haswellgamer :
I need a parts list to build a baseline, standard quadcopter for $500 at the very most, including the controller. Any help or redirection would help. Thanks!
"build a quadcopter"
From a kit?
Completely from scratch? How far 'from scratch' do you want to go? Injection molding your own props?
What size? What carrying capacity?
Does it need a camera? Does it need 2 cameras (front and down?)
GPS?
What type of controller? Standard 2 joystick RF, or WiFi from your tablet?
Does the camera need to beam realtime to your tablety thing? Or just save to an SD card for later use.
What flight time are you looking at? What distance?
There are a zillion resources in the RC aircraft community.