TAMIYA was the gateway for so many in this hobby. There isn't really anything particularly special about them, but you just can't help but to absolutely love them. I think it has a lot to do with building them DIY. That makes you love it when it's finished.
@@TomleyRC Really looking forward to that. I just got back into RC in July, yes I admit it's a bit of a midlife crisis thing at 50 and yes, I bought a Tamiya. Because the love and vibe is definitely still there, even 30+ years after I last owned one, it's still there. Tamiya will have a special place in my heart until I die.
I was over in the UK visiting family and my cousin worked at Beatties. He took me to a carpet race in Sheffield and I remember he ran a shop demo Avante ( no paint - just decals), and I saw my first Kyosho Turbo Optima. I was hooked! Still have some snaps from that day. Excellent job on the content!
That is probably the coolest Tamiya build I have ever seen!!! You out did yourself with this one my friend. The fact it did 52mph is absolutely amazing!! Thank you for this one.❤
I'm a recent Tamiya convert.!! I've been into RC for about 5 years & own 60ish RCs from most manufacturers but no Tamiya cars.! I didn't think much of them, despite never actually trying one... I remembered them being looked down upon as a kid in the 80s. I fell for the negative propaganda about them breaking all the time & the plastic gears stripping too easily. I've got 6 Tamiya RCs now, all brushless & they're taking it like a champ.! I've been running my TT-01E MAN truck for about 18 months on a 3S brushless system & the diffs & spur are barely worn.! It drives so well too. I just got myself a barely used TT-02 Type S this week, fitted a Hobbywing 3S brushless system, tuned the shocks & diffs & it's wonderful.!!! 👍 👍 👍 There are sooooo many to choose from... I'm like a kid in a sweet shop since getting into them.. I want them all.!! 😁😁😁
Yes… I’ve put some crazy power through many different ones.. people always say ‘you’ll destroy it’ when in fact they are really tough! (As long as you build them properly 😅)
@@TomleyRC Exactly that. I have a TT02 build with a china 6900kv motor. 28 pinion and a modified 55 spur from the TT01. Hobbywing esc and alu steering rack. And a lot of shims to get rid of ALL play. Runs absolutely straight and 105 km/h on 2s. Like your channel. Greets from a dutch guy living in germany . I have a Video of it on my channel
Same here. If it was not Losi, HPI Kyosho or Traxxas it was not good. Tamiya was nowhere to be seen except one hobby shop had a few (2007 -2010) After watching Phil and a few other Euro hobbyist. I finally wanted to see why everyone had them or used to have them. For the most part they are a cheap way into the hobby or at least to get the kit itself and then go from there. Their plastic looks like cheaper plastics do but certainly are not the same. They are more fun than anticipated and I own several now. I blame Phil.😄
@@kevincain6843 me too, I wanted to know what all the fuss was about after seeing so many channels dedicated to Tamiya.! I now know.! 😁😁 Also, how gorgeous are Tamiya bodyshells.? They're among the best 1/10 touring/rally car bodies I've ever come across, way better than HPI.!
Oh wow, I used to be into the Mini 4WD versions of these, the name "Black Special" brings back a flood of memories... And the Avante was by far my favorite design :D
These video are addicting! Showed my buddy at work one of your videos there was 1 minute of silence where we were just glued to the screen mesmerized by little electric cars🤣😆
Wow Phil, you are a man after my own heart. That is a work of art. ❤ Ive been wanting one of these ever since i first saw it, and had the same idea you had as to the design i would do. Absolutly gorgeous. One of these days when i can addord one, i am going to do something very very similar. Awsome job as always Phil! 👏
Great build. Really enjoyed watching the process including the hurdles with all the the springs, wheels etc. Looking forward to watching your next one.
I always liked the Avante, I have one that I haven’t built yet. Your idea of a street Avante is pretty cool. With that low front suspension, it is probably better on pavement or carpet than dirt anyway. I will probably not shine my bits though.
Hi dear and congrats for this beauty. I love this buggy since I try it a long time ago. Very nice job!🎉🤩👍 Moreover, you found very good tyres, what a grip for wheelies!
