Tamiya's kit was based on the one preserved at Bovington, one of the few Cromwell Mk IV's that was not upgraded from the Type C hull to the Type D, which had a different arrangement of hatches on the engine deck to simplify maintenance. Since this upgrade was a drop fit of a new engine deck onto existing vehicles, nearly all Cromwells got the new parts before the Normandy invasion. Accurate Armour in the UK offers an updated resin engine deck to convert it to a combat vehicle. They also offer other useful bits, like the all round vision cupola which replaced the two-periscope version depicted by Tamiya, as well as more elaborate updates to depict the Type F hull, the turret stowage boxes and the wider, 15-inch tracks seen on most Mk VII's.
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