Hi Dan,
I am one of the silent readers out there and I wanted to show my appreciation for what you and this community are doing here. Currently, I own a Kickstarter A4 and still think that case absolutely rocks, but what I like even better is the time and effort you and the others have put into making these SFF cases a reality.
I have been following the A4 from the start (2013?) and it's amazing how you've kept improving the design throughout the years. The A4 V.1 is still the best PC case I have ever owned.
Next year I plan to build a new gaming PC and use to A4 solely for work. This time the C4 caught my attention and again I really like what I am seeing here. Personally, I only ever use air-cooling (with ghetto-mods) but the more space for a big Noctua heat-sink and fans the better! Also the combination of Black Ridge + NF-A12x15 and VLP-RAM was a real challenge to instal, but I digress.
The fact that you keep working with the community to make the perfect SFF case(s) is exceptional and I think the different layouts and cooling options would really make this case standout from the competition. That said, if you are not satisfied with the current design, it's a-okay to step back for a bit and just observe the project/case from a distance. I am not suggesting you to vanish into thin air and let the hype fade away (yes, there is hype, also among the lurkers), but at times a different perspective can do one's work good. You might even want to step away from PC cases for a day or so to look at other types of engineering, just to see how those deal with thermals/airflow etcetera. Sometimes inspiration is where you least expect it to be.
As much as we all wanted this case yesterday, it's simply not how the process of designing works, it takes time. The most important thing is not to lose one's self in a project up to a point where it becomes an obsession. So please take your time and once more baffle us with your design (when it's ready)!
Good luck!
