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
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.
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
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
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
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.
Well after all it’s a community project right?
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.