[Ben Martin]

There are a few things to have that are pretty useful for everyone:

- make sure you have a backup of each control system component and the radio
- pool noodles
- Versaplanetaries with a variety of ratios -- hex output shaft would be the most useful
- Sheets of plywood
- 2x4's
- Wood screws
- Many of your primary choice of fastener
- hex/thunderhex shaft
- hex hubs
- hex sprockets + chain
- hex bearings

Also, a step bit for making 1.125" holes

Right now, the 775pro is the best mechanism motor on the market -- I would have at least 4 handy for prototyping with the VP's previously mentioned

You want to have everything you'll need to get prototyping quickly -- VP's plus a good motor and hex infrastructure to support it is one of the quicker ways to do that while having the flexibility to change ratios.