Well it is a kolourpaint hack and slice work, unfortunately not a render would be a lot of work making it into one.
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I do care, but comparing the current render to the first, I can more then just live with it, the flat area and the shape of that area (and at the tripod mount) is enough to give it a bit of Q8 family resemblance. What I mean with “no point in arguing about preferences” is not that I do not care about the GT looks. I do not care about the L6 looks since I use it for its beam and accepted that i do not like how it looks before I ordered it. But seeing the L6 come together, having great liking for J-Dub74 and liking Simon and seeing lots of people being excited about it gives it a certain charm and beauty that goes beyond my personal preference
Of course the GT is different, and there is another flow here compared to the Q8.
With the Q8 Djozz made a photoshop changing a SRK and I took that and crudely made it and we discussed a lot here on BLF, after that we kept on explaining to Thorfire what I saw in my head and what I tried to draw, the result is exactly what I wanted in my head. But that is a lot of “me, my, and I’s” so now TA really likes the L6, lots of people do and 5ar came with a render heavily L6 influenced. I did get the more Q8 like section in switch/tripod mount section so happy.
Of course I would have loved to see the anti roll cut outs to be the same shape as the Q8 cut outs are. But it is not my project, it is ours
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COOL!
I added your whole post to post 5 (now dedicated to the reflector, thanks!
Common guy, we have 8*18650 here, add a peltiler to it
Jk, i dont want a short time running reseach torch
This render above i dont like it, it looks weak, if i drop it, probably it will dent, and damage the reflector
The button is still too big, it’s not finished yet.
Just wanted to share what i have thus far.
It’s better to let some pictures speak than to let me speak… :confounded:
It’s not done yet.
Head needs some features.
For the rest there is no reason to assume this will be weaker than the other one.
There is some space between the reflector and the head, of course.
I see what you mean though.
I MUCH prefer the Q8 style grip (kerling?) and I also much prefer the more aggressive design of the ordinal CAD personally but I could live with this smoother version if that is what people wanted.
It just looks wimpy in comparison. but thats just my opinion.
I have no idea what dimensions it actually will end up being, they haven’t sourced a reflector yet.
Also I’m pretty sure they will be buying a bulk order from some place that already premakes reflectors, not ordering a custom electroformed reflector from optiforms/phoenix because that will likely cost as much as the flashlight itself.
But those equations are a great way of figuring out the shape based on just height and width, which is all that some places tell you in the specs of a reflector.
Also good for designing a decent reflector for your flashlight if you can afford to get a custom one made It does look pretty similar to a C8 in proportion though, maybe a bit shallower.
I do take into account what you all say though.
But maybe i should have waited until it’s kind of finished.
It’s ‘knurling’ apparently. (i always thought it was knurdling).
No, it doesn’t look wimpy, but the head as is now looks a bit easy to dent.
It will be a challenge to get some features on there with my means, but it will both add some strength and prevent rolling.
It looks western in design. European / American.
Purposeful, cool and not too noisy.
…at least, that’s the idea.
Shallower to keep the base wide, i.e. more distance between LED and refl. surface.
Indeed, the depth doesn’t add to much, it is why most reflectors are proportioned the same.
(but that’s probably all said already).
Yes I know that was indoors but I have to think about using it with ambient temps in the 30c range so personally I would like as much finning as practical.
note:- that is practical not possible
XHP-35 can’t take much over 3A, if it even takes that. Small spikes will blow it up in that range. Most of us who’ve pushed them have learned to cringe when we hit Turbo at 3A or so. You’ll never see 5A in an XHP-35. But they do tend to run at a Vf around 13.7V when in the 2.8-3A range.
Cooling fins beyond what are now shown are a must. If run time with 8 cells is even considered, cooling fins to accommodate it must also be considered. Think of it like a 1/4 mile dragster. You spend a lot on the engine, are you gonna put street tires on the back to save weight or are you going to use top end racing slicks to hook it up? If this big light can’t run cool, there’s no point in the 8 cells.
Simon might be ok with an L6 look on a large scale, I do not know. But I would assume Thrunite will take great offense if this GT has a TN42 appearance.
I’m trying to put fins also on the part between head and tube, (which can be made of one piece) but it’s a ghastly job with my means…
I call it quits for today…
would be a lot of work making it into one.
Glad I could help.
