Dodge Viper GTS coupe

Started this kit alittle whiel ago. Took a while to get the body right, all things considered this is a very poor quality kit. THe body had to be puttied, sanded, sanded again and then finally sanded. Panel lines were widended and so forth...

ALso started working on the engine, the engine is a piece of art in real life (although still a crappy kit) and decided to add some wiring, sensors, carbon fiber airbox, some proper decals by "Last Deatil" company. They have all the proper oil, battery and underhood decals as well as proper stripes.

The color is going to be gunmetal mettalic with white stripes. WHeels are currently undecided, but I like the looks of some seriously wide rubber in the back.

The exhaust is custom metal tubbing, enlarged to 85mm tips. will keep updates coming, please comment!

here are the pics:

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0001.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0003.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0004.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0007.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0008.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0010.sized.jpg

Please comment!

looking great

sweet progress!

Dude, I hope it turns out like Paul Mumford's car. That car and that guy were awesome.

And stomped the hell out of some Skyline's and Supra's for the Ultimate Street Car Challenge top spot a few years back. So sad that he passed on.

is this the revell kit?
cause i am on that one to, fitting the hood isn't possible without bending the airbox :banghead:

Nice project so far. Is it gonna be blue with white stripes??? Or are you doing something original with it??? Nice engine btw.

^Dude, read the first post:p! Looks to be coming along quite nicely!!:sunglasse

Thanks Antonio! Yes, the car will be metallic gunmetal color with white stripes. There will be a few custom touches like the rims, brakes and performance exuast as well as a relatively new interior, but otherwise I am not goin to mess with the shape of the car.

engine looks reallly good, im surprised we dont see more of these kits around here

the silver accents on the motor look great. i can never get my accents like that so perfect.

Hay Ill look around work for some pics of that color config for ya.

Sweet, Can't wait to see more progress!.

cool. another excellent build..what more can we expect to see? something else your hiding?

The exhaust tailpipes look awesome. Love the engine, and the wheels will look great with the colour you've chosen.
I'll look forward to seeing this progress!

Looks like it would be fun. Vipers are cool. Motor is hot.

Sounds like a cool project. I made mine gunmetal with the Sard Supra wheels.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/58104Coral_Snake_Dos_012.jpg

that looks like a very nice engine in there.
is that standard with the kit?
and um, i might've missed it, what kit is it and what scale?

The scale is 1/25.

Wow Spponman, any chance for more detailed picks? Yours looks expertly done and super clean! Please post more pics so I can use them for refference. Thanks.

:naughty:
Very Sexy !!!

Later, Mike :smokin:

Hey SLK320,
You've got a knack for engine detail! And gun-metal/dark colored paint jobs...The GT2, Charger, 510, Enzo(all are burned into my mind)!
I agree with the others on the silver detail with the intake...good stuff. I'm curious. What are all the various wires? Is the one going through the middle a throttle cable?
Sweet exhaust too!
Keep the current wheels, they're just right.

nice dodge! the viper have so beautifull shapes;)

I don't have many pics of my viper, plus it's not detailed at all. It's just a smooth paint job and wheels.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/58104Coral_Snake_Dos_001.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/58104Coral_Snake_Dos_011.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/58104Coral_Snake_Dos_013.jpg

wow, that thing is beautiful, excellent choice in color :)

progress time, car was painted gunmetal, polished to a nice shine and panel lines done. also some minor stuff done:

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0259.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0260.sized.jpg

racing style dry fuel cap

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0262.sized.jpg

BBS LMs

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0261.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0263.sized.jpg

interior:

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0264.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0265.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album168/Pict0266.sized.jpg

what do you think so far?

Looks good.. let me know if you need any pics of something I work at a dodge dealer so I can get pics of stuff you cant always find pics of. I think that you should run the wires and stuff in the engine bay.

nice, love the exhaust

this is the snap kit right? man, you know how to make these look good

no, its not a snap together kit... this one is a full glue kit.

Man that looks astounding. I'd like to see some outdoor pics, or maybe if you had a nice bright desktop lamp to turn on when you take the pics. It's kinda hard to see how well you bring out the detail in the cars with such dark pics.

I love the way you detailed the viper, the red interior sleekly matches the dark body. The BBS wheels look awesome, more than at home under the wheel wells of the viper.

well, no-snap, or snap... still looks amazing

SLK,
You're killin' me with these gunmetal/dark cars! You're work is always amazing but I can't see the body lines. That aside, excellent choice of wheels. I like the flocking/use of the stock wheel in the back.
There's an exhaust, where?
Are those 2F2F seats/steering wheel?
The 2nd from left gauge looks a little lower than the others.

Nice color! and very nice detailing on engine and interior.
keep it up! :smile:

Looks great dude. All the pics that everyone posted makes me want to go out and buy this kit.

excellent, i really like the choice of rims.

Look really nice. nice engine !

SLK,
You're killin' me with these gunmetal/dark cars! You're work is always amazing but I can't see the body lines. That aside, excellent choice of wheels. I like the flocking/use of the stock wheel in the back.
There's an exhaust, where?
Are those 2F2F seats/steering wheel?
The 2nd from left gauge looks a little lower than the others.

Thanks for all your comments.

the exhaust is locted in the rear fascia below the rear licence plate. look carefully and you will find it.

Body lines = Panel lines, they are done in black, with better lighting you should be able to see them.

They are, indeed 2F2F seats, the steering wheel came from Viper.

The second from the left gauage is a little off... can't fis it now th9ough :( besides I don't think its going to be that visible anyway.

Excellent work!!!:sunglasse It's great to have you back!!!:)

Lookin' good, can't wait to see more. :bigthumb:

Great job.................Beautiful................!!!

Mike :smokin:

i love this car!!! great build and the gunmetal with white stripes will look hot