MrObsessive Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Well! This is the first model I've actually finished in some time! There are a couple tiny details I may want to add, but for all intents and purposes...........she's all done! There are a couple nits I have with the kit................I wish Revell had added more taillight detail. They chose to mold the headlight buckets separately giving some nice detail, but the tailights are nothing more than plain red lenses giving it somewhat of an econocar appearance. It would have been nice if Revell could have molded the lenses with some detail in red, and also molded the taillight housings separately as they did the headlamps with chrome plating. Also, the chassis particularly the rear suspension was somewhat fiddly. It didn't help matters that I used different wheels than what was given in the kit-------but I simply don't like the Viper's standard wheels! They're too busy looking for sports car, and don't really look well to me in model form. Anyway, here are the pics..........enjoy! Thanks for lookin', and now it's back to the '59 Chevy!
slusher Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 That is really a nice moldel. A perfect color and great detail....
Agent G Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 That jumps out right at you. Beautiful build, and I love the color. What red did you use? G
Custom Hearse Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 That looks awesome Bill! I've built a few Vipers before, but I never thought of changing the wheels. That is a whole lot nicer with different wheels on it!!! Do you have any build pics of it?
Jon Cole Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Bill! That is awesome! Also like seeing an up-top in place every now and then.
72 Charger Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I see what you mean Bill about the lights the fronts look very well detailed but the rears look like those di cast push fit ones . Super snake tho ! Im glad your picking up the 59 again its been far to long He he
Guest Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Nice looking Viper Bill! The paint looks really nice! Are the tires from the kit or another source? Regarding the tail lights,try putting a piece of BMF on the inside of them and see what they look like. I've done that on a couple of builds and it really improved their appearance.
MrObsessive Posted March 21, 2013 Author Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) That jumps out right at you. Beautiful build, and I love the color. What red did you use? G I had 2003 Viper Red (acrylic enamel) mixed at our local paint jobber. If you check the original build thread, you'll see that I airbrushed the paint right over BIN Zinsser which I have to say is an EXCELLENT barrier for plastic! Newer kits I haven't trusted for a long time as far as painting directly on the plastic. The plastic is not quite the same as it was 15-20 years ago, as it's "softer" and can craze much easier with even regular paint. BTW, there is NO clear coat on the paint.............it was simply rubbed out and polished with polishing cloths and Zymol wax. That looks awesome Bill! I've built a few Vipers before, but I never thought of changing the wheels. That is a whole lot nicer with different wheels on it!!! Do you have any build pics of it? Yup! if you check here, you'll see the original thread I have of it. Not a lot of pics as I wanted this to be as simple as possible..........needed a breather from the Chevy for awhile. Nice looking Viper Bill! The paint looks really nice! Are the tires from the kit or another source? Regarding the tail lights,try putting a piece of BMF on the inside of them and see what they look like. I've done that on a couple of builds and it really improved their appearance. Those are the kit tires.............the wheels I used (out of the newer reissue '69 Shelby kit) just happen to fit those tires with a little massaging. They just look the part of an American "new classic" sports car, and just look so much better to me than the original wheels. I did use some BMF in the tailight section........just not the whole inside as it still would not have had the "faceted" look that the 1:1 has. Would have been much nicer if Revell had made those entire taillight sections separate chrome buckets. Edited March 21, 2013 by MrObsessive
Tompidom Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Wow I did not think those wheels would look good on this car. But man they do!! Great work.
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