Wiking 0429 05 H0 Mercedes Benz LP 333, grass green

The driver's cab and flatbed, as well as the radiator grille, are grass green with silver trim. The interior is ruby red. The headlights are hand-silvered. The steering wheel is light ivory. The chassis features a cardan drive and oxidized red wheels, while the bumper has double fenders in grass green. The cover is light gray. The trailer has an oxidized red chassis, a grass green flatbed, and a light gray cover. The insert floor is grass green, and the wheels are oxidized red. The driver's cab has silvered trim and door handles, as well as orange turn signals. The taillights are printed in red.

WIKING has created a model builder's tribute to the Pullman generation, prominently featuring the Mercedes-Benz LP 333 with a double front axle. The "Millipede" from Mercedes-Benz marks the beginning of the logistical appreciation for front-steering trucks, which at the time lagged far behind conventional models. As early as the 1960s, traditional model builders had opted solely for the Pullman tractor with a short cabin. In 2019, WIKING built upon historical patterns from the legendary model builder Alfred Kedzierski and miniaturized the "Millipede" with a long-distance cabin. Mercedes-Benz had developed the unusual truck with a double front axle at the end of the 1950s as a stopgap solution due to the Seebohm laws. Only with the third axle was it possible to create a truck with a permissible total weight of 16 tons. In 1960, the permissible total weight for two-axle trucks was increased from 12 to 16 tons. Therefore, the LP 333 was only produced from 1958 to 1961, with a total of 1,833 vehicles made, 354 of which were produced in the last year.