Anybody own a Lux FB1 Fat Boy?

[Lux-RC]

The FB1 is not yet available. Current estimated release date is "Q1 2013" but previous Lux-RC lights have taken longer than forecasted.

According to Golub's law, a carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long

As for the specs, I have nothing to add to twl's expert's view. I'm fairly surprised that my work became known at CPF. Needless to say that it's a great honor for me the rather that the information about it is highly fragmented and hard to find on the web.

 

[dlmorgan999]

According to Golub's law, a carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long

That matches up with my real-world experience on most of my projects.

 

[quazzle]

to whom it may concern...

I have released the build progress, you can now track it here
I will update the build steps/photos here

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Hello Quazzle glad to see you came into this thread, I will place my Fatboy inquires in here from now on instead of invading your FL-33 thread

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Any release date estimate for the Fatboy?

 

[StarHalo]

Things have changed since the start of the year; Niwalker is preparing their 5,000 lumen MM15 for production as we speak - it features only two emitters, is smaller than a soda can, and will certainly not be anywhere near three grand..

 

[jonwkng]

:wow: IPX8 turbine motor... Looking at the cutaway of the flashlight is like studying the schematics of a jet engine.

A flashlight with this number of emitters (12 white, 1 red, 1 UV, locator lights) with the electronics to control them and active heat management... I don't think there has ever been any flashlight with this level of complexity ever (I may be mistaken, though).

If the build progress time-line posted by Mr Dolgov is current, the light is about 1/3 of the way done.

There should be plenty of time to mobilize funds... A lot of $$$.

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Things have changed since the start of the year; Niwalker is preparing their 5,000 lumen MM15 for production as we speak - it features only two emitters, is smaller than a soda can, and will certainly not be anywhere near three grand..

After reading this it sounds like the answer to my release date question is 2019

 

[quazzle]

Any release date estimate for the Fatboy?

I don't have any exact deadline for it, but it's progressing, you can track it on my site.
I have there: all tasks/statuses, photos from the production (updated weekly)
I hope to finish it by Jan/Fab 2014, not sooner.

it also comes closely with another development so I have a dependency with it.

 

[dc38]

I should work for luxrc lol...I conceptualized a similar portable turbine cooled (technically still fan cooled) flashlight in 2007, but didnt deem it necessary as LEDs had not progressed this far yet. That's why you're a visionary and I'm not, I suppose.

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

All last year I couldn't believe it wasn't talked about more...a light from the future, 10,000 lumens, 12 LEDs, the size of TM26, internal cooling fan, incredible looks, state of the art electronics & materials, scheduled for 2014!! How could a flashlight forum not be going nuts over such a light?? Hmm maybe the reason that there's no hype is because the light is a myth. Maybe the plan got scrapped, I hope not that thing looked incredible. But the webpage is the same exact static page that it was a year ago this project might be a wash

 

[Fireclaw18]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

I remember seeing the pictures of it last year. Looked really nice... but well beyond what I'm willing to pay for a flashlight.

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

Same result nobody cares. Except Fireclaw lol

 

[StarHalo]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

You starting a new thread about this every year?

Threads Merged -Norm

 

[leon2245]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

You starting a new thread about this every year?

To be fair, one thread a year isn't all that many threads per year.

 

[archimedes]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

Based on the quality of the FL33, I hope the FB1 project does eventually go into production

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

You starting a new thread about this every year?

Yes until I find out what I'm missing, this would be like a solar power forum not discussing an 80% efficient panel that has been announced. 10,000 lumens and smaller than a TM26 it seems like one hell of a colossal leap forward to attract zero discussion.

Ok that's all for now I'll re-post in 2015 to ***** about it some more lol

 

[StarHalo]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

Yes until I find out what I'm missing, this would be like a solar power forum not discussing an 80% efficient panel that has been announced. 10,000 lumens and smaller than a TM26 it seems like one hell of a colossal leap forward to attract zero discussion.

Colossal leaps take place in the manufacturing process, not the brainstorming process. Lux's website says a bunch of the light's visual details are machined, but there's no control board design or internals ready at all - this is a very bad sign for a device that's been in planning for a couple years. Worse yet, the technological bar has moved significantly since the planning stage, particularly with the introduction of the MT-G2 LED, which is going to soon give us 5,000+ lumen flashlights that are a fraction of the size/mass/complexity/price of the Fatboy. Lux is going to have to do some redesigning before the prototype is machined, more bad news..

 

[BeastFlashlight]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

Oh that is bad news! I won't hold my breath then. Basically I was excited over something that small with 12 LEDs, an internal cooling fan & insane lumens. Yeah MTG2 is the king now i wonder if maybe we'll see something like this someday that would be 4-6 MTG2s instead...either way thanks for the update I'll now consider this light a 'someday' light instead of a light that is expected sometime soon

 

[Newguy2012]

Re: Lux-RC Fatboy FB1 Fatboy...will it EVER happen??

FB1 isn't just about lumens. It also has a lot of different lens on it. It's gonna be a long while before that becomes a finish product. The FL33 v3 isn't complete yet. How long have they been working on it?