How about:

Bojev, thanks so much for taking the time to make that! I would never have thought of that kind of leg. Super helpful.

I really like yours, and this is the one I just made before I saw your post... now I can't decide which style to go with...

That second leg looks great! Assuming the letter is supposed to be going "uphill".

The first one has a certain oriental feel.

hhp

Thanks hrant, it's definitely supposed to be going uphill (see original image above)

I've been staring at it for so long, I was starting to get worried that it looked terrible and I just couldn't tell. Having another pair of eyes on it helps tremendously.

I still love bojev's option and I'm torn, but I feel pretty confident to move on to the rest of the letters for now. I'll definitely post more when I have more.

Maybe combine a bit from each - I like the terminal on yours.

bojev - I like that idea. Going to try it when I get the other letters done and see.

quick update:

Only 3 letters left to go! These will have thinner stripes in the hollow parts. Hoping I can get away with the cheap way I did it on the R.

I was super worried about drawing on a curve, (instead of on a straight line and arc-ing the whole thing later) but I'm really pleased with how it's going!

Finished design. I can't decide whether to keep the flags or not. Thanks to all of you for your insights, may be revisiting this tomorrow but I'm done for the night.