Out of the box does not mean Ready to Run. SO A Tamiya can be built out of the box to be a good runner. My Tamiya Sherman is a perfect example of an out of the box stock Tamiya that runs great.

However my HL Panther and KV1 have also been great RTR tanks that come in for a heck of a lot less then a Tamiya, and those have proven to be good tanks. So to be fair and clear, ready to run was not a requirement.

I did assume he was leaning more to RTR, but the fact remains he has had a Tamiya so a Tamiya Sherman would be a great out of the box runner, once you build it.