MiniArt M3 Lee (Mid Prod) instruction issue

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Hi fellows in Stryrene,

I am busy building the MiniArt M3 Lee (Mid Production) and while building the enginge I come across the following:

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When inserting the engine, the exhausts are on top of the engine. That is how I have build it.
Next drawing: the engines are at the bottom? How? Did anyone of you build this kit and how did this work out? What is correct?

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I think the illustrator copied the drawing from the Grant Mk. I kit. On that kit, the exhaust is on the bottom. It looks like the Lee has it on the top.

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Thanks Gary! Most subsequent drawings are from the Grant then, from 30 to 40 and then some afterwards. I hope the part numbering in the faulty drawings is correct, as quite a lot are with the incorrect exhaust config. They really botched this one!!!

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Actually, on both kits, it looks like the exhausts end hanging in mid-air. I’m just looking on Scalemates. I have the Grant kit buried away in a box in my stash.

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Well, I dug both kits out. Of course, they were in a box on the bottom of a stack of boxes.

It looks like the exhausts attach to a muffler. It looks like the Mid-Production has a high connection so exhausts on top is correct. Both the Grant Mk. I and the M3 Lee Early Production that I have, have the muffler connection low in the rear plate.

Now I have to put everything back.

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Thank you so much for your help… I really appreciate it…

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