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UPDATE 1 12/28/2015The design of the case was completed a while ago, but that doesn't mean that the model was. Ramage, MiTo and I have been furiously working past design issues and flaws collectively the past couple of nights, trying to make sense of the benefits and disadvantages in the model. It isn't acceptable to have any flaws in a case that you take pride in so things have to change. There have been a few minor changes, such as the wrong positioning of the standoffs has now been corrected; the USB hole has changed position and dimensions, to accommodate for the new measurements we have; the logo was added to the back side of the case; and finally the internal walls have changed size, as the maximum height of the case is 25mm. The design will not be changing, unless there is a serious problem that requires a complete redo of the design, which is unlikely but will have to consider when I get the acrylic prototypes. It took us over 2 hours to figure out how to have the walls at the correct height, so taking everything else into consideration really puts it into perspective. We also added the logo to the back of the case, as mentioned previously, which I think looks classy & minimalistic but discrete - let me know what you think on this one. Rampage is also able to create some renders of the almost finished design, so without further ado, here they are:Now onto the current statistics from the interest check. There have been 27 responses over a period of 4 days, which I find really impressive and I'm glad that people are taking interest in this project. The main numbers so far are the numbers for the choice of material: 20 for aluminum, 8 for clear acrylic and 13 for frosted acrylic. So the clear choice here is aluminum, which is good as I feel like this might be my preferred option as this project moves on. The colors for aluminum are also mildly interesting, with 15 votes for stock; 10 for black & zealios purple; 7 for blue; 4 for green and red; 3 for orange and 4 for other section; which includes pink, gray and titanium. This leaves 4 distinct colors so far; stock, blue, black & purple. The top 3/4 finishes will be the ones that are made, so this part is essential to the research that needs to be done.I'm aiming for a total of 100 responses before I move on any further with anything, so if the progression is linear then expect movement in two weeks. I doubt it'll carry on like this though!The feedback I've had so far has been helpful as well, and has been taken into consideration which any changes. Something that came up would be to round the exterior corners - they will be rounded as this is available as a finishing option with the companies I am dealing with. However, most people are off work until the 4th of January, so quotes and communication are near impossible until then.Another update will follow soon, when I receive the prototype cases. Thanks everyone.