Which requires modifying the molds, which requires more time and money to do so and likely won't fix the stretch marks. It's a may be a better solution, but at this point not a feasible one to implement.
Which won't even work, as you need the copper electrodes which FormAction have, so it can't be done without recreating the mold
However, the plastic already has a rough texture, but that won't hide the issues how the plastic flows.
I think by "rough" textures, they meant the really textured plastic, like you'd find on the outer edges of Saturn Model 2 controllers.
Couldn’t agree more! Frankly, that rough surface finish on the Saturn Model 2 controller looks like something you would find on a cheap gardening tool, not on a high quality piece of technology - what were SEGA thinking?!Yes, and that's what the case has. Just not that rough, it's a bit finer, but it's there. Otherwise, it would look even more ugly without paint
And let me know what you think
Couldn’t agree more! Frankly, that rough surface finish on the Saturn Model 2 controller looks like something you would find on a cheap gardening tool, not on a high quality piece of technology - what were SEGA thinking?!
To be fully honest? They were thinking like industry-leaders. (Which I wish they had done for the rest of the design of the Saturn)
That rough texture made the controllers great to hold, and the contrast between that texture and the glossy center of the controller created a nice two-tone aesthetic.
Have you ever actually used that controller before? Because your comment gives me the impression you have not.
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Alright lets mention it, to have unpainted cases that don't have ugly heat stretch marks it would require all new molds made properly and likely cost close or over 100K EUR to do so. Or they could just be painted, we know it will wear over time, but at this point in the project what can we do? Delay the project another two years to redesign and re-tool the injection molds? In my opinion not worth it.It's really strange that no one mentions anymore that a painted housing is susceptible to scratches and premature aging. Maybe ED is so kind and will give us some scratch tests on the matte case in his next video?
Of course not.Delay the project another two years to redesign and re-tool the injection molds?
Which ED has been able to visualize only under very special lighting. I own a SHARP Pocket Computer PC-E500S which I bought for 19 years. The housing has also shrink marks which I can only see at special lighting. Of course this case is not ugly and the case still looks like the first day. But ED's main reason is to show some influencers a flawless housing for at least some days/weeks while their testings. Why doesn't he just give those people a painted case?ugly heat stretch marks
I can see them clear as day on his YouTube videos without any special lighting...Which ED has been able to visualize only under very special lighting.
Accompanied with the text; "It has a perfect finish and feels great!"I can see them clear as day on his YouTube videos without any special lighting...
While the current revision had been improved a bit, I've seen the previous case in person at Gamescom. And boy, you do see these marks in normal lighting situations. Check the Gamescom thread for some photos that were taken by community members. Though there's the caveat that at least my photos aren't the sharpest and changing lighting in motion makes them more apparent than still images.Which ED has been able to visualize only under very special lighting.
You can't compare the cases at Gamescom with the improved ones in the video. ED states himself in the video that these cases are much better than the old ones.While the current revision had been improved a bit, I've seen the previous case in person at Gamescom. And boy, you do see these marks in normal lighting situations. Check the Gamescom thread for some photos that were taken by community members. Though there's the caveat that at least my photos aren't the sharpest and changing lighting in motion makes them more apparent than still images.
If my Pandora is any indication, black paint on black case is not much of an issue. And that wasn't quite the high quality paint job to be honest.
I think this is a good point and deserved quoting out of the last post of the page. The Pandora's paint job is known to be flakey at best, and my silver painted unit is showing through the black in a number of places, but if the paint matches the plastic it's reportedly much less of an issue.If my Pandora is any indication, black paint on black case is not much of an issue. And that wasn't quite the high quality paint job to be honest.