Best sd.kfz 222

[Stressy]

Which is the best offering of the sd.kfz 222 in 1/35?

[Longbow]

Most probably the Hobby Boss ones, detail wise. 

[JackG]

Hobby Boss are the most recent boxings of this subject, so it does stand to reason they are the best detailed.  Tamiya's kit first came out in 1975, and in 2003 added a metal barrel and some PE to make it a more 'modern' kit.  

 

The other option is Tristar,  which are no longer in production.  HobbyBoss did acquire this company's molds, so kit HB80149 is actually Tristar, and supposedly has the most accurate hull shape.  All the kits suffer some inaccuracies, as the 222 vehicle was produced in five  different production runs.   You can read more here, though it might not help decide which kit to purchase:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/hobby-boss-vs-tristar-sd-kfz-222-kits-t318440-s20.html

 

regards,

Jack

[Stressy]

Thanks for the info

[Zack]

Hi Stressy,

I have built the Tamiya offering  when the kit first came out back in the 70ies.

It is a nice kit and goes together with no drama.

I can also recommend the Bronco 221. 

 

Good luck with your build!
Zack

[Kingsman]

So which would be the most appropriate kit for a 222 in Tunisia? 

 

I have a hankering to model one of the two 222s appropriated and used there by RAF No2 Armoured Car Company and taken to Palestine when they relocated there.  I believe they were left behind when British forces pulled out and were taken over by Haganah.  There were a couple of 222s in Israel at that time, said to be ex-Egyptian but I suspect they were the ex-RAF ones. At least one turret still survives there.

[Modelholic]

I thought Terry at PMMS did a comparison review of the 222 but can't find it.

But there are these!

 

https://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/subject/222.htm

 

Tom

[Cometracer]

I didn't know there were so many issues of this vehicle.  Good advice, thanks!

[Peter Browne]

I built the Tamiya Sd.Kfz 223 kit (MM162) just after it was released in 1975, with vinyl anti-grenade turret mesh, and it was a very nice kit, easy build and looked the deal back then.  Though as has already been said, the Tamiya 222 and 223 kits now have new tooling and metal barrel (222) and PE mesh.  The Bronco or HB kits would be the go to kit now (another quandary for me...🤨)

 

As Modelholic as indicated, there are some good reviews as always on the PMMS site, though the HB kit is not included.  I think the turret shape of the Bronco kit has been fixed in later releases:

 

https://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/subject/222.htm

 

There is a review of the HB Sd.Kfz. 222 Leichter PanzerSpahwagen 2cm kit at ahttps://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=5123

 

Also a review on this site of another HB 222 Mid Version:

 

 

There are some decent explanations of the Sd.Kfz 221/222/223 versions at https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/sdkfz-221-222-223.php

 

Peter

Edited February 19, 2021 by pbrowne