its strange. when i did my first grunt. i jumped into it and i was scared. but after working with both. i'd have to say that they are both very different. with TK i used e6000. with the cloners, i use CA glue for the first grunt. the second and this suit. i used CA and the zip kicker. i honestly can say i had the whole suit glued up in one day and ready to paint. its crazy. bondo takes time. and the paint.
so to answer the question. animated clones take longer than the TK but i think its more fun. one guy from socal, at a armor party. i saw him build and ready to paint in one day.