Tamiya Super Avante Chassis Build - Thanks to the RC ELF
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- First of all, a special thanks to the RC ELF for donating this kit to the channel!
In this video I go over the steps I took to build the chassis for the Tamiya Super Avante. The TD4 chassis does seem quite good and it was a great build. I did change a couple of things though, such as the servo location and changed the battery to a shorty pack which will run across the chassis instead of front to back. Enjoy!
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That’s a great idea for the battery mount. I bet some ppl will be borrowing your idea 💡!
Thanks mate! I hope the idea will be helpful to others. 🙂👍
Its definitely a tight fit when the battery is in normal position. Good build 👏
Thanks Rex! 👍
Dunno how I missed this video. I’m subbed, and rang the bell, and search weekly for RC elf content.. UA-cam likes to hide things I guess.. great car, from a great individual.
Haha yeah I dunno mate. I think YT is doing their best to hide my videos! 🤣
It is a great car, and the RC ELF is awesome! He really is doing great things for a LOT of people out there.
@@RCHobbyShed he truly is my friend
Hi there Mick a great adaption to the Td4 and the upgrades to the chassis. Shame you’re not going to run it much. If I was closer, I’d run it. 😊😉😊awesome work, looking forward to the body and running. Take care and best wishes to you and the family 👍🏼😊😉
G'day John! Thanks mate. There's just not enough days in the week to be able to run RC's often 😩. Haha, if you were closer you could be an RC Hobby Shed factory driver. 😂
Cheers mate, all the best to you and your family! 🙂👍
Perfect timing for this video my friend 😍
I’m going to be running a shorty in my TD2 and was wondering how to fix the battery in! Well now I know 🤩🤩🤩
Thanks Glenn. I still need to sort out a strap or something to hold it nice and tight but that should be easy. 👍
Nice work Mick. Love the mods. Keep thinking outside the box. Great to watch.
Thanks Keith! Yeah I try to do some things a little differently. Cheers mate! 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed always nice to see.
@@rcicons4915 Thanks Keith! 👍
Hey, Mick, that was a couple nice modifications! Yeah, I have been thinking why people wouldn't just use a smaller battery on this chassis rather than being dictated by Tamiya how to have the layout, and need to dismount those shocks each time. Your solution looks great! For Tamiya, the punishment's due, you know, the Megadeth reference, I had to put it in there somehow...
G'day Mads, thanks mate! Yeah it really makes me wonder why they did that with the battery. I guess it pays homage to the original Avante with the battery running front to back up the chassis... and as it's battery was also a pain to change! 🤣
Love the Megadeth reference. 😂 You always manage to come through with the goods! 😁👍
hi Mick, TBH the picture on the box doesn't do it justice. I've seen one built box art and oh boy the color just pops and it really looks good! thanks RCElf and Mick for the content!
G'day! I agree the box art doesn't really do it justice but I've seen loads of box art built ones myself and it's still just not doing it for me... Although the box art colours do pop nicely, I agree on that too! We'll see how this one looks when finished, there's always a big chance I'll make it look far worse 🤣.
The RC ELF is an awesome guy, he's helped so many channels. I'm still shocked with his generosity. Cheers mate! 👍
Yeah those plastic T nuts didn't last a single run in mine, would have been nicer if Tamiya would have included that in the kit. Awesome video.
Yeah they're pretty dodgy! I agree mate, they should be in the kit... Along with decent hex adapters! Thanks Sean! 👍
Great mods on there Mick. Love the way you have solved some of the issues with the TD4. It is looking great mate
Thanks mate! Hopefully I solved some issues, might have created some others 😂. We'll see! 🙂👍
Cool way to go RC Elf! Looks nice I like the battery location it is a pain putting the battery in this one with all the clips you have to remove and tilt up the front suspension and stuff,
G'day Steve! The RC ELF rocks! Thanks mate. Oh I hear ya, I've not even had to put a battery in one yet and it's driving me nuts. I guess the original Avante was a battery change nightmare too, so I kinda get that had to make this one equally as painful. 😂👍
Excellent mods 👍 I think the box art reversed, swap the yellow and blue around, might be an interesting take...
