heres my ideas hardware wise, would like some opinions, you mentioned using a better BEC, so I have taken it off the list open for your suggestions, keeping in mind i am trying to be very modular is the reason for the component shield
Motor 6 $6.00 $36.00 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5354&aff=104834 ESC 6 $9.23 $55.38 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6458&Product_Name=Hobbyking_SS_Series_25-30A_ESC_%28card_programmable%29&aff=104834 Props 8 $4.00 $32.00 https://www.mikrocontroller.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=75&products_id=256&zenid=43fb24fa5fbee9bca99cea5ee6462e48 Battery 3 $19.00 $57.00 http://hobbycity.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7634 Battery Charger 1 $25.00 $25.00 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=2055 Frame 1 $90.00 $90.00 http://quadframe.com/html/quad002.html RC Transmitter 1 $60.00 $60.00 http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8992 ITG3200/ADXL345 1 $65.00 $65.00 http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10321 Component Shield 1 $22.00 $22.00 http://www.robotshop.ca/ghi-component-shield-v2.html JST Sensor Cable 20 $1.76 $35.20 http://www.robotshop.ca/inex-jst3aa-sensor-cable.html