I have given my view on Taigen versus Heng Long on this Forum before,
The Newbie specified a RTR Tank so I did not point him toward Danville where he would get both excellent service and a choice of Tamiya's finest Tank kits and If he was resident in Europe I would have directed him to a couple of top Heng Long dealers BUT the Newbie is in the USA and most of us are familiar with the high quality service provided by ERIC at IMEX an established Taigen dealer in Florida so that is where I advised him to go,
If it were me I would buy a Taigen Metal Hull and a Heng Long Body and Turret with any one of a number of different Control boards But the Newbie wanted a RTR.
Shaun.