Well, the work and rendering took longer than expected, but here's a continuation for the changes that were made.
Revision point #2: Design Aesthetics
3 major changes in aesthetic decision:
- The body will be uni-color, most likely only available in black
- The center strip is no longer aluminum, replaced with vinyl carbon fiber strip
- The vent holes are all staggered pattern
Here's a look at the base model of the old and the new:
(Note: the remaining holes along center are there for a handle, which I am deciding to add in or not)
Here's how it looks with the vinyl carbon fiber strip:
The decision to replace the aluminum highlight piece with a vinyl carbon fiber strip is because these come in different colors, so the idea is that the strip would color coordinate with the LED on the power button:
(Actual colors are being decided on, and the vinyl carbon fiber strip may not look exactly like that.)
I have made some progress with a manufacturer.
So the plan is:
- Wait for the handle I ordered to get here
- Try it on my plastic prototype which I'm printing right now
- Decide if I want the handle and its associated holes
- Contact manufacturer to order a few prototypes
- Decide on colors to offer for the vinyl + power button (or maybe people don't want the strip at all?)
Feel free to give me feedback on the handle and the vinyl strip + led color matching ideas. I'm all ears.
