Vintage armor kit question

[Dragline]

I'm 55 years old. So this question may be good for all the older guys here.

When I was around8 or 9 I got a very small model kit for a birthday . It was an M3 Lee and it was very small but it had a lot of infantry in the box as well. I think it was molded in white [Dreaded for me at that time since paint was a no no].

Longish flat box from say about 1972/72 ish.


Any ideas? I want to see about getting one and actually building it as a dio.

[Stikpusher]

My first guess would be the Airfix M3 kit boxed by MPC with a bunch of figures and a vacuform base stand. I had that kit around then. Hasegawa also did a 1/72 Lee, but I don’t recall that kit ever being sold in a set.

[Stikpusher]

Was it this kit?

[Dragline]

Well I'll be! That's it! You are unreal dude!

Thank you so much. It's in white plastic I imagine. Now to go hunt one down.


Thank You so much!


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[Stikpusher]

I’ve built too many kits over the years...

Let us know if you find one.

[Dragline]

It looks to me like it will be a while and when it comes up and will have to pay.

I can live with that.

Thanks again for the help.

[Duke Maddog]

Yeah, I also had that same kit and had started it. I put it on hold because the fender on the gun side of mine disappeared. When I finally found it, I went to go back and finish it but my mom had tossed the rest of it out, thinking it was just a pile of spare plastic junk. Man, I was crushed! I would also like to find one and finally complete it as a nostalgia build someday.

[Dragline]

Oh great, now we are in competition for it. LOL. They are already quite pricey when you find one.

I have a standard search on eBay and so far since my first post nothing. But somewhere, someplace there are unbuilt kits awaiting discovery. I will be patient.

[Duke Maddog]

Patience is key. Don't worry about competition though, I'm not actively searching for one. If one happens to fall into my path, I'll grab it but that's about it.

[Dragline]

So the game is afoot then.

Looking at past auctions we can expect to pay upwards of $50.00 USD for it. I'll bet it was $2.00 new.