The anticipation is over (regarding the aluminum proto, anyway):
Here's a side view of it just after being built:
A view of it from the other (non-switch) side:
Turned on to its lowest (ultra-low) setting - you can actually stare directly at the SSC P4 without squinting, just right for those late night trips to the 'loo:
And here it is at its brightest level, overwhelming any attempts from my auto point-and-shoot camera to compensate:
Outside standing next to its original Cub brother:
Back view of the pair:
End view:
Here you can see the significantly wider bezel at nearly 20mm across, or just about matching the width of the reflector:
I am now sourcing a 1mm thick metric o-ring (visible just above the reflector of the prototype) in order to bring up the lip of the reflector as close as possible to the bezel opening for MPPE (Maximum Photon Particle Emission), although it must be said that it would still not match the output of the more focused concentration from the beam pattern produced by the MR reflector in the Dragon series. But then again, due to interchangeable components between all MR Bulk lights from the LionCub forward (and the longer LionHeart battery tubes would fit as well), even the much larger Mag-reflector-based Lion Head for a true spotlight-style beam that can throw up to several hundred yards (available separately from MR Bulk) will spin right onto the Ti-Cub II in those situations where you need to scan the hillsides in search of a lost dog or something.
Some final thoughts - there will be no serializing, and the paw print design that will be engraved on the buttcap is undergoing finalizing.
Also I think it's nicer lookin' without any trit slots at all, don't you?
Probably a couple of minor tweaks as I test drive and fine tune the Ti-Cub II proto, and then the CNC cutting process shall begin on them virgin Titanium rods waiting at the machine shop.
PS. with the DirectDrive Cub electronics the P4 is fiercely overdriven, and there will eventually be output degradation of the emitter if used heavily. However, all my lights are designed for easy LED replacement, both for this reason as well as to upgrade to an even better. brighter LED as technology marches inevitably forward.
