Thanks for the encouragements Scott 
I'm currently working on the case and PCB. I received a first PCB prototype which I obviously completely messed up, and I'm now going through several iterations of a case design. I think I'm closing in. It should come with a handful of neat little features (magnets to hold the playdate, selfie mode, etc) all while being relatively easy to build, but I need to do some more designing and 3d printing to refine the design and then I'll order a new bespoke PCB...