Growing up poor, we had nothing. Every time we went to the mall, I would always stare at the Tamiya Avante. It was 1988, and I was only eight years old. I wished my parents could afford it. I really wanted one back then and would spend most of my afternoons gazing at it in the window display.
I had my first Avante around 91. At one point I had 3 just to try to keep one operable. I ended up selling them all to someone in Japan. It was an amazing car but far to fragile so I'm liking your idea of making it a street car.
Beautiful build. For some reason I always struggle with tires and rims. Totally understandable. You really did a great job on the final selection. The deep dish mags look perfect on this car.
I had the Subaru Brat back in the late 80’s. Yeah I’m old. Nothing special about it but I loved building it as well as making mods as I earned money from mowing yards. My buddy had the Hornet and I couldn’t put a number on the amount of hours we spent with those cars. Great memories.
Love watching your builds, love the option to win them too!! I entered this one as well, one of these days I'm gunna win one of your beasts, and it's going to be a highlight of my collection!! Keep up the great work, slick build!!
Back in the days when I did do some buggy racing, the Avante came out at some point. People said, it was bad as a buggy but the (official) races we did were on concrete. There the Avante was an absolute weapon because it was actually more a road car than a buggy... We all wanted one back then... Hardly anyone could afford them
Mate I’ve never had a TAMIYA but that is probably one of the most sensational Buggies I’ve ever seen!!!! TAMIYA should take leaf from your book mate. Keep up the the brilliant work mate. Christian all the way from Australia! Cheers mate.
Kin ell Phil !!! - great build dude , absolutely brilliant - Those rims 👌 shame about the lack of black rubbery things 🛞.......🤷 & that smoked cockpit ...........👏👏👏👏when you got that dialled in , it was sweeeeeet - 50+ on a 2 cell out the box 😎
Love the build and it looks stunning, it wouldn't be afun hobby if everything went smoothly, that buggy looks on another level, I quite new to the hobby so maraschino and learning, absolutely love all your videos, I'm even watching all the old ones 👌
I have myself 1 of these and also an egress black edition both unbuilt new in box. I'm not sure I will build them mainly due to the fact I want to keep them in the original blister packaging. That is unless I buy a spare of 1 kit so I have a running buggy. The other issue is spares for these are not as readily available as other more common Tamiya kits. I think I'm going to have to buy an extra . Nice build Phil 👌👍
Hey Phil, love all of your stuff. Can’t wait for your next videos to come out. really like your choice and song in the first part of your video. By the way, saw the blue supra in the back. I hope you build that soon one of my favorite cars besides the Volkswagen rallye golf.
11:46 you can adjust those stock springs. Put them in a vise to the length you want, heat them up almost cherry, let them cool and that will be that. You can also just clip a couple or three coils out of it.
Yeah I know.. although that can change the spring rate or upset the ‘springyness’. Cutting the springs on my old 1:1 cars was always interesting afterwards 😅
@TomleyRC how u safe was cutting the old springs down,my MK2 escort had them cut down ,fronts obviously lol,had to get another full length set the ride\steering was awful.
I think that if anything is to be gate-kept in RC hobby it’s that the first kit you buy should be built from the ground up. You learn a ton, and after that-buy pre-builts to your heart’s content.
@TomleyRC I'd have been 7yo lol.... I remember thinking it was a Technological Marvel... The black version is a bit sweet too!.. Like what you did with the road kit and the chrome too... If I'm not lucky enough to win the Raffle?..... I might have to blow the cobwebs off my wallet...... Maybe.
I'm not into the looks of most buggy's but that one looks fantastic. The all silver/black looks great! I can't imagine if that was the original gold shocks and pink wheels...
Nice build ! Was skeptical on the chrome thing, but looks agressive and classy in the end 👍 I shed a very little tear on how you direspectfully opened the blister pack of the most iconic RC ever 😢😅 Then, a 5.5t HW in it, respect on this one. Who said Tamiya can't handle power ? 😊 Well done ✌🤝
Tamiya has always been weird to me. I love them but their pricing is so strange, they'll charge $170 for a great buggy like the boomerang, but then for something of similar quality they'll charge more than double that, like the super hotshot
TAMIYA was the gateway for so many in this hobby. There isn't really anything particularly special about them, but you just can't help but to absolutely love them. I think it has a lot to do with building them DIY. That makes you love it when it's finished.
