Not to throw a spanner in the works, while I agree it would be nice if they all worked together the bottom line is none of it was really designed for it from the get go.

You would be asking a group of manufacturers with different marketing goals, in different countries to confirm to a standard based in North America. From a manufacturers point of view, how many people actually utilise the IR systems out of the whole tank ownership.

Not to mention as proliferation of the Chinese products increases and Tamiya decreases then who knows what system will be used in the future.

This is based on the fact that more people own Heng Long than Tamiya, or WSN. Also on the fact that as Heng Long continue to produce new tanks, at lower cost and with constant improvements then there is a good bet in the future they may well become the standard setters.

Still this system looks great, I will never use theIRsystem in any of the tanks, I appreciate people really enjoy it but for me it is rather boring, then again so is the airsoft. I just like driving around! So if the system produces something equivalent to el mod at a cheaper price then all good.

With that in mind, the option to purchase a system that doesn't come with the IRequipment would be best.