With regard to the woods, the PH lams on older basses brown up a lot. For example, the PH lams on my 1990 Persuader are something between orange and brown. I was told that the finish that is used has been changed over the years and that the woods no longer change color in the same way as they once did.
I really don't want to make any more changes to the bass. I certainly wouldn't trade out the PH for looks if I thought it might impact tone. I would like the thickness of the various laminates to show the ebony a bit fatter, maybe 3/8 or 7/16 compared to 1/4 for the PH lams. The three PH lams on my Persuader are all at 3/8, but that's a 5. I will probably play with photoshop a bit to crystallize my ideas. I would hope to emphasize the ebony as the main color while showing the purple as more of an accent. Again, I wouldn't want to compromise the fat tone that this bass should get from the dense neck woods. I suspect that the actual dimensions will be entirely left up to the factory and that they will optimize the concept better than if given thickness specifications. For reference, I am thinking of something like the Jan 2002 featured custom, though maybe not quite so skinny on the outside stripes.
On another topic, I'll see how many pics I can get while I am out there. We haven't seen the website updated with new price info yet, and I suspect that's higher on Mica's priority list than taking FTC pics, so maybe I can help out. Of course, I'll probably be taking shots of the instruments where they hang, so the quality might not be what you're used to from Mica.
There are probably some secrets in there as well, like the SC 30th was. Things that a visitor can ogle, but for which photos shouldn't be published, so I will be getting permission for every pic I snap...