Magic ✨
Yes I agree… just working on a ‘Tamiya Love’ video at the moment that I expect a lot of people will relate to
I completely agree with you. And the cool videos, that's when I was hooked... 😂
@@TomleyRC Really looking forward to that. I just got back into RC in July, yes I admit it's a bit of a midlife crisis thing at 50 and yes, I bought a Tamiya. Because the love and vibe is definitely still there, even 30+ years after I last owned one, it's still there. Tamiya will have a special place in my heart until I die.
So true.
Building a kit like this from scratch when you're young, or young at heart is a fantastic way to understand how it works as a completed machine.
I'de get an easier one these expensive ones take the fun out of it.
I could'nt do it when I was 7, had my neighbour help me.
Honestly the wheels and tires was the reason I clicked on the video. They look great. After watching the build think it came out awesome.
Those wheels have to be some of the best i have ever seen!
Geez oh Pete! This is one of my favorite builds you have done. Everything you done on it was right up my alley! Very tastefully done!
That is SOOOO SICK! Whoever the winner was, they're very lucky!!
These Tamiya build videos are absolutely *chefs kiss
😗👌
I was over in the UK visiting family and my cousin worked at Beatties. He took me to a carpet race in Sheffield and I remember he ran a shop demo Avante ( no paint - just decals), and I saw my first Kyosho Turbo Optima. I was hooked! Still have some snaps from that day. Excellent job on the content!
Nice shout out to Grind Hard plumbing. F104 tyre /wheel combo might have worked for a street look.
One of my favourite channels
I saw that too, Go Grind Hard!
That is probably the coolest Tamiya build I have ever seen!!! You out did yourself with this one my friend. The fact it did 52mph is absolutely amazing!! Thank you for this one.❤
I'm a recent Tamiya convert.!!
I've been into RC for about 5 years & own 60ish RCs from most manufacturers but no Tamiya cars.!
I didn't think much of them, despite never actually trying one... I remembered them being looked down upon as a kid in the 80s.
I fell for the negative propaganda about them breaking all the time & the plastic gears stripping too easily.
I've got 6 Tamiya RCs now, all brushless & they're taking it like a champ.!
I've been running my TT-01E MAN truck for about 18 months on a 3S brushless system & the diffs & spur are barely worn.!
It drives so well too.
I just got myself a barely used TT-02 Type S this week, fitted a Hobbywing 3S brushless system, tuned the shocks & diffs & it's wonderful.!!! 👍 👍 👍
There are sooooo many to choose from... I'm like a kid in a sweet shop since getting into them.. I want them all.!! 😁😁😁
Yes… I’ve put some crazy power through many different ones.. people always say ‘you’ll destroy it’ when in fact they are really tough! (As long as you build them properly 😅)
@@TomleyRC Exactly that. I have a TT02 build with a china 6900kv motor. 28 pinion and a modified 55 spur from the TT01. Hobbywing esc and alu steering rack. And a lot of shims to get rid of ALL play. Runs absolutely straight and 105 km/h on 2s. Like your channel. Greets from a dutch guy living in germany . I have a Video of it on my channel
Same here. If it was not Losi, HPI Kyosho or Traxxas it was not good. Tamiya was nowhere to be seen except one hobby shop had a few (2007 -2010) After watching Phil and a few other Euro hobbyist. I finally wanted to see why everyone had them or used to have them. For the most part they are a cheap way into the hobby or at least to get the kit itself and then go from there. Their plastic looks like cheaper plastics do but certainly are not the same. They are more fun than anticipated and I own several now. I blame Phil.😄
@@peterjansen5571 65mph on 2S.!!👍 👍 👍
That's awesome.!!! 😉 😉
@@kevincain6843 me too, I wanted to know what all the fuss was about after seeing so many channels dedicated to Tamiya.!
I now know.! 😁😁
Also, how gorgeous are Tamiya bodyshells.?
They're among the best 1/10 touring/rally car bodies I've ever come across, way better than HPI.!
