Acrylic cover for Amiga 1000
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So if the design is completed, the prototypes look fabulous, but some details in the production solutions needs to be improved for a larger order (we have ideas...).
On the area of the cool stuff, I also have had some packaging boxes and shipping boxes being made to fit... and they are pretty cool! ?
Being made in Europe, the boxes will soon ship to Spain as well to meet their contents. ?
Like all cool stuff for our hobbies, price-wise it's been a strong learning curve... Lot's of the money went into the first prototype and into the packaging - something to improve on the serial production... if I decide to launch a bigger batch, which really I'm not sure at this stage.
The result anyway is astounding; I will put a "sales"post up soon for the few pre-series models left after my friends pick the 2 or 3 they want for themselves.
I also have to decide where to sell from. Obviously shipping everything to Australia and then distributing back from there will increase costs but I can't ask the manufacturer to ship as I need to control the QA of the products. So it will be from France or from Germany. Stay tuned.
Later, I will put another post up for a pre-order of larger batch, to figure out if the interest is there beyond the few people who have replied in this thread (thanks to all). I probably won't launch another production run is the interest is below 40 pieces (I'm aiming at 50).
On the area of the cool stuff, I also have had some packaging boxes and shipping boxes being made to fit... and they are pretty cool! ?
Being made in Europe, the boxes will soon ship to Spain as well to meet their contents. ?
Like all cool stuff for our hobbies, price-wise it's been a strong learning curve... Lot's of the money went into the first prototype and into the packaging - something to improve on the serial production... if I decide to launch a bigger batch, which really I'm not sure at this stage.
The result anyway is astounding; I will put a "sales"post up soon for the few pre-series models left after my friends pick the 2 or 3 they want for themselves.
I also have to decide where to sell from. Obviously shipping everything to Australia and then distributing back from there will increase costs but I can't ask the manufacturer to ship as I need to control the QA of the products. So it will be from France or from Germany. Stay tuned.
Later, I will put another post up for a pre-order of larger batch, to figure out if the interest is there beyond the few people who have replied in this thread (thanks to all). I probably won't launch another production run is the interest is below 40 pieces (I'm aiming at 50).
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nevio76
Amiga Forever
Where is the post up for a pre-order? I sent you a PM Rakeim132 and would like to order a couple.
Let me Know please.
Enrico
Let me Know please.
Enrico
Hi everyone,
Thank you for all your messages.
The project is alive but since December went into a crazy time… I’ve had the boxes custom made but the shipping between Switzerland and Spain is blocked somewhere - blame COVID!
Next time I’ll organise a taxi!
i still haven’t seen a part, then so you understand I can’t provide any first hand feedback, or even THINK about selling those first 10…
Never mind, it will happen.
The plan remain also to produce a larger batch (maybe 50), but I’ll make a special post for it. Also, we will introduce some little improvements ad I don’t like that each part is a prototype…
Soooooo… please be patient. This situation is unexplainable and lasts way too long to my taste but it will happen. Out of the 10 prototypes, I’ll keep perhaps 4 but all the others will be offered for sale, probably in the order of expressed interest.
Apologies for not replying to all of you in person, and thank you for your great messages!
Thank you for all your messages.
The project is alive but since December went into a crazy time… I’ve had the boxes custom made but the shipping between Switzerland and Spain is blocked somewhere - blame COVID!
Next time I’ll organise a taxi!
i still haven’t seen a part, then so you understand I can’t provide any first hand feedback, or even THINK about selling those first 10…
Never mind, it will happen.
The plan remain also to produce a larger batch (maybe 50), but I’ll make a special post for it. Also, we will introduce some little improvements ad I don’t like that each part is a prototype…
Soooooo… please be patient. This situation is unexplainable and lasts way too long to my taste but it will happen. Out of the 10 prototypes, I’ll keep perhaps 4 but all the others will be offered for sale, probably in the order of expressed interest.
Apologies for not replying to all of you in person, and thank you for your great messages!
