Despite previous setbacks, I think there is a glimmer of hope I will be able to get this done to the degree I want it accomplished. There were some setbacks, primarily in regards to the prototyping I had been working on. The main one, while good for idea testing, was too high of a scale to be the final product. So I put together another test. The second test while better, had some rough spots and print errors. While I initially went about tweaking it for a third print, it was taking too much time, and I’m now taking a much risker approach for the sake of time. I figured there will be some aspects of the final piece I will be unable to perfectly match in a test, and despite the cost making needed adjustments to a full piece if something goes wrong, if it all goes manageably smoothly, it will save a lot of time, that of which I have very little of.
On top of this, with the 3D modeling taking much longer than I anticipated, I am working on devising a way to get a printing method that will avoid the queue times currently in the Innovation Studio. I know they get long during finals week, and even if they finish by Thursday or Friday it still leaves me not enough time to put the project fully together.

I have managed to finish two of the four corner pieces. And I suspect the final two should go even smoother, and I expect to have them done tomorrow, which leaves the rest of the week for assembly.

I have obtained the El Wire, and at this point believe I now have everything I will need for the assembly process. Once I get the 3D printing ready to go and on it’s way, I plan to switch the back panel of the box, test the LEDs, then assemble the background wiring and mirror support the best I can, then put the pieces into the box and hopefully be good. But I cannot say exactly when everything will happen this week with balancing my other finals work.

Overall, I’m quite concerned about achieving everything in time, but simultaneously I have faith that I’ll be able to pull it off barely as long as I can maintain consistent progress.