for right now if you dont have a good charger i would get one that charges nimh. and get some bettery batteries atleast 3600 mah imh. this is what im using with mine.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCLD5&P=M
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKHJ8&P=7