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Tamiya 47390 Avante (2011) Black Special - worth it?

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Hi,

 

is the Tamiya 47390 Avante (2011) Black Special worth it?
I am really tempted to buy one.

 

Any advise?
 

 

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I’ve not built one, but am tempted too. Have you seen the ‘Most complicated tamiya kit’ thread in the General section of the forum - quite a few positive references to the Avante. Nice offer also at Tamico until midnight 😊

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yep, that is why I am tempted ;-)- still a few hours to whink about it.

 

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Its worth it. Its a great build with lots of machined alloy and carbon parts. The chassis of the Avante is like a piece of art to look at.

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Yes!!!! Think of it as a short wheel base Egress. I had the original release that I foolishly sold in order to purchase Konis for my real car. I've filled the void with an original Avante and an Egress Rere. 

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Yes! well worth it! it comes with the Race Steering set and Torque Splitter Set. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Gonna order mine real soon!

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It arrived. Opened the box...it`s so nicely packed. Reminds me of earlier days.

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Is a fantastic kit (tamiya at it's best) it's a dream to build the only thing that comes anywhere near it is the turbo optima! For pure engineering quality!

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9 hours ago, grimlock said:

yes both are included.

Does it also come with the original steering and the original gears the torque splitter replaced?

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46 minutes ago, kid168 said:

Does it also come with the original steering and the original gears the torque splitter replaced?

Well my BS was the first run and I did get some parts (if I can remember) but I think it was the case of if they were already manufactured in the parts bags but to be honest I would have to look in the box because like most tamiya kits you do get a fair few extra you could say spare parts and I got a set of black rims the same as the pink ones I think that was the bonus parts advertised on the front of the box!

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Yeah i think they were bonus parts in the very first initial run of Black Specials. Same first run of the normal Avante came with a set if yellowy orange 2.2" dark impact style wheels. 

Later releases didnt get these - although personally I think the Black Special looks better with the pink wheels if built box art.

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2 hours ago, grimlock said:

Will this be too much power for the Avante?


 

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I find the Re Re is fast enough with the kit motor (GT Tuned 25t)! The stock chassis is so unstable, anything quicker would be a bit terrifying.  Fun to drive though, hard to keep rubber side down. 

 

That said, kinda tempted to try it with a 10.5t TBLE. 

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11 hours ago, grimlock said:

Will this be too much power for the Avante?


 

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The fabled Conrad!  I have no idea how those truly perform but there was a great old thread on that motor...

 

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12 hours ago, grimlock said:

Will this be too much power for the Avante?


 

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Wait!!! Is That a.....a CONRAD? :o:lol:

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When using this motor in the Avante please use the warning stickers as made by Yogi Bear: 240826 inside. This will warn other drivers (and the public) about this motor in your car so they can keep a safe distance. :wacko:

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I'm thinking of taking the plunge also for my first non-vintage Tamiya, and the obvious candidate is a 2011 Avante, but... does anyone know what the difference is between the variants? :unsure::

58489 - Avante 2011

84270 - Avante 2011 Black Special 2012 release

47390 - Avante 2011 Black Special 2018 release

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Avante - 2011 one came with bonus 2.2" orange dark impact style wheels and tyres to suit.

Avante - 2016 / 2017 ???? - sweet fa

Avante black special 2012 - came with the bonus lightweight black colour wheels (same as from egress)

Avante black special 2018 - sweet fa

(The avante black special has various upgrades over the regular avante such as the carbon race steering set, one way centre bearing etc)

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Thanks!
So basically anything for sale from a distributor now will be the same as the initial run without the bonus wheels?

i couldn’t work out why I saw Avante 2011 for more than a black special when I had thought the black special had the upgraded race steering and slip centre diff.  Maybe demand/desire.  
 

Cheers!

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Yeah I think the standard Avante is out of production again whereas the last Black Special run was delayed to distributors by several months so I think they have quite a few in stock still

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