Being nuts is NEAT !

xfactor · #1 20-03-2016

Got one of these bad boys.

Been building it up and painting a new body,undertray and wing. Just the man to paint and sticker.

Once finished I will show pics of the Tamiya Avante.......

ralphee · #2 20-03-2016

Cant go wrong with a 2011, mine sits next to my Egress and theh look great together, never will be run mind!

xfactor · #3 20-03-2016

Thats the next build Lee.......

All classic Tamiyas need a friend to sit next too !

ralphee · #4 21-03-2016

Thats the spirit mate. I do need to do a 2001 bodyset TBH but im struggling on a color scheme, didnt want to do just blue, looking forward to seeing them mate, there fun to photograph, and will be built to high standards indeed

lee

Retro RC · #5 25-03-2016

Man I hated my avante it was the biggest piece of crap I brought as a kid, even though they were the coolest looking

xfactor · #6 25-03-2016

So finished the build of the Avante. This was the start of the TRF buggies, if it wasn't for this beauty you would not of had the string of TRF buggies of today.

Absolutely stunning to look at and a well, slightly engineered buggy..

The helmet decal was a rite pain and didnt go to plan but the rest is just sheer beautiful and will look stunning on the shelf...........

CLICK TO ENLARGE.......

daz75 · #7 25-03-2016

This and the predator were probably the only 2 cars I was jealous of not having owned looks great

xfactor · #8 25-03-2016

Cheers Daz,

I must admit, when I started racing back 1988/89 I wanted an Avante. I could not afford one. I ended up with a new Terra Scorcher. Excellent buggy back then, but it wasn't an Avante. Got one now though......

daz75 · #9 25-03-2016

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Originally Posted by xfactor

Cheers Daz,

I must admit, when I started racing back 1988/89 I wanted an Avante. I could not afford one. I ended up with a new Terra Scorcher. Excellent buggy back then, but it wasn't an Avante. Got one now though......

Yeah I seem to remember them being really expensive at the time

andrewc · #10 31-03-2016

Brings back great memories. I also had a Terra Scorcher as my first buggy, then discovered racing!

Bought an Avante from my local model shop, it had been reduced as they'd had it ages. Still took ages to save for it on paper round money! Needed a ton of thread lock...Loved it.

Bought an Egress after that, I loved that car. I was the first person at the club to get rid of the Futaba 112B (I think?) and buy a proper ESC, a Nosram. The car flew in comparison to the Futaba, and ran for longer, cooler.

Then got up to BRCA level and had to go to Schumacher. Good old Tamiya. I could spend a fortune. This is a could be a very bad area of the forum for my wallet!

daz75 · #11 10-04-2016

Can't believe how much these go for guess I'll have to keep dreaming lol

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...278228&alt=web

xfactor · #12 10-04-2016

Yes,

New in box now are around 400-500. Original in boxes are 4 figures.

eddscott · #13 11-04-2016

You can get cheaper - ish kits if you buy from Yahoo Japan. There are different online firms offering the purchase and shipment process from Japan. If you're very lucky it is possible to buy direct from Yahoo Japan. I use JAUCE and have bought lots of cars and kits from there. Plenty of 1988 Avante, Avante 2011, Avante 2001, Avante Black Special, Egress and Top Force Evolutions pop up every month (the Evos go for prices that make the Avante look cheap)

Look in my previous posts at the for sale posts - all of which bar the NIB Egress's are JAUCE purchases.

It's not a fortune saver after shipping and taxes but if you're careful you can save enough to make it worthwhile. I bought and sold enough kits and cars to pretty much cover the cost of keeping the Tamiya commemorative Porsche RSR kit (I was going to sell it but it's just too nice)