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28-01-2011
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2011 Avante Build Thread with comparison to original 1988 Avante
Finally found some time to build my 2011 Avante.... found some minor differences not mentioned in Tamiya official description between the rere Avante and the original Avante
will try to list them as i go along with my build.... And now on to the pics... 1st step of the instruction is to build the rear gearbox and motor, and this is the 1st minor differences  The motor plate for the 2011 is different from the original 1988  next up... is the lower and upper deck... which also have some minor differences      rear gearbox with motor attached to lower deck  Front gearbox attached to the lower deck  Installation of rear arm rod (i uses a aftermarket part by Pargu for the E3)  The installation of the rear arm rod is also slightly different from the original  Installation of upper deck  Rear Shock Tower installation  Rear Shock Tower attached to upper deck  Thats all for now... will post some more pics as i go along... btw... the plastic for the rere seems to be of better plastic material than the original 1 complain i have is some of the screws parts bags are not label... Tamiya onli had label for bag A~F, another 3 bags of screws/misc parts were not label anyway... welcome all comments... thanks 
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#2
29-01-2011
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okie, here's part 2 of the build...
next is to build the rear arm and again, there is a minor difference...       After installation of the rear arm, i noticed some differences too   Next, is the installation of the front arm and bumper and without fail, there's the minor differences    The Build so far...  Front knuckle also has a very minor difference    
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#3
29-01-2011
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The old steering system of the Avante was also given a minor updates
   A Peek beside it's BIG BRO  Shocks building   80% completed   The Body and undertray of the 2011 AVANTE was formed using the original 1988 mould   90% completed..... only need to spray the shell, cockpit and add in the decals,electronics and im ready to run  
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#4
29-01-2011
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You should really press charges against Tamiya for modifying the rerelease. :-) Nice pics of the building process, though. The Avante is very good looking but I would never run it.
nic
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29-01-2011
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Thanks all for the comments
here is the 3rd part.... been giving it alot of time on it... enjoy...... Shell, undertray & wing all done in metallic blue(PS-16) with lame flake (PS-53)  Completed with decals  Together with my original 1988 Avante     Spacetech Engineering vs Diablo Engineering 
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#8
29-01-2011
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It still looks as good now as it did way back then.
I very nearly bought one,but after reading the reviews and race reports of the time,I went with the Optima Mid Custom instead. You can see why it never worked as a racer,way,way,way over-engineered and complicated. Like I say though,it still looks fantastic,thanks for the review nismo. J-Meister,it should handle brushless on the smooth tracks of today. That was it's problem back in the '80's,it didn't handle,was fragile and complicated.It just didn't like the rough,bumpy,muddy outdoors "in a field" tracks that were most European(certainly a lot were in UK)circuits back then. Tamiya expected it to blow away the opposition(it was their first "real" attempt to take the 1/10th off road crowns),instead the Schumacher and Kyosho opposition blew it over the fence. Mark
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#9
29-01-2011
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Nice job!!
 Tamiya used the original tooling. You can see on some of the plastic bit where the tools have been remachined. They must have a sky high pile of old tools somewhere.
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29-01-2011
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Amazing build thread Nismo! As a kid that was on the dream Rc car list along with a Egress!
Out of interest have they done or any plans to do a Egress?
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29-01-2011
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Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to dismantle your original car to show us the differences
I had an Egress back in the day... Memories 
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#13
30-01-2011
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Yeah, great build thread!
The Avante is the best looking buggy of all times. Looks super from every angle. Looks nicer without options like Hi-cap dampers etc. Not gonna spoil the thread by adding pics, but have a look at this site: http://www.tamiya101.com/model_info.asp?id=72 Some nice pics from different angles.
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30-01-2011
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I thought the driver in the cab was part of the original avante? That looks so awesome!
nic
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30-01-2011
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Awesome build thread. The end result is simply stunning!
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31-01-2011
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31-01-2011
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I think Paranoid Perry will drive both the Avante and the TRF502X.
After all, he did drive the first "TRF-made" car back in 1988. He´s a legend, ha ha! Will try to fit him in the 502X cockpit.
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31-01-2011
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HAHA Good fun Fredrik, please get me a pic if you manage to do that properly!
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Tamiya
Do you think this one can handle a brushless setup ?
Linear Mode
