I looked on Scalemates, where both kits have the instruction sheets posted. The Miniart kit has indie link tracks and most of the interior sides are fully detailed, even though no interior components like engine, cannon breeches, or crew stations are included. The Takom kit has link and length tracks, and no interior detail molded.
So basicly it is a higher parts count for Miniart due to the indie link tracks, and the more intricate two sided detail molding to account for the price difference.
https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&q=M3+General+Lee&fkSCALE%5B%5D=%221:35%22
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