Pink Slips 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

Made By:

Jada Toys

Scale:

1/24

MSRP:

US$24.99

Overview:
Packaging (Design):	10/10
Packaging (Durability):	9/10
Casting (Body):	8/10
Casting (Interior):	8/10
Casting (Chassis):	7/10
Casting (Engine):	7/10
Paint (Exterior):	9/10
Paint (Interior):	N/A
Paint (Trim/Graphics):	9/10
Overall Panel Fit:	8/10
Total Score:	8.3/10

 

Other Pink Slips Models
 

2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat V2 (Review)
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1971 Chevelle SS (Review)
2017 Ford F-150 Raptor (Review)
2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat V1 (Review)
Lamborghini Aventador (Review)

Background

Entrepreneur, tennis player, and influencer Angelina Dimova has always been into cars. The car most famously associated with her is the Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, the first of which she acquired in 2020. Painted TorRed, she gave it her own twist with a custom diagonal gradient wrap. The car was unwrapped and painted satin black in mid-2021, then replaced with a new F8 Green version in 2022. This one was wrapped in a similar style to her previous Hellcat, but now as a straight front-to-back pink/blue gradient. After its initial appearance in Jada's first set of Pink Slips cars, they reworked some of the details to even beter match her 1:1 car.

Packaging

For wave 2, the Pink Slips series keeps their overall box design, but with an even more upscale feel thanks to a plastic tray built into the base of the box. With a hot pink edge and carbon fiber-textured insert, it gives the car something to park on both in and out of the box. This has led to a slight revision of how the car is secured, with new flush-mounted screws that should be a blessing to anyone who had to fight with the recessed screws in the past. Aside from that upgrade, the back panel has been changed to reflect wave 2, with co-sells for the Raptor, Chevelle (here labelled as a "Corvette SS," oops), and Aventador.

Casting/Paint

It looks like the central skeleton has been carried over from their Fast & Furious Challenger, but with all-new parts for the nose, hood, trunk, and tail. The new parts fit well, though there's a small lift at the front right corner of the hood. Everything else looks great, with nice even gaps and a smooth finish to the panels. Plastic inserts are used for the front grilles and taillight panel, ensuring a nice sharp edge between the colors. Softer vinyl with chrome plastic inserts are used for the mirrors, and clear plastic is used for the headlights and glass.

Of course, the real star of the show is the paint job. Jada has beautifully captured the pink/blue fade with a clean transition that avoids any of the banding or pixelization you might expect. The door jambs are pink, suggesting that it was basecoated in that and the blue fade was applied once it was assembled. The upside to this is that it covers everything - door handles, joints, character lines - without risk of bubbles. Black is used for the splitter, hood, rockers, fuel fill, and trunk, while orange and red are used for the corner markers. Aside from some minor ghosting where black meets blue, the paint applications are near perfect. Printed badges adorn the grille, front fenders, spoiler, and taillight panel; Pink Slips logos adorn the top center of the windshield and rear license plate socket; large Hellcat logos are ghosted on each side just ahead of the rear wheels; and the taillights appear to be printed elements. The registration and coverage of all of these are spot-on.

The interior is primarily black, with a chrome shift lever and stickers applied to the dash for the instrument cluster and center screen. Detailing is good, with separate pedals, door panels with armrests and pockets, and appropriate seat texturing. Under the hood, the 6.2L V8 is represented by a tray with separate chrome supercharger. Details like the cold air intake and valve covers can be picked out easily, giving it a decent if simplified appearance. The trunk is a basic box, but nice and deep so it looks like an actual storage area. Underneath is the usual Jada chassis, with cast in details for the splitter, engine, exhaust, and rear end. The dual exhausts are capped off with a pair of chrome tailpipes. It rides on chrome five-spoke wheels with painted spokes and vinyl tires over Jada's usual cross-drilled disc brakes.

Features/Accessories

The doors, hood, and trunk all open and close on nice smooth hinges that hold easily and close tightly.

Accuracy

It's certainly unmistakable as the "Hellkitty," though there are a couple of nitpicks. The biggest of which is that her car is the Hellcat SRT Redeye with the additional fender flares and twin scoop hood. Jada has corrected the paint scheme for this release, with the black hood/roof/trunk, though the Hellcat and Pink Slips graphics are their own addition. Also, her car has never had five-spoke wheels. It has had both the stock split 7-spoke wheels as well as Heritage Sendais, and they do suggest the wheel style that Challengers have had since 2008, so it's not a bad look, but it's not part of her car. Scaling is good, coming in at a near-perfect 1/24.

Overall

Much as I liked the first release, this is even better. The paint is better, it better matches Dimova's car, and the places where Jada added their own spin further enhance the look. As much as I genuinely enjoy Jada's pop culture Mopars, it's great to get some more color on the shelf, and this is one of those cars that has one axle in the real world and one in pop culture. It's a great addition to any collection, definitely worth picking up.