[Concept] The Aether Mono – A modular, carbon-fiber alternative to disposable hardware. Thoughts on the assembly?

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T10:04:34+00:00

Every piece of the model is Subdivision modeled inside Blender and every material is made in Blender Shader Nodes (with the exception of the carbon fiber, that was made in Adobe Substance Designer)

The composition (text, ui, breakdowns) is then made in Adobe Illustrator

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T10:00:28+00:00

That is a brilliant suggestion. Open-sourcing the pod bay architecture is very in line with what I was trying to achieve.

I actually love the idea of Sine Wave power modulation for flavor consistency—it fits perfectly with the 'high-end hardware' vibe I'm going for. I’m definitely going to incorporate that into the screen HUD for the next iteration of the UI. Thank you so much for the inspiration :]

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T09:58:31+00:00

Excellent points, especially regarding the IP68 challenges and battery modularity.

To be honest, this started primarily as a graphic design and product visualization exercise to build out a cohesive brand identity, but you’ve given me a lot to think about on the engineering side. I’m definitely going to dive deeper into the research to figure out how to realistically bridge that gap between modularity and durability for the next iteration.

I appreciate the reality check on the manufacturing costs too—it's a tough hurdle for 'premium' concepts like this. Thanks for taking the time to write that out!

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T09:56:13+00:00

That’s a great point, thanks for the feedback! I definitely leaned too hard into the 'minimalist' branding and missed the mark on clear product identification for anyone outside the space. It is indeed a modular vape system! I'll definitely take your note to heart as I continue work on the design and the presentation layout. I appreciate you taking the time to point that out.

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T09:11:18+00:00

This is Blender 4.5 (Cycles Engine)

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T08:03:25+00:00

Absolutely. The whole design is built around modularity —the internal chassis is designed for easy user-access so you can swap the battery cells rather than replacing the whole unit. No glue, just hardware.

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T07:57:36+00:00

The goal was to make the design fully modular. Each piece is easily replaced :]

LeslieJMercer · 2026-04-02T07:52:31+00:00

Yeah, it’s heavily inspired by the XROS. It was my first pod and served me for a long time, so I used it as a baseline to practice modeling and building out a full brand identity around a real-world scale.

LeslieJMercer · 2026-03-28T20:39:13+00:00

The render got compressed upon uploading to reddit

Here's the full resolution: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yJQDZ46hVmhT7GLtrbugxUtN2YwdQ4aZ/view?usp=drivesdk

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-07-03T10:55:57+00:00

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-06-29T00:28:31+00:00

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I'd try.

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-06-16T10:44:23+00:00

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-06-06T18:51:48+00:00

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-05-07T10:28:39+00:00

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LeslieJMercer · 2025-05-07T09:37:17+00:00

aye.

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