COMPLETED Revell Viper-Pics this time

Not sure what happened but when I got the pics back from HEB the color was totally off!!! :mad:

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/8831/viper3.jpg

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/179/viperengine1.jpg

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/667/viperengine2.jpg

This probably shows off the orange the best:
http://img74.exs.cx/img74/4487/viper4.jpg

Last minute custom exhaust tips:
http://img74.exs.cx/img74/2717/viper5.jpg

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/5257/viper6.jpg

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/6858/viper7.jpg

http://img74.exs.cx/img74/1108/viper8.jpg

This is during the final wetcoat:
http://img74.exs.cx/img74/2396/viper9.jpg

Thank you, StephenDeli, for the wheels! They really set off the model :biggrin:

Geat job!!, thats a sweet color!!

That orange is awesome!! Good job on the build!!

Sexy Viper you got there! I must agree with you that the rims do suit the car nicely. Although your right front has a bit too much positive camber.

The rims are sinister on that car with that amazing color. Great work.

Very Nice!, What brand orange is that? who is it made by?

Nice colour...but i'd like to see a couple of stripes on it!!

Very Nice!, What brand orange is that? who is it made by?

Pure Ice nail polish in "Frosted Ice: Hot Tamale" $1.60/bottle, .5 fl oz, the car took about 3 bottles, with 2 mistcoats and 3 wetcoats followed by one coat of Duplicolor clear and preceded by two coats of Krylon white primer. Make sure you have a solid layer of primer because this stuff sprays hot!

This is definately the most work I've ever put into a paintjob, but it looks like it paid off!

About the wheels, all I did to make them fit was trim the diameter of the Viper's "spindles" so that they would fit inside the C5R rims. The ride height is a little off, ie too much wheel gap in the front, but I'll live. The spindles are also pretty flexible so you have to set the wheels how you want it to look because they move around a good bit. I just got in a rush to get the pics posted up here and didn't have anything positioned well. I can't decide whether or not to put on a licence plate, emblems etc....?

Nice colour...but i'd like to see a couple of stripes on it!!
:iagree:
but overall the car looks amazing

....what color stripes? :uhoh:

Awesome color !!!

Oh man don't ruin it with stripes. Stripes are SOOOO played out.

nice touch, and if you plan on putting stripes on it go with white, panel lines would make the car come to life!!!

Nice paint job.
The dark wheels contrast really well.

Oh man don't ruin it with stripes. Stripes are SOOOO played out.

I wasn't planning on stripes, I just wanted to see what color since so many were clamoring for stripes! Personally I like the straight orange, it glows on the shelf next to the other Mopars (flat black Cuda and white Challenger that Will built and my Plum Crazy Purple Cuda)

Got some new pics that finally do the color justice:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/238578viper3.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/238578viper2.JPG

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/238578viper1.JPG

Very nice Viper. Very cool color.

Good job done on the paint, but the rims and tires less nice. :shakehead

hahah i know HEB. you must live in texas, as its a texas only gorcery chain.

awesome model,rims are super sweet. love the color.

What color orange is that? Great color and nice outdoor pics as well!!!

The color orange is Pure Ice Hot Tamale nail polish that I got at Walmart. Thanks guys.

Great build, awesome choice for the colour :)

Pure Ice nail polish in "Frosted Ice: Hot Tamale" $1.60/bottle, .5 fl oz, the car took about 3 bottles, with 2 mistcoats and 3 wetcoats followed by one coat of Duplicolor clear and preceded by two coats of Krylon white primer. Make sure you have a solid layer of primer because this stuff sprays hot!

This is definately the most work I've ever put into a paintjob, but it looks like it paid off!


How did you thin it down? With what thinner?

Car looks nice, though it could use some lowering, specially the front.

We thinned the nail polish with Duplicolor Automotive thinner we picked up at a local auto parts store. A good rule of thumb is to thin it to the consistency of milk and spray it through an airbrush.

Yeah I know it could probably be lowered, but this was my first attempt at non box stock wheels. I'll put more effort into it next time.