AIRFIX Airfix 1:35 Scale Plastic Kit British M3 Stuart "Honey" Tank - A1358
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AIRFIX Airfix 1:35 Scale Plastic Kit British M3 Stuart "Honey" Tank - A1358
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Airfix 1:35 Scale Plastic Kit British M3 Stuart "Honey" Tank - A1358
Product Info:
The British named the M3 "General Stuart" upon receipt of the tank under the Lend-Lease program in June of 1941. The tank's ability to "shoot and scoot" as well as keeping the crew safe from small fire arms fire, earned an affectionae nickname of "Honey" by its operators. The British cavalry men liked this tank as it could travel 10 to 20 mph faster than their own or enemy tanks, and for its ease of maintenance.
The M3s were designed to replace the outdated M2s. The M3 incorporated a thicker armor, lengthened hull, and a trailer idler wheel to act as another road wheel to decrease ground pressure and improve weight distribution. The M3 turret had three pistol ports and shortened recoil mechanism. It was also equipped waith a 37mm M6 gun, which was adequate early in the war, but by 1942, the German counterparts far surpassed the range of the M3. The narrow width of the M3 could not accommodate a larger gun.
The M3A1 was fitted with a Westinghouse gyrostabilizer, a turret basket and an oil gear hydrolic traverse mechanism, but lacked a turret cupola. The earlier version of the M3A1, the Stuart III, was powered by Continental W-970-9A-7 cylinder radial gas 250 hp engine but by mid 1941, the Stuart IVs came off the production lines with Guiberson T-1020 air cooled radial diesel engine.
Technical Specifications:
Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 13.83
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 7.34
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 6.54
Item Scale: 1:35
Contents (what's in the box) sets: Sprues & decals
Finish: Plastic
Number of Scheme options: 2
Skill Level: 3
Flying Hours: 3
Paints Required:
No 11 Silver - Metallic
No 16 Gold - Metallic
No 19 Red - Gloss
No 26 Khaki - Matt
No 29 Dark Earth - Matt
No 33 Black - Matt
No 34 White - Matt
No 36 Pastel Green Matt
No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic
No 155 Matt Olive Drab - Matt
No 160 German Camouflage Red - Matt
No 186 Brown - Matt
OR
No 11 Silver - Metallic
No 16 Gold - Metallic
No 19 Red - Gloss
No 26 Khaki - Matt
No 29 Dark Earth - Matt
No 33 Black - Matt
No 34 White - Matt
No 53 Gunmetal - Metallic
No 155 Matt Olive Drab - Matt
No 186 Brown - Matt
