Tamico Avante Earth Force Project

   

What is Tamico and what is this special edition Avante that technically didn't come from Tamiya?  Just like TamiyaUSA is a division of Tamiya that serves the North American market, Tamico resides in Germany and serves the European market.  From time to time they do their own limited edition versions of Tamiya models in small batches.  In this case, they took the 47390 Black Edition of the 2011 Avante and changed a few parts to make it the "Earth Force Pace Car".

As far as I can tell, this livery is entirely whimsical.  While there is an actual environmental organization called Earth Force in Denver, they have a different logo and I can't imagine they would sponsor anything racing related.  There is also no trademark anywhere on the packaging of the model related to the name.  The body is standard Avante, but the paint colors have been altered.  While the original was metallic blue and the black edition was obviously black, this one is two tone silver and metallic green.  A custom sticker sheet has been included which is used along with portions of the original stickers.  The pink wheels of the black edition (which originally came from the Vanquish) have been molded in lime green instead, and the tires and foams have been replaced with versions from Schumacher.  I wonder what they did with the wheels and tires that were originally in the box?  Nothing has changed mechanically from the regular black edition.  The model comes in the regular black edition box, but a full size printed insert has been placed over the cover and one side which shows the custom livery and the numbering.  As you can see at left, I got #78 out of a total production run of 333 models.  This kit has unique model number because it does not come from Tamiya directly.

Description	Manufacturer	Model #
Avante Earth Force Pace Car 1/10 Scale R/C 4WD High Performance Off Road Racer Kit	Tamiya Tamico	(47390)
GT-Tuned 25T Rebuildable 540 Brushed Motor	Tamiya	53779
Quicrun 60A Brushed Electronic Speed Control	Hobbywing	1060
2 Channel 2.4 GHz DSMR Receiver	Spektrum	SR215
Standard Ball Bearing Steering Servo	EcoPower	ECP-100
PS-17 Metallic Green Paint	Tamiya	86017
PS-41 Bright Silver Paint	Tamiya	86041

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