Thats gott be one of the best rc tanks I have seen, really good. even the slap dash winter wash is accurate..close up pic of a real one below

I got into this through my 9 yr old son. He spotted a HL tank and asked for one, we got an old standard Panther ( if HL did anything crap, the non S+S Panther was it and probably responsible for the poor press the rest get) > Getting used to tinkering gave us the bug, I seldom drive them, thats not my bag, I just enjoy working on them and especially painting and weathering etc, so theraputic after a tough business day at work, then I let him go and break them for me. I also enjoy learning about the historical side and the hobby prompts you to do that, Tanks were history changing machines, I also being an engineer admire the way the Germans took the idea from the British and made is sooo much better. I have now got to the stage where people ask me to decorate thier tanks for them, which is an enjoyable past time.

get yourself an HL one, if you get hooked go knock yourself out with a Tamiya if you choose, I would like a Tamiya as my engineering element craves more accuracy, like true torsion suspension etc ( which I can tinker with) but I cant justify one at the prices, even being superior, they are still way overpriced and with my kitchen and Bathroom needing work I had to prioritise.