Hello gould965, I would listen to these fellow tankers. I too have been a military model builder on and off for a good 38yrs. I asked these tankers which would be a better first Tamiya RC tank the King Tiger or the M26Pershing and they told me the M26. Well I purchased the M26 from a local hobby shop at a good price. The lower hull is all done and it moves! I started work on the upper hull just last night. This kit is going together like a hot knife thru butter. I did purchase to upgrade parts from ETO ARMOR. The track tensioner upgrade went on smooth no hassles. The other upgrade is for the gun. I havent got that far yet.
Quick wrap up these tankers know there stuff. They help me make the right choice for my first Tamiya RC kit.
Thank You Guys.
My next Tamiya RC tank wil be the Panzer IV.