The I Love Kit 1/35 M3A3 Medium Tank (ILK 63517) depicts the welded-hull, diesel-powered variant of the American M3 Medium Tank family. Officially designated Medium Tank, M3, the design was rushed into production ahead of the M4 Sherman to give US and Allied forces a tank capable of mounting a 75mm gun.
Vehicles fitted with the American-pattern turret and its distinctive cupola were known to the British as the "Lee," after Confederate general Robert E. Lee, while British-turreted variants were called the "Grant." The M3A3 introduced a welded hull for improved production speed and armor integrity, along with twin diesel engines, and served with US and Allied forces in North Africa and the Pacific before being phased out as the M4 Sherman entered widespread service.
Key Features:
- 1/35 scale injection molded plastic kit with 630+ parts across 19 sprues
- Accurately reproduced welded hull and lower hull, upper hull, and turret sub-assemblies
- Photo etched detail parts for engine grilles and fine exterior fittings
- Highly detailed suspension and running gear typical of the M3 series
- Full decal sheet for period-accurate US Army markings
I Love Kit's engineering captures the distinctive silhouette of the M3 series - the sponson-mounted 75mm gun, the secondary 37mm gun in the rotating turret, and the riveted and welded hull panels that defined this transitional American tank design.
Ideal For:
- Early-war US armor collectors
- North Africa and Pacific theater diorama builders
- Modelers building out a full M3 Lee/Grant family collection
The I Love Kit 1/35 M3A3 Medium Tank is a rewarding build that honors an important, often-overlooked chapter of American armor development.
