Thanks alfred. I am still deciding on the electronics position. The battery can either be a 6 cell side by side and lie in the middle of the chassis with the ESC and RX beside it. Or I could stick to the normal Mini-T battery configuration and build an upper deck for the electronics. An advantage to stick to the normal Mini-T config. is I will have room for a standard servo to go in there.
I think I need a brushless though...this thing is getting heavy.