Watching you build that took me right back to the 80’s when I built my first RC car , the original Tamiya Holiday Buggy!
grind hard call out caught me off guard.
Oh wow, I used to be into the Mini 4WD versions of these, the name "Black Special" brings back a flood of memories... And the Avante was by far my favorite design :D
This build is excellent. No point rushing perfection. The Avante along with the Sand Scorcher are my favourite Tamiya cars. Great video! 🤩💪
My dad got me a Tamyia for Christmas, thinking I would spend the week building it. I was driving it the next day.
For anyone that polish he uses at 2:30 is some of best polish I’ve found for aluminum. Been using it in dirtbikes frames for years now
Great camerawork Tomley. Love this build so much
Cheers mate 😎
These video are addicting!
Showed my buddy at work one of your videos there was 1 minute of silence where we were just glued to the screen mesmerized by little electric cars🤣😆
Mechanic after hours did a beautiful build on one of these it’s a stunner
Wow Phil, you are a man after my own heart. That is a work of art. ❤ Ive been wanting one of these ever since i first saw it, and had the same idea you had as to the design i would do. Absolutly gorgeous. One of these days when i can addord one, i am going to do something very very similar. Awsome job as always Phil! 👏
Tamiyas are awesome! 😁
Nice build! Looks sweet!
Loved the music during the assembling footage. 👍
Thank you 🙏
Great build. Really enjoyed watching the process including the hurdles with all the the springs, wheels etc. Looking forward to watching your next one.
Oh man I loved that build. There is no way I'm gunna miss out on getting some tickets....It's all AWESOME!!!! TY...Tomley
good luck :)
Love the things I learn in your videos. Had no idea I could use oven cleaner to remove anodizing.
I always liked the Avante, I have one that I haven’t built yet. Your idea of a street Avante is pretty cool. With that low front suspension, it is probably better on pavement or carpet than dirt anyway. I will probably not shine my bits though.
Dang Phil! This Avante turned out so sweet! I will be sure to enter this event!! Thank you for the rad video and the amazing chance to win!!
Hi dear and congrats for this beauty. I love this buggy since I try it a long time ago. Very nice job!🎉🤩👍 Moreover, you found very good tyres, what a grip for wheelies!
Growing up poor, we had nothing. Every time we went to the mall, I would always stare at the Tamiya Avante. It was 1988, and I was only eight years old. I wished my parents could afford it. I really wanted one back then and would spend most of my afternoons gazing at it in the window display.
How did it work out…
Absolutely gorgeous build.
Just an absolute masterpiece.
I had my first Avante around 91. At one point I had 3 just to try to keep one operable. I ended up selling them all to someone in Japan. It was an amazing car but far to fragile so I'm liking your idea of making it a street car.
It was crazy engineering for the time 👌
I've never seen a Tamiya that I wanted to own until now. That's a nice RC. It reminds me of one of the cars on San Francisco Rush 2049.
Lots of bling on this one 👌
Phil you have made a superb build on this Avante, very impressive mate 👌🏼
One of the best looking car i have ever seen. Greatings from Germany, Holger
That build is awesome. Love it. The tires and wheels look great.
Finally someone uploaded. I was starting to doubt that yoy or kev were gonna upload this century. This is not a hate comment
Haha.. I should be doing a few more regular ones for a bit now 👌
@TomleyRC let's gooo!!!!!
Beautiful build. For some reason I always struggle with tires and rims. Totally understandable. You really did a great job on the final selection. The deep dish mags look perfect on this car.
That looks awesome. The thing that f****s me off about Tamiya is they’re still using the same plastic gears they used in the 70/80’sgrrrr
Yeah, although to be fair… I’ve put some serious power through many Tamiya gearbox’s and no broken many
@ that’s true and I think I’d like one of those it’s one of the coolest buggies I’ve seen in a while especially as a road car. Nice job
Wow! Beautiful build, Phil! Really well done!!! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks mate, I’ve been meaning to build it for ages 😅
There is something about a street fighter buggy! 🤤 great work! Black and silver is slick, I like the gold to though!
Great build and review Phil! Looks awesome with the street tires and alloy wheels with black shell.
