your timeframe is beating mine, i am going on 1.5 years now with 2 projects :005: finally 95% done or so on my Rustler 1/8 buggy thing, and about 80% done on the Dual lehner 4200 Wild Dagger.
i just got a Duratrax Ice because it was rec'd by so many people everywhere for lipos. i did get the 25amp Radio Shack power supply for it as well, total $220 for both.