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Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« on: December 09, 2021, 10:35:17 pm »
The long-awaited project that many had been looking forward to after the completion of our M4 Sherman Digital Library is finally upon us!

A total of 8 possible variants is planned for this 1/56 scale multi-sprue plastic kit, including early, mid, and late production variants of the M3 Lee and Grant, plus the Australian and M3A5 (Grant II) too!  Of course, this will depend on sprue space and design...













































Enjoy!
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2021, 01:35:24 am »
Another excellent addition! Will get a few of these "coffins for seven brothers" for my Soviet collection.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2021, 04:12:22 am »
Fantastic news!!!  I know many, many people have been waiting ages for this very thing!
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2021, 07:49:56 am »
And an M12 kit to go on top of the chassis?
I need a sniper weapon when attacking Aachen.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2021, 03:28:53 am »
Great addition to my North Africa collection. Long awaited. Greatly anticipated.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2021, 06:12:28 am »
More good news
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2021, 07:22:49 am »
What!? No cast hull option?
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2021, 11:10:26 am »
Quote from: Heisler on December 11, 2021, 07:22:49 am
What!? No cast hull option?

Did the cast hull version even see combat?
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2021, 11:29:09 am »
The long awaited Medium Tank M3.  :)
Also known as the Lee and Grant.
However, it will not be available anytime soon.  :(

In the last paragraph in the information below, wouldn't it be better to have said that the British and Americans continued to use the M3s in combat against the Japanese in southeast Asia. Because the Americans (US Army, not US Marines) also continued to use the M3 Medium Tank (Lee) in parts of southeast Asia.

Also, over 1,300 M3s were supplied to the Soviet army (Lend-Lease). It says "nearly a thousand". I will double check this, but I'm pretty sure it was over a thousand.

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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2021, 09:13:47 pm »
Quote from: Tracks on December 11, 2021, 11:10:26 am
Quote from: Heisler on December 11, 2021, 07:22:49 am
What!? No cast hull option?

Did the cast hull version even see combat?

Possibly a few made it into combat, the vast majority remained in the US for training.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2021, 05:10:38 am »
Great. Looking forward to this one. Another must have for the Western Desert and beyond.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2021, 05:55:35 pm »
Quote from: Tracks on December 11, 2021, 11:29:09 am
Also, over 1,300 M3s were supplied to the Soviet army (Lend-Lease). It says "nearly a thousand". I will double check this, but I'm pretty sure it was over a thousand.

Writing from memory, but I think around 1400 were sent but over 400 were lost in shipping (mostly in the worst days of convoy interception in 1942), so that slightly under a thousand were actually received by the Soviets.
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2022, 08:43:37 am »
Just a thought. When the M3 Lee/Grant kit actually does get released by Rubicon Models, I wonder how difficult it would be to use the power of plastic to make (scratch build) an M31 recovery vehicle using the base kit and Evergreen plastic sheets and strips. My guess would be that for the average modeller, it should be easy enough, and for the advanced modeller, well, I guess it would be a simple conversion.

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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2022, 05:45:26 pm »
Will the decal sheet include Soviet and Brazilian options?
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Re: Project of the Month - Dec 2021 - M3 Lee & Grant
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2022, 10:51:22 pm »
nice job
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