| “ | Ah! It runs out of juice! | ” |
— Kakeru Ohtori as he's suddenly having trouble just as the race starts.
| ||
The Avante Mark-II (アバンテMk.II) is a Mini 4WD PRO car released by Tamiya on June 24, 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 It was superseded by Avante X.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 the body color of the base model.
Only the original Avante Mk.II is equipped with N-01 and T-01 units, while the rest were equipped with N-02 and T-01 units (with the Pink Special being equipped with the lightweight center parts).
Avante Mk.II
The original Avante Mk.II's bodyshell is mainly in deep metallic blue, with red and white trims on it. It retains the Avante-style decals on the side.
It comes with the gold large-diameter 3-spoke MS-type I wheels with Avante-type slick tires. It comes with the standard, light gray 16 mm lightweight plastic rollers.
Black Special
The Black Special has the different color scheme with black color as the base color.
It was equipped with the red, large-diameter 5-spoke lightweight narrow wheels paired arched tires.
V Special
The V Special has the violet metal-plated body. Oddly, the kit only comes with the standard sticker the base model has.
It was equipped with the small-diameter carbon-nylon-mixed dish-type low-profile wheels paired with low-profile tires. It has the rollers molded in black.
Pink Special
The Pink Special has the lightweight polycarbonate bodyshell with plastic attachments. Its body decals is mainly in pink, with blue letter, white and black trims.
It was equipped with the pink, large-diameter low-profile wheels paired with the white colored hard compound low-profile tires. Unlike the rest, it has the MS Chassis parts molded in reinforced polycarbonate-mixed ABS plastic. Like the V Special, it has the rollers molded in black.
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)
Gallery
Boxarts
Images
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.
- The Avante Mk.II has the R/C buggy counterpart which was based on the Mini 4WD car. Much like the original Avante and Avante 2001 R/C buggies, the Avante Mk.II R/C buggy utilizes the four-wheel-drive DF-03 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