D
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Hey, totally interested. Count me in
Hi Guys,
Unfortunately, not so good news ahead - this project is in stand-by since COVID might have well killed it...
Long story short, 12 prototypes (pre-series) have been manufactured long time ago in Spain and have been waiting for very loooooong time for their boxes, custom made and custom printed in a nearby country.
Those boxes cost me some significant $$ and got lost by the courier company who had only 2 borders to cross.
After many months of wait I've been told that a new batch of boxes would be made and would have shipped but I never had the tracking details or any confirmation of any kind.
From the Spanish side, of course, nothing arrived.
So...... my decision is to ship all 12 parts to Australia, without boxes, and to sell them only locally, or to give them away to friends.
The tool we made with real A1000 parts for assembly of future covers will be returned to the owner of the borrowed parts and the project will end here.
Thank you for all the kind messages you sent me - I wished I could make this happen but I lost patience and interest.
EDIT **** This post is replaced by the one below.
I gave another chance to the boxes manufacturer since June 2022, but my patience got to its limit one more time...
Unfortunately, not so good news ahead - this project is in stand-by since COVID might have well killed it...
Long story short, 12 prototypes (pre-series) have been manufactured long time ago in Spain and have been waiting for very loooooong time for their boxes, custom made and custom printed in a nearby country.
Those boxes cost me some significant $$ and got lost by the courier company who had only 2 borders to cross.
After many months of wait I've been told that a new batch of boxes would be made and would have shipped but I never had the tracking details or any confirmation of any kind.
From the Spanish side, of course, nothing arrived.
So...... my decision is to ship all 12 parts to Australia, without boxes, and to sell them only locally, or to give them away to friends.
The tool we made with real A1000 parts for assembly of future covers will be returned to the owner of the borrowed parts and the project will end here.
Thank you for all the kind messages you sent me - I wished I could make this happen but I lost patience and interest.
EDIT **** This post is replaced by the one below.
I gave another chance to the boxes manufacturer since June 2022, but my patience got to its limit one more time...
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Hello,
Some news about the project.... not so good.
The project has turned short since the solution for nice boxes couldn't be finalized with the supplier we chose.
I have paid for 12 boxes, they have never arrived.
We have waited and waited and waited for a replacement solution... couldn't find one.
Now I totally lost patience, therefore I'm shutting off the project.
All produced prototypes (about 12) will be sold, minus few we're going to keep for us (maybe 2 or 3), for about 100 EUR plus shipping (from Germany), pending successful inspection which should occur within 2 weeks, after we received all parts. We finally decided to keep the parts in Europe, to make dispatch easier.
I will keep people posted and will open a specific thread for the sale.
EVERYONE who have raised interest in that project, in the thread here or by direct PM, will be listed in the sales thread and will have *ONE* cover reserved for sale, for 1 month.
I will also post the link to the sales thread in this thread here.
Thank you all.
Some news about the project.... not so good.
The project has turned short since the solution for nice boxes couldn't be finalized with the supplier we chose.
I have paid for 12 boxes, they have never arrived.
We have waited and waited and waited for a replacement solution... couldn't find one.
Now I totally lost patience, therefore I'm shutting off the project.
All produced prototypes (about 12) will be sold, minus few we're going to keep for us (maybe 2 or 3), for about 100 EUR plus shipping (from Germany), pending successful inspection which should occur within 2 weeks, after we received all parts. We finally decided to keep the parts in Europe, to make dispatch easier.
I will keep people posted and will open a specific thread for the sale.
EVERYONE who have raised interest in that project, in the thread here or by direct PM, will be listed in the sales thread and will have *ONE* cover reserved for sale, for 1 month.
I will also post the link to the sales thread in this thread here.
Thank you all.
Konsolendoc
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Hello, I need a 3D model of the Amiga 1000's front panel. The previous owner cut it out around the floppy drive. I want to have it 3D printed. Could someone please send me the 3D model? I would be very grateful.
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