[andrewe1]

NEW PROTOTYPE, PLEASE GO HERE FOR MORE INFO http://www.gp32x.com...post__p__744798






Hello,


With the summer being a little dull for me I decided to try and make a pandora and wiz prototype softcase. With the help of my brothers fiance new embroidery machine and a lot of her help
we tried to make some prototypes today and I want to share them with you.

First I would like to clear some points.

In the case that this gets enough interest from people, I would try to make a bunch of them and sell them to you guys at a very reasonable price (not trying to get rich).

So first I would like know if the pandora people and the Wiz people are okay with this, if there is any permission I should ask for and what not.

Second, I'm a lone student in university currently studying Industrial Design in Mexico. I'm not a big corporation or company and I would make this with the help of my family.
In the rare case that demand is very high, a small mass production would be possible with little investigation.

Third, the way of selling them would be through ebay, getting a bunch done and getting them out there.

Fourth, I currently own a wiz and I perfectly know how it fits in the current case. For the pandora, I built a foam model out of dimensions from wikipedia so I'm not sure if this is entirely accurate.

And last but not least, Approval from you guys. I would like you to tell me what you like and what you don't like, what colors would you want to see and how would you place the logo. What style
do you want, what type of fabric would you like to see. Tell me everything.

So please tell me what you think, I really hope you guys like them. I would love to do this not in a financial interest (though the money wouldn't hurt these days). I would love to do this for personal
reasons and for my career.

Thanks, I hope you like them, tell me your opinion.


These prototypes were made in just a day, The logos might be a little skewed and some sewing errors but these are the very first try.

The outer fabric has a little foam layer for protection, the inside layer is made with a very very soft fabric to avoid any scratches to the devices.



NEW COLOR SCHEMES/DESIGN Please Vote!!! New Colors Too!! Screwed up the orange one a little bit...was sort of last minute too hehe








Here are the pics:


Foam model of my pandora



Pandora case



Inside soft fabric...Its very soft so it won't scratch anything.



Pandora model inside the case



Side view





Wiz case



Another angle



Wiz inside



Same soft material to avoid any scratches




Those are all for today.

Like I said, these are the very first try so there are some errors.


Please tell me what you would like to see, what fabric colors, types, etc.

That's all for tonight

Thanks for watching!

This post has been edited by andrewe1: 01 August 2009 - 02:40 AM

[PlopperZ]

Cool! Maybe a way to close the case entirely (Velcro or something?) and a black Pandora case with the same blue logo.
I'd buy one :)

[andrewe1]

PlopperZ, on 29 July 2009 - 07:52 AM, said:

Cool! Maybe a way to close the case entirely (Velcro or something?) and a black Pandora case with the same blue logo.
I'd buy one :)

Noted, will try new colors :)

The velcro idea came up just when we finished those 2, however it was late and couldn't try but its high up on the list ;)

Thanks!

[grasshoppir]

well done!

[Shaun.]

These look nice but like previously mentioned, I would prefer if it could be closed. Maybe this could be a cheaper alternative to the other case which was optional with the Pandora. Has the official Pandora case actually been made yet cause its the one thing I never actually heard news about.

[andrewe1]

Shaun., on 29 July 2009 - 08:12 AM, said:

These look nice but like previously mentioned, I would prefer if it could be closed. Maybe this could be a cheaper alternative to the other case which was optional with the Pandora. Has the official Pandora case actually been made yet cause its the one thing I never actually heard news about.

Alright, closing it just got top on the list.

Ive heard nothing about an official case and I remember hearing the pandora shipping with just the AC and USB cable so thats why I went ahead an made these.

If everything goes alright and you guys like them I could be shipping them by the end of next month before I go back to school :)

Would love to get them to you guys so you have something ready to store your pandora in.

[Username]

Nerds will probably fap with this :(

[andrewe1]

Username, on 29 July 2009 - 08:32 AM, said:

Nerds will probably fap with this :(

That's....................something It's not intended for. God that never went through my mind.

[Gruso]

I like the look of these. I agree that they should be sealable - I'm not a fan of velcro, but a press stud or drawstring might be cool.

Username, on 29 July 2009 - 06:32 PM, said:

Nerds will probably fap with this :(

Dude!

[andrewe1]

Gruso, on 29 July 2009 - 08:37 AM, said:

I like the look of these. I agree that they should be sealable - I'm not a fan of velcro, but a press stud or drawstring might be cool.

Username, on 29 July 2009 - 06:32 PM, said:

Nerds will probably fap with this :(

Dude!

Noted :)

Remember everything is editable, If you would like another logo, another color, different position different size... Anything :)

Thanks

[PlopperZ]

Username, on 29 July 2009 - 01:32 AM, said:

Nerds will probably fap with this :(

Not if there's Velcro ;)

[Gruso]

:lol:

I've changed my mind, please use velcro.

[andrewe1]

Gruso, on 29 July 2009 - 08:50 AM, said:

:lol:

I've changed my mind, please use velcro.

Alright, Ill be sure to get an extra spiky extra itchy industrial grade velcro ;)

[djmaddis]

Might be worth adding an extra piece of material on the back (Reverse side to the Pandora logo) so you can loop a belt through it.

This would be ideal if you don't want to carry it in your bag, but keep it close by.

Edit: Typo

This post has been edited by djmaddis: 29 July 2009 - 07:55 AM

[cloud858rk]

Gruso, on 29 July 2009 - 02:37 AM, said:

I like the look of these. I agree that they should be sealable - I'm not a fan of velcro, but a press stud or drawstring might be cool.

Seconded. Either one of those should be better than noisy/prickly Velcro. The cloth GameBoy micro case uses a drawstring and it works great.