M3 Stuart ‘Honey’ 1/35 Academy

The British named the M3 ‘General Stuart’ upon receipt of the tank under the Lend-Lease program in June 1941. The tank’s ability to ‘shoot and scoot’ as well as keeping the crew safe from small arms fire earned the affectionate nickname of ‘Honey’ by operators. The British cavalry men liked this tank since it could travel 10-20mph faster than their own or enemy tanks and for its ease of maintenance. M3s were designed to replace the outdated M2 and incorporated a thicker and longer hull and a trailer idler wheel to act as another road wheel, decreasing ground pressure and improving weight distribution.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 255+
– Painting and assembly required
– 9 sprues
– Molded in high-quality plastic
– One decal sheet
– One-piece upper and lower hulls
– Optional individual plastic track links or one-piece flexible black vinyl tracks
– Includes thread
– Detailed interior
– Movable gun elevation
– Various accessories
– Optional parts for British or US versions
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. ‘Bellman’, 8^th King’s Royal Irish Hussars, 7^th Armored Division, Bir-Hakeim, Lybia, May 1942
2. 8^th King’s Royal Irish Hussars, 7^th Armored Division, Sidi Rezegh, Libia, November 1941
3. 80^th Armored Regiment, The Armored Force School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 1943
4. Captured and used by the Imperial Japanese Army, 3^rd Chutai, 7^th Sensh Rentai, Manila, Phillippines, May 1943

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:

Common Colors – required for all versions listed above
Flat White
Flat Black
Gunmetal
Silver
Gold
Red
Khaki
Light Brown
Olive Drab
Light Blue
Medium Grey

Additional Colors – Versions A & B

Desert Yellow
Dark Green
Slate Grey
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