single edge razor blades or a hobby knife for cutting, read suggestions about using the supplied glue (it's contact cement) or scrap it and use epoxy or elmers probond for glue, do a search for tiger moth mods, there's plenty of results. Doing a search on e-zone will also yield lots of results. Try www.tigermothsquadron.com for more info also. It's good that you're buying a good radio since you say you intend to move up later. Try to find a local club and get help at least with the maiden flight, balancing, etc, if you haven't already. You'll be glad you did. I didn't. You'll probably want a spare battery or five and at least a couple of props as well as some 5 min. epoxy and clear packing tape in your flight kit, spare rubber bands, and you'll figure out the rest as you go along. I feel the above is all pretty standard sound advice, and if I left anything out, I'm sure someone else will add their 2 cents or correct me. Welcome to RCU and enjoy your newfound addiction. Oh, and you'll probably destroy the stock wheels in no time either, if you're like me. Du-bro makes 1-1/2" wheels (ultra-lite or superlite or microlite, can't remember which) that fit well if you drill the hub halfway thru to get the wheelkeeper on. Wattage makes a steerable micro tailwheel bracket that can replace the skid, too. But do yourself a favor, and make mods a little at a time, so you don't get overwhelmed by the time you've put into the plane.