Welcome Larry to the forum and to the hobby. The HL tanks are a good way to start.They have had some quality issues in the past, but have
gotten much better. Most model builders enjoy fixing, detailing and painting them up anyway. There are many retailers now including
Matomart in Canada, there's always ebay, and others you'll find on this forum. Decide what country, US, German or Russian you want
to model and plunge in! I started with a Tiger 1 and after detailing it's still running stock after 8 years. I'm sure others will chime in
and we're all here to help.