AMIGA CASE : Crowdfunding project New computer case for classic Amiga 1200 / Thin Mini-ITX / Raspberry PI

PROJECT Closed.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a...omputer-case#/


Crowdfunding campaign for:


AMIGA CASE
The Ultimate Retro Style Computer Case

Officially Licensed by Amiga Inc.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwHmWpTVRwE



Key Features of the AMIGA CASE

· Original Amiga logo on the AMIGA CASE
· Designed for classic Amiga 1200 hardware
· Designed for the Thin Mini-ITX form factor, RaspberryPI 1B+/2 /3 and Keyrah V2
keyboard adapter
· Designed for usage with internal and external keyboards
· Can function as a keyboard stand
· Open case design – for placement of multiple systems
· Removable and replaceable back plates
· Adjustable placement in height of the Amiga 1200 motherboard
· More useful space for Amiga 1200 owners
· Two 3,5 inch bays to build in devices of your choice
· Covers for the 3,5 inch expansion bays with pre cut USB connection holes
· Recessed Air vents for Amiga 1200 accelerators and the Thin Mini-ITX motherboard
· High quality plastics with UV stabilizer (no more yellowing)
· High quality screw points with blind brass inserts
· Future-proof due to the 'open' design.

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The AMIGA CASE will be available in black and white.

It comes with the top cover of your choice. One for usage with the classic Amiga 1200 keyboard,
one for usage with an external keyboard.

Prices / Perks
Available from € 59,- for one AMIGA CASE (limited early bird edition)
Available from € 55,- per AMIGA CASE if you contribute for two cases. (Available during the whole campaign).

For people who are considering on buying an Amiga Reloaded motherboard in 2016 from Individual Computers, you will be in for a nice surprise !

Crowdfunding will be done through Indiegogo.com. One of the biggest crowdfunding websites in the world. Preferable above Kickstarter due to the lower fees and PayPal support.
The launch of the campaign on Indiegogo is planned on 3 December 2015.


The video and pictures will give you a good idea of what to expect from the campaign and the concept of the AMIGA CASE. Of course the actual campaign itself will give you more inside information.
Please use this thread for all your questions and comments. I really appreciate your feedback, it is very valuable for this project. Please do not PM me unless this absolutely necessary, thank you.

Return to this thread frequently for updates.

Kind Regards,

Jarno Smit
Designer / Campaign Manager of the AMIGA CASE


Official supporters of the AMIGA CASE:

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update 26-11-2015 : added 3 extra pictures

Update 29-11-2015

To date, there is no reason to postpone the launch on December 3. I am happy to share this news with you.

To be able to contribute to my campaign on Indiegogo it is necessary to have a PayPal account.

On Indiegogo most campaigns have flexible goals. The campaign for the AMIGA CASE will have a fixed goal because a minimum amount of money has to be raised for making the molds and for completing the project. For more information about flexible and fixed goals, I refer to Indiegogo .

Update 03-12-15

Dear Amigans,

I have to postpone the crowd funding campaign due to unforeseen matters, hammering down the final details.
I know some of you will be disappointed, but I want to do it the first time right.
I will come with a next update as soon as possible.Update 26-03-2016

Update 26-03-2016

I have great news:
The AMIGA CASE project is now officially licensed by Amiga Inc.
The original Amiga logo will be on the AMIGA CASE !!!
Video is available again. Pictures not yet up to date.
Next week I'll come with a more detailed update.

Update 01-04-2016

Dear Amigans,

As promised a more detailed update.
Launch is nearby. If everything goes as planned the project will be launched in the week of 11-18 April 2016.
Awaiting confirmation from my preferred manufacturer concerning the timeline of the project.
Secondly I am trying to get one more official supporter to join the project. Launch of the project is not depending on that.

As stated earlier, AMIGA CASE is now officially licensed by Amiga Inc. so I added some pictures of the AMIGA CASE with the original Amiga Logo.
Prices of the AMIGA CASE are unchanged.


Update 13-04-2016

Project launched !!!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a...omputer-case#/

Dear Amigans,

I am very happy to announce the AMIGA CASE project is successfully launched on Indiegogo.com

Tell your friends, family,colleagues, your neighbours, everybody who might be interested.

The sooner you support the AMIGA CASE project the greater the chance that the campaign succeeds !! So don’t wait with your contribution until the end of the campaign. Your support / contribution is much appreciated and of great influence of the success of the campaign.

