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Well my SRT Viper Launch Edition I mentioned earlier is done! Normally I would post build pictures of it from start to finish but I failed to get some while it was being done so all I really have is the finished product.
I noticed my Hobby Lobby had GTS Blue Pearl in the model car paint section and I also noticed no one had done a SRT Viper Launch Edition yet last time I checked. So, since I have always prefered Vipers in blue with white stripes and I often try to do things no one has done before, I felt it was about time I made it happen.
The car was actually was sprayed gloss white underneath and then I used the Tamiya masking tape to mask off where the stripes where going to go and then I sprayed it with some of Modelmasters GTS blue pearl I got from Hobby Lobby. Literally the perfect color for it. I tried painting it blue first and then adding the stripes, but it didn’t go well so I had to do this instead. One thing’s for sure, you never realize how hard it is to paint stripes onto a vehicle until you actually try it yourself. I didn’t expect the stripes to be easy from the start to be honest.
While the real SRT Viper Launch Edition has wheels that look more like 5SP’s, all the other SRT Vipers have wheels that resembled Y5’s so I felt that chrome Y5 wheels where a sensible choice for it since I didn’t feel like hunting down a set of 5SP’s to fit it. I had wanted chrome Y5’s from the beginning anyways since I wasn’t satisfied with the gray ones it had, makes it stand out a lot more in my opinion.
As for details, I detailed the headlights, parts of the hood, grill, mufflers, along with the taillights and everything around them with a toothpick. Didn’t add any interior detailing since it was already black like the real one, so I just left it. I will not deny that the headlights are a bit sloppy but hey, there is only so much you can do with toothpicks and paint brushes.
This was a fun car to customize and I really enjoyed working on it. While working on this car, I learned how to paint stripes on it the easy way and now the next time I plan on adding stripes on a vehicle, I will know what to do. Overall I am very pleased with how it turned out and I am glad I was able to finish it. Ever since I was kid I always loved Vipers with the blue and white stripes and since no one has really attempted to make one of these SRT Vipers like this yet including Hot Wheels, I thought it was time I did that for this car.
I noticed my Hobby Lobby had GTS Blue Pearl in the model car paint section and I also noticed no one had done a SRT Viper Launch Edition yet last time I checked. So, since I have always prefered Vipers in blue with white stripes and I often try to do things no one has done before, I felt it was about time I made it happen.
The car was actually was sprayed gloss white underneath and then I used the Tamiya masking tape to mask off where the stripes where going to go and then I sprayed it with some of Modelmasters GTS blue pearl I got from Hobby Lobby. Literally the perfect color for it. I tried painting it blue first and then adding the stripes, but it didn’t go well so I had to do this instead. One thing’s for sure, you never realize how hard it is to paint stripes onto a vehicle until you actually try it yourself. I didn’t expect the stripes to be easy from the start to be honest.
While the real SRT Viper Launch Edition has wheels that look more like 5SP’s, all the other SRT Vipers have wheels that resembled Y5’s so I felt that chrome Y5 wheels where a sensible choice for it since I didn’t feel like hunting down a set of 5SP’s to fit it. I had wanted chrome Y5’s from the beginning anyways since I wasn’t satisfied with the gray ones it had, makes it stand out a lot more in my opinion.
As for details, I detailed the headlights, parts of the hood, grill, mufflers, along with the taillights and everything around them with a toothpick. Didn’t add any interior detailing since it was already black like the real one, so I just left it. I will not deny that the headlights are a bit sloppy but hey, there is only so much you can do with toothpicks and paint brushes.
This was a fun car to customize and I really enjoyed working on it. While working on this car, I learned how to paint stripes on it the easy way and now the next time I plan on adding stripes on a vehicle, I will know what to do. Overall I am very pleased with how it turned out and I am glad I was able to finish it. Ever since I was kid I always loved Vipers with the blue and white stripes and since no one has really attempted to make one of these SRT Vipers like this yet including Hot Wheels, I thought it was time I did that for this car.
So jealous.
