Nice! I cant beileve people already have thiers.
It's not even feb yet.
Car looks like a work of art. Hopefully it drives as good as it looks. =)

sweeeeeet, cant wait for mine to arrive

Oh my god... I come back and... woooow! Avante re-release!! My first car 22 years ago!! Thank you Tamiya. I've just ordered one at my local hobby shop!! One question: i want run brushless motor (perhaps 10 turns), trasmission is enough to survive??? Thank you guys

I plan to run a brushless 13.5 but a 10.5 should be good also. A BL 10.5 would be about the same power as say a 16X2 - 19x1 brushed motor from back then all depending on the battery and ESC you run. Times have really change a lot in the past few years.

Very Very Nice kit!!! WoW Cannot wait to see that thing in action and final product. looks to be nice !!! Great work

hey guys!!! photo photo and video!!

Picked mine up at my LHS in Japan today. Came with a free Avate T shirt, but no df03 wheels. It also came with a mail in card for a free Avante clear body.

Just an update of my building progress. Car is completed except for painting the body. Will do that later today.
Here is my chassis fitted with the Tamiya Transpeed brushless 8.5t motor, hobbywing 60A esc and 2s 25c lipo.

Great! please can you give me more info about electronics you used? Do you think that avante drivetrain fading with brushless?

ps.. like 22 years ago... Avante is the best looking 4wd off road buggy.

Don't think the drivetrain will fade with todays materials. On youtube you'll find brushless rerelease hotshots running without problems.

Some pictures documenting the build in another thread.

He pointed out some small improvements between the vintage Avante & the 2011 version.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/singapor...anted-278.html

I have been tied up with work, even over the weekends
My Avante 2011 build progress is only up to a front & rear gearbox

The 2011 is stronger than its successor. Tamiya has been listening to their crowd to improve the weak parts. This one is even better than the Egress, although I hope the rerelease that one too.

Mr unlimited if you can video!!!!

Waigo in HK have one in their window with a coming soon sign. It looks too nice to use.... but what would be the fun in that.

Some shops on KWS (Kwongwa Street where most of the RC shops are) had them in stock. Prices ranged from $2550 to $2700 ($HK).

Just finished the model before dinner!!