I own one of each. A H/L Panzer III and a Tamiya Sherman and I suppose you get what you pay for. Let's face it, you don't get Range Rover features for Ford Focus money do you.Having said that I like the PZIII out of the box. It will take some money to upgrade it to the level of a Tamiya Sherman, but there again you get an awful lot for your money with a H/L. However, that's not to say that the Sherman doesn't need improvement either. But the fact of the matter is ,basic Kit quality, sounds and mechanics are far superior with the Tamiya. They have to be, that's why they cost more and it's all about value for money. I can only assume that initially H/L are causing Tamiya a big headache in respect of sales/business in the short term. However, I also think that H/L have brought many more people into the R/C Tank hobby than Tamiya could ever have done and many of these people could well buy Tamiya products in the future. This will help us all as it gives Tamiya the funding to develop new and exciting models.

Have a Spectacular 2008

Gigantohawk