Well everyone, we can flame bhop73 for resurrecting the bad blood between the Tamiya and Heng Long crowd
If you go through this forum, you will see a lot can be done with a HL and little imagination. They can't be beat for cheap out of the box fun. Though not scientific, it seems there are a lot more posts about fixing HL's then Tamiyas.
Tamiya tanks are more robust out of the box, but can have their weakness also. The scale is more accurate, and you have the fun building the tank. For me, what I like best is the Tamiya Battle system. Driving tanks around can be fun, but try battling it out with eleven other tanks, THAT'S FUN!
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Kevin O'C
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