RE: Do I really need a power panel and battery?
GREAT ADVICE!! A guy who hand flips his motors might be more in tune to what is going on, you are feeling what your engine parts are doing , and there is a coolness factor when you can just grab the spinner and give it a backwards twist to get it going[X(]!! Glue a magnet to your box and it makes a handy small parts holder. Shipping container sponge foam makes a good way to hold things in place, just stab your tools into it, make cut outs to hold film cannisters, etc.