Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a heavy tank too, but I have a KV-1 on asiatam metal hull and asiatam brass gears that can't even turn in the grass or move up a 10 degree incline. It also bottoms out the torsion suspension in the last 3 roadwheels sitting still. Nothing fun about that. All of my recommendations are based on stock electronics and keeping your tank to a reasonable $400 level for a first tank. Like I said, I cannot wait to see what it takes electronics, gear and motor wise to get the 15lb Leopard hull moving along at an acceptable rate. I stopped buying metal tracks when I realized a well broken in set of plastic ones will droop just as well and metal roadwheels with birdshot in the hull gives them the realistic ride we all crave without adding so much stress.

Domi898,

If you want a metal tank as a first, I highly recommend buying a prebuilt Taigen from Erik so that you have swift and reliable support Monday thru Friday and you know all the parts are designed to go together and installed properly.