Guys:

Many of the HL suppliers ARE backing up their sales because of the bad press. MatoToys is one, and Murphy Ma listens to the guys in the Marui Tank Group. The HL tanks are getting aftermarket stuff much faster than the Tamiya's did... and I say that as the owner of six Tamiya tanks, including two rare Leopard 1A4's.

Reindeer:

You want a less bias'd spin on the Hen Long 1/16 tanks, join the Yahoo Marui Tank Group and ask them, the word of tried and true owners of the product.

(if you cannot find it, e-mail me and I'll shoot you the link, as I'm not allowed to post it)

Stern can also give you a link to a good group over in Germany (posting it is verboten for some odd reason)

I've seen a few clips of them, and they don't look very bad at all. I'll probably buy one later this spring, when Murphy has more stock.

WhiteWolf