Yes, well worth the extra cash. I have a Taigan Tiger 1 and a Torro King Tiger and Torro Sherman. These are all metal versions, with Infra-red battle systems. Never had any trouble with them,got the three of them from rctanks.de great service. My first tank was a Heng Long Sherman, which I got from rctanks.de. Had nothing but bother with it, with both tracks breaking within minutes of each other, plus a few more problems with it. Dominique from rctanks.de changed this for me and I got the Taigan Tiger 1, and then I bought the other two models. I personally would not touch Heng Long, you can upgrade,but if you can go to the extra cost of Taigan/Torro I would not hesitate.
Martin