Revell Viper GTS Concept Coupe

[Joe Handley]

Just started this one last week and finally got the chrome parts stripped, some primer on it, and it the current progress photographed.

I'm planning on painting it Flat Black, with a semigloss clear stripe from the duct back and a couple fine stripes of Flame Red separating the two, then using the same red for the interior and brake calipers, then using the Graphite Dust lacquer for the rims, only covered in Semigloss Clear, and then using the same Graphite for the brake rotors only dull coated in the hopes that they look like Carbon Ceramic rotors. I'll probably try and make a couple custom aluminum tail pipes while I'm at it too

[evilone]

Looks like your gonna make a bitchin snake outta this one. are you going to do full race style or street race look? Hmm after seeing all the vipers lately makes me wanna build one up too lol.

[Joe Handley]

Looks like your gonna make a bitchin snake outta this one. are you going to do full race style or street race look? Hmm after seeing all the vipers lately makes me wanna build one up too lol.

I'm planning on a vicious street car out of it, but what is funny though is that the color scheme is loosely based of my Nike weight lifting gloves.......only it took me a week before I figured out that's where it came from

[stewart]

Like the looks of this. Gotta love those old vipers I want to see how this turns out.

STewart

[Joe Handley]

Got some more work done on it today before work

[Joe Handley]

Here's the update pics

The body and hood ,painted MM Flat Black Lacquer;

Engine compartment pieces in the same flat black;

More assorted pieces and engine;

Interior painted GM Flame Red over a black primer, kinda looked like the Bordueax Red leather interior that my old Lebaron GTS had ;

Wheels painted Graphite Metallic;

Brake Rotors, painted Graphite Metallic with a Dull Coat in hopes that they'll look like Carbon Ceramic Rotors

And now the one problem piece....the nose had issues with the paint, so it's off to the Purple Pond, hopefully it will strip it pretty quickly and cleanly so I can refinish it!

[Joe Handley]

Looks like the pond is doing it's thing, should be able to rinse it off and re-prime the part tomorrow!

[gunner]

Looking good, I have the same kit and will be following this build. I have noticed a few sink marks and gaps on the body parts that I will be filling in and re-primmering. I did open up the louvers on the hood.

[Joe Handley]

This kit was cleaner than I thought, no glaring sink marks and the seams were just noticeable enough to need cleaning up, so I debadged it at the same time....not like anybody wouldn't know it's a Viper without those there

The Super Clean did a fantastic jot of stripping the paint and primer off the front bumper!

Now all I have to do is re prime and paint the bumper then!