With fewer
{cough} distractions
{cough} now, I've pushed on with these, so thought a progress report might be in order.
004 is ready for final assembly. It is just waiting for paint to dry. I've done this in copper. I wanted to see how it looks and thought there just might be someone who would like that, either as-is, or as a 'base' finish for steam-punk

005 is complete but not assembled. I'm leaving it unpainted for now until a future owner decides how they want it.
006 is complete with a brass finish and partly assembled - should be done tomorrow.
007 is marked out and a few pilot holes drilled.
For the paint finish I'm cleaning off with meths, then applying a white primer followed by two coats of paint. I did think about putting a lacquer on top, but when testing that on a bit of scrap didn't like the way it seemed to change the texture.
I thought about painting the screen surround as well, and was surprised to see that there were no warranty seals on them. Opening one up was quite easy, and they do seem to be very well made. However, the screen itself is fixed to the surround with a very strong glue, so no dice. I'm not going to try masking the screen itself - if anyone else wants to then that up to them!
A pragmatic decision I've had to make is to not have the 'tine' between the two USB socket assemblies. It was proving to be extremely difficult, as the sockets are not always in exactly the same positions, nor the same height, nor even square to the board
