Thanks guys. Ouchyfoot, I’ve considered a lacquer but it dissipates heat so horribly as it is, add a layer of ‘insulation’ and I think it would just burn it off 
The host itself gets heat out of the emitters better than any light I have. Copper all the way. The problem is, it cannot radiate it away due to the shiny finish. I’m thinking it might be a little better once it returns to a natural finish, but I doubt there is enough surface area to dissipate 30W of heat. I might have to customize the driver to make High into a Turbo mode, and add in a longer-term sustainable high.
Darren, Very impressive! You're the man!
Take a wire wheel to it, and give it a brushed finish. That could look rather nice, especially when a patina sets in.
Looks fantastic! Those wall shots certainly "buttery smooth" like you said!
-Garry
I did the wire wheel first on the body, and liked it, but for the glamour shots I decided to go polished. It gets nice and brassy coloured in about a week.
Edit: silly phone keyboard.
It gets mice brassy colored in only a week! 
+1 looks amazing!!!
To me, this is so far one of the most desirable builds. Maybe the most desirable build.
Some really great work Relic38!
I applaud you!
btw…mice brassy…
We have 2 of those exact same mice! They live on top of the Grandfather/Grandmother clocks my Uncle made years ago.
…hickory dickory dock.
relic38, awesome build!! :bigsmile:
Pure copper goodness . . . if you get a chance, it would be great if you could put together a spec list with dimensions and stuff like a mfgr would do.
Lots of great projects and every one so unique. But for having done very little with metal previous (I’ve never done anything but cut, drill and grind on a couple simple things), this is a great achievement.
That sure came our nice Relic. Whens the group buy?
I’ll send you the parts list so you can get started on production 
Count me in, thanks!
-Garry
Well, if I was stranded and needed something made, I'd hope you were close by! 
That is nice work and danged sure creative. Love the way you made the batteries stay put!!! A BIG thumbs up on that one!!! Danged nice light and I like the beamers as well!!
Super creative work!!! Thanks for sharing. Dan.
Looks so steampunkish!
I’ve added some more updates to the first post. Driver details added, and the Measurements section is now updated. That’s probably going to do it for updates before the deadline.
Good luck to all contestants! There are some really great builds going on! 
Super clean build relic, I like it a lot. What a powerhouse. You will wake up the night like a good strong cup of coffee! The specifications give an insight into what is possible given some hand tools, and an innovative mind.
That is one nice looking build!