why haven't these enclosures caught on?

[John Lyons]

Thanks.
Knobs are from ebay (where else) 
I mount the LEDs with epoxy on the inside.
Low profile toggles are from mouser or smallbear.

[EATyourGuitar]

Maybe this has already been discussed

about a year ago when hammond made the announcement. this is a welcome bump for all the finished pedals that were not in the old thread

[Canucker]

I think it may be as simple as the fact that most people have from several to many pedals, and mount them on rectangular pedalboards, where a rectangular array of pedals is most compact.  We make non-rectangular pedals, and one of the most common comments we get is "I really love the sound, but why is is shaped funny like that?"

...Non-rectangular pedals were popular - as witness the fuzz face, rocket fuzz, the trapezoidal Vox line of pedals, plexiglass guitars, 12 string Phantom Mandolin, Vox Phantom and Invader guitars, rubber-stringed basses - I could go on but you get the idea. Today, guitarists seem to want to convince you how different their music is and how vintage their gear is.  

It's a shame people have gotten so accustomed to the same old rectangle box pedals that take up as little space as possible. I like weird and big enclosures! Half the reason I like using a big muff is because it is actually BIG. There's some kind of gratification that comes from stepping on a huge metal wedge with the big knobs and all that I can't get from a 1590B. Sounds ridiculous, but it's true.

I feel like that's part of the big appeal of vintage gear in general. The funky boxes, shapes and colors - even if there's nothing special inside, it's a lot more fun to use. Nobody does that anymore!

John Lyons: those trapezoids look amazing!

I agree the weirder the better...bigger is good too! I'm thinking of going a level above 1590BB. I was so disappointed when Electro Harmonix went to the tiny mxr looking boxes. blah lame!

[Devius]

I used the big trap for a dr boogie and the smaller trap for my muff. I'm surrently looking for a round ufo type enclosure for a project I have in mind.

[J0K3RX]

I like the looks of the trapezoids but for some reason the octagon reminds me of an electrical lighting conduit box...

[Canucker]

I like the looks of the trapezoids but for some reason the octagon reminds me of an electrical lighting conduit box...

totally agree...seeing as I built a couple things into nicer coinduit boxes I couldn't leave behind at the yard sale where I found them!