Revell Viper ACR

[gasman]

picked this one up today, I can't compare it to the original issue's of the SRT-10 Vipers because I don't have any. wheels look great, I didn't scale them but they appear to be the correct size. there on the chrome tree, so that will have to be removed. Decal sheets a bit of a disappointment as you can only do a red car. there's a lot of bare carbon fiber on the car so a few sheets of Scale Motorsports Carbon Fiber decals will be needed.

Revell did a good job with this one.

Edited July 24, 2010 by gasman

[highway]

Can you post some pics, please? I have this very high on my want list!

[ScaleCentral]

As for the carbon fiber, the only thing I have seen on the web that is bare CF is the front air dam/winglets and the spoiler/wing. Is there something else I have missed? Even under the hood everything is bare metal or painted. Also, please post some pics as I have an interest in this kit as it looks very interesting to me.

Nic

[crispy]

I hadn't planned on buying this kit. However I've seen this a few times at the Cars & Cafe event I go to and I'm really thinking it needs to be built:

Chris

[Joe Handley]

We got those at work the other day, I want one bad but have wheels and tires for my 4-Tec to buy first

[blubaja]

Wheels look a little small and ride height is still off. Sucks about the decals. This kit only has a few other mods than the standard version. New intake and heads, wing, wheels, hood. That's about it. Decent kit tho as it was the 1st time around.

Edited July 25, 2010 by blubaja

[geckoman1220]

i really want this kit, i heard it has an opening trunk, well thats what revell said in their ad

[Jon Cole]

I just photographed an ACR at a car show. Can it help for ref pics? Bunch of pics at the links:

http://public.fotki.com/JCole/car_shows/cruis-a-palooza--ke-1/page2.html

[highway]

I just photographed an ACR at a car show. Can it help for ref pics? Bunch of pics at the links:

http://public.fotki.com/JCole/car_shows/cruis-a-palooza--ke-1/page2.html

Nice pics, Jon! They wiil help for reference!

NOW WILL SOMEONE PLEASE POST PICS OF THE KIT!!!!!!!

[Zoom Zoom]

I think Revell needs to squeeze one more kit out of its SRT-10 tooling ... of this car right here ...

No thanks.

But thanks for the kit photos. One can build an ACR in at least 3 different colors using the kit-supplied red stripes.

Edited July 30, 2010 by Zoom Zoom

[Zoom Zoom]

Someone posted a pic of a killer white/black/red car on another board ... that's one.

That's how mine will be built.

ACR's with red stripes:

Or no stripe, but w/black 2 tone:

A yellow one, with or without red stripe, would be cool:

[gasman]

This is what i'm leaning toward when I build mine.....

[highway]

Thank you very much for the pics, Ken. FINALLY!

[MyBradKeselowski]

I think Revell's Viper would look good in any one of those color combo's...

[whale392]

Lose the Gay (albiet correct for the car in question) wing, slap a subdued paint job on it and have one heck of a sleeper street car (as much as a Viper can be sleeper!).

[Joe Handley]

I don't think that wing is optional, should be functional and probably needed to get the full performance out of it.

[highway]

they just have a certain on the road presence that gets attention and a certain amount of respect from those who know what they are capable of.

They do have that, Dave! I TRIED to race one of the GTS coupes (in my younger and dumber days ) on the interstate with my 1988 Trans Am GTA that had a 305 TPI under the hood. That was when the GTS coupe was the new kid on the block in the late 90's, and I seen the massive bulge of that beautiful blue and white striped machine in the rear view mirror. The guy driving it pulled up beside me, looked at me while I was looking at him, and gave me the "let's run" look, and of course I couldn't pass that up! The interstate was clear in front of us, and we dropped the hammers. That old TA kept up fairly well until the (BLEEPING) computer started shutting me down at 125 MPH! After that, all I seen was the back of that GTS, that is until he went completely out of sight.

[whale392]

That is why I said "As sleeper as a Viper can be anyway"! For years, my dad worked for a Dodge dealer, and the only way they could sell Vipers was to have a factory-trained Viper tech on hand. If dad ever quit, they would have had to train a new guy before they could sell the Viper line again. Being as he was the only guy in the area, we got all the Viper work (seperate training and certs for Viper and Viper Coupe). Imagine a 17-20 year old (and later a 26-30) getting to drive cars such as the Viper ACR and the Hennessey line. As one who also has driven them, they are most certainly not subtle. And yes, the wing does actually create the downforce needed for these cars; but I still think it would look killer in some not-so-flashy color and lose the wing. Also, the driver position and pedal offset (to clear the trans tunnel) can make for some awkward driving situations.

[diymirage]

i got an old revell of germany srt10 in my stash

one of these days it will be build as a replcia of tom coronells ride with which he set the track record on the nurnberg ring

(not sure if its still in his name or not)

[vizio93]

Maybe somebody will make it into the ACR X :

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/10/2010-dodge-viper-acr-x-ready-to-fill-your-track-rat-spec-racing/

40 more hp

160 lbs lighter

Roll cage, fuel cell, new seat

I'll take one !!!

[modeler]

They do have that, Dave! I TRIED to race one of the GTS coupes (in my younger and dumber days ) on the interstate with my 1988 Trans Am GTA that had a 305 TPI under the hood. That was when the GTS coupe was the new kid on the block in the late 90's, and I seen the massive bulge of that beautiful blue and white striped machine in the rear view mirror. The guy driving it pulled up beside me, looked at me while I was looking at him, and gave me the "let's run" look, and of course I couldn't pass that up! The interstate was clear in front of us, and we dropped the hammers. That old TA kept up fairly well until the (BLEEPING) computer started shutting me down at 125 MPH! After that, all I seen was the back of that GTS, that is until he went completely out of sight.

sounds like the time i raced one of gts in my trans am exept it had the 5.7

Edited August 6, 2010 by modeler