RE: noob
LOL! I just wrote a paragragh on this topic and my windows shutdown. Have the Villian but have an s vee 27 on the way. If you get the Villian you will be wanting more in a week and it takes alot to modify it for more speeds. Villian is abs hull with cheap hardware and a brushed engine no water cooling and the S Vee 27 is a fibeglass hull, better hardware, brushless, water cooling and it takes little for excellent speed.
Whatever you do, S Vee 27 or BlackJack don't get the Villian.
Brushless is a way better way to go!