Thanks mate
I like the kits, you get ALL the fun of building it before running it and learn how to service and fix.
Great song man, loved the video. Blacked out color scheme looks great too.
I had the Subaru Brat back in the late 80’s. Yeah I’m old. Nothing special about it but I loved building it as well as making mods as I earned money from mowing yards. My buddy had the Hornet and I couldn’t put a number on the amount of hours we spent with those cars. Great memories.
I have a video next week that will interest you I’m sure 👍
Love watching your builds, love the option to win them too!! I entered this one as well, one of these days I'm gunna win one of your beasts, and it's going to be a highlight of my collection!!
Keep up the great work, slick build!!
This is a nice build love the front end. 50 on a 2 s is pretty awesome
Back in the days when I did do some buggy racing, the Avante came out at some point. People said, it was bad as a buggy but the (official) races we did were on concrete. There the Avante was an absolute weapon because it was actually more a road car than a buggy... We all wanted one back then... Hardly anyone could afford them
That is one hell of a good looking Avante, I love it!!
Mate I’ve never had a TAMIYA but that is probably one of the most sensational Buggies I’ve ever seen!!!! TAMIYA should take leaf from your book mate. Keep up the the brilliant work mate. Christian all the way from Australia! Cheers mate.
Wow nice job Phil looks awesome dude.. great to see you doing a custom build.. man it rips 😊 Pete
Thanks Pete.. I’ve customising stuff
Kin ell Phil !!! - great build dude , absolutely brilliant - Those rims 👌 shame about the lack of black rubbery things 🛞.......🤷 & that smoked cockpit ...........👏👏👏👏when you got that dialled in , it was sweeeeeet - 50+ on a 2 cell out the box 😎
Man those rims look niiiiiiice 😎
Looks very clean with that rim/tyre combo, very nice build (:
And over 80kmh on 2S!
Tomley This was Ok, Nice the Way you made it street👌🏾
Custom mods & upgrades are the best videos!!
Love the build and it looks stunning, it wouldn't be afun hobby if everything went smoothly, that buggy looks on another level, I quite new to the hobby so maraschino and learning, absolutely love all your videos, I'm even watching all the old ones 👌
I love these build/rebuild/upgrade or conversion of toy grade cars into hobby grade!
Toy grade 😅
@TomleyRC Not this one but the ones where you did the daughters barbie car and the mario kart 😍😂
@@xDraZtiCx oh yeah haha... I've got another coming soon :)
@TomleyRC Oh, you tease :P Can't wait! Have yourself a nice rest of the weekend, and thanks for the replies 😍
Even if I don't win a build I'm happy to just watch your channel thanks for all that you do in our hobby
music for the build is a 10/10
Cheers dude
I have myself 1 of these and also an egress black edition both unbuilt new in box. I'm not sure I will build them mainly due to the fact I want to keep them in the original blister packaging. That is unless I buy a spare of 1 kit so I have a running buggy. The other issue is spares for these are not as readily available as other more common Tamiya kits. I think I'm going to have to buy an extra . Nice build Phil 👌👍
Hey Phil, love all of your stuff. Can’t wait for your next videos to come out. really like your choice and song in the first part of your video. By the way, saw the blue supra in the back. I hope you build that soon one of my favorite cars besides the Volkswagen rallye golf.
Avante was my TOTAL favorite back in the days when you just cant have it on full size. So we had a ton of Tamiya mini 4WD cars. Those were the days!
Man forget what everybody says that thing is sweet 💯
1:26 rare Ethan sighting
Who dare summon me
Damn. Beautiful build! Beautiful car too. Thanks for the video! ❤
11:46 you can adjust those stock springs. Put them in a vise to the length you want, heat them up almost cherry, let them cool and that will be that. You can also just clip a couple or three coils out of it.
Yeah I know.. although that can change the spring rate or upset the ‘springyness’. Cutting the springs on my old 1:1 cars was always interesting afterwards 😅
Yes.
Cut coils to drop the ride height.
@TomleyRC
how u safe was cutting the old springs down,my MK2 escort had them cut down ,fronts obviously lol,had to get another full length set the ride\steering was awful.