Let’s make this campaign to a success !!!!

Please read the whole campaign. If there are any questions, let me know.

Kind regards,

Jarno Smit

Schuimpy


Update 13-06-2016

Project closed

Awesome news! Looking forward to it!

QUESTION: Mini ATX compatibility sounds great - have you guys tried to hook up a FPGA Arcade Replay Board in this case?


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Declaring interest


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Nice - but late to the party? The Kickstarter one is licensed too. Nice having a choice tho.


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Question: Is this case going to be 3D printed or are you going to use mouldings?

Greetz
Z!E

PS. Very Very nice concept behind your Case!

Interesting, but using the Amiga logo in both promo material and the case without a licence might prove difficult.

Also curious if these will be 3D Printed or from new moulds like the other crowdfunded campaign.

Interested!!

Really nice one. After Phillippe's kickstarter, I've been waiting for this one too :)

Hi nicksak,

The AMIGA CASE will have Thin Mini-ITX support.

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Awesome news! Looking forward to it!

QUESTION: Mini ATX compatibility sounds great - have you guys tried to hook up a FPGA Arcade Replay Board in this case?


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interested!! :)

Hi Zerec,

For the AMIGA CASE two moulds with insert will be made.
3D printing is not an option.

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Originally Posted by zerec

Question: Is this case going to be 3D printed or are you going to use mouldings?

Greetz
Z!E

PS. Very Very nice concept behind your Case!

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i may be interested in the black one.
Are you going to supply a black kb in the future which matches the case?

p.s. I'm quite sure that the previous campaign from the Kickstarter by Philippe wasn't allowed in the sale thread for some reason, so there might be a chance for the thread to get deleted soon as well.

Are you going to use silicon moulds or ones made from metal?

Greetz
z!E

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Hi Zerec,

For the AMIGA CASE two moulds with insert will be made.
3D printing is not an option.

Question: Is this case going to be 3D printed or are you going to use mouldings?

Greetz
Z!E

PS. Very Very nice concept behind your Case!

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Thanks for the warning.

About keyboard and key caps. Yes, more about that on December 3.

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i may be interested in the black one.
Are you going to supply a black kb in the future which matches the case?

p.s. I'm quite sure that the previous campaign from the Kickstarter by Philippe wasn't allowed in the sale thread for some reason, so there might be a chance for the thread to get deleted soon as well.

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Steel moulds, silicon or aluminium is not possible.

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Originally Posted by zerec

Are you going to use silicon moulds or ones made from metal?

Greetz
z!E

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Originally Posted by Schuimpy

Hi Zerec,

For the AMIGA CASE two moulds with insert will be made.
3D printing is not an option.

Question: Is this case going to be 3D printed or are you going to use mouldings?

Greetz
Z!E

PS. Very Very nice concept behind your Case!

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Hello,

out of curiosity do you have already the case designed and ready for mold production (so solidworks file or other format) ? Is there any real prototype ?

cheers!

Hi Gouky,

Product development, 3D modelling and visualization of theAMIGA CASE is done. Technical elaboration of the 3D models (for making the moulds) will be part of the campaign to make a prototype of the AMIGA CASE.

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Hello,

out of curiosity do you have already the case designed and ready for mold production (so solidworks file or other format) ? Is there any real prototype ?

cheers!

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@Schuimpy: very good idea! (the video is very nice!)

Thank you LTAC :)

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@Schuimpy: very good idea! (the video is very nice!)

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Looking forward to this :)

Nice!!

Will there be matching brand new keyboards too?

Hi Everblue,

Keyboards and keycaps will be the next step after this project / campaign.

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Will there be matching brand new keyboards too?

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Yet another A1200 case, meantime I still have my A600 case with broken clips.

Interested in two. B&W.

Why are ppl declaring interest here, its an indiegogo campaign ;-)

Anyhoo, Interesting concept, one that was actually discussed on AEB before Phils's kickstarter. Will probably back this one too, but the last version for the external keyboard.. will look *awful* unless you have a nice matching keyboard.. I suspect you don't, the whole point being ppl find their own favorite keyboards, right?
Anyhoo, wish you luck.

