More info due on 25/06 - liking the mudguards though
chewbacca 2,027 Posted June 21, 2021 Another NEW chassis from Tamiya this year? Covid must have really pushed sales up if they can afford to launch new stuff! 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, chewbacca said: Another NEW chassis from Tamiya this year? Covid must have really pushed sales up if they can afford to launch new stuff! Like you expect there to be any stock… Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca 2,027 Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Like you expect there to be any stock… Well yes, that's another thing altogether.................................. 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 4,201 Posted June 22, 2021 Ooooh a teaser video, just need a count down timer @Fly In My Soup favorite. 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Nick said: Ooooh a teaser video, just need a count down timer @Fly In My Soup favorite. It’s Tamiya, how many years will the timer start at? 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: It’s Tamiya, how many years will the timer start at? I reckon it will be out for Christmas Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,522 Posted June 25, 2021 3 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrylemming 321 Posted June 25, 2021 It's nearly very nice to look at, the weird circles on the nose need to go, the wing needs to be bigger and a big air intake behind the driver. Maybe some kind of bumper that comes up to meet the nose too. Hopefully the chassis is a good one and gets some more bodies. Reminds of trackmania cars if anyone has played that game. 1 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Alex97 said: I’m sure they’re utterly pointless but I like the cycle wings 👌 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET 505 Posted June 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, lorrylemming said: It's nearly very nice to look at, the weird circles on the nose need to go Yup, par for the course with Tamiya: take a reasonable shell then properly wreck it for a couple of screw heads Same happened with the Holiday Buggy and Sand Rover reworks - shock towers were too tall so they just cut holes in the bodyshell bonnets They even had to run the front shocks upside-down to make the holes as small as possible ☹️/🤪 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoggy 88 Posted June 25, 2021 Fugly as sin, it's a hard no from me. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, TWINSET said: Same happened with the Holiday Buggy and Sand Rover reworks - shock towers were too tall so they just cut holes in the bodyshell bonnets They even had to run the front shocks upside-down to make the holes as small as possible ☹️/🤪 Wow! 😂😂😂😂😂 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 25, 2021 21 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: I’m sure they’re utterly pointless but I like the cycle wings 👌 3 minutes ago, bigoggy said: Fugly as sin, it's a hard no from me. I’d like to clarify that I only like the cycle wings - the rest can get in the sea 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET 505 Posted June 25, 2021 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Frosty 312 Posted June 25, 2021 If that was a woman she would be a two bag and a shotgun job. One bag on her head and one on yours for if hers came off, the shotgun is for if both bags come off. 4 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, TWINSET said: Best bit is the blink or you’ll miss it Avante evolution, trouble is it just proves how bad looking the new one is 😂 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrylemming 321 Posted June 25, 2021 There's a few stills in here that show off things a bit more. Worked out another thing I don't like, the previous Avantes both had a coke bottle waist but this car has the chassis of a square 4wd buggy with curves on top. Doesn't mesh well. 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca 2,027 Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, TWINSET said: Yup, par for the course with Tamiya: take a reasonable shell then properly wreck it for a couple of screw heads Same happened with the Holiday Buggy and Sand Rover reworks - shock towers were too tall so they just cut holes in the bodyshell bonnets They even had to run the front shocks upside-down to make the holes as small as possible ☹️/🤪 Never run the shocks upside down on any of my HB/SR builds, can't remember if the instructions had them inverted but I'm sure I'd have fitted them as such if they did. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca 2,027 Posted June 25, 2021 It's a shame they spent so much money on developing the chassis that there was no budget left for designing a shell and wheels. 3 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 25, 2021 I like it to be honest wonder when it will come out and how much it’s gonna cost Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,522 Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Alfie amey said: I like it to be honest wonder when it will come out and how much it’s gonna cost I saw on a US Facebook page $449 however I'm not sure how true that is. Edited June 26, 2021 by Alex97 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 26, 2021 43 minutes ago, Alex97 said: $449 Jeepers! Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR 2,499 Posted June 26, 2021 It looks a bit like something Donald Campbell would have blasted across the Bonneville Salt Flats And I think that's a good thing. 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET 505 Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Ridiculous Tamiya Idea #438: Changing the battery Loosen two screws at '1' Remove two 'body clips' from steering assembly at '2' Lift shock and steering bellcrank sub-assembly '3' out of the way, pivoting on shock ball ends '4' 💩 Skip to 54:56 - They don't even get the battery out 😆 Edited June 27, 2021 by TWINSET 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,564 Posted June 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, TWINSET said: Ridiculous Tamiya Idea #438: Changing the battery Loosen two screws at '1' Remove two 'body clips' from steering assembly at '2' Lift shock and steering bellcrank sub-assembly '3' out of the way, pivoting on shock ball ends '4' 💩 Skip to 54:56 - They don't even get the battery out 😆 Just wow! Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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