I just sort of lucked into it for this build. I was following the kbdcraft instructions for the Adam keyboard, and realized a rounded piece they use on the front corners is only officially available in yellow or red. Then I saw the Octan truck and gas station my kid was playing with and it was too perfect.
He nearly lost his mind when he saw this lego keyboard on his imac. Especially when the RGB came on!

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That’s pretty cool. Octan is one of my favorite themes too. I’ve yet to build a spaceship. It’s gotta be a tanker obviously.

Interesting observation about the PC plate.... I wonder if it's specific to the quality of it made by monsgeek or characteristic of it in general... I think it makes a great board to experiment on with different configurations. Keybored has a video on what affects acoustics to make the clack sound to other preferred sounds.

Bet it still costs more than most people's first cars

While I got you here, Santa.

I haven't been particularly naughty nor nice this year, so I'll buy my own stuff. But I do have some requests.

Shine-through XDA cap choices that aren't just that one pudding set on Amazon.

All wireless mk software to have at least one if not multiple per-key RGB user profiles for gaming in the dark, that even allow you to select multiple keys to change color at a time. From an accessibility standpoint, it can be a necessity for a host of medical conditions.

Seller specifications that are specific. It shouldn't require fifteen minutes of searching, multiple Discord servers, and three chrome tabs between manufacturer website, AliExpress, and Reddit, to find out if a board that catches my attention is North or South facing, or has features I want.

Oh, and a referral to an in-network genius neurology team, if you got some time after all that <3

Thanks, boss. Hope you don't step in any reindeer poop.

-bbsx

GMK Norse :)

What cap set is that?

Howdy hey

And the bad energy drink in the background… this hurts

Also: the keycaps on the v series prebuilts are not very nice to type on. Both feel and sound are disappointing - though they do look good. Multiple reviewers have commented to this effect. I regret buying them and immediately swapped them for a set of cherry profile pbt double-shot caps. SO MUCH BETTER

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I’m not sure that the keychron reds or browns are a very good switch with which to determine preference, while the gateron milky yellows are both one of the most affordable switches on the market and routinely ranked as one of the best linears available. If the goal is to get a good prebuilt that is better than those available from the bigger companies, like Corsair/Razer/Logitech/etc, then the stock prebuilt V1 is the way to go. If the goal is to get a legitimate enthusiast-grade keyboard for a very, very good price, then I stand by my recommendation. Spend $70 or $80 (depending on knob version or not) on the DIY, $40 on keycaps, and $25 on switches for a total of $135 or $145 for very good entry-level custom enthusiast board vs $90 or $100 for the pre-built. For me, the better switches and keycaps are worth $45. There is a reason that keychron offers these self-branded “k-pro” switches on their less-expensive prebuilts but better switches from gateron on their higher-priced/“nicer” keyboards

I think this is actually kinda badass. You made your own keyboard… it’s super cool

Thank you. I think I'll try to do some mods in near future :)

I might try those on my hotswap Keychron next. Using box navy switches at the moment. They're close to feeling as good as the buckling springs on my Unicomp, but they require a bit more force.

Cool! The backspace button being loud is probably the stabilizer. If you are up for it, you can lube the stabilizer and put a bandaid under it where the stem hits the PCB to dampen the sound. Of course, if you do it to one stabilizer you should do it to all of them or else they will sound different from each other. Enjoy your build!

Keychron charges $10 or $20 extra for a built board compared to barebones. If someone doesn’t know preference, getting built and buying extra switches or keycaps if wanted is cheaper since it’ll function out of the box too. Keychron’s default keycaps also have legends for what the default mapping will be. There aren’t many switches worth buying you can get for the upcharge amount, and you get keycaps too.

ig? tiktok? ^/s

You could of just used force break mod and then less silicone but if it aint broke dont fix it

>The Q series have bounce not flex

What do you mean by this? They're the same thing (at least from what I've seen).

1000% chance this keyboard wont bounce as much as it would without the silicone, and it doesnt need it unless theyre trying to mute the board.

If they didn't buy a spare plate there will be almost no flex at all. Maybe thats intentional though, I know I tried to go for a similar design with my Q5 & Anubis switches.

if you dont have a spare plate there is no flex to crush

i was gonna tag hipyo before i saw this was posted by hipyo.

fooled yet again

also I want a personalized "howdy hey"

Thank you!

who is she /s