gate and hydraulic operating arms are a surprisingly good fit.
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160226: LHD-5 progress shot with airwing onboard. Note visiting CH-46 (MV-22 replaced the 46's).
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160226: LHD-5 progress shot with airwing onboard. Note visiting CH-46 (MV-22 replaced the 46's).
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160307: LHD-5 progress shot with airwing onboard. Aircraft are secured with a tiny drop of PVA glue on the main mounts.
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160307: LHD-5 progress shot with airwing onboard. Aircraft are secured with a tiny drop of PVA glue on the main mounts.
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160307: LHD-5 progress shot with airwing onboard. Aircraft are secured with a tiny drop of PVA glue on the main mounts.
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160307: LHD-5 progress shot.
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160307: LHD-5 complete, airwing aboard.
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160307: LHD-5 complete, airwing aboard.
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160307: LHD-5 complete, airwing aboard.
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160307: LHD-5 complete, airwing aboard.
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181014: Convenient prototype reference at NNSY.
Comentarii
36 19 January 2022, 23:22
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Nice work and I love your reference materials 😀 I started my Hobbyboss Kearsarge, but opted to shelve it when I discovered that I needed a bigger anti-feline display case than I currently have available…
24 March 2023, 11:15
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Yeah, I try to build the case as soon as major construction begins. Sooner when I get a kitty cat, I suppose.
🙂
24 March 2023, 12:43
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Nice.
Q: What is the quality of the main carrier deck? I see some are offering a full plated deck with photo etch, but if the deck on your kit is as nice and crisp as the Trumpeter Nimitz 1:700 carrier deck, then I can't imagine one would want a photo etched deck.
24 March 2023, 13:21
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Treehugger: The detail on the deck is excellent and the entire assembly fit like a glove. I don't think an aftermarket deck is needed, and may be more trouble than it's worth.
25 March 2023, 02:06
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I can also imagine how the packaging and shipping of such one-deck-PE might be a nightmare so to speak, easily bent and dented. I wonder what the packaging looks like for the BigBlueBoy set. Though, it makes sense that they would want to make larger PE with a thicker material perhaps.
25 March 2023, 05:23
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USS BATAAN (LHD-5) in 1/700 by Hobby Boss.