Thanks mate! Whoa, that would be bright😎. Not a bad idea though, would be interesting! 🙂👍
That's awesome cool kit it looks like they drive nice
It's a great kit to build and from what I've seen it handles great too! 👍
Awesome build! The Avante was a dream car I never got but I had a friend that built one and it was awesome! The RC Elf is just amazing! Enjoy that cool RC! Have a happy new year!
The Avante is one cool buggy. I always wanted the original since it's release but never manage to get one. I did get the 2011 rerelease though and it's awesome. The RC ELF is a great guy, I'm very grateful for him gifting the Super Avante to my channel. He's helped so many channels, it's unbelievable, awesome guy!
Thanks Mike, I will. Hope you have a Happy New Year too!
Nice mods . I did similar with the element gatekeeper battery wise . What a great gift mate 😊👍
Thanks mate. Good stuff, there's always something for us to do on these RC's. Oh yeah, awesome gift. Gotta love the RC ELF! 🙂👍
I've been trying very hard to not watch this Mick. They say it's a great buggy but nobody likes the body. Great tips on the build mate. Just got 2 TFL geared outboards for a big half cabin hull I'm building. Now 2 120 amp seakings and it's nearly a grand already. Dam rcs but should look and go great. I've had a huge interest in the super Avante but the body shell. Can't wait to see what you do , for sure it will look good as usual.
I can see by the lack of views, a lot of people are trying not to watch 😂🤣. Yeah that is a common thing I'm hearing too, great chassis but that body is a bit iffy. Wow that half cabin is gonna be a beast! I've not seen many RC outboards since the old Kyosho Johnson I had when I was a lad, they will look awesome. Still thinking of what to do with this body, got a few ideas but nothing really jumping out at me yet. We'll see what happens I guess. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed yes I can see Mick doing a fantastic job on the body and it looks so good I end up with a copy ! Was drunk last night and found an old Aquacraft super v27 and accidentally bought it. Another rc I didn't need but what the hell. Then I wake up and the wife makes a confession, she got the Losi mud slinger, uL19 and a recoil 2. So I accidentally bought a little recoil 17. Now I really want this especially when I see the top work on the body. I just know it's going to be good what you do and I must have it. Thank God the spare room is nearly empty.
Nice kit and good work ... cant wait to see you run it 🤘🏻
Look forward yo see what you do with it in terms of colorscheme! Looking like a solid build so far.
I have a couple of ideas in mind. Both will either make it or break it, so it should be interesting. Thanks mate! 👍
Nice video. It's not that crazy with the 10.5, and 2s. I have the same motor in mine, and the car handles great. I'm looking forward to the run video!
Thanks mate! Yeah, dunno why I said that 🤪10.5 will be perfect I think. I run a few 2wd's on 10.5 and it's fun, will be even easier to drive with 4wd. I've seen they handle nicely, looking forward to experiencing it for myself. Hoping it won't take too long to get it finished, then onto the run! 🙂👍
All great ideas Mick. And yes ditch the wheels. Even when the body is unpainted, the wheels are like connective tissue to that rolling can of WD-40 livery Tamiya put on it. They really ruined the Advante forcing peoples hand to paint the body to the colour of the wheels. And the Advante body is really unique and interesting. I wouldn't cut into the canopy though. As for the wheels, not sure if Optima wheels would fit, and if the Tamiya tires would wrap around them. Maybe hit the body with some metallic red, pearl white, black or gun metal. Im sure youll figure it out though. Thanks for sharing the process.
Thanks Jacen! Oh yeah, the wheels are going for sure. I don't plan on using any fluro colours on it, so unless I dye them black (unlikely) they're going. Great suggestions there mate. I had thought of candy red, maybe metallic too. I've had a bunch of different ideas along the way, no winners yet though. There is one idea I have but I'm really not sure, it's way out there! 😬
Yeah, I'll work something out. Hopefully it won't be too disgusting 😂
Thanks mate! 👍
Not a bad looking buggy but just a bit different. Excited to build one too. I get a an old air craft bomber vibe for some reason. 10.5 motor is sweet point for power. Great video Mick as usual.😎
Yeah they are quite different to what we're used to from Tamiya. Yes! A bomber vibe is also what I got but couldn't put my finger on it. Should be fun with the 10.5, if I ever get it finished lol. Thanks Luke! 👍
I think its a great chassis..Well done my friend
I agree, from what I've seen it drives nicely. So it should be great fun. Thanks mate! 👍
Battery idea is nuts! 👊.
