ORIGINAL: jyossarian
I believe that I've read to make the following mods immediately:
sturdier blades
heat sinks
long inner shaft
Anything else I should get on the first purchase?
At least a second battery.
A li-po voltage indicator is good to have also.
Some crash repair parts, as a flybar, an outer shaft, a set of blades, two upper blades more.
And some canopy shoring tube. See another thread here. I myself use some ink tube out of bic pens.
As tools you need a 1.5mm hex, a philips PH0 & PH1 screwdriver, and a long nose pliers.
After getting into the Big Lama flights then you can start modding it and/or upgrading it.