Hi all thanks for the replies. All the people who slate the hen long tanks should think before stating the obvious. Yes HL are cheap and nasty, yes they dont allways work properly out of the box and they break quite easily. They only cost £45.00 on ebay, whereas the Tamiya version is £600 plus. The HL is not promoted by the manufacturer as being an outdoor toy. It also states several things that you shouldnt do to it like let it run off a high curb. You dont need to be a rocket scientist to work that out. My electric mods will cost a fraction of the purchase price. Two speed controllers £40.00. three servos (turret movement, gun elivation and firing £0.00 cos I already have them. Microswitches £pennies. Paint job free cos as a modeller I have the paints. Transmitter and reciever £0.00 cos I already have these on other models. So all in all I believ the HL tanks are ok. My son loves his and gets all exited at being able to cover the garden in BB pelets. As for me I wont bother with the firing gun. The body shell is reasonable and with some sensible detailing will look superb. I am more interested in slowing it down and having it look authentic than having it play music and serve drinks if you catch my drift. One day when I can justify the price of a tamiya I may get one, but by then I might want a 1/6th scale at £3500 so who knows. Right ive finished ranting See you. Mike