The 58079
Egress was the 3rd iteration of the Avante chassis and came out in
1989, only a year after the original Avante. While the Vanquish
could be considered a somewhat simplified version of the complicated
Avante, the Egress went the other direction and tried to make a full
race chassis while fixing some of the issues with the original.
The double deck chassis was resurrected, this time in carbon fiber but
with the bigger plate on the bottom instead of the top. The
simplified plastic suspension, longer wheelbase, and traditional wheels
were carried forward from the Vanquish, but a new set of cylindrical pin
tires were introduced. A brand new set of hi-cap (High Capacity)
aluminum dampers with a larger diameter were introduced. The
planetary gear differentials were replaced with ball differentials, and
the center diff with a one-way. Finally, the price was about 40%
more than the original Avante and almost twice as much as the Vanquish
at 44,000¥. It's not obvious to me why it cost so much more than
the Avante with less complexity in many ways and no motor.The Egress was re-released in 2013 as 58583. There were very few changes from the original except the use of the machined aluminum front uprights and reinforced rear uprights from the Avante 2011. More subtle changes are discussed in the build. Like the original, this one does not come with a motor or any other electronics. The original suggested the use of a Dynatech or Technigold motor. Since I already separately built the Egress Black Edition and will be using that as my runner, I just put a silver can in this one for display purposes.
Just how different is the Egress from the Vanquish, how many parts were new, and how many were re-used from other models? Based on the parts trees in the Egress kit, I've explored those questions below. As you can see, the Egress doesn't have that many new parts.
- The A parts (front gearbox), B parts (rear gearbox), C parts
(rear uprights), G parts (bumpers), and H parts (plastic gears) are from the
Avante. The cast front uprights also came from the
Avante, and on the re-release were also replaced with the machined parts
from the Avante 2011.
- The J
parts (front arms), K parts (rear arms), N parts (bumper mounts), and wheels are from the Vanquish.
- The L parts (steering cranks), X and Y parts (shock plastics),
tires, chassis plates, shocks, and body are new for the Egress.
The steering parts and shocks were actually available as option parts
for the Avante before the Egress came out.
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| Description |
Manufacturer |
Model # |
|---|---|---|
| Egress (2013)1/10 Scale R/C 4WD High Performance Off Road Racer Kit |
Tamiya |
58583 |
| Mabuchi RS-540SH-6527 27T 540 Brushed Motor | Tamiya | 53689 |
| Standard Ball Bearing Steering Servo | EcoPower | ECP-100 |
| PS-41 Bright Silver Paint |
Tamiya |
56041 |
| PS-12 Silver Paint |
Tamiya |
56012 |
| PS-5 Black Paint |
Tamiya | 86005 |