I would wait for one of the Colored Lanterns.
Iām waiting for the orange one as well
Because of major workload at the office and volunteer work during the 4 day thanksgiving holiday, finally got around to ordering my BLF LT1 on amazon with the groupbuy code. Expected arrivalā¦ drum rollā¦.
Some time between Jan 7 and Feb 3 2020.
So the wait begins (will not anxiously think about it).
If I need a lantern, Iāll find a white tranlucent cone to stick onto my BLF Q8ā¦
I would also definitely prefer to wait for the orange version for my second lantern. I donāt mind waiting as long as it takes but I would hope we can still get it at group buy prices once available.
^^FYI, when I ordered mine from Amazon it arrived earlier than the earliest estimation and that was after a delay where it got a little lost for a while. I think amazon errs on the side of caution with items shipped from China so hopefully yours arrives sooner.
Since there are issues getting the number of the colored versions with the anodizing factory, we asked Barry if it is possible to do a number of clear/bare aluminum versions too in place of some of the plain black. Maybe a bare shiny non-anodized aluminum version like the FW3A was done in, (or as a sand-blast/satin bare aluminum variant) like in the pic below.
I like the clear/bare version idea! In for one if it happens.
I'd like to see a sandblasted version...
I have yet to receive a code for the group buy but I would be down for a clear or satin version if they were available as a group buy item.
Non-anodized but sandblasted would be quite nice in my opinion.
One batch of Sofirn C01S BLF edition ended up being sandblasted of which I bought one.
Theyāre not in stock anymore but there are couple more pictures of that finish so if anyone wants to see hereās the link.
I could definitely go for a bare aluminum lantern. If that happens though, I really should make a small change to the firmware to make factory reset easier without anodized threads.
That would be the one issue with a bare version, is there will be no 1/4 turn mechanical lock out.
Are you on the original GB list of 3000?
One sand-blasted please!
Iād āspendā one of my GB numbers on a bare Aluminum.
I know Iām missing something, but I donāt know what it is.
(otherwise it wouldnāt be missing 
)
Iām looking at TKās operational graphic HERE , but I canāt figure out from which mode I do a 3H to get into tint rampingā¦ or how to ramp once Iām there.
Any mode. Itās a global mapping, so it applies everywhere there isnāt something else overriding the 3H action.
Just āclick, click, holdā and then let go when the tint reaches the desired color. If it goes the wrong way, release the button and try again.
Button events fall through a stack of āstatesā. If a state handles the event, thatās the end of the story. But if the state doesnāt handle that specific event, it keeps falling through to the next stateā¦ and the next, until something handles it. The tint ramp state is on the bottom of the stack, so it works anywhereā¦ as long as the event isnāt mapped to something else at a higher level of the stack.
Not sure if that makes sense, but basically it means the tint can be changed at almost any time.
Yes DBSAR, I am on the list for two. Numbers 2439 and 2440. I know there were a lot of people on the list well ahead of me so itās not a big deal waiting in line behind them.
Have you checked your messages? Everyone should of gotten a message by now, if not message sofirn.
Iāve seen a few photoshopped images showing possible colors, but Iād like to see some actual pictures when the color versions are in production. Iām a big fan of green 
but orange would is right up there with my favorite colors.
if you have not received any code via PM, please send Sofirn here on BLF a direct message with your list #number.