Welcome aboard,,great ideas , but,,when you start to build it goes like this , page one start on the wing, page 2 install radio gear here, page 3 begin fuselage, page 4 mount engine..etc,etc..you will need everything in a very short time radio, engine,..not quite that quick but you get the idea...I started with a goldberg eagle II and thats how it went....get the small stuff at the LHS or they'll stop stocking it, it'll cost more too but , support (you know),,,, good luck with it..I second the idea to go with a good 6 channel radio,, if you start with a 4 channel you will want a 6 pretty soon...if you start with a 6, you wont really worry about an 8 or 9 channel,, I prefer Futaba myself but, what ever your local clubs use may be better to help you begin with...Rog