BLF GT Design

Voted for 1, but indeed needs some knurling on the handle to make it perfect.

Ummm no - I was told unequivocally that the fins won’t be changed. And maybe I used “useless” a bit loosely, but in my opinion if they are going to be there they may as well straddle the hottest area, rather than flail underneath :weary:

I don’t think it needs more knurling, it’s got a baseball bat nub on the end. If Yoenis can hang on to this bat without letting it fly into the seats, we could certainly hang onto a friggin flashlight :smiley:

Where? I don’t see any posts from you in the recent two pages?
Is this from farther back?

Big congratulation to all the designers, amazing work guys !!

I voted for design no1 because I think it has something very “special”, proportions are so beautifully balanced …
And it doesn’t remind me of any other flashlights.
I also agree that a few tweaks could be made, especially around the fin area.

+1 or really I mean –1
I’ll pull out as well if either of them win

Further back. Conversation regarding fins starts at post #2004.

Lol! If not friction tape is cheap.

Love design 2, but can’t vote, guessing the poll is finished?

Moin Moin
Design 1 Rocks!!!
Thanks to everyone for their invested work.

Regards
Jens

Hi,

To be honest, I didn’t have an intention of changing it, but throughout the last few days several people commented on those fins. Consequently it would be fair to change it or at least give it a try. I just didn’t want to do it before the poll since it took me a bit to get a harmonious design there. I also don’t think it would change the overall design the much so you still get a good impression of what the light would be like. But they certainly are not useless :slight_smile:

The overall weight at Design 1 is a little higher, however, the head is a little lighter (judging from the cross sectional views).

Again, the details aren’t really figured out yet. The red should just symbolise an illuminated switch. But if people don’t want it, then it’ll just be stainless steel. It for sure won’t be red plastic :wink:

True! It’s very exciting. Do you actually want to host another poll with only those two options if it’s that close? Either way, both designs deserve a individual project, so maybe we can use the design which doesn’t win here and create another light with it (triple or single XHP70 for example) in half a year or so (We also don’t want to draw buyers away from this project).

Glad you’re accepting of a little change :slight_smile:
Maybe instead of completely rendering a new fin design just do a few sketches on paper on digitally of a 2D outline, then pick the best looking one.
I think a 2d outline would be enough to get an idea of what it will look like when rotated around in a circle, and it would take much less effort to draw.

Design 2 is my favourite.

It looks really precious and a good gripp.

Regards Xandre

Well after all it’s a community project right? :slight_smile:
To be honest I am faster with my CAD program by now than by drawing a proper sketch by hand. And the rendering is quite easy, once you set up the cameras you just have to update the parts.

Number 2 is the only thing that looks expensive at all. We really should be trying to out-do Acebeam, not trying to be out-designed by knock-off companies. I mean, why can’t we have something that looks as good as it performs? Plus I love stainless crenelated bezels.

FWIW - this is just my opinion, hope I don’t get anyone too riled up.

No.
It is the best looking render though (i.m.o.)

I don’t really care for any of themas they are but the tube #2 with the head from #3 would be my preference.

I assume this design also looks cheap to you? :wink:

You (i.m.o.) should do the fins like that too, swap it with the big ring (if you know what i mean).

Yeah we already discussed it here briefly. I will certainly create a design like that (if we use Design 1 for a light).