Chances of alternate Pinephone chassis or 3D models?

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do something like goldplating graphene infused filament on on your own chassis

Is... that something that people are doing in their home shops now? If so, I must be pretty behind the times. Last I heard, electroplating required incredibly clean conditions that most people couldn't produce at home, and graphene was still unobtainium for lack of an inexpensive synthesis route.

If I was going to try it I'd probably go for conductive paint, although 3d printing with conductive materials has been done. My reservation is more around the antenna design being good enough for a usable device. It's not impossible, but most of us don't have the required skill to design, test or tune an antenna for good performance. If those who do have the skill could produce a printable design that would be great.