First Build! Convoy S2+ CSLNM1.F1 triple

I've never soldered anything before but seeing all the crazy mods and builds around here was really triggering my urge to tinker. After watching youtube tutorials and scouring this sub, I decided maybe it wasn't wizardry after all and I should give it a shot. This was the result: Convoy S2+ with Ti short tube, Convoy 3V8A driver, triple 3030 mcpcb + emitters + spacer + Carclo 10507 throwy TIR from mtnelectronics. This thing is bright, fairly throwy and stays surprisingly cool.

When you factor in the cost of a soldering iron, hot plate, tools/accessories, consumables, host and parts, this is the most expensive flashlight I own but I built it! My soldering has a long way to go and I made lots of small mistakes along the way but when I screwed everything together and those green emitters lit up it was a very cool feeling. Huge shout-out to u/-Cheule- and Lumencraft whose excellent youtube tutorials on emitter swaps and triple builds were invaluable. I also found the nanofix youtube channel to be full of insightful soldering advice which addressed several of the issues I was having.

If you've been thinking about it but are on the fence, I say go for it! There's a bit of investment up front but now I have everything I need to get to work.