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> Years ago I had finished the Tamiya 1/35 U.S. Tank M3 Lee in sand
> yellow and Desert Rat markings. Is this a valid representation? That
> is did the Lee ever served in British colors? If not I'll have to
> get the Grant kit and swap turrets. Then finish the new kit as an
> American M3 Lee. The next question then is did the Lee ever sport a
> sand yellow finish? The reason is I won't have to repaint the
> current sand yellow turret too.
A quick search of the Imperial War Museum photo archive:
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There are a series of pictures Lee tanks of 'C' Squadron, 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars, 2nd Armoured Brigade, El Alamein position, Egypt, 7 July 1942. In overall sand.