Project: New (colored) case for A1200

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http://a1200.tindev.net/
https://www.facebook.com/a1200housings
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommodoreAmiga/permalink/10153003358729157/ (Facebook Group)

Philippe Lang:
Hi Folks,
This is a new project i'm going to launch by next week
In 1993, i would have been too young and unexperimented to lead this kind of project ..
From an Amiga user, to all Amiga users ^^

UPDATE:
Click the link below to stay updated on our A1200 Housing project.
http://a1200.tindev.net/

UPDATE 2:
Some extra news:
- In around two days we'll have all the datas and infos required for the project.

By then we'll be able to:
- Crunch down all infos to find out final price of each A1200 Housing including worldwide shipment.

UPDATE 3:
With the latest datas we've received today, we're now able to give you some pricing.
Right now even by squeezing everything as possible, we've reached a maximum of 79 EUR.

What's keeping us from having a better price is indeed the two molds we need to manufacture.
One mold is necessary for each housing part (Top / Bottom) and each of them weight 2 tons (4400 pounds).
Part of this expensive process is also due to the necessary 3D modeling of each parts.
Molds are manufactured from these 3D models, and then they're handled manually until perfection.
After that we'll be ready for production. wink emoticon

The main difference with Dallas Moore SK64C housings project, is that he had indeed the chance to get his hands
on the original C64 molds, thus his production cost was very low.

Stay tuned

Soon a Kickstarter link.

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@Gulliver:
- yep, no keyboard supplied (perhaps a new Kickstarter soon!)
- No AMIGA sticker to avoid patents and/or copyright issues
- About the trapdoor & plastic tab (rear the AMIGA): these 2 pieces will be supplied!

The author need to know approx. the number of pieces to build.

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@spudje:

Philippe Lang: Hello xxxxxxxxx, This is indeed a perfect copy of the original. The housings will be more robust, are going to UV resistant, and posses the trapdoor as well as the back/rear removable trap for dvi/hdmi.

The trapdoor will indeed be redesigned a bit to add more vents for airflow.

Other than that, we're willing to stick to the original housing.
Because not every users has the same expansions.

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have you found the orginal mold. ?

No, Philippe Lang want to build a new mold.

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My friend, Amenophis, is waiting his validation, here. He is the guy who launched the new cases project for Amiga 1200 (Kickstarter).

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More than 1000 dudes!

Amenophis is still waiting for his validate here to give us more information about this Kickstarter project!!!

Mods: please answer me!!!!!!! Thx.

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...and no thanks for me who posted this news and has requested validation of your access here :-D

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@amenophis: why have you decided to ban your informations (second KS in sept. ?) to the entire French community (on the main French forum, even if AMIGA French fanatics are not many)? You have decided to not answer the technical and specialized questions of French community (the molds), you have provided no credible evidence except some stolen pictures from Google, worked by you (?) with PHOTOSHOP.



Read this: http://www.amigaimpact.org/forums/topic/projet-kickstarter-nouveaux-boitiers-a1200/page/16/#post-242058  (in French > please use Google Translate)

I regret that I have helped you during the first four days: it all started when you told me on the phone about your wacky price of 59.00EUR for one case including the shipping cost worldwide...and 3000 units to manufacture. These infos alerted me and made me aware of the lightness of the project.
It was a monolog from the KS author and not a real dialog or exchanges among serious people.
Nothing against Mister Lang and his project, but only against all his disinformation (avoid answering technical questions).
The Amiga community needs serious people with serious projects.

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VingtTrois, take your slander elsewhere .. I am sick and tired of people thinking they can do things better/cheaper/whatever .. THEN DO IT !!! :bitch:

Every single Amiga forum has a couple of people who think they are god's gift to the rest of humanity that like to stir up trouble anytime there is a new amiga related project, GET A FRIGGIN' LIFE :furious:

I tried to read some of the stuff in the French forum there but once I found out that Cosmos is talking about certain humans being so-called "reptilians" see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilians :insane:

Rant done

I always tried to be constructive with my criticisms (Facebook, etc...) so that it can evolve this project ( no stupid critics without technicals arguments ).
Are you sure that an A1200 case to 59E or 79E (3000 units at the start and 1500 after) can succeed? I would have liked to hear the opinion from Dallas Moore.
59/79E: case with shipping worldwide --while it is at least 25 EUR for shipping France/USA-- just about the S&H arguments, it can't be realistic.
Under 20 French backers and myself, are in no way responsible for the failure of this KS project. And in no way someone said he could do better.
Then I am not responsible of special guys on French forums

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After 11 months of waiting, still not seen the slightest trace of the molds and therefore the A1200 cases.