Unsafe
I think that if anything is to be gate-kept in RC hobby it’s that the first kit you buy should be built from the ground up. You learn a ton, and after that-buy pre-builts to your heart’s content.
Man!...I haven't even thought about a Avante for DECADES...Love 'em...Deffo going to get a few tickets for this bad-boy.
1988 I think it was originally released 👌
@TomleyRC I'd have been 7yo lol.... I remember thinking it was a Technological Marvel... The black version is a bit sweet too!.. Like what you did with the road kit and the chrome too... If I'm not lucky enough to win the Raffle?..... I might have to blow the cobwebs off my wallet...... Maybe.
Idk how they cost so much compared with other RC companies. Amazing video like always!
They are not all expensive
I'm not into the looks of most buggy's but that one looks fantastic. The all silver/black looks great! I can't imagine if that was the original gold shocks and pink wheels...
Yes… I had a vision in my head and I think it came out pretty close 👌
That's one of the most menacing buggy i ever seen!😂 That black color sure does look very good on it
Yes, looks good doesn't it! Mojave is on the way ;)
@TomleyRC Yessir! Cant wait for it to arrive:)
Man, this car has a really unique sound. At least in the video it does.
started with a great tan👌😎cool buggy,like what you done with it, love the smoke cockpit 👍👍😀
Yes haha.. just got back off holiday when I started it 😅
Turned out to be a neat street runner. Sounds good too.
Yeah, so much power 😅
Looks cool 💯 love the driver details and the wheels/tires❤🔥
Thanks mate
The Tamiya Paper Tiger Special
Haha. Yep. Total junk.
Nice build ! Was skeptical on the chrome thing, but looks agressive and classy in the end 👍 I shed a very little tear on how you direspectfully opened the blister pack of the most iconic RC ever 😢😅 Then, a 5.5t HW in it, respect on this one. Who said Tamiya can't handle power ? 😊 Well done ✌🤝
That looks ace, runs well. Sounds pretty darn smooth
Nope work matey
Beauty!! 🤩 Must build myself more Tamiya's for 2025
Reminds me of my old Schumacher Cat XLS with the break away front end. It was belt driven though. I really miss those old days.😢
Make it into a drift car and make it drift. It would be amazing to see this drifting around
Man Phil that thing came out looking pretty bad ass
Cheers mate. I’m pretty happy with it 👌
Omg you obsess over wheels and tires as much as I do 😂. Awesome results!😊
I've never built a car like this. 😞 Nice build 👌🏿
Avante with slick tires actually makes it closer in looks to its Junior/Mini4WD counterpart
That looks sharp man, real nice!
I love the silver and black look. Just started building rc cars. I’m currently building the Blitzer Beetle.
Man , I have to say that buggy is looking proper a f . Heck yeah 👍. Good job
Beautiful build!!! Would love the opportunity to win your raffle! Thanks and keep creating great content!
Absolutely a great video, I have never done a Tamiya build but man I have been missing out, I gotta do a Tamiya build or 2..🤔
Nice tan... didn't get That in the UK! ha ha. A well deserved break. Glad you're back though :)
12th birthday, unwrapped the Grasshopper. Hooked ever since.
Yes.. we all have some great memories
I got to admit it looks really really good
Loved the GHPC (Grind Hard Plumbing Co.) reference!!!
One of my favourite channels
I had the budget version of this car, the vanquish, it had bushings and a plastic chassis . It was fast and light
Awesome car, got a Blitzer beetle on a hobbywing EZrun and I love it
Tamiya has always been weird to me. I love them but their pricing is so strange, they'll charge $170 for a great buggy like the boomerang, but then for something of similar quality they'll charge more than double that, like the super hotshot
We talk the same language ! Because I hate gold ! 😂 Nice review ! 💙👍 I'm in love with this black beauty ! Well done my friend !💯
Cnt wait for the Rc advent calendar 🎉🎄
Not this year I’m afraid… to much on
@ ok its al good :) love the content
That looks superb. I like the 5 star wheels much better than the others 🤘y'all have a badass day🤘🍻🤘
Nice choice for wheels and tires 👍👍