This truck took me around 7 hours to build and was my first kit. the directions are VERY straigh forward and go step-by-step with not too much and not too little in each step. The rear ball diff needs to be sinched to work well off-concrete, and the front one-way diff just wasnt made for off-
there are only a few things that bug me about this car... first being the plastic bearings, tamiya couldnt include an extra $5 forth of materials? second, the steering system is relatively inefficient and binds easilly when a high-torque or long-travel servo is used... third, there arent any metal parts, all plastic with the acception of the driveshafts and motor... fourth, my little sister always wants to drive it, not a good thing, as that results in broken parts...
Overall, this car is really cool... its a great beginner car, easy to take apart and fix and hard to break... fun to run, hard to stop, nuthin better...
If you want to race, get an HPI SNR or HPI rally and have fun at your local track, but if you'd like a neat car to mess around with and just zoom and jump, then this if for you... i spend a total of $263 with priority shipping...good deal if you ask me.