Work on Gecko’s Ambulance started during 2020, and features
• Accurate Trakgrip general purpose tyres
• Three different headlight types (with blackout masks as appropriate)
• Optional furled and unfurled cab side curtains
• 6 stretchers (4 plus 2 folded)
• 4 folded blankets and 4 correct British Army pattern stretcher pillows
• Optional standard and extended exhaust pipes
• Optional early (w/o sling rings) and late (w/ sling rings) wheel hubs
• Optional roof ventilators
• Optional wing mirrors
• Driver figure (including rifle for RASC drivers)
• Optional high/low stretcher/seat configurations for rear bay
• Optional folded internal curtains
• Optional jerrican/2 gallon can carriers
• Optional early fabricated and late pressed steel spare wheel cover panels
There will be a number of boxings of this kit, all the colour and marking schemes for which were completed and sent to Gecko, coincidentally, just the day before the Airfix announcement. These are:
1 - Ambulance in Ice Cold in Alex film markings (2 wheel drive version only - another Ambulance was converted to 4 wheel drive using Austin K9 or CMP drive train components and used in some scenes)
2 - Early Ambulance
4 Options to include a BEF example, 2 x Western Desert examples (including a very colourful Ambulance ) and an example used in Sicily
3 - Late War Ambulance
4 Options showing those used by the military and civilian services in the North West Europe campaign in 1944/45