Looks like I'll go for the Miss Vegas when I save up enough cash. The video on the Tower Hobbies website sold me. It looks pretty much ready-to-run out of the box. My next step is to scour the boat forums for tips on how to NOT sink or destroy the thing...

Ob nut -I'm in the Germantown that is in Montgomery County, just southwest of Dayton. I'll look into finding a local club. Thanks for the tip!

One more thing for someone who may be inclined. The RC University section of RC Universe has been extremely helpful. I learned how to hover my heli in a couple of days with the tips provided there. The boat section is totally bare though, nothing posted. Maybe someone knowledgeable could post some boat start-up tips there. There definitely seems to be no shortage of excellent help here.

Thanks!!!