Classic Amiga cases - demand for fresh replacements?

[wawrzon]

here is an attempt on something like that.

http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic_id=35607&forum=33&start=200&viewmode=flat&order=0

http://www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/8.htm

doesnt look much like amiga though, took ages and a lot of funds according to designer to get where it is, and still not ready. an standard atx/itx box with an a3k-4k style front would probably be easier.

[wawrzon]

Yeah, kind of looks more like an Archimedes.  I think for me the Amiga's keyboard layout is a big factor in its looks.  The A1200 is that much different from the A500 but still recognisable on account of the keyboard, and the LEDs.  Not sure why he decided to put them in the middle, weird.  And the drives are on the wrong side.  Never did much like those Mac-style keyboards either, but they seem to be the fashion right now.

+1

[wawrzon]

i fear a wedge case with genuine key layout is quite an enterprise to undertake. remember it has apparently be major and financially most demanding task for cusa to deliver c64 case replica with a custom keyboard.

[wawrzon]

I forgot to mention, for the A1200 I would like to see space for an mediator and atleast one expansion card using a flexible riser cable.

i cant picture how that might be possible without producing a bulky monster of a completely unergonomic design. even though i hate tower conversions i fear mediator will never fit into a wedge case and also it cost hardly justifies using it with only one card. for my part i consider mediator 4kdi the only worthy compact alternative that fits perfectly into a genuine amiga case without destroying it.

edit: except if someone did something similar like c128 -> c128d, which would be quite a pretty thing, especially the carrying handle.

[wawrzon]

Indeed, manufacturing a new keyboard isn't what I had in mind, but replacement keycaps could be do-able.  I have black keycaps on my Amiga from an old keyboard I bought from a flea market for £1, it turned out they were exactly the same fitting!  Except for the different shaped keys such as space bar, enter etc.. but we can't have everything.

i think keyboard is the most demanding piece. if you use nos or a spare keyboard for your desig the corpus (at least the prototype) can be made using some sort of automated fabrication / 3d plotter. it could be affordable. but a volume production with injection molds could be quite costly.

[wawrzon]

I'm thinking of the A3000:
http://www.retro-computing.org/exhibit-photos/243/lg__MG_5394.jpg

i actually like it, looks kinda classy, what age is t?