Tamiya 1/35 U.S. Light Tank M3 Stuart Late Production 35360Good Things Come in Small Packages Spring 1940: watching on as Nazi German forces swept through Western Europe, U. S. military planners concluded that a replacement was needed for their M2A4, which was rapidly looking obsolete. Their immediate answer was the M3 light tank, which began production in March 1941, the original design employing a riveted hull and 250hp engine, with firepower provided by the 37mm main gun. Late production variants had a new