[Missing Bruiser ---- 4 months .....]

Hi all,

need some advice from all with regards to a "missing Bruiser" which i have bought off a fellow member here on TC. i know this might not be the proper thread, so mod, please move it if so, Thanks....

The main issue is, i was looking through the for sale thread on TC and saw a brusier for sale, and its from a well-known member,who has lots of 3-speed, but not the recent Zhang, after a few emails, we agreed on the price, which was 400euro.

The seller requested i pay via paypal as gift and i did so..... and the bruiser was sent on the 26-Oct 2010, with a tracking nos given, item was sent from Netherland, to Singapore. Till date, the tracktrace page has only shown the item was sent to the country of destination on 26-Oct and not further update was made after that.

I have send lots of emails to the seller on the delay and he has done a report of the delay with the post office but nothing much else has happen after that.

is there any other way i can track the item now? The post office made the delivery and should know which couier they send the item to and get them to check, but nothing is happening...

could any fellow member here help?

thanks a million

[New 2011 Avante build Thread]

@ Model_Build, here's.....

Front: 1988 - 64.5mm ~ 2011 - 62mm

Rear: 1988 - 83.4mm ~ 2011 - 85.8mm

Though there's a small different, its shd still fit.

[New 2011 Avante build Thread]

let me go take and compare that for you on the shocks matter

[Hotshot chassis help?]

I recently just purchased a Hotshot 1/10 scale re-release (58391) and was wanting to order some hop up parts for it,specifically a titanium screw set. But some websites require me to give them my chassis type and I'm not sure what type of chassis the hotshot has. The screw sets I have found say it's for the GB-03 Hotshot. Could someone help me with this? Also does anyone know where I can find A titanium screw kit for my Hotshot?

GB-03 is the 1/16 tamtech hotshot?

[New 2011 Avante build Thread]

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

[New 2011 Avante build Thread]

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

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

[New 2011 Avante build Thread]

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

[Avante Coming Soon]

Great news, show us when you have it!

Sorry,when u mean show it when i have? Pics posted above is it.

[Avante Coming Soon]

Where did you get this from?

Singapore Tamiya agent.

[Avante Coming Soon]

ok guys .... mebbe some alreadi saw it on e TC page... but here it is, AVANTE 2011, paid +/-USD390 for it

and yes, e bonus part is the DF-03 wheels

[Any Other Brits Got Stuff Delayed In The Post?]

u guys are lucky still..... i bought an item from a fellow member on TC, item was posted on the 26th Oct, till date, still havent arrive @ my doorstep... sigh.....

[Vintage-tamiyaparts.com Problem]

Myles is definately one of the good guys.....I have never ever had an issue dealing with him. I have no hesitation in recommending him to complete a transaction with and I am on the otherside of the world.

+1 on that, Myles is definately a good seller, told him about a missing decal in my order, and he send it out without any xtra cost, that is definately a plus for any buyer.

Btw Myles, cockpit for avante?

[Sand Scorcher 2009]

here mine SS from Singapore...

gonna take me time for this build...

[58081 Nissan King Cab Decal]

I have an original set that I bought to restore mine before I decided to make it a runner, I'm selling it for $40 + $5 worldwide shipping. email me to anavon@gmail.com if you're interested.

Avi

thats in US dollar right? let me consider...thanks for the offer.

[58081 Nissan King Cab Decal]

hi all,

just got a Nissan King Cab, wanted to redo the body, but cant seem to find anyone selling e decals. can anyone assist by posting some links? repo decal is fine with me.

thanks,

Desmond