Reddit mentions of Vastar 60W 110V Adjustable Temperature Welding Soldering Iron with 5pcs Different Tips and additional Solder Tube for Variously Repaired Usage

That Weller has power settings, not heat settings, it is as unregulated a $5 Harbor Freight one. It looks like the one OP has is actually temperature controlled.

Here is a similar one to the OP's. It takes Hakko 900M series tips and is actually temperature controlled. I've used one that a friend bought and it did just fine.

Thanks for your interest!

The acrylic case comes with a plate, and I'm working on my next order of aluminum plates to go with those. If you want an acrylic plate you can get that now. You are correct that the aluminum plate sold separately is for the aluminum case.

I'm not currently offering soldering for LED's, but I may in the future. You can get someone on /r/mechmarket to do that, or you can pick up some quite reasonably priced soldering irons on amazon. It's cheaper than my assembly fee. :)

The layout you want to do has been physically verified on my Danger Zone board: http://i.imgur.com/Le0hEpH.jpg

The middle layer is hard to do because it's 0.34" thick, which is an unusual size. I can get orange for other layers, and in fact have been considering it lately.

That carbon mockup is looking pretty sweet.

• You'll need a PCB: http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck/planck-pcb
  
• 48 keyswitches (I'd go with MX Blues or MX Browns - MX blues are loud, MX browns are quieter): http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/keyboard-parts/keyswitches
  
• A top plate: http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck/planck-top-plate-grd or http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck/planck-top-plate-mit
  
• A bottom: http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck/planck-standard-bottom (make sure you include the assembly kit)
  
• Keycaps: http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck/dsa-keycaps (If you're using the grid layout, make sure to set that option when you order)
  
  Tools
  
  You'll also need to get a soldering iron. Something like this should work fine (I have a cheap soldering iron I bought from RadioShack 10 years ago that I still use on all my electronics projects).
  
  Good luck! :)

Does anyone have any soldering iron recommendations?

I was going to get this Vastar one, but it doesn't really seem to be readily available in Australia. I'm probably gonna go with this Weller now.

It's probably not gonna get a whole lot of use, mainly just for the Whitefox :\^)

I ordered This $17 Vastar about six months ago and have been very happy with it.

Here's an ARF (Almost Ready To Fly) drone kit that's around your budget ($194) Make sure to add FPV if you want to see what your drone is seeing:

http://www.miniquadbros.com/collections/frontpage/products/miniquadkit?variant=5994973827
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You're also going to need some other equipment to get you up and running:

• Transmitter and Receiver ($52.99): You're going to need this to control your quadcopter of course!
  
  
• Soldering Iron ($19.99): An ESSENTIAL tool for building drones. This soldering iron melts something called solder. Solder is like metal glue that carries electricity through it! You connect wires to components by soldering!
  
  OPTIONAL:
  
  
• Video Antennas ($14.89): These are much better than the antenna that comes with your Video Transmitter. With these, you'll get much more range and a high quality video. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR ANTENNAS ON BEFORE POWERING ANYTHING UP. magic smoke will happen
  
  
• Video Goggles ($69.99): This allows you to see what your quadcopter is seeing through goggles with small monitors in them!
  
  The reason why this is optional is because there's two ways of flying a quadcopter.
  
  There's Line-Of-Sight (LOS) flying, where you don't see what the drone sees and fly it from your sight. This can save you money since you don't need video equipment.
  
  Then there's First-Person-View (FPV). This adds so much immersion and fun to your drone! However, you should keep in mind that adding this on will set you up for another $100-150 for something mediocre/beginner.
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  Yes yes I know, the hobby is VERY expensive, even for beginner equipment. But there's a saying that goes like this, "Buy it nice or buy it twice". I've spent easily $750 in my first months of drone building.
  
  If the price puts you off, you can purchase this which comes pre-assembled. All you need is to add your radio receiver and video antennas (if you're doing FPV).
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  Hopefully the amount of information supplied isn't too much. If you have any questions, just PM me! I'll be glad to help :) /r/multicopter

This is under $20. The only other thing I would add is a decent stand with a sponge tray which should be under $10. If you need more solder get 60/40 rosin core. I actually recommend 63/37 rosin core because it reduces the chance of a bad joint due to movement while cooling.

From my tools wishlist. You can make all sort of electronics, if you know how to wire them right.

/u/kerjigger I summon you.

It is 25w but I would question the efficiency of a 25w soldering iron from the 50s....

If you feel you need one stronger, and don't need the practice boards:

https://www.amazon.com/Vastar-Adjustable-Temperature-Soldering-additional/dp/B014KBIB3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465916565&sr=8-1&keywords=soldering+kit+50w

I think this is the iron I used.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014KBIB3M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i22IybS6JXTXR

That's what I'm using. I didn't suggest it because Amazon is out of them. You can look for something similar.