# New Shell Color on the Form 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Formlabs News\ **Created:** [June 15, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738 "2017-06-15T15:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/1 "2017-06-15T15:28:31Z")
Starting today, new Form 2 printers will ship with a shell in a lighter shade of silver. The shell’s material properties will remain the same, as will the high-performance brawn and brains at the heart of the Form 2. We’re excited to continue printing together, and would love to see some pictures of your Form 2 workspace. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them here! ---
**Author:** ![aad345](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/aad345/32/5444_2.png) [@aad345](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/aad345)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/2 "2017-06-15T17:38:13Z")
Pictures maybe? 😅 ---
**Author:** ![rclaborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/rclaborne/32/8369_2.png) [@rclaborne](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rclaborne)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/3 "2017-06-15T23:34:17Z")
Probably switching anodizing vendors. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Cohen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/randy_cohen/32/1500_2.png) [@Randy\_Cohen](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Randy_Cohen)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/4 "2017-06-16T04:29:03Z")
How much does this change improve print quality? What is FormLab’s upgrade policy for existing Form2 owners? 😁 I _kill_ myself. Also, unless you like pictures of total chaos, you do not want to see my workspace. When my printer isn’t printing, it doubles as a shelf. The Form2 is printing now, but there’s a pile of stuff on top of the Form1+. It’s not pretty to look at. ---
**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/5 "2017-06-16T17:37:32Z")
Our testing has revealed that changing the shell color of the printer does in fact have no impact on print quality. I’ll make sure to get pictures of the new shell @aad345. ---
**Author:** ![cadcomet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@cadcomet](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/cadcomet)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/6 "2017-06-16T23:27:47Z")
Randy … hahahaha And Frew, you are always great. ---
**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/7 "2017-06-19T19:00:03Z")
Here we are with that picture @aad345 🙂 New cover in the lighter silver on the left. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/2X/2/202d49964b2b4fce687a61512fffd63ef78556b6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![csauve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@csauve](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/csauve)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/8 "2017-06-19T20:23:14Z")
I think it needs flames painted on it, so it will print faster. ---
**Author:** ![armstrongc93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@armstrongc93](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/armstrongc93)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/9 "2017-06-19T20:42:06Z")
It would also look even better if the logo was silkscreened on in a darker color! Maybe it just looks light in the picture though. ---
**Author:** ![aad345](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/aad345/32/5444_2.png) [@aad345](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/aad345)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/10 "2017-06-20T07:18:16Z")
I agree. Logo looks very light. Having darker gray (or black) color might look much more visible and would make it stand out. ---
**Author:** ![CraigBroady](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/craigbroady/32/6106_2.png) [@CraigBroady](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/CraigBroady)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/11 "2017-06-20T13:32:10Z")
It should be red. Everyone knows that red is the fastest color. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Cohen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/randy_cohen/32/1500_2.png) [@Randy\_Cohen](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Randy_Cohen)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/12 "2017-06-22T14:19:59Z")
Police ticket red cars more than any other color because red _looks_ fast. But science has proven that red is in fact no faster than any other color. ---
**Author:** ![alan1950](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@alan1950](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/alan1950)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/13 "2017-06-22T17:18:16Z")
Red is first on the visible spectrum. SO there is perception that it’s the fastest. ---
**Author:** ![katkramer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/katkramer/32/15796_2.png) [@katkramer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/katkramer)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/14 "2017-06-22T21:11:45Z")
Can we get the Mythbusters to weigh in on this? I second the darker logo on silver. I’m thinking an ombre pink would be stunning. With a big Formlabs logo…pretty. Or Hello Kitty. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/2X/6/6f2f6c08c77b4c37c5fdce22e19f8fc9270477ba.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/2X/d/dced0f0dd546238fdd0447b3d5c0cac1fb6ef456.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![billb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/billb/32/5587_2.png) [@billb](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/billb)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/15 "2017-06-23T06:20:26Z")
No, no. Police ticket red cars more because they play motorway snooker - red, colour, red colour etc. ---
**Author:** ![katkramer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/katkramer/32/15796_2.png) [@katkramer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/katkramer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/16 "2017-06-23T15:05:45Z")
We love our @Frew! ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Cohen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/randy_cohen/32/1500_2.png) [@Randy\_Cohen](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Randy_Cohen)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/17 "2017-06-25T03:47:58Z")
I would actually pay extra for a Hello Kitty Form2 printer. I think that’d be a riot. I’m laughing now just thinking about it. “Sure, it costs $3000. But it’s got _Hello Kitty_ on it”. (note: I’ve spent way too much time in Japan). ---
**Author:** ![Volguus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/volguus/32/7962_2.png) [@Volguus](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Volguus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/18 "2017-06-29T19:28:36Z")
Forget colors. What it needs is speed holes! ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@Brandon\_A](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Brandon_A)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/19 "2017-06-29T20:17:03Z")
This color shift reminds me of the exact opposite change from the Form1 to the Form1+. Does this make the light shelled machines equivalent to a Form2(-)? ---
**Author:** ![gjgomes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@gjgomes](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/gjgomes)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738/20 "2017-06-29T23:52:32Z")
My workspace. A nice cabinet with a box that holds resin cartridges and consumables. Resin tanks stacked and labeled. Everything fits perfectly. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/2X/6/6c6dae58511167b253aa3a6f86439071b6a0a4b7.jpg) [Next page](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/new-shell-color-on-the-form-2/13738.md?page=2)