Because it's not lauched yet. The campain launches on December 3. So where is the Problem not to declare interest, so the OP has a feedback from here as well and in front. :blink:

I think this thread should not be in "For Sale" section. There is nothing for sale here. It is some kind of information thread where people can ask additional questions and get answers.

Hi eXeler0,

Yes, this is the campaign Jens Schoenfeld talked about.

With the AMIGA CASE you can choose what you prefer, in- or external keyboard.

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Originally Posted by eXeler0

Why are ppl declaring interest here, its an indiegogo campaign ;-)

Anyhoo, Interesting concept, one that was actually discussed on AEB before Phils's kickstarter. Will probably back this one too, but the last version for the external keyboard.. will look *awful* unless you have a nice matching keyboard.. I suspect you don't, the whole point being ppl find their own favorite keyboards, right?
Anyhoo, wish you luck.

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Hi lumi,

I choose a sales thread because I think those are most visited.

If you have questions you can post them here.

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I think this thread should not be in "For Sale" section. There is nothing for sale here. It is some kind of information thread where people can ask additional questions and get answers.

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@Schuimpy: I really don't have any problem with this, it just seems a little bit funny to me seeing people declaring interest in something that is not for sale :)

NP ;)

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@Schuimpy: I really don't have any problem with this, it just seems a little bit funny to me seeing people declaring interest in something that is not for sale :)

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Thanks for clarifying. The FPGA Arcade Replay Board is a mini-ATX board, so it may not fit. Which is too bad, as it would have resulted in an extra case. But no worries, still on for at least one case.

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Hi nicksak,

The AMIGA CASE will have Thin Mini-ITX support.

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Originally Posted by nicksak

Awesome news! Looking forward to it!

QUESTION: Mini ATX compatibility sounds great - have you guys tried to hook up a FPGA Arcade Replay Board in this case?


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Hi Nicksak,

Thank you for expressing your support :).

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Thanks for clarifying. The FPGA Arcade Replay Board is a mini-ATX board, so it may not fit. Which is too bad, as it would have resulted in an extra case. But no worries, still on for at least one case.

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Originally Posted by Schuimpy

Hi nicksak,

The AMIGA CASE will have Thin Mini-ITX support.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by nicksak

Awesome news! Looking forward to it!

QUESTION: Mini ATX compatibility sounds great - have you guys tried to hook up a FPGA Arcade Replay Board in this case?


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Will it be possible to get both backplates with one case?

Hi Lumi,

The answer is Yes. Every single AMIGA CASE comes with a set of 2 back plates. One for the amiga 1200, one for the Thin Mini-ITX, Keyrah and Raspberry PI.

Also the AMIGA CASE will come with a 3d file to make your own back plate.

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Will it be possible to get both backplates with one case?

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@Schuimpy: Great! Thanks for info. I'll pledge for at least one or two :)

Hi Lumi,

Thanks for expressing your support !! :)

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@Schuimpy: Great! Thanks for info. I'll pledge for at least one or two :)

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Well, then I'm not declaring interest :) but I'm sure gonna buy one via indiegogo ;)

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Thanks for your support dodogild0,

If you have any questions, just ask, Ill be happy to answers them.

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Well, then I'm not declaring interest :) but I'm sure gonna buy one via indiegogo ;)

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interested

I'm interested too!

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Interested aswell

Looking forward to this campaign starting!

Yeah, i'll get one. I note no bottom access panel for the expansion card. It didn't even occur to me that it's probably completely unnecessary. Once you've got what you want in there, you're unlikely to access it again for years.

Pity it's not on Kickstarter, i have backed a few things on Kickstarter. Now i have to register at IndieGoGo. Surely me having to do that is reason enough to switch to Kickstarter ;)

Nice video and some nice touches to the case design. Most importantly: Different enough to be relevant, not so different to be unappealing. Well done.

Thank you guys for all the positive comments !!!

Update 26-11-2015 : 3 new pictures of the AMIGA CASE added.

Update 29-11-2015, see my initial post / spoiler.

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Now i have to register at IndieGoGo. Surely me having to do that is reason enough to switch to Kickstarter ;)

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Surely...because you feel bored to make a registration he should switch to a platform that has bigger fees and does not accept paypal.

Surely...

I was clearly joking, Hellraiser. See - I even used a winky! :)

Hammering the Indiegogo site, still nothing there. Can't wait to throw my money at it :D

Dear Amigans read update 03-12-15, see my initial post / spoiler.