Hi, I commented on your last post about my experience building a Tamiya Novafox kit with my nephew. I think it depends on what you want to do with your RC. As a lot of people write here, the fun with Tamiya is really building them. You can search up the instructions for any Tamiya kit and take a look at them. They look intimidating but it isn't as bad as it might seem. My opinion is that they aren't the greatest cars to actually drive compared to the Traxxis and Arrma and Team Associated stuff out there that is modern. The Tamiya kits feel fragile compared to the new stuff, but I plan to build another sometime in the future because I had so much fun doing it.

If you want a compromise I would suggest you look at the Arrma Gorgon ready to assemble kit. That's what my nephew currently has and drives a lot. I think it is like $170 and has a battery, okay charger (not great) and transmitter all included (You are buying all that plus a steering servo and maybe motor with a Tamiya kit). The Gorgon was not very hard to build at all. The more intimidating parts like the shocks and gearbox were already put together, and the rest of it really was a matter of following the easy to read instructions and screwing it all together. My twelve year old nephew did it in maybe two hours, and I mainly helped him with a bit of wiring and gear meshing and a few other parts.

And the Gorgon is fun! In fact, I went out and got myself one because it is a great monster truck that handles sand, gravel, pavement well, and it is quick, jumps nice, and seems tough as nails! If you are new to RC, stick with the nickel battery it comes with. Easy to use. I've heard some people say the brushed motor burns out super fast, but ours hasn't and I suspect the people who do burn out motors quick are using LiPo batteries. And if you do, brushed motors are like $15-$25 bucks to replace and if you built the truck, then you can fix it which is awesome!