Project COPPERHEAD

[99civichic]

When someone posted the pictures of the new Copperhead Viper, I knew my mission. Here's the actual:



Here's mine so far:







As for wheels, I am at a loss! Does anyone know any kind of wheel that would look anywhere close????? Please help!!

I was very busy this weekend!

[white97ex]

looking good. i too did a lot this weekend. my c6 is almost complete

[g00eY]

looks good so far. what color is that?

[speedphreak]

What about the wheels off of the Super Stallion Mustang? Might be a bit small though. Just a thought.

-Chris

[99civichic]

Might have to check on the Superstallion wheels, I think they're 18's so they may be a tad small....

The paint is more nail polish, LOL. Very expensive nail polish. But, I got two mists and one wetcoat out of one bottle with enough left over for the valve covers etc. so it ended up cheaper than the cheap stuff that took three bottles!

The brand is OPI and the color is Red Hot Holiday. Available at salons, beauty supply stores, and some grocery stores. I've only seen it at HEB though and they're pretty regional.

[Orion37170]

Color is great!
chosen prototype, too
will follow this - keep it up

[blubaja]

The color did come out great Kat! Those wheels look familiar. I'll check if I have something like that. Good luck with the rest of the kit(s).

Frank X.

[Samurai75007]

Originally Posted by 99civichic

But, I got two mists and one wetcoat out of one bottle with enough left over for the valve covers etc.

The valve covers are red on all vipers. The Viper SRT-10 calipers are black on 2003's and on 2004's and up they are red. I think it's looking good though... if anyone else is looking for viper project ideas I have a few that I love from Viper Owners Invitational - 8 that was held buy the dealership I worked at.

[99civichic]

....and you can't paint them?

Yeah, I know the valve covers are red. But, if I owned one, I'd paint them to match the car. Especially on this one; I think the red would clash with the orange. I mean, the purpose of doing a model is to build something you like right? And I know I'd like it better with matching valve covers and maybe calipers. Not sure.

I'm kinda leaning towards the same black/chrome BBS wheels I put on the bright orange GTS I built, since these are sister cars and will be sharing a case. It'd be simple. But if I find something that looks as good as the actual wheels, that would be awesome.

Can anyone get me a pic of the interior? I read somewhere it's got some orange accents or piping or something...?

[BrandonAGr]

Maybe you already saw this but I found a description of it:
"The interior of the Copperhead has matching highlight stitching on the seats, shift boot, shift knob, park brake boot, park brake handle, steering wheel and floormats. In addition to this spectacular paint and interior the Dodge Viper Copperhead Edition also features lightweight Sidewinder wheels, also seen on this year's Detroit and LA Viper Coupe show"

found on viperalley.com, http://www.viperalley.com/gallery/sh...ry.php/cat/505

also found http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...QQcmdZViewItem

[99civichic]

Hey, Brandon! Nice to see you join up! Thanks for the description, that's the one I read but I couldn't find it again. SO, are you gonna start building? Methinks you should....

[BrandonAGr]

Actually I was thinking about ordering the Fujimi skyline 350gt(since I will some day get a g35...), since apparently no one makes a 1g dsm model, I found 3000gts, tons of evos, gtos, but no 1g eclipses. I have been reading up on the completed 350gt threads and all the faq/howto threads and I think I can do a decent job on it.

[99civichic]

AWESOME. Let me know if you need any tools etc.

[willimo]

Cobra Colors makes Copperhead Orange, btw. Nevertheless, the color you've chosen looks very close so who am I to say any different?

What size are the rims on this car? Think you could get away with using the 5-spokes off of an R32 Skyline? Drop some Alclad Chrome on 'em and I think you'd have a pretty close match.

[eph2]

Nice Paint!!!