SdKfz 222 - No 2 Armoured Car Company, Royal Air Force

According to unit war diaries and photographic evidence, No 2 Armoured Car Company RAF captured four German SdKfz 222's in the North African desert. They handed two in to the captured enemy vehicle pool, and kept and used two until 1947. 

I've based mine on a photo of the remaining two which was taken when the unit was based in Palestine in March 1944.

The base kit is the old Tamiya 222. I added a few small improvements; a new splash guard above the front visors, some extra detail on the grenade screens, a scratch built jerry can rack on the front, the wire protective screen around the notek light, metal drivers poles, a flimsy rack by resicast (artistic licence on my part) and stowage by value gear.

The RAF roundels came from an old Airfix Tiger Moth.

For anyone wishing to know more about RAF Armoured Cars, I recommend a book by Nigel M.M Warwick entitled "In Every Place - RAF Armoured Cars in the Middle East 1921-1953". It's packed with photos of Rolls Royce AC's, Fordsons, Otters, and everything in between.