Originally Posted by Imex-Erik

Yea just figure out what you want to do with your tank first, then present that here for us. Example:
-Outside runner, airsoft gun wanted, etc
-Outside runner, infrared battles wanted, etc

These guys will be happy to help with a decision as well as myself. As for the KT as mentioned above only the Tiger 1 mid version has the airsoft barrel recoil at this time. However all of our infrared models (except the Sturmtiger) have barrel recoil and a LED flasher in the barrel when firing to add to the realism. The infrared (IR) tanks do not however shoot airsoft BBs so they are much safer for children if you have those concerns. IR tanks are more fun if you have more than one to battle each other, but a single tank is usually more fun with airsoft. That would be up to you

I do have a nice used metal edition KT on the S&D section at the moment, it was driven pretty rough but the tank itself runs great and is a pretty good deal. However, I must warn you... when the tank bug bites, it is a hard one! These guys will all tell you! I usually suggest a plastic Tiger 1 tank to start with, our plastic Tiger 1 tanks come with our metal chassis, torsion bar suspension, and metal suspension arms to start. From there you can choose your upgrade path and can save enough money to buy two of them to IR battle for the same price as a metal King Tiger.