Which Is The Best Viper Kit?

[LAPO]

AMT or Revell?

[Layla's Keeper]

Well, the Revell Viper RT/10 is much easier to assemble than the AMT and has much more accurate wheels and tires. It correctly represents a pre-1997 spec RT/10 with side exit exhaust and on the whole is the better piece.

Comparing the two GTS kits is completely different. The AMT wheel & tire inaccuracies remain, but the AMT Viper GTS also represents the concept GTS with its side exit exhaust. They basically hung the GTS body with a rear interior tub on the roadster chassis. It's far from impressive. The Revell GTS correctly represents a production Viper GTS with a very accurate body and correct chassis and interior (no RT/10 carry over parts).

I'd vote the Revell's in both instances, but if you'd rather have a side exit exhaust on your GTS, get the AMT kit.

[ProSStreet]

all i know is that the Revell Viper GTS is garbage. Body peices barely fit and would require heavy mods to fit them correctly. Its a good kit to harvest parts from though.

[supermod04]

Originally Posted by ProSStreet

all i know is that the Revell Viper GTS is garbage. Body peices barely fit and would require heavy mods to fit them correctly. Its a good kit to harvest parts from though.

i have both kits, very good kits. i like them both and went well. unfortaantly btoh are gone.

[ProSStreet]

you're lucky, mine musta been warped or something

[slk320]

see my progress pics. I am doing the Revell kit, I think its much better.

[DSM-Mark]

I've done the Revell GTS kit. It was excellent. The fit was excellent, and the body proportions are spot on. If the chassis is true to real life, it adds another dimension to this kit, as it shows how the viper can be so "light" and compact yet so strong. I learned alot about the car building the kit. (I was probably about 13/14 when I built it)

It did have one oddity, though. Maybe someone can explain this. It did have side exhaust. There are actual exhaust pipes that end up getting completely covered by the body that go to the side dump (which is a solid plastic piece... no hole to let the exhaust through). However, the kit also includes a dual exhaust tip that mounts under the rear bumper with no piping leading to it! I thought this was rather strange.

[LAPO]

many thanks to you all!
I think i'll go for the revell kit!
The only problem is the scale! 1/25, while all my collection is in 1/24...

[sjelic]

just one word new S27 kit, if you can afford it

[jswillmon]

Originally Posted by LAPO

many thanks to you all!
I think i'll go for the revell kit!
The only problem is the scale! 1/25, while all my collection is in 1/24...

As long as you keep your mouth shut no one will know the diffrence. Honnestly, there is such a small diffrence i would not sweat it.

[slk320]

Originally Posted by sjelic

just one word new S27 kit, if you can afford it

There is a Studio 27 upgrade kit for the revell Viper?

[lotus_man]

Whats the Revel RT/20 motor like? I've just ordered one to put into a '67 Plymouth GTX... fancied a break from 1:43 and I haven't built a streetmachine in ages!

[slk320]

here it is... hope this helps.