Sounds like the role cage idea is going look awesome Mick👌.
I never knew balls could be so small until you picked them up by your new screw shaft and showed them to us😳
I like your idea of putting a blob of grease on the table to stop your balls rolling all over the place, nothing much more annoying than the balls escaping especially if you have visitors or something, my Mrs goes off when that happens 😠, people scatter when they get away 🤣.
Check out the shocks!, even their box looks top class mate👌
No expense spared on this build mate, what a classy Super Avante build🥇.
Love the full custom steering and battery set-up! Definitely one of a kind.
Imagine that beast with a set of foamies and lowered on the bitumen or something, my brains going a gazillion mile and hour wondering what your going to do with it.
Sensational custom build as usual Mick, can't wait to see more👍🦘🇦🇺
Thanks mate! I'm still not sure about the roll bar or cage. It's giving me a headache trying to figure out which direction I'll go with this one.
Oh yeah, those are some really small balls! 😂
Hahaha, well now you don't have to worry about your balls escaping. Although the grease might make them kind of uncomfortable! 🤣
Those shock do look pretty sweet. I think I got shafted on the shocks though. While the box looks nice, everything was just stuffed in there. Everyone else's Aeration shocks are nicely displayed in the window of the box. Shafted, I say! 😭😂
Thanks mate, I kinda had to do that with the steering and battery. No way was I gonna be pulling the front end up all the time, and the clips and screws. If I'd left it stock, the car would only be used as an ornament... well it prolly will be anyway, but more so! 😂
Hmm, set up for road use would look sick! 😍
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video. Hoping to get this thing done soon, if I can finally decide on a theme. 😁👍
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I hope you go with the roll bar idea, it'd be something different all right, I think that kits got a tonne of potential in the right hands.
The greasy balls might be a bit uncomfortable but better that than getting In trouble with my better half everytime they escape 😂. Oh that's a bit rough mate!, Imagine if the nice shock bodies got scratched up!!, you'd be well and truly shafted. They look awesome on the buggy👌.
The steering and battery job is outstanding mate, typical of your builds👌, I bet we'll see others doing the same thing now, it's not surprising Tamiya didn't think of it.
Either way, on road or off road it's already a sensational build Mick, congrats on some nice engineering mate👌🦘🇦🇺
I'm going bald, scratching my head trying to think of how this body is gonna be lol.
Haha yeah, I guess the grease will wash off in minutes, an angry miss's might last for days! 🤣
Luckily the shocks were all still good. Just didn't look to classy looking through the box window. They must have known I was buying that set. 😂
Thanks mate. I kinda think Tamiya had thought of these things but figured they'd leave it up to us to play with... OR, maybe I've totally ruined the weight distribution. We'll see I spoze! 😂
Cheers mate, have a great weekend! 👍
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I bet the body will look awesome mate👍
You can always add lead weight if you need to, just take a couple off your neighbours car wheels, I'm sure they won't mind 😂
@@outbackrcaustralia4895 Thanks mate. Oh great idea! I'll sneak out tonight for some weight shopping. 😂
Awesome! Almost got the yellow chassis version.. but splurged on a turbo optima instead.😅 Not the prettiest of cars but it should be a really good drive.👍😊
Haha, I think you made a good decision there, the Turbo Optima is a sexy beast! Yeah, the Super Avante should be great to drive. 👍
Hi Mick, how ya doing mate? Love what you've done with this build, seeing your servo and steering layout makes me wonder why Tamiya didn't do that in the first place! You always do a very neat installation of the electronics, too. Mine runs great in stock configuration so yours should be awesome! All the best, matey, catch ya later! :O)
G'day mate! All good here, hope you are doing well. Thanks, maybe Tamiya decided they'd leave something for the custom guys to play with 😂. I'm thinking it should run great too. Thanks Mark, cheers! 🙂👍
Nice and clean build👍
Thanks mate! 👍
Wow, how did I miss this one! That is really cool and more of how the car should have come out! Very neat use of a chassis I am not a fan of! I think they did so many thing half right on this one I won't be getting one myself but did find this very interesting seeing it all changed up! Of course I am curious as to what you are going to do with the bubbly body!!
