New 2011 Avante build Thread

[VTRSP1]

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

[kyosho1]

I like your build thread & your effort to compare the differences. Thanks, great job. More please

[Taman]

Always love a good build thread

[TamiyaDan]

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[VTRSP1]

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

[VagabondStarJXF]

wow. Very nice build there. I can't wait until mine arrives so I can get started on it.

[M pro]

Looking at my front knuckle's it seems the front knuckle's look like they're the same as the Avante 2001,vanquish, egress updated front knuckle's

My original Avante is the only one with the unmolded ones

[VTRSP1]

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

[Doc007]

Great build thread. I have ordered mine today from Stella but have never pinted a clear shell before. How is this done? Do you spray from inside of mai shell? How about undercowel and rear wing? What do you mean by Lame Flake? so many questions sorry - Thanks for s Great thread.

[VagabondStarJXF]

Great build thread. I have ordered mine today from Stella but have never pinted a clear shell before. How is this done? Do you spray from inside of mai shell? How about undercowel and rear wing? What do you mean by Lame Flake? so many questions sorry - Thanks for s Great thread.

Yep, you spray on the inside of the shell, same with the undercowl and wing. Make sure you clean the shell properly (instructions on how are included as part of the manual), use the correct type of paint (PS spray is the Tamiya one) and try not to overspray otherwise you'll have drips showing through your work.

Lame Flake is a Tamiya PS spray paint that gives a lot of nice metal flakes. You back it with a solid colour of your choice although it does say to back with black. As you can see it gives a nice effect when backed with blue and I've had nice results backing with red (see the S15 shell a few pics down).

[Doc007]

Yep, you spray on the inside of the shell, same with the undercowl and wing. Make sure you clean the shell properly (instructions on how are included as part of the manual), use the correct type of paint (PS spray is the Tamiya one) and try not to overspray otherwise you'll have drips showing through your work.

Lame Flake is a Tamiya PS spray paint that gives a lot of nice metal flakes. You back it with a solid colour of your choice although it does say to back with black. As you can see it gives a nice effect when backed with blue and I've had nice results backing with red (see the S15 shell a few pics down).

Excellent - thanks for the great advice - Ill give it a go

[SB_Aust]

A great job! Thanks for the comparisons.

[WillyChang]

motor plate with captive nuts is from later Egress etc

[TamiyaDan]

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[TamiyaDan]

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[Cooltoys]

Noticed on the re-re upright where the grooves are filled in. You can still see the marks where you can actually remove some plastic if you would like it to look like the exact original part.. It will be hard to groove them though.. I guess they filled that part to make it more durable?

[TamiyaDan]

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[pikachoo-75]

Cool comparison thread!

i noticed a part that seems different in the centre diff..the new aluminium pressure plate uses a rounded slot to drive the rear prop joint.the original Avante and im sure the 2001, Egress and Vanquish used a splined hole.kinda like the TT01/DF02 out drives compared to TA01/02 ones.

the rear prop joint itself is different to accomodate the change.

Also i was meaning to ask,are the gearboxes and such made from glass filled/reinforced/other? type plastics? they look like they are in the photos..alot like Kyosho parts that have that gritty quality/feel to them.?

thanks for the thread!

added....Rosey..i think the tiny cap screw is a kinda of "bump stop" for the steering knuckle/upright

[94eg!]

This change was actually made with the second batch back in late 88/early 89 and not on the new 2011. My original Avante uses two locking nuts on all four upper control arms. Also the lengths of the arms are different, so there was considerable suspension setting alteration with the updated kit back then. Tamiya had switched to beefier front alloy uprights, and king-pin style screws to bolt the rear uprights to the lower control arms.

[gixxer]

Did it come with the driver?

[WillyChang]

Did it come with the driver?

sure does!! Mr Z-parts in his full UV PROTECTED glory.

[Wez-li]

Why did they change two of my fave stickers? "Bel-Ray" and "Spacetech Engineering"?

Great thread by the way!

[DynaHead]

Why did they change two of my fave stickers? "Bel-Ray" and "Spacetech Engineering"?

Great thread by the way!

I feel the same way.

Is there anyone willing to do reproduction sets of these stickers? Not the whole decal sheet?

[TamiyaDan]

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[TamiyaDan]

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