I wonder if there is the possibility of seeing a ram from Miniart at some point. Would there be enough common parts between the 2 to make it practical for them?

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I wonder if there is the possibility of seeing a ram from Miniart at some point. Would there be enough common parts between the 2 to make it practical for them?

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A Ram tank would certainly be welcome but it has a big cast upper hull. If we see an M3A1 , then maybe a Ram might follow IMHO

Nice one Miniart

How about the following

M3A5 (Grant II)
Twin GM 6-71 diesel variant of riveted hull M3. Although it had the original Lee turret, it was referred by the British as Grant II. 591 built.

M31 Tank Recovery Vehicle (Grant ARV I)
Based on M3 chassis, with dummy turret and dummy 75 gun. A 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) winch installed.

M33 Prime Mover

I wonder if there is the possibility of seeing a ram from Miniart at some point. Would there be enough common parts between the 2 to make it practical for them?

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Nice one Miniart

How about the following

M3A5 (Grant II)
Twin GM 6-71 diesel variant of riveted hull M3. Although it had the original Lee turret, it was referred by the British as Grant II. 591 built.

M31 Tank Recovery Vehicle (Grant ARV I)
Based on M3 chassis, with dummy turret and dummy 75 gun. A 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) winch installed.

M33 Prime Mover

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I think the US used the M3A5 on Makin island in the Pacific, too...that's one I'd like to do

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Nice one Miniart

How about the following

M3A5 (Grant II)
Twin GM 6-71 diesel variant of riveted hull M3. Although it had the original Lee turret, it was referred by the British as Grant II. 591 built.

M31 Tank Recovery Vehicle (Grant ARV I)
Based on M3 chassis, with dummy turret and dummy 75 gun. A 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) winch installed.

M33 Prime Mover

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I think the US used the M3A5 on Makin island in the Pacific, too...that's one I'd like to do

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Actually the majority of Grant II in British service had Grant turrets. There are pictures of them, the IWM tank is one as were the South African Grant observation tanks. But most are hard to identify since the the rear deck is often not visible or obscured with storage.

The tanks on Makin island were standard M3 with late features including chevron track, ventilators and grouser storage (And probably solid road wheels)

Nice one Miniart

How about the following

M3A5 (Grant II)
Twin GM 6-71 diesel variant of riveted hull M3. Although it had the original Lee turret, it was referred by the British as Grant II. 591 built.

M31 Tank Recovery Vehicle (Grant ARV I)
Based on M3 chassis, with dummy turret and dummy 75 gun. A 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) winch installed.

M33 Prime Mover

It would be so simple for Takom or Miniart to make a "2-in1" kit of the M31 and the M33, as the M33 was basically an M31 with the turret and boom deleted. Of course, a full interior would be required, as the M33's interior is totally exposed with the turret gone. All we can do is hope.

Sorry, but the 193rd TB M3 Stuarts and M3 Lees at Makin were diesel powered. Hunnicut's Sherman book has a small photo of M3 Lees at Makin that shows the rear hull. You can see that the rear plate extends down much further than on the M3 Lee. I don't think that it was a waterproofing mod.
See this photo from wiki.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M3_Medium_Tanks_in_the_Battle_of_Makin.png
If you examine photos in the Hunnicut Stuart book, there is a photo of a 193rd Stuart sunk in a water filled crater or perhaps anti tank hole in the road. One photo shows that tank from the rear and you can just make out that the exhaust pipes to the air filter are longer and go closer to the middle of the rear deck.
So apparently the 193rd used both light and medium diesel tanks at Makin.
Sorry it's been years since I researched this point and my Hunnicut books are packed away.