I believe that if you have the resources and time....
PLEASE purchase a TAMIYA Full FUnction and also a HenLong...
Then after running the tanks YOU DECIDE why....
Only after owning both will you truly understand the difference! BUT>>>> I like them all.... I would use a HENLONG SturmTiger or rare Bulldog and Kit bash it to full function for use in our IR BATTLES!!!

I have many friends wonder WHY a TOYOTA??? or WHY not a Brand X...

THEN THEY BUY A TOYOTA and WONDER NO LONGER...

No the TAMIYAS are NOT PERFECT and neither are the HenLong Tanks either and each have their own Pros and Cons...
ALL COMES DOWN TO CONSUMER CHOICE and what you are looking for in a Model... Historical Accuracy, ACCURATE SOUNDS, Realistic Movements, realistic and robust suspensions, etc... WHAT LEVEL OF ACTION/REALISM do you want
and Do you even care if you can have the IR Battle Experience...

I have owned WSN, HEN LONG, TAMIYA etc... Nothing comes close to a TAMIYA in terms of accuracy, sound etc...... Buy one, RUN one and you will see why so many are stuffing the TAMIYA running gear into WSN, HENLONG and other tanks to get the running sounds, actions and BattleExperience...

Hen Long are great to run and so are Tamiyas... Buy what you like and Run what you like.... ALL ARE WELCOME TO RUN AT OUR EVENTS.. Just need to add a Tamiya Compatible BATTLE UNIT/SYSTEM...

I have a Halftrack from 21st Century being built for me right now with tamiya Halftrack running gear, and TANKHOBBY Tamiya Compatible Sensors... I will run it in our Battles AGAINST the Tamiya Tanks...

I also have a Member in our club that used a WSN Tank converted to full function with Tamiya Pershing running gear...
Works great....

So you can take a HL full function if you really want to in the future... It just may cost you to get all the internals out of a full function kit...

Yes.... THEY all have their Pros and Cons... TO EACH HIS OWN... I like them all....

-Tomas
TEXAS ARMOR ASSOCIATION