Haha it happens mate, we can't be everywhere at once. I'm still unsure if I like this chassis but from all reports it's meant to run well. The battery and servo left me scratching my head as to why they did that. I'm guessing they wanted the battery to be a pain to access as I guess they needed something to mimic the original Avante 🤷♂️🤣. I'm still kicking around ideas for the body, hopefully I'll have it done by 2023! 😂👍
Nice job Mick you always make mods that make sense 👍
I wonder what you do for the body?
I do like the boxart on this but not in love with it though! So something different is the way to go and l am sure it will look fantastic when you are done!
I like the idea of black and gold or silver but different sounds good!
We will see in the next vid and looking forward to seeing what it looks like.
Cheers pal.
Thanks James! I think the box art looks OK but I think I'm one of them many who thinks it should resemble the original Avante a little more. I do have some ideas in mind for the body and some other mods to make it a little different. One of the ideas is waaay different to what anyone will be expecting but it might also make it look totally hideous 😂. I think I'm as eager as anyone to see how it turns out. Hoping it won't be too far way. Cheers mate! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed yeah more of the original Avante the better on this would be cool 👍 l am sure you will nail it whatever you do Mick🤩
Another great episode dude, good tips on the mods you do, looking forward to what you will do with this one, will be interesting to see how it runs, I think it will be good, let’s see 👍good to see ya dude
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video! I'm kind of keen to see what the final result will look like too. I still can't decide what to do with a few things but I'm sure I'll work it all out in the end 😬. With some luck it would look siiiick! 😂 Cheers mate. 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed 😂😂 still crack’s me up! Siiick will be great to see this done and running, cheers for the reply 🤩👍
Coming along nicely Mick 👌. I do like the inboard shocks on these. Very cool. Look forward to seeing how the body turns out
Thanks David! I quite like the inboard shocks too, I wish they'd have done the same with the rears. I'm hoping I don't make it look worse than box art, we shall see! 😬👍
Great video and tips. I'm still on the fence about getting one. I have the Astute 2022 and it's gonna be nice. I'll get the pre painted one if I get one. Can't wait to see how you paint yours.
Thanks mate! I was the same, could not decide. In the end I thought it might be a good project car just to see if I can make it look a way that will make me say "wow", remains to be seen of course.
The Astute does look quite good! Thanks mate, hopefully the paint job goes well. 😬👍
Awesome build Mick , i love how you have innovated a lot into this yourself and it seems to work way better than the OG so will look forward to the end finish , and running of this beast , i bought mine with the clear body and now i wish i had of bought the pre-painted one like i did the TD2 -oh well just another kit that will take me 2 yrs to complete lol , cheers mick and yes definitely looking forward to see what colours you go with and the Complete finish no doubt it will be very nicely done :-))
Thanks Andrew! This is one I wanted to do some things a little differently on, kinda of a challenge really. The body or overall look might be the trickiest part I think. I still don't have the body/paint ideas coming together just yet but I'm sure I'll work something out. Haha 2 years to build a car, that sounds like me too! We can't rush these things mate 😂. Hope to have this one done soon. Cheers mate! 👍
Missed ya buddy!! Love the work you do!!Your so lucky it’s going to be summer for you soon down there! Looking forward to seeing how this ugly duckling turns out! Should be a mean and nasty looking one the way you do thing! Thanks my man!
G'day, thanks mate. Oh yeah, I'm looking forward to some nice weather. It's been dark and dreary here for far too long. Hoping I can make this one look nice, we'll see I guess lol. Cheers mate! 🙂👍
Nice build Mick. looking forward to the body paint etc when finished. I like the how it is put together mechanically and I think it will drive really well. Not sure about how the body looks with the blue an yellow, it has yet to grow on me
Thanks Ian! I think it should run quite nicely too. I'm thinking I may go with blue but no yellow, maybe closer to the original Avante look. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Hey Mick, did you see Mikael of Nordic RC visions Super Avante? He went with all blue, it looks great! 😎👍
@@MarkBryanRC G'day Mark. Yeah I did see Mikael's, it looks awesome! 😍👍
@@MarkBryanRC Hello Mark. I am sold now, I think I need to get one for christmas and go with the all blue. Will need to sell this to the wife though !!!
