Hi All

I wondered if anyone knows if there are any manufactures producing either kits or conversions that would allow me to build both an early and mid production M4A3 please.

Regards Bob.

Hmmm. A tricky one. You don't mention scale, so I'll assume you mean 1:35.

I don't think any of the kit makers offer the early M4A3 with its cast driver's hoods to build "out of box". You could modify the Tamiya "Early M4" hull with an M4A3 engine deck and rear end, since they inadvertantly used an M4A4 front hull that uses the same hoods as the early A3. But, you'd need to replace the cast radio pot with its characteristic flared base seen on M4A4s, and of course fill the weld "trenches".

Or, you can find an old MP Authen-I-Kit hull conversion (labelled as M4/M4A3).

Formations offers a "mid-production" M4A3 with the cast hoods, but it has the cast M4A4-style radio pot that suggests they based their master on a Tamiya M4 hull...

So, whatever way you go you will be doing a lot of research and kitbashing.

Tom

Ops sorry yes 1/35, eye sight you know