Tamiya 1/35 Military Miniature series US LIGHT TANK M3 STUART LATE PRODUCTION japan NEW

"Plastic Military Vehicle Model Assembly Kit

Total length = 129 mm The photograph shows the kit assembled and painted

[American light tanks also provided to the Soviet Union]
As an improved version of the M2 light tank developed by the US military before the Second World War, production started in March 1941 is the M3 light tank.
A 250-horsepower, air-cooled star engine is mounted on the body of the rivet structure, equipped with a 37 mm tank cannon as a main gun.
The prismatic turret with the cupola for the car length that was initially adopted, afterwards changed the side and the back surface to a curved surface shape and the ball collision resistance has increased.
A type equipped with a turret that abolished the cupola which is taller and more noticeable also appeared.
The main gun coaxial, the front part of the body, the sponson on both sides, and the top of the turret were equipped with a total of five 7.62 mm machine guns, and the Sponnson machine guns were removed later.
American M3 light tanks fought against the Axis army in North Africa and the Pacific Front.
It was also sent to the Soviet Union as part of Lend Lease and was used for reconnaissance and infantry support.

【About the Model】
US Military Light Tank, M3 Stuart Late Type Plastic Model Assembly Kit.
★ 1/35 scale, total length 129 mm, full width 64 mm.
★ Realistically model the type equipped with rivet-structured car body and cupola-free turret based on in-depth actual vehicle coverage.
★ The 7.62 mm machine gun and the machine gun rack on the turret are reproduced richly in three dimensions.
★ Left and right sponson machine guns can be installed.
★ The crawler belt is a handy belt type.
A sharp finish around the legs such as sprockets and suspensions.
★ Set one Commander's half figure that fits in the hatch on the turret.
The head is a selection formula for American soldiers and Russian soldiers.
★ The decal prepared a total of 3 types, one type of American troops in the Tunisian front and two types of Soviet troops in the Russian front.

・ Richly modeled the compact appearance of the rivet structure.
・ Precise reproduction of a horseshoe shaped turret that eliminated cupola.
・ The left and right sponson machine guns can be installed or not installed.
・ The head of the doll is a selection formula of American soldiers and Russian soldiers.
- Reproduce the detail of each part of the car body which was riveted jointly.
・ Sharp finish of sprockets and suspensions.
・ The state of opening and closing can be chosen for the ammunition box of the machine gun.
- Decal has prepared three kinds of total, one type of American military and two kinds of vehicles provided to the Soviet army.

(From Tamiya website) "