They are a little expensive but they come with
3:1 gears
Metal everything
Torsion bar suspension
If you take a plastic tank and the metal bits and a set of gears you are almost at this price.
The Big disadvantage I see is that modifying a metal tank will be much harder. However I like this stug in its current state, all the hatches are opening. I don't see much to mod on this so it is a good metal candidate for me.
The 75mm metal Sherman will be too.