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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45576

AndyAus Offline Moderator Posts: 5068 Likes received: 3310	Great job Flo Will you be doing the new body in box art blue or a custom colour again ? If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem mate
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45577

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	Thanks Andy. This one will be boxart. metallic blue. Same tires will be the box ones. After the silver and the metallic green. rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45839

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	The body is a little too short (4% from TBG) I had to graw up rear holes. Tonight or tomorrow I paint it . rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/ Attachments:
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45841

oldwilly Offline Devilsome! Posts: 345 Likes received: 154	Looking good! Can't wait to see the finished product. Such and amazingly over complicated car....I love it!! From somewhere out in the wilds of central Ontario. .......you build what you like, I will build what I like........it's all cool......
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45844

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	Yep rebuilding it was gorgeous. TBG send me another body. Very pro . rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45845

sublunacy Offline Being nuts is NEAT! Posts: 32 Likes received: 1	i keep seeing videos last few days about what i think they call water dipping paint. i bet you could use the shell as its own container... its so nice in fact its just one step down from two tone gliitter paint..... looking good/ i love that car.
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Tamiya avante 6 years 7 months ago #45847

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	This car is my dad's favourite. So I decided to restore it for him. In boxart. And it needed That was a pure pleasure. rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/
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Tamiya avante 6 years 6 months ago #45851

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stingray-63 wrote:
Yep rebuilding it was gorgeous. TBG send me another body. Very pro .

Nice project Flo,
I loved restoring my Avante 2011, and you'll see once it's done it's just an awesome car.

I had a similir issue with TBG, but it was for my Celica Gr.B (still have to start the resto) and they also replaced the body without any discussion. Excellent company !

Proud owner of the Bruiser Family

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Tamiya avante 6 years 6 months ago #45852

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	Yep they are impressive with their reactivity. PS: celica GrB??? I saw that on my avante their were alloy arm screw/shafts. Was it an option? Now it has egress steel ones. rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/
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Tamiya avante 6 years 6 months ago #45877

stingray-63 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 14523 Likes received: 5356	I had time to paint the wing and the undercowl. rcmodelstory.over-blog.com/ Attachments:
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