Why does everyone bash the Hen Long's? I got one a few weeks ago for $65 shipped, and it works fine. It's not a smoker and has no sound, but that does not bother me. It has plenty of power, I actually drove it up and over my daughters' legs as she was laying on the floor! The airsoft gun is a wee bit weak, but I'm putting in a CO2 airsoft paintball gun in it eventually. I hear of Tamiya's having problems here and there, so what gives? I like my HL Tiger 1 a lot, and I'll be putting in metal gears, tracks, sprockets and idlers as well. I'm sure I'll also have to beef up the chassis a bit to take the added stress, but no big deal there. If you guys got bad HL's, well then that's just bad luck. Maybe to some people they ARE junk, but not to me. To each his own I guess, but $1000 for an R/C tank is just way too much for me.

And just so you know, Plans are already being made for an all-aluminum reproduction of my Tiger 1! So in effect,my HL will serve very well as a template for a tank that will DEVOUR any plastic tank you or I can think of!

I'm not coming down on anybody in this forum, I just don't know why people hate the Hen Longs.