RC 1/16 M3 Lee - early production tank - build

[tankme]

And if you like it...that's all that matters.

[ronnie42]

The tank is running on a nice polished/waxed wooden floor , would be much slower on carpet or dirt (more friction).

[HERMAN BIX]

Can always drive it slower !
I wish my tanks were that good that the only thing to pick on was how fast they are !
Magnificent

[lmcq11]

Hi, i was not happy with the way my new M3 runs so i gave it a new metal Mato MT217 gearbox.

RC 1/16 M3 Lee early production tank - build

RC 1/16 M3 Lee early production tank - build

Here is the M3 Lee in action in the bush. Its much better with the new gearbox.

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Here are a few pictures to compare my latest M3 with my first attempt 5 years ago. You can see the new turret that replaced the undersized Vandra kit turret that i had beefed up, enlarged upper hull top where the turret sits, corrected front plate and driver's hatch, and some improvements in the early suspension. It also used modified Mato M4A1 chassis and tracks instead of modified Heng Long M4A3 and tracks.

RC 1/16 M3 Lee early production tank - build

RC 1/16 M3 Lee early production tank - build

RC 1/16 M3 Lee early production tank - build

Regards,
Louis

[Raminator]

Making a good thing even better Louis, the low-speed control looks just right. A solid improvement!

The of inaccuracies and weird dimensions in these resin kits always intrigue me, I wonder if they're because of mistakes when translating the source material or for more practical reasons when moulding?

[lmcq11]

Making a good thing even better Louis, the low-speed control looks just right. A solid improvement!

The of inaccuracies and weird dimensions in these resin kits always intrigue me, I wonder if they're because of mistakes when translating the source material or for more practical reasons when moulding?

Thank you !

i like Vandra because he is producing kits of rare tanks, but i am spending half the builds correcting dimensional mistakes that could have been easily avoided. Instead of using blue prints or a good 1/35 kit to extrapolate dimensions to 1/16, he must be only eyeballing pictures. Mistakes are piling up on top of each other and he is compensating by doing more mistakes in order for the thing to come together. The case of the M3 Lee is dramatic as both Vandra and Haya somehow seem to be quite satisfied with an unrealistically undersized turret ring and turret. No one would dare doing this to a Panther or Tiger turret...

[Panzerjaeger66]

I didn‘t follow this thread but the result of your reworking is amazing!

Louis, I agree, not only using blueprints helps for correct dimensions (I‘m not using 1/35kits because they mostly are not correct too), lots of time is needed for checking original pictures and walk around‘s before a design can happen.