Japanese M3 Stuart with Crew | Armorama™

The line of M3 Stuart tanks released by MiniArt in 1/35th scale is getting impressively large and they have now released an M3 Stuart that has been captured and put to use by the Japanese. The speed at which the Japanese conquered the islands of the Pacific likely meant large quantities of equipment fell into their hands and I suspect that is where these came into being.


This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/japanese-m3-stuart-with-crew
2 Likes

Was researching the IJA M3s for a project a while back and from what I saw they were left US No.9 OD, US markings painted over (IJA Khaki?) and Japanese flag and 4 digit ID # in white added.

1 Like

Like these…

2 Likes