prototype case print 3

all the prototypes look so great together! the third print is "unripe banana"; i'm printing with whatever is on the AMS at the time so i'm trying to get creative. the retro roller-skate/ice-cream shop print from v2 might be my favorite colorway so far, though.

primary differences from v2 are the different shoulders and the keys are shortened. i prefer v2's proportions from an aesthetic/visual standpoint, but v3 improves the thumb playability. on v2, my thumbs feel like they naturally want to be above the bottom of the accidentals, so it requires a bit of a stretch to hit the naturals.

on v3, my thumbs feel like they naturally hover around the bottom of the accidentals, so it's easy to go above or below. of course it's harder the closer to the edge you are, but not impossible, but this is why i have an edge. (for comparison purposes, v2 and v3 have all the same case dimensions.)

for comparison to the Oskitone Scout, the keys are a bit wider as well so it's harder to fat-finger two notes.

now small differences. one unintentional: i keep forgetting i'm not allowed to put in columns that are merged with the case; they print with terrible tolerances. i suppose i could have cut off the columns, but i used a hot glue gun to weld these together and the result was not as intended. the natural keys are supposed to be flush with the surface, but you can see the tops of the accidentals are now approximately flush.

the Oskitone Scout also makes the accidentals flush with the top of the case; i wanted the natural keys flush to improve thumb feel along the edge of the keyboard but i do have to say the aesthetics look nice. "dimension" is the key word i use when i describe a 3d object that i find aesthetically pleasing, and this goof up does have some nice dimension. but i think i'll still aim for flat on top here (flush naturals), because the accidentals have dimension and the knobs do as well. as a bonus, it should reduce the amount of space i need inside the case.

one final difference; for feel, i shrunk the "key wiggle bridge widths" which makes the keys looser, because the keys aren't as long, but i think i'll increase it again for naturals and maybe decrease it for accidentals. i can't really tell a difference for the naturals between v2 and v3, but the v3 accidentals seem a bit stiffer.