Raspberry Pi Model B Cases?

We've finished the initial production run of the ModMyPi cases, and we're currently working through our pre-orders. They will be available for immediate dispatch in around 2 - 3 weeks from the ModMyPi website.

Cases are injection moulded and available in five colours which can be mixed and matched.

Loads more pictures available from the ModMyPi facebook

Very nice business plan to allow top and bottom colours to be mixed and matched.  People do enjoy personalization, even to that small extent. Well done!

PS. You will undoubtedly get requests for more colours.  The absolutely inevitable one:  transparent (at least for the top section) --- that's functional as well as decorative.

Morgaine.

Thanks! The aim was to introduce a little bit of customisation in to the mix.

We have had lots of requested for transparent. Going to have to make a whole new mould up however, as it requires a super high polish on the internal surface of that mould (ocular texture i think). So that's another month or so off, and we want to adjust a couple of things anyway.

Pink and orange were also requested, so we'll do a limited run of those colours and see how popular they are.

Its a nice case.  The concern I see is the lack of expansion capabilities since its hard tooled.

So far one of the best looking I've seen. I agree with Morgaine, transparent is a must !!! I'll wait for it.

Do you have some pictures showing how the board fits inside ?

The only few I found on your FB pages are with the prototypes.

Do you have light pipes for the LEDs ? or their light just mixed in the air.

-J

I have a design for a case routed from .093 clear lexan I purchased from home depot.  It could probably be printed with a 3d printer, but I have a cnc router and like the look of clear acrylic.  I don't have a PI yet. I made it from measurements taken from a friend who received one.  I'll put up the STL files if anyone wants to play with it...  and some photos

The lexan was less than $5 for a 8" x 10" sheet.

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Hi David.

Well done on that case - looks like a lot of thought went into it and it does look 'the business'. I'm assuming all the tabs and slots are what make it not fall apart? Is it fairly rigid and stable to use?

One thing I'd like to see on a case is a two-part construction. I know a lot of people have issues with the SD card sticking out. It's convenient to be able to pull it out when you want, but of course there is then no protection for it. So, why not have an extra bit on the end that is either hinged or clipped on so that the SD is protected AND easily accessible.

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Mike

The tabs and slots hold it together fairly snugly.  I don't have a PI yet, so that's why there is a board in the case.  I cut it to the same dimensions of the real thing.The grooves in the side pieces hold the PI securely.  With the top and bottom piecs on, the support is even stronger.  Here is a test.

The bottom photo is without the top and bottom covers in place.  It is quite sturdy.  Lexan is an amazing product.  I don't know if it is worth investigating a rear cover to protect the SD card.  I am routing these so it would be a major consideration to add a snap in cover..

This is the first case I have tried to make for anything.  It is quite a learning curve with lots of adjusting after some not so good ideas.  It would be a heck of a lot easier with a PI in hand.

Yeah, okay. It's strong enough. Show off

I hope you get your Pi soon - it's likely to be one of the best protected!