Reverse Engineered Object: Selection

I was feeling rather indecisive about this project, obviously there was a lot of options to choose from, and no immediate choice came, so I poked around and picked three options that I thought could be fun

The first option is maybe a more ambitious or hard mode option: the TRS-80 MC-10

a RadioShack (colour!) computer introduced in the 1980s, I tragically do not have any cords to plug it in and see if it still works (and I put the D key back in wrong after reassembling it) but it looks cool.

Personally I love the chunky aesthetics of early home computers, the futuristic fonts, and the beige colouring, they're much more fun looking, though far less practical, than contemporary sleek future boxes, and often much easier to open up.

This thing is mostly simple shapes, but there is very many of them, which makes me wary, no one aspect presents a significant challenge on it's own, but I think many little challenges can grow into a massive undertaking if you are not prepared

Oh man RadioShack is gonna be pissed when they find out I opened their computer

Option two is uhh

I actually am not sure what this thing is, if anyone knows, tell me. Anyway, it has a lot of mechanical interactions that are fun to goof around with, that I think would make great material for this project, but like I said, I have no idea what it is, which makes me hesitate but I figured I'd throw it in the ring because it's a lot of fun. the wingnuts would probably provide quite a challenge whereas I think the ball and cylinder construction of the rest would probably be fairly straightforward.

Option 3 is the all-american zippo

This was actually my first pick way back at the start of the class, but when I saw that it had already been done, I wanted to consider some more novel options too. This one would probably be the easiest of the three, and that distinctive look and distinct click when you flick it open are just great.

Ultimately I'm not 100% sure which one will make the final cut, but I think I've narrowed it down to three good options, each presenting a distinct set of challenges on their own