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