Update:
Will open up the buy over the next couple of days. The TANK team is considering changing up the anodizing to be "better" at a cost of about $50, and are also debating whether to offer it selectively. Without all the info hashed out, I cannot open the GB, and it is still set to conclude on the 30th.
The lowest price point has pretty much already been unlocked by the number of Chinese participants, so that's the price we're going by unless a significant number of cancellations occur depending on the decision of anodizing.
More info will come tomorrow.
If you intend to buy in, please fill out this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tCjV0PphRQ7GDP5vmELwR_1MDx5QJil8m_mHaE_SGXY/viewformIf you have filled out the form but would like to back out, please reply to this thread or PM me to let me know.
Since the PCBs are from Hojin, I assume that most standard TKL/pad PCBs would fit without issue.
Assembly from the TANK team is provided free of charge, but switches cost 2.5 RMB per, LEDs cost 0.3 RMB per, and stabilizers cost 25 RMB for the board. Due to the unnecessary layer of complexity that this adds, I won't make it an option unless you PM me to request it specifically once the GB opens.
We will be operating on a very tight timetable, and I will probably front the costs for it since the money needs to be sent before the end of the month, and there's really not enough time w/ the time it takes folks to arrange payment and for me to consolidate them into one account before wiring them overseas.
People who have filled out the form (so you know whether to contact me or not to back out):
WNovizar
airs
logomachy
cswanic
toidbb
Rarabka233
Zrevyx
pogopunkxiii
Data
Chamelemon_64
Xiro7
drunkstormtrooper
beefmagnet
gazis
cestipede
terrymathews
notbrain
Powerweezle
To address some of the questions raised in the form:
Fully programmable, comes with the corresponding PCB, you can order one of them individually, the numpad can be attached to either side, all of the colors in the renders are available to choose from, you can choose the colors for the top/bottom/plate/backpiece, color options still TBD, has both WK and WKL options.
A reward for those of you who reached the end of this little update:
http://sli.mg/a/38GbRy