26 May 2016, 07:32 | #1 |
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New A1200 cases kickstarter status?
Hello all,
I was just wondering if anyone happened to know what is going on with Philipppe Lang's new A1200 cases project? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-molds/updates It got backed, there was a flury of activity for a while, and all now seems to have gone quiet. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks very much. |
26 May 2016, 08:11 | #2 |
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I don't know, I think they took my money but I don't have my case
Hopefully it's not yet another project to suffer the infamous 'Amiga Curse' |
26 May 2016, 09:25 | #3 |
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Chill guys, it's normal for Kickstarter projects to have small delays, it doesn't mean that anything is wrong.
I'm still waiting for my Viva-Amiga stuff and that's *years* after the campaign ended... Edit: On the campaign page comments Philippe has written that there will be an update soon - he's been responding regularly to backers. |
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Actually, if you read the comments, there is a lot of information, especially this post:
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26 May 2016, 11:02 | #5 |
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Thanks! I'm obviously being dumb. Will go trawl the comments a bit. Am not so much worried as just excited to get the new case!
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26 May 2016, 23:07 | #6 |
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Too early to worry @NovaCoder so far there have been delays obviously, but fairly expected ones I'd say. The creation of perfect molds must be very time consuming, and according to Philippe the latest version only needs to be checked / re-checked, then things will hopefully start rolling.
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26 May 2016, 23:23 | #7 |
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Yeahh, fear is around. Let's give them time to double triple check everything. I don't mind!
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28 May 2016, 19:11 | #8 |
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Backers should have gotten the e-mail, but the short story is that the next protype (T2) for the molds is ~10 days away, at which point a review of it will be published as an official update.
If T2 gets a green lights, were looking at another 5 weeks for the production of the molds. So mid July is probably the earliest possible start for actual case production. So realistically, if all goes well, some could be receiving cases by August. Skickat från min HTC One via Tapatalk |
28 May 2016, 19:14 | #9 |
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Hopefully I didn't put any noses out of joint by starting this thread!
Am so stoked for this. Glad it's progressing. This, plus a recap, and my A1200 will almost be like new again. Add a Vampire (as and when) and hoo boy ... Miggie heaven. |
28 May 2016, 23:11 | #10 |
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Philippe seems like a solid guy. I have faith in him.
I'm looking forward to some quality cases |
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Given the 3d cad design looked pretty complete before the campaign finished. It shouldn't take someone too long to model it in solid works and get an engineering sample produced. (Yes i know he is on the second sample). This was funded Nov 1 2015. Its been almost 6 months with now another month before production. |
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29 May 2016, 09:30 | #15 |
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I am in touch with Phil, because I bought 40 cases. They are getting now their second prototype. It tooks longer, but the reason is just to deliver perfect quality.
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15 June 2016, 23:35 | #16 |
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Heads up, all the prototype news is now up on Kickstarter - looks awesome, plus some initial news about new keycaps!
Indie Retro News has a more in-depth feature with many more photos: http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/0...-new-look.html Brass screw inserts! Huzzah! |
16 June 2016, 05:17 | #17 |
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It does indeed look beautiful. I'm 38 years old for God's sake, I shouldn't be this excited about a lump of plastic.
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i cant wait to buy one of these
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10 March 2017, 19:16 | #19 |
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Am I the only one still waiting for my A1200 case ???
status in RMI : Not dispatched. Last edited by majikeyric; 10 March 2017 at 19:25. |
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No, but really, there is still a bunch of us. Phil posted an update a couple of days ago. Things are moving along, just takes time.. He knows keycaps campaign will need to handle delivery better than this, but all in all, they have already said that its just about waiting now and not much else to do. A couple of my friends here in Sweden have received theirs - so "country" doesn't seem to have anything to do with it... my RMI also says "Not dispatched" but as Phil once said, in every delivery there's someone who's first and someone who's last.. We just happen to be among the last.. |
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