Llama Logo Reproductions

This just landed on my door step. Think I'll have a go at it!

Here's the package as received, the detailed and pre-colored card stock skins, 30 pages of instructions (yup, 30 pages :shock: see where finger is pointing) and the other necesary parts.

You are going to have fun with this one.

cwbullet said:

You are going to have fun with this one.

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I hope so, I did with these two.

What are those?

I flew it with a B4-2 and a C6-3 and it flew well with both. Minor repairs needed after a hard landing. Both boosts were fairly straight.

cwbullet said:

What are those?

I flew it with a B4-2 and a C6-3 and it flew well with both. Minor repairs needed after a hard landing. Both boosts were fairly straight.

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Thier card stock flying sausers. I could give you a link if you want it.

It's good to know it flys straight!

Taking Mr. Pemberton's sense of humor into consideration, I wonder if HELF is a typo or if it was done on purpose? Anyways, the intent and its location on the front page is clear enough! :wink:

What the info in the picture below means to me is I should cut ON the black lines. The lines are so thin they are kinda hard to see on the colored parts.

This is awesome. Chuck did a great job. Now a master modeler tries his hand.
op:

Please send me a link to the cardstock saucers.

*cough*
Good eye.....
Dropped that goody in some of the Destructions just to see if anyone notices.

Can't wait to see the build!

The instructions offer good suggestions on several types of tools to use when cutting the card stock.

I'll be using my small square as a straight edge, small straight cut sissors, small curved cut sissors and an X-Acto knife with a brand spank'n new blade. A new blade will ensure a sharp/clean edge on the skin without any 'fuzzies' that would distract from the overall good looks of the finished rocket.

After the skins are cut out a pressure ridge can be seen and felt on the backside. This ridge is caused by the cutting tool.

This ridge has gott'a go!

To get rid of the pressure ridge, the skin(s) were laid on a hardwood cutting board with the backside facing up.

The blunt end of the X-Acto handle was used to burnish and flaten down all the edges. Problem gone!

I've notced the printing on these parts is of a very good quality. The details are excellent!

I don't know if everyone knows this, but if you place the curser on the photo and left click the mouse you can enlarge the photo. This can be done three times. The third time fills the screen and all the detail can really be seen. Give it a try!

Whoever Pem Tech selected to do the printing, he made a good choice!

Coming along very nice. I used a hobby cutting board. Does the hardwood work better?

cwbullet said:

Coming along very nice. I used a hobby cutting board. Does the hardwood work better?

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Thanks.

I'm sure it's just a matter of using what you have available. Anything smooth and hard would do the same thing and work just fine.

Several different sizes of dowels were used to start getting a smooth curl into the skins.

Creases? We don wan no stiiieenk'n creases...

bradycros said:

I've notced the printing on these parts is of a very good quality. The details are excellent!

I don't know if everyone knows this, but if you place the curser on the photo and left click the mouse you can enlarge the photo. This can be done three times. The third time fills the screen and all the detail can really be seen. Give it a try!

Whoever Pem Tech selected to do the printing, he made a good choice!

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Thank you for the review and compliments. Yes, we were very pleased with the results. The red fins just POP!

Looking good, Brady!

-Kevin

After a skin has been slowly rolled around a few dowels to get the curve going the skin is tightly rolled up on itself, alternating the ends so that both ends get turns being rolled up on the inside. Do this several times or more if needed.

It seemes the ends are the hardest to bend into the proper curve without putting creases into the card stock.

It may look as if you've over curled the card stock after several tight roll ups, but it is much easier to manipulate (relax) the card stock back into the desired curve then forcing a curve into the ends. Forceing the ends will cause creases in the card stock.

This task is also addressed in the instructions.

The tabs for the skins need to have the same curve put into them. This aids greatly in getting a smoothly curved and finished looking seam line.

A Small dowel is used again.

You don't have to worry about creasing these because they will be hidden.

Since the seams will not mate perfectly, the center of the tabs are colored the same as the surounding area. Now any part of the tab that peeks thru will not draw undue attention to itself.

In the instructions Mr. Pemberton suggest all the white edges of the skins (from being cut out) be covered with a matching colored marker. That is a very good suggestion.

It just so happens I bought a pack of colored Sharpies a year ago on a whim, so I'm good to go!

You can see the difference the markers make in the before and after photos below. Good color match too!

Now would be a good time to use that photo enlarging option for a close look.

Looking good here—an interesting build. Looking forward to seeing some gluing action.

bradycros said:

After the skins are cut out a pressure ridge can be seen and felt on the backside. This ridge is caused by the cutting tool.

This ridge has gott'a go!

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Hmmmmm
I've never considered that, thanks for the tip.

foamy said:

Looking good here—an interesting build. Looking forward to seeing some gluing action.

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You should get one these when they become available.

bradycros said:

You should get one these when they become available.

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That will be soon...
Very soon....

The skins and tabs for the lower portion of the rocket are cut and curled in the same manner as the upper portion.

bradycros said:

You should get one these when they become available.

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Pem Tech said:

That will be soon...
Very soon....

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Are you hinting that everyone should bookmark www.pembertontechnologies.com because minutes will matter when the kit becomes available and the mad rush to order the kit starts?