Hi all

i could do with some advice. I am new here but have been lurking on Tamiyaclub for the past 10 years and have been building my Tamiya King Tiger for nearly half of that time!

I have a burning desire to build and detail a Panzer III so unless Tamiya pulls out a surprise launch in the next month or two, it looks like I am going to have to give HL a go. I have done my research into the upgrades and detail parts and am leaning towards an Asiatam hull with all the trimmings which seems to be very realisticand well built.

I am a bit concerned about the turret rotation andgun elevation though.So first question is how good is the stock HL rotation set-up? are there any issues I should be aware of?

Second question relates to electrics.Let me state here that I am a bitof an idiot when it comes to electrics so simple is best!

To give you an idea about future useage, I do not need IR because I do not get the chance to battle, and I cannot be bothered with smoke, which seems to always break and never really looks like exhaust fumes anyway. I may well fit the upgrade recoil system if I can get my head around the electrics.

I rather like the Tamiya electrics. They are tidy and reliable, relatively easy to programme and use and the sound systems are great.

As I move to HL it seems I have 3 options:

Keep it stock inside
Upgrade to El Mod or something like that
Fit Tamiya's MFU from their Pz IV

I know nothing about the first two (in terms of quality, reliability, ease of fitting). Can anybody here give me a run-down on HL sound and functionality? Also can anybody tell me if El Mod is easy to use and worth the cost?

Finally, if I can get my hands on a Tamiya MFU, will it fit in the PzIII?

I look forward to your thoughts