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KCA-03
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Resin
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M3 Lee/Grant Conversions (to make late pattern M3/M3A3/ M3A5, plus Grant
Turret)
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KCA-04
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Resin
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M3A1 Cast Hull Lee
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KCB-05
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MR
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Grant
M3 at El Alamein 1942
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KCA-03
built as a late pattern M3, using
Airfix Sherman bogies with trailing idlers, as seen on very late vehicles.
- enough left to make an
early pattern M3A3
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KCA-03
Late
pattern M3A5.
-enough parts left to make a late M3 and a Grant
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KCA-04 Two
examples, to show the differences between the late (left) and early (right)
versions. For the early version some light carving of the hull is
necessary, no difficulty in the high-quality resin used. Hatches could be
modelled open, but they would need to be thickened, as they are cast thin to
align correctly when modelled shut.
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Both
these kits are easy for an experienced modeller, and ideal for the beginner to
conversions or resin modelling. KCA-03 enables virtually any
of the marks of Lee or Grant to be made, except the M3A4 which had a lengthened
hull. It is simply a matter of following the instructions, though a little
filler may be necessary, especially as it is easy to mis-position the plastic
hull parts slightly. With a little care two or three vehicles may be made
from each kit. This is no hardship. Firstly there are so many variants
to choose, and secondly, the
Airfix host kit is a pleasure to build.
KCB-05 The
El Alamein Grant, KCB-05, is a more specific kit. One of Matador's first, it is
less well engineered than recent offerings, but is designed to build a typically
heavily stowed desert vehicle. The options for development here include a
Lee, and use of the desert stowage on other vehicles, the Matchbox/Revell
Priest, for example, or an M3 Grant. |
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