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:) OK Guys, lets Bid on Who is going to MAKE the Best Looking 3-Vehicle's! Is it Andy, or CS,? Just Traded for a Figarti M-3 Grant Tank, and Hatches Broken, Sideskirts wasn't Glued well, and it was Smaller than Andy's M-3 Lee Tank, DD-24! According to the Picture's on N.Africa, WW2 the Grant Tank was Larger than the Sherman N4A3 Tank in N.Africa! The Height up to the Cupola Turret should be 4 -3/4 "'---Width 4''---Length -8 -1/2to -9"! Also, have ALL sorts of Gear Hanging and Attached to the Side-Skirts! My Personal Opinion, is that Figarti has to start Scrutinizing the Production,their Vehicle's which are Small and their Earlier Figure's also! Hopefully the NEW Release Figure's will be MUCH Beefier and 2-3/4 Inches Tall!
 
John,

The Grant in 1/30 should be approx 7 1/2" in length, 3 1/2" wide and 4" in height.
 
I have both Figarti's Grant and Lee tanks. I have checked the dimensions and find they are both an accurate 1/30 scale. I believe the problem is that you are asssuming DD24 is 1/30 scale. As can be seen in a comparison of the early Tiger tanks (WS15 or WS43) with the current Desert Tiger Tank (AK039SL), a lot of the early K&C vehicles were not 1/30 scale. At the time, few, if any, of the collectors cared.

In my opinion, the Figarti tanks are 1/30 scale, but they would look small when compared to the 1/25 vehicles you have mentioned are complementary to K&C figures.:)
 
This tank is 1/30 scale. I remember this question came up in Chicago last year and Rick measured it and compared it to a K & C tank and it was 1/30 so you're wrong John.
 
:) I have 2-DD24 K&C Tanks, and Measured it Height, Width, and Length! And Figarti's Tank is Smaller M-3! OK, I know my Toys! Collecting and Building Models for 30-Years! Check with Andy, about his DD-24! CIAO!
 
johngambale said:
:) I have 2-DD24 K&C Tanks, and Measured it Height, Width, and Length! And Figarti's Tank is Smaller M-3! OK, I know my Toys! Collecting and Building Models for 30-Years! Check with Andy, about his DD-24! CIAO!
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Well, I have been building and collecting models for over 40 years ... so I guess that means I have more experience.:rolleyes: I am not disagreeing that Figarti's Lee tank is smaller then DD24 ... what I am saying is that K&C's DD24, which is an early K&C vehicle, is not 1/30 scale. Wraith's dimensions for a 1/30 scale Lee is fairly accurate. If your measurements of 8 1/2 to 9" for length, 4" for width and 4 3/4" for height is a measurement of the DD24, then the DD24 is larger than 1/30 scale. As I said earlier, not all K&C WWII vehicles or figures are an accurate 1/30 scale.:)
 
johngambale said:
:) I have 2-DD24 K&C Tanks, and Measured it Height, Width, and Length! And Figarti's Tank is Smaller M-3! OK, I know my Toys! Collecting and Building Models for 30-Years! Check with Andy, about his DD-24! CIAO!
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Don't think you do. I put it against the DD 24 and it seemed the same.
 
Guys,
I really hate to get involved in all this but guess what, yours truly actually visited the Imperial War Museum to see the restored Monty M3 Grant and took umpteen photos , just about counted every rivet and Yes, even measurements.
These were passed to the guys at Figarti and I can tell you it's as close as you're gonna get to 1/30 scale.
But hey whoever said size matters!!
Regards
Clive
 
Clive,

We've devoted too much time to this non-issue already. Just let it slide.
 
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