i really liked the 222 too. i painted ev the whole vehicle panzer gray and then pretended i was the painter in tripoli as it came off the boat in early '41. sine i would have limited supplies and limited time i kept the inside of the turret, entire suspension system, bottoms of boxes, and wheel wells dark grey. after painting the sand i rubbed off the edges to get to the grey. that didn't work quite as well as usually i was at bare plastic BUT i had a paint ridge line and went back with thin grey and painted the plastic.
the tow cable, in the pic below wrapped around the push bar, is made from fake flower stem rubbed with steel. this is more rigid than paper hanging wire but still bends nicely.
it is interesting to look at early ww2 stuff and modern stuff. and the 8X*s are just huge.
