hi. this is happening this summer.
Hoping to toss polycarb into the mix. I ordered a prototype this week, should be here in about 2. I also got the new PCBs ordered and they should be here in the same timeframe. The alu prototype is in the works, should have that within the month. The alu version will be made by a very high profile maker's factory, and the PC one will be made at a widely used and well known one as well.
The goal is to do the group buy
ideally the last week of June. It may be a bit longer out depending on protos/timelines/etc, but that'd be a good time for me as I have vacations/travel/other bs/etc to do in between.
I'm not sure how many PC ones will be available for the public-facing sale, but I hope to allow at least 10 to make it to that point. I believe I will have 40-50 aluminum units up for grabs as well.
The sale itself will be FCFS, with a date/time announced ahead of time. I'm still debating on whether to do Google Form or host it on my site as a product, because I'd like for people to be able to take their time in the decision process. I don't expect it to sell out in 30 seconds or anything, but you never know.
The colors aren't finalized yet. I'd like to do black and silver (clear ano) at least. There will likely be 2/3 more options, but which I'm not sure yet. Red/blue/green/gold/grey/pink are all being weighed, I'd like to get a few anodization samples (or examples from existing boards/group buys) from the factory ahead of time.
Est pricing is very very likely under $450 for a full kit. Full kit meaning top, bottom, weight, plate, and PCB (main and daughter). I don't have the alu case pricing yet, so it may still change.
