Jim B

That didn't take long.

Wow! That's a lot of detail! Fantastic work so far.

Nice looking DAF. Very will done.

Very nicely done, KJ. I really like it.

Nice looking Harley. Very well done. I'd be a little wary riding it with all of those loose hoses, though.

So you know, Optimus Prime is a 379, not a 359. Either way your conversion will look pretty cool when it's all said & done. I'm not sure about the headache rack, but you should be able to get the drop visor & lights from Mo'luminum as well ( http://moluminum.com/ ) Here's the site for Double Take Replicas: http://kdhumphr.wixsite.com/double-take-replicas Good luck with your conversion.

Oh, Blade Runner. I liked that movie. I hope the sequel is good.

A lot of work went into that one. Well done.

That looks really nice. I like it all, and the cow is a nice touch.

I think SWMBO might kill me if something like that "followed me home". A motorcycle, maybe; but not that! Nice find, though.

I'm really liking this Dodge.

Thanks, Tom. Right now I have two major hurdles to over come: the hood & the engine mount to the frame. If I can get past them it "should" be smooth AMT sailing!

That's pretty cool. I'm not sure what it is, but it's cool!

Nice job on the Harley. Well done.

Excellent job, Vesa. It looks so realistic. I don't know if this is the right place or not, either; but maybe you should post it here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/forum/53-under-glass-big-rigs/

Looking nice so far. Frame is straight & level (always a plus); and the bed is square. Very nice start.

Thanks, guys.

That's one serious looking Autocar! Very nice work.

Thanks, guys. I'll leave it where it is then. Now, on to hacking up the hood!

I managed to get some more work done on the Bison this afternoon. Here is where I stand right now: I have shortened the frame & managed to get it partially assembled. The only problem is the part I cut out to shorten the frame had the engine mounts on them. Little oversight there! Not totally sure what I'm going to do about that, but I'll think of something. The plastic is really strange on this kit. Half is molded in that cream color, and half is in white. More on that later. (The little white rectangles inside the frame are Evergreen plastic I added as a reinforcer & are not part of the kit.) The Detroit Diesel 6V92T is coming along nicely, but I am having a problem with the cross-over pipe: it's too long on one side & too short on the other. Going to have to fiddle with this one a little before I come up with a solution. I did add some plumbing details. The "tentacles" you see in this shot are the fuel lines to the tank & the fuel filters (not included in the GW Trucks kit). Ok, so here is where I'm sort of going with this build: I am swapping out the air ride suspension that comes in the kit with the spring suspension from the AMT GMC Astro/95 kit (gray parts). The bed (other gray parts) is from the AMT Ford C600 Stake Truck kit. Opinion time: who here thinks the rear suspension is too far back? So far I'm please with the progress.

Ben, I think you take the record for the longest build (37 years). Excellent job!

Nice job on the suspension & hood. Looks like a parking lot in the background.

YEs, AMT only made three versions of the American-LaFrance: pumper, AeroCheif, & Ladder Chief.

Interesting. Right on the heels of the AeroChief if it's true.

Nicely done. I like your backdrop, too.