bitner Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I used the reissue of the old AMT kit of the Chevy Bison for this truck. i've always liked the look of the Bison and General conventionals. I used the reissue Peerless trailer for it and added a short frame extention on the rear of the truck frame. I used a set of spare 5 hole Budd steel wheels for the rear drivers, and replaced the kit airbag suspension with a Hendrickson setup off of a Chevy Titan cab over. I used Krylon red and grey paint for the color scheme. I used various kit and home made decals for the markings. I wanted a basic no frills company truck, with a little bit of chrome. Cheers: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Albion Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Bill, A very nice addition to the fleet!! I like the frame extension and the colour scheme. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckabilly Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 A very nice truck. How many of them you have altogether? Would be nice to see a group photo one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewaskew Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice looking log truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle2159 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 very beautiful model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Great combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Universal Logging, Hahahaha! Good one! I like your Chevy, I'v enever actually seen a built-up model of the Bison before, I like the grill. The rig looks really good all deployed. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice looking Bison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo590 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Bill, Nice work on the Bison. I like you, have always admired these trucks from GM. How was your kit mold wise?, Mine was terrible..and I had the first issue of the General. Nothing fit right Again, nice logging rig/trailer Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysevens Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 that is a good lookin logger , very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitner Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks guys: Kurt the main problem I had was getting the fender straight when attaching them to the hood. Also the hood sides were a little warped but I got it fixed. Aligning the hinge pins on the fenders was kind of a pain also. Cheers: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Bill, That is a great looking unit,and a very nice mix of colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Excellent work...I haven't seen this one before...Very nice color scheme...Everything flows...Just looks good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Beautiful !! I lived outside of Newport, OR for 17 years and saw a ton of log trucks and you nailed it. I have a stalled Bison on the back burner but am slowly getting to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 That's a great looking set of models that you have built. Very nice color that you painted themlso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skysoldier46 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 good looking Bison. where did you get the 5 hole Budd's? I need a 'few' for a truck trailer I'm working on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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