re: arch.

I doubt stability would be a problem with aluminum though. :)

And the divet on the handle - notice how in the modified picture it's gone? It can be removed from the physical hande as well. Or a new handle could always be machined if thats what people want to do. Someone just mentioned machining a handle a little while ago.

Anyway, I just wante to see what the fascia would look like with just a minor tweak. I like it a lot better this way, but I would still go in and change the curvature on the left side.

I'll make up some drawings of simple-looking fascias when I have the chance. I doodled two of them earlier today, but didn't look at a real empeg to see where all the hidden goodies were - unfortunately one of them would block one of the IR sensors (too bad, because it was super clean :)

Since people were talking about buttons, I think a good idea might be to mod the current buttons to allow for lighting. Not just a simple pin hole, but a small shaped cut-out which would then be filled with some clear polymer. I'll get around to testing the idea on some scrap pieces of plastic sometime. Casting buttons at home is a PITA for more than a set or two, IMO.

Anyway, I don't even mind the stock fascia, I just thought it would be fun to draw something up.

Bruno