wongy008 6 Posted September 13, 2011 Well here it is after a very slow build my own version of the 2011 avante. I bought all the paint to complete it Box art but had a change of heart very last minute. Its not like it was a brand new build of the original so i thought to badword with it i'd do mine with a slight difference ive seen a few 2011 built up and not seen one in this scheme yet and i personally think the colour scheme i went for works well with the 2001 wheels comments always welcome good and bad now all i need is a Ps23 Egress to go next to my Top Force Evo and this 2011 Avante...... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenlonco 1156 Posted September 13, 2011 That's awesome!!! Love the color!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomEG 24 Posted September 13, 2011 That looks freakin awesome, mate! Congrats with one of the best looking Avantes I have seen. I'm currently in the process of painting my 2011 Avante, and I chose the green metallic. I also have bought a new body set for my original Avante, and if you don't mind I'll use the same colour as you. BTW what colour is that? Tamiya PS-?? Or is it some other brand? Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zlimmy 4 Posted September 13, 2011 :-D Thats a nice looking car. Mine is still clear, but i had think of gunmetal. Looks good, but now i has to consider other too... ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wongy008 6 Posted September 13, 2011 thanks guys for the comments guys. its been the slowest built R/C ive ever done but i think the results were worth it i know the tires are wrong but they were a direct swap with my 2001 shelfer which obv now sport the orangey/yellow wheels and spike tires. i did want a set of blue shocks ( possibly from dyna storm ) or grey hi caps but i ran out of funds. The colour is Tamiya PS-23 gunmetal. And those who want to spray theirs the same colour. I cant stop ya. its a off the shelf tamiya paint. Just remember who did it first lol ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomEG 24 Posted September 13, 2011 And those who want to spray theirs the same colour. I cant stop ya. its a off the shelf tamiya paint. Just remember who did it first lol ) Don't worry ;-) It won't be as shiny as yours.... Remember it's a race driven original issue Avante with a "swiss cheesed" upper and lower chassis, and lots of very worn parts. I don't want it to look new (thats what my Avante 2011 is for), so even if I could buy new re-parts for it, I won't. I want to keep it's "race heritage". It's actually in bits and pieces now, as I did a full clean of it just yesterday. You cannot imagine how dirty it was!!!! Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MAD RACER 566 Posted September 14, 2011 Love it. Do like the white wheels. Wish i had a set. Are you going to run it???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matman 1499 Posted September 14, 2011 Looks great , nice job . I still need to get avante 2011 to go with my 1988 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted September 14, 2011 thanks guys for the comments guys. its been the slowest built R/C ive ever done but i think the results were worth iti know the tires are wrong but they were a direct swap with my 2001 shelfer which obv now sport the orangey/yellow wheels and spike tires. i did want a set of blue shocks ( possibly from dyna storm ) or grey hi caps but i ran out of funds. The colour is Tamiya PS-23 gunmetal. And those who want to spray theirs the same colour. I cant stop ya. its a off the shelf tamiya paint. Just remember who did it first lol ) Amazing,,,specially the white rims from the original Avante give the car a unique character.... cooool man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mechplas 0 Posted September 15, 2011 I like the colour scheme. Nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HunterZero 76 Posted September 15, 2011 PS-23 is a great colour, and looks great with the white wheels. Can't go wrong with any of the Tamiya pearl metallics, box art PS-16, or PS-17 metallic green. Metallic green would look nice, but would look a bit "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!" with the yellow wheels. It would need white wheels too. Anyone considered doing an Avante in a flip colour yet? I might do that... - James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenlonco 1156 Posted September 15, 2011 I love that color!! how do you guy's get the photos to show up big in your posts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matman 1499 Posted September 15, 2011 I love that color!!how do you guy's get the photos to show up big in your posts? Use photobucket or imageshack it's free . As i have just started this my self thanks too mtbkym01 advice . So look for your self . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted September 15, 2011 gunmetal is a nice color for RC polycarb shells. For 1:1 gun metal flat plaint is not so nice in my opinion. Is find is OK with RC body because the shell over the paint gives it a shine vs paint over shell does not provide the shine if the is a flat color. I guess any flat color for cars is not so nice for my taste. I like the color, but I used gunmetal for my HPI 240Z last year already...so beat you to it except you are likely the first to use on an Avante.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted September 15, 2011 Use photobucket or imageshack it's free . As i have just started this my self thanks too mtbkym01 advice . So look for your self . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djmcnz 754 Posted September 15, 2011 with fear of being repetitious: That looks ******* awesome! Mine's still in the box, it will be built but body will be a difficult decision. If you do eventually go for alternative shocks (not that I think it's necessary), I think the grey Hi-Caps will look better than the blue sleeved versions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MAD RACER 566 Posted September 15, 2011 Hi Wongy008 Did you have problems with the rear gearbox gears binding????? Or being tight??? Just curious as i had to change my gear set over to a Vanquish . Super nice though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obi1knobbly 0 Posted November 12, 2016 On 13/09/2011 at 7:40 PM, wongy008 said: Well here it is after a very slow build my own version of the 2011 avante. I bought all the paint to complete it Box art but had a change of heart very last minute. Its not like it was a brand new build of the original so i thought to badword with it i'd do mine with a slight difference ive seen a few 2011 built up and not seen one in this scheme yet and i personally think the colour scheme i went for works well with the 2001 wheels comments always welcome good and bad now all i need is a Ps23 Egress to go next to my Top Force Evo and this 2011 Avante...... Where did you get the 2001 wheels? the car looks awesome!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
