Third time is a charm

Well, I received the motherboard (3). Tomorrow I will solder the surface mounted part. I will take pictures and post them here. Wish me luck.

The second Motherboard

Well I burnt another pcb. I soldered the parts perfectly, but the board, well burnt. Oops.

Front

I have decided to buy a hot air soldering pen. This should solve my problems with surface mounted parts. I had good luck with the hot air paint stripping gun, but it lacked fine control. I could not get the bridge of solder off. The pen should allow for fine control.

I ordered all the physical parts for the cupcake. I like working with Makerbot. They are helpful and supportive. They have an easy store and great instructions.

Looks like I need the right tools for the project in order to get the proper results.

When I get the parts I will post pics of my progress.