2011 Avante Build Thread with comparison to original 1988 Avante

[nismo]

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

[nismo]

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

[nismo]

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

[supersonic]

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

[jimmy]

Awesome build thread!
Wow, I really want one of these buggys.

[nismo]

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








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