There are several basic tools that you will need to get the most out of your RC helicopter.

Basic tools that you will need are as follows:

• Standard pair of needle nose pliers
• Screwdrivers, both standard and Phillips
• Hex drivers of various sizes
• Hobby knife with assorted blades
• Rulers - both metric and imperial scale
• Drill - cordless is best
• Sandpaper - several grades
• Glue - thin and thick CA, slow and long cure epoxy
• Soldering iron and solder
• Scissors
• Wire cutters
• Rubber bands
• Grease and light oil
• Loctite to prevent parts from vibrating loose

There are several other, more specialized tools that you may need as well. They are:

• Rotary tool - Extremely useful for grinding, polishing, and sometimes drilling
• Servo tape - Comes in several different thicknesses, double sided and good for securing radio and other components
• Ball link pliers - These make it easy to remove ball links from your servos
• Ball link driver - like hex nut driver, but holds a ball link
• Small screwdrivers - Sometimes really small screws are used in model construction
• Metric tap and die set
• Open end wrenches - you only need the smallest ones
• Toolbox - to carry your tools with you and store them in an organized way

If you have all of the basic tools, and even some of the more specialized ones, you will have a complete toolbox that will help you in both building and repairing your rc heli.