No no no, I was on the project only 11 months. The "year and a half" roughly includes the previous effort, which is when buttons first caught my attention. My research shows buttons haven't been available for about 2.5 years now.

The metal buttons should be simple. I would have had them months ago if I actually worked on the project. I'm stuck on one easy step for one stupid reason. Once the lit button system is stable, I'll crank out those aluminum buttons in no time. Now... if only the color on these buttons would photograph accurately....