by Anthony Kochevar
1/700 USS San Saba APA-232 (Loose Cannon)
This is the Haskell class transport ship model from Loose Cannon. The ship hull seemed very low quality with overscaled details and part holes molded in the wrong places and mold imperfections in the deck. It completed into a beauliful model with a bit of work. The small landing craft and excellently done and the photoetch single AA guns the kit comes with are really good. The Japanese gun was a spare from my IJN ship modeling and the Wildcat planes are Trumpeter. US Trucks are JAG.
This is my first resin ship, first USN ship and my first attempt at land. The trees are steel wire wrapped in masking tape with strips of candy foil for the palm fronds. The dio will be presented to my wife’s grandfather who served on it during WWII.
