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Posted by JLing on July 24, 2025, 15:42:28, in reply to "Re: LPD"
Yes, Ralph, I agree with you that only two ships wouldn't gain interest from model producers, but does LPD-30 ... would have similar feature with those transitional ships? Maybe a supplement kit is the best option to add on top of the existing Dragon, Hobbyboss models. 
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LPD-28 & -29 are transitional ships. I am not sure they are worth a large company like Trumpeter investing in. It would be just those two. Better to wait until the first Flight II, LPD-30, is commissioned, and do a kit of that. That will be a class of at least three--probably four--ships, and "many" more if Congress, the Navy and the Marines can resolve the differences which have currently paused the program at LPD-33.
Because there are only two ships of this version, it looks like the realm of resin or 3D print makers, and quite possibly indeed just some supplemental parts to alter a regular LPD-17 class. Previous Message
Hello everyone, I recently dug out an old kit of Dragon Model's LPD-21 (I also have Hobby Boss's version). Just wondering if anyone would release a kit of the latest various of this class of LPD, the LPD-28 and -29, even a supplement kit to reflect this different feature would work.
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