I shouldn’t worry about the pace too much, I haven’t even started other than to wire a test circuit. Looking forward to more pics’n’progress 
This is coming along nicely. You have a wonderful assortment of different tools there you are using.
Wow. Looks like a real challenge. Best of luck on the build. Looks like it will be a very interesting light.
More incremental steps and pics posted.
You could say that I have a new-found respect for ALL the modders out there. I hope I haven’t bit off more than I can chew on this project.
Got to hammering the copper skin, and I have to say that the depth of relief is not quite what I had hoped for. Maybe with oxidation, and highlighting with some steel wool will help out?
Made a switch tower on top of one of the tubes, because there is no real room to recess. Thought about between the tubes, but it did not feel right. Pics show a Judco switch fastened to the tube inside the 1/2” tower, and a cobbled together faceplate with a small Fastech boot. Need to get some small brass screws, on next trip to the hobby store.
That switch housing looks terrific.
Thanks MRsDNF. The process feels like solving a jigsaw puzzle, you keep flipping parts around till it fits.
Funny how when you read some things and a smile appears on your face. Do we blame OL for this.?
We could blame OL, but I think I’ll thank him for the explosion of creative ideas that have been unleashed in the contest.
It’s going to be close on the deadline……I think I can, I think I can. A few more pics added.
One thing I noticed in testing is that the color mixing isn’t so hot in the flood mode. I know it’s not going to happen on spot mode. That’s probably why you don’t see the Intl Outdoor driver trying to do it? Or, maybe there is no call for it?
I’m going to try some yellow, orange, cyan, purple etc. for some beam shots if possible. The cyan comes out perfect, as is. Ordered a fenix AD03 diffuser ($3 free shipping at the fenix store) and see if that helps with the other colors. Backup plan is using a WF501B lens with some d-c-fix film. This will be more of an experiment, as opposed to something permanently attached to the flashlight.
Theres plenty off time left. 5 whole days.
If, you achieve square die focus with the aspheric, it should show a defined separation of colors.
Hope you get it done, it's a very interesting approach and design. I'm looking forward to the finished light.
This thing looks very cool!
Good luck with the soldering! Working with good heat conductors has it’s downsides I guess.
Great build nickelflipper! Mine was referred to as Steampunk, but this right here is an awesome example of Steampunk.
Nice work! 
The light reminds me of something from a post-apocalyptic movie or something.
Very creative and cool!
What you see is what you get. It works, the beam-shots are up. Not really finished. Full account in post #2. Thanks everybody.
The stress of this past week was intense not knowing if it would be finished in time or if it would work and knowing there’s no time left to fix it. I certainly appreciate your efforts on this build and am glad you went for it. Bravo!
Very creative Kent. Also I think you are the only one to use colors in the whole competition.
Quote nickelflipper, ‘’Hope to finish up in the next week or so, and will share a beauty shot, possibly more beam shots. In retrospect, should have tried grafting some 3/4” hose threads for the battery caps rather than try the homemade threads. The light could have benefited by using a more mechanical attachments, as opposed the layer upon layer of soldering steps.’’
Thanks for sharing what you got done and the beamshots. It sounds like what you have learnt here, as we all have, will put you in good stead for next year. Give yourself a pat on the back. cheers.
Thanks again, I appreciate you more experienced builders comments. I certainly learned a lot from the build process. I seem to learn best by doing things, and exploring angles that may work out, or not. Until you try, who knows, you just may come up with an original idea.
There seems to be some nugget of information, or way of doing things in each of the builds. I know I have taken some on. Hopefully, in some accidental way, someone can see one in my build.