How about an ARC/.15 Combo for ~$75.00. Includes a J&C Fun Bat and a Magnum XL .15 engine. Add your Hitec 555 RX and 3 HS-81s and you can have blast.
http://www.jchobbies.com/
I went with the just the Fun Bat (~$26.00) and jazzed mine up with an OS .15 CV-A (still puts me inside your $200.00) -- rocket city at half-throttle.