Great vid Mick out of interest what’s your favourite cars to drive ? 🤩👍🚴
Thanks Pete! Ooh, that's a tough question. I can never decide, maybe the Kyosho Ultima. 🤷♂️😁
@@RCHobbyShed cheers Mick for the reply yeah you have a great collection to choose from 😀👍
@@n22pdf No probs, Pete! Haha yeah, there is enough to keep me going for quite a while. 🙂👍
Nice mods
Thanks mate! 🙂👍
Hi Mick, hope you don't mind me asking, what is with all these short videos, what's happened to your usual content? Cheers.
G'day mate. No worries at all! Yeah sorry for the lack of usual content. There a number of reasons (or excuses 🤣), I had a flu for a couple of weeks and started a new job. Then had a fall at that job and injured my coccyx bone, so I was in super slow motion for a while 😂. On the other hand, I've been in two minds as to continue with the channel or not as it's just not getting enough views. EG: This video is two weeks old and only 740 views, which is pretty bad for a 5 year old channel. So I figured the short videos may help bring traffic to the channel, and they're about all I could manage recently. I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know I need to get this Super Avante finished, so that video will be coming very soon at least! 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed thanks for the reply. Hope you've recovered and look forward to the Avante video. Take it easy, regards Paul.
@@bigyin.7710 Thanks Paul. Still not 100% but close. Should be full steam ahead very soon. 👍
Great video! Could you share a few more details about the servo move?
Was there a reason you didn't you use your alloy hop up servo mounts when you mounted the servo to the right side?
What drill bit did you use to make the counter sink divots on the under side?
Thank you!
Thanks mate, no probs!
I didn't use the Tamiya alloy servo mounts for a couple of reasons.
1: They're only mounted with one screw to the chassis and the chassis has a lot of flex. You might have seen in other peoples videos that the alloy servo mount doesn't actually stop the servo from moving back and forth when in operation, it's really more of an ornament than an upgrade! 😂. So for this reason I used different mounts so I can have four mounting screws and help prevent any movement.
2: these mounts have much less of a gap under the servo, the servo is essentially sitting right on the chassis, which also helps prevent movement.
3: I didn't want to use offset mounts as I wanted to keep the area beside the servo clear for electrics.
As for the countersinking, you're really better off to buy a counter sink. They way I did it is pretty rough. But anyway, I used (I think) a 10mm drill bit. Keep in mind you don't want to run the bit in your drill as it will likely just rip straight through the chassis. You're best to either just use the drill bit with your hands, or you can put in it the drill and just turn the drill chuck by hand.
Hope this helps! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Thank you for this helpful information! That makes sense to me as an alternative to the factory setup. I wonder why they didn’t use this layout instead of the cross over steering design.
Instead of countersinking could you use a washer on the underside and let the four screw heads of the screws going into the mounts bump out a little?
@@fantasticplasticadventures Haha I dunno why they didn't do this. Maybe Tamiya just wanted to be "different" lol.
I guess you could do it that way but the buggy won't be nice and smooth underneath anymore 🤔.
BTW, you just reminded me to buy some smaller countersinks. 😁
@@RCHobbyShed Thanks you! Others may find this helpful too. I guess it wouldn’t be an Avante without a little over engineering 😂
Hi again! How did you make your connecting rod from the steering servo? Was there a similar length rod from another kit?
Thank you!
Hello and thaks, i am wondeing this or the Astute?
G'day! I don't have the Astute so I can't really say. I guess it comes down to if you want 2wd or 4wd. 👍
Literally wearing the same shirt! Yeah im not a fan of this kit really. Hoping Tamiya make some effort on the Black Egress - they need to up their game in regards to keeping the customer happy. In saying that - its nice to be gifted a kit from the Elf in anycase
Haha nice! 😁 Yeah this is one I really only got as kind of a challenge for myself. The original Avante really made me say "wow" but this one doesn't, more of a "meh". So I figured I'd get it and see if I can give it that wow factor. We shall see I guess! 😬
Oh yeah, it was awesome to get such a gift. The RC ELF is one awesome guy! 👍