“ | Ah! It runs out of juice! | ” |
— Kakeru Ohtori as he's suddenly having trouble just as the race starts.
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The Avante Mark-II (アバンテMk.II) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya in 2006. It is the first Avante to be released in the Mini 4WD PRO series.
It was featured in web manga Kichijouji Phoenix and manga MIni 4WD Racer Kakeru as Kakeru Ohtori's machine. It was superseded by Avante X.
General info
The Avante Mk.II featuring the sharper body design based on the original Avante. Since the MS Chassis has the mid-motor layout, the bodyshell has been re-designed for the chassis. The only way to recognizes it as an Avante is its body color.
It is mainly in deep metallic blue, with red and white trims on it. It retains the Avante-style decals on the side.
The original Avante Mk.II comes with the gold large-diameter 3-spoke MS-type I wheels with Avante-type tires. It comes with the standard, light gray 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers.
The Black Special, V Special and Pink Special were comes with the narrow wheels, but the V Special has the small-diameter wheels while the Black Special has the arched tires. Only V Special and Pink Special comes with the black plastic rollers.
Only the original Avante Mk.II is equipped with N-01 and T-01 units white the rest were equipped with N-02 and T-01 units (with the Pink Special being equipped with the lightweight center parts).
Technical info
Length: 154 mm (N-01), 152 mm (N-02)
Width: 88 mm
Height: N/A
Chassis: MS Chassis
Gear Set(s): 4:1 (Most variants), 3:5.1 (V Special)
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Trivia
- The original Avante Mk.II is the last Mini 4WD PRO car to be equipped with N-01 unit, as future cars and special versions of Avante Mk.II uses the N-02 unit.
- Unlike previous instances where the R/C buggy versions of the Mini 4WD cars are not customizable, the R/C buggy version of Avante Mk.II was designed to be customizable as is the other hobby-grade R/C cars and is race-orientated, as it is equipped with the race-ready DF-03 chassis. This is followed by the R/C version of the Aero Avante, which used the DF-02 chassis.
See also
External links
- Avante Mk.II on Tamiya official website
- Avante Mk.II (Finished Model) on Tamiya official website
- Avante Mk.II Black Special on Tamiya official website
- Avante Mk.II V Special on Tamiya official website
- Avante Mk.II Pink Special on Tamiya official website