Weird, Ugly and I must have it!

[Mike999]

Praga AN 8 Typ 001 truck "Beer Lorry," 1/24 scale. Yes, it does come complete with beer barrels.  The Praga company was founded in 1907 and is still in business in the Czech Republic.

Got it from a German vendor on The Auction Site.  I did a BIN last night, got an email this morning saying he had shipped. Looks like a simple kit, in plastic and diecast metal.

It reminds me of Grail Kit I had as a kid - the Premier 1/32 scale 1907 Mack. It came with a load of barrels too.

Some interesting photos of Praga trucks:

http://www.motorstown.com/62568-praga-an.html

[stavanzer]

I have that Premier Kit. It is really not bad at all.

[bbowser]

That looks pretty cool!  Chain drive, solid rubber tires, what's not to like?

[Atmobil]

Thanks for the tip, I had to buy one aswell

[stavanzer]

Looking at the Pics in the Link provided, it seems you could get away with Upsizing the Wheels/Tires, and calling it a heavy duty version.

It would be a great diorama element with one of the 1/25 scale Panther or Tiger tank kits.

[fomocomav]

Mike999, I don't want to burst your bubble, so take this as just some friendly information.  Mac kits are BASIC.  They are also very SQUARE, with not much fine detail.  I have worked with Mac kits in 1/72 scale,  I'm not saying you can't get something good out of this, and it helps that the original is lacking in fine detail as well.  I'm just pointing this out so you don't expect a Revell kit (or even AMT), unless you are expecting one from 1960.  That said, I will be buying one myself, because the ones I've built in the past at least fit well, are pretty complete detail-wise, and provide a very good base to start from.  Here is a parts breakdown: http://www.mackits.cz/model-kits.php?akce=model&nazev=praga-an-beer-lorry&id=18&nas_jazyk=en

Thanks for pointing out this kit!

[lordairgtar]

Looking at the parts breakdown, it seems to be right on with the way trucks were in those days. Any small details can be added by the builder.

[Mike999]

Mike999, I don't want to burst your bubble, so take this as just some friendly information...(edit)

Thank you very much for the helpful information!  And the parts layout.  I've struggled with some pretty basic Eastern European kits in the past. Like VEB-Plastikart 1/100 scale airliners.  So I'm not expecting state-of-the-art.  But thanks again for the heads-up.

Speaking of Prague...anyone going there should hit the "Golden Triangle" for model builders.  Three big hobby shops in walking distance of each other, though dedicated more to armor/air than cars. (Two of the shops are owned by the model companies MPM and Bilek.) The link below describes how to find them.  I visited Prague in 2008 and had a great time:

http://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/other/prague.html

  

[unclescott58]

I'm not sure why you say the above is weird and ugly. Old trucks are cool.