Jacob,
I have had my HB for a week and a half now, and am really pleased with it. Many people said that I should learn on a larger heli first, but I had no major problems with the HB. I bought the base HB and an HLG200 gyro, and everything else I had from my fixed wing flying. If you are just learning helis, I would highly recommend a heading hold gyro like the HLG200. Also, if you can swing it, go with LiPoly batteries. The HB has ball bearings, where the Picolo Fun has plastic bushings. You can upgrade the Fun to ball bearings, but it is about $30 for the bearing kit.

Jeff