
nah, its not...
i guess to explain what that means to everyone:
- the mould is first made, but uncured
- this allows for a test run in softer plastics (solid, clear is too hard)
- once the samples are approved, the mould is hardened/cured (somehow) so harder materials can be used. the mould can't be changed after this... but you can use clear plastics. not entirely sure if this means you can die-cast metals in the mould... i should probably ask just for kicks.
unfortunately, i got word the factory doing the surface finishing part won't be done until after the lunar holiday, so it seems like the samples themselves won't be until early February. sucks, but its a pretty large project and i'd rather them do it right than rushed...
i'm doing a run of the samples, and should have some spares to sell. i'll post pics here when the samples arrive, so interested people should hear about it (also will send out a newsletter and stuff)
hopefully that answers the 'timeline' question
get asked this a lot...