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Dodge Viper GTS
Tweet Topic Started: May 7 2017, 02:12 PM (215 Views)
TimJ	May 7 2017, 02:12 PM Post #1
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	For my first build I'll be flexing some American muscle in the shape of a Dodge Viper GTS. Edited by TimJ, Jul 2 2017, 10:27 PM.



CPNGROATS	May 7 2017, 03:06 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	TimJ, Nice pick for the G.B. G.B. Cheers, ggc



johnnyb	May 7 2017, 03:27 PM Post #3
Advanced Member Posts: 567 Group: Members Member #807 Joined: March 4, 2016 Country United States	Built this before. It's a great kit. What color is it going to be? Johnnyb



arni	May 7 2017, 06:09 PM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 2,418 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 25, 2011 Country None	I love the Viper.



TimJ	May 13 2017, 09:09 PM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	johnnyb May 7 2017, 03:27 PM What color is it going to be? Johnny, I'll be painting it blue with white stripes as per the box art. First up I gave the underside a coat of semi gloss black and fitted the wheels. After that the drivetrain was assembled and painted. The instructions call out for aluminium for the engine and gearbox but I decided to break it up a bit and gave the gearbox a cat of Tamiya Metallic Grey. You can see how much room is taken up by the engine/gearbox here. Finally for this update the rear springs have been fitted to the rear arches and painted. The springs were picked out with steel Revell paint. Edited by TimJ, Jul 2 2017, 10:34 PM.



CPNGROATS	May 13 2017, 09:18 PM Post #6
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	TimJ, Your Viper is coming along nicely............ G.B. Cheers, ggc



arni	May 13 2017, 09:27 PM Post #7
Advanced Member Posts: 2,418 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 25, 2011 Country None	That is a big old lump for sure,managed to squeeze one into a 32 Ford a while back!



TimJ	May 13 2017, 09:43 PM Post #8
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	It must have been a tight fit in a '32.



arni	May 13 2017, 09:58 PM Post #9
Advanced Member Posts: 2,418 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 25, 2011 Country None	TimJ May 13 2017, 09:43 PM It must have been a tight fit in a '32. feel like I am stalking you It was a tad.....



TimJ	Jun 22 2017, 03:31 AM Post #10
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	I haven't updated this in a while but there has been some progress. The kit instructions quote shades of grey (but not 50 ) for the interior but looking online I saw one with a black interior with blue inserts so as mine will be blue I thought I'd go with that instead. The blue is Revell 52 with matt varnish. I've also sprayed a couple of coats of Tamiya TS50 Mica Blue on the body. More soon Edited by TimJ, Jul 2 2017, 03:02 PM.



arni	Jun 22 2017, 07:59 PM Post #11
Advanced Member Posts: 2,418 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 25, 2011 Country None	Very nice,seen a car marked up as a state troopers car (for real) that would surprise the litttle oikes.



TimJ	Jul 8 2017, 11:04 PM Post #12
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	The Viper ha s been given another coat of Mica blue to make sure all the panels are the same shade. After a couple of days I painted the engine bay satin black, along with the interior of the front panel and bonnet. I also did the black trim around the windows. Finally for this update I finished the dashboard using a combination of the kit decals and a silver pen. .



Johni044	Jul 9 2017, 07:22 PM Post #13
John Posts: 4,772 Group: Revell Historian Member #6 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United Kingdom	Very smart.



CPNGROATS	Jul 9 2017, 11:54 PM Post #14
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	Wonderful Viper, essence of Bad ASS...... Cheers, ggc



TimJ	Jul 13 2017, 09:57 AM Post #15
Advanced Member Posts: 504 Group: Product Reviewer Member #38 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country Canada	Thanks for the comments guys. After fitting the lights it was time for the decals which went on without too much trouble apart from the rear one which had a few curves to get round. It doesn't look too bad though. It didn't take long to put the various sub assemblies together and get it finished. Nice to get a GB build finished before the end.



CPNGROATS	Jul 13 2017, 12:03 PM Post #16
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	Tim: Great looking model............ G.B. Cheers, ggc



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