Originally Posted by
talex
Seems if the hobby can be pretty expensive anyways if you want it to be - I guess most are - I probably will remain puzzled to as why one would simply not buy the cheapest starter tank possible up front if they are going to wind up upgrading nearly every working part in the tank anyways - that's not meant to offend anyone nor be sarcastic - it is from my just learned about the tanks and newbie viewpoint it is an honest question I have in my mind right now - that said as I have been saying the people who know say there is a difference, but to a novice eye - it is not easily spotted, I would get it better if no matter what you initially buy, you wind up having to replace 1/2 of it down the road anyways... still confused but at least now I have a couple in hand to go over to discover the reasons.
It's basically what you want out of the hobby, the journey and how much you want to invest.
Do you want instant gratification? Or build it from a kit? Or start bare bones and add as you go?
The journey is how you get there. A lot like doing this as they go along and change things along the way, sort of customizing it, experimenting... it's fun for some.
Some know how much they want to spend right up front, plop the money down and have it right away... where it be a Tamiya which has an exceptional sound system and is ready for YOUR radio of choice and can add the more popular battle system to it and it's ready. Or, a Taigen tank where the work is done for you, comes with a radio and has features tankers want like metal tracks, bearings and so on...
It's a hobby. Build it yourself or pull it out of a box and add to it. Depends on what you want.
Jeff