[IC] LINE FRIENDS TKL

[minokeys]

LINE FRIENDS TKL

The LINE FRIENDS TKL is an official licensed keyboard designed by JJW for Mino Keys

IC Form
Discord


What is LINE FRIENDS?


PANGYO, MOON, CHOCO, CONY, EDWARD, SALLY, BROWN, BOSS, LEONARD, JESSICA, JAMES

LINE FRIENDS is a global character brand that originally started with the Original Characters lineup including BROWN, CONY, and SALLY, created for use as stickers for leading mobile messenger app LINE and its 200 million active users worldwide.


Specs




Layout: F12 TKL, WKL or WK
Mounting: Friction Fit O-Ring Mount or Top Mount-Burger Mount
Top & Bottom Material: Aluminum 6063
Bottom Weight: Sandblasted Stainless Steel
Accent Weight: Polished Stainless Steel
Dimensions: Approx. 364mm x 136mm x 34mm  (L x W x H)
Weight Unbuilt: Approx. 4.1lbs
Typing Angle: 7 Degrees
EKH: 22.35mm

Plate Options: Aluminum, Aluminum Half Plate, PC, PC Half Plate, Polypropylene


PCB Layout

Layout will be available in WKL and WK
Fixed Tsangan Bottom Row
PCB Thickness: 1.6 mm
Soldered & Hotswap available
QMK and VIA available




Solder PCB Layout


Hotswap Layout



Colours


Purple, Pink, Blue, Silver

Adding:
BROWN Edition with Brass weight
Forest Green - if there is enough demand

More

GB Info



Sale Date: May 1 - May 19, 2023
Format: Limited GB
Price: Starting from $570 USD
Region: Exclusive to North America: Canada & USA
Where to purchase: https://minokeys.com/collections/line-friends

Kit includes: Keyboard, Full Aluminum Plate, PCB of choice, Daughterboard, Custom LINE FRIENDS carrying case, Microfiber Cloth, 50A O-Ring


Media

Build Streams:

Typing Tests:
Taeha - H1's on full Aluminum plate
Taeha Types

Lulzthax - Oil Kings on PC Half Plate
Lulzthax: Modifiers - O ring mount
Lulzthax: Alphas - O-ring mount
Lulzthax: Modifiers - Burger mount
Lulzthax: Alphas - Burger mount

More Photos:

edit: 4/28 - added keyboard dimensions, weight, front height, PCB compatibility
edit: 4/29 - added polypropylene plate option

[minokeys]

reserved

[o3okevin]

first also poggers

[irithyll]

Nice colors.
GLWIC!

[ligongduck]

Reserved

[Zyrophr]

need

[0hh.Hello]

I filled out the IC. I really hope the pink stays that rose gold color 🤩

[synthetics]

very cute! like the look, seems like a banger, price feels a little steep but i guess it's not terrible for what it is.

glwic <3

[BlivionIaG]

Brown ano lobby, pls make it happen !

[DanHamJunKie]

Would there be any engraving difference for any of the other characters? Say.. Cony?

[stidal]

not a want but a need

[uigofermagic]

Very happy that the project managed to get license from Line! I hope everyone who is interested can get it !

[aa212121]

Would be nice to show mounting renders, bottom of keyboard pic, full top view, keyboard total weight, keyboard weights - both bottom and accent, front height, usb pic+location, pcb fit/layout compatibility(h87? cuz this doesnt have ISO), pcb led support and unit count for a 570$ keyboard on this geekhack IC has-a-GB-date post without having to go through 5 hour stream vods thank you.
Thank you for adding most of this info in the OP and photo of internals.

[LMarci]

Nice board but the gb is in 5 days so this isn't really an ic post. Also pretty light on info, would like some pics/renders of the internals, front height and etc.

[tactilesbad]

this "IC" is missing:
-height/weight data
-mount details
-pcb compatibility details
-unit cap/count
-projected fulfillment date/period

what we know is it's gonna be geolocked, priced similarly to instock equivalents and the GB is already scheduled and ready to run (making this not an IC at all).

while I love the designer's work and the inspiration/licensing, the whole presentation is absolutely not it.

[minokeys]

Thank you all for your feedback and apologies on the lack of information for the IC. I've made updates per your requests.

Would there be any engraving difference for any of the other characters? Say.. Cony?

Unfortunately not. This will only have the BROWN engraving.

Would be nice to show mounting renders, bottom of keyboard pic, full top view, keyboard total weight, keyboard weights - both bottom and accent, front height, usb pic+location, pcb fit/layout compatibility(h87? cuz this doesnt have ISO), pcb led support and unit count for a 570$ keyboard on this geekhack IC has-a-GB-date post without having to go through 5 hour stream vods thank you.

Some of the images were hidden, but "show more" has now been removed.
Unbuilt weight is approx 4.1 lbs. Front height is ~22.35mm.
USB is center located. Keyboard is compatible with H87a North Facing. PCB will have Caps and Scroll LED support.

Nice board but the gb is in 5 days so this isn't really an ic post. Also pretty light on info, would like some pics/renders of the internals, front height and etc.

photo of internal: https://imgur.com/dQcFCAe
updated post with more information

this "IC" is missing:

-height/weight data - info added
-mount details - o-ring friction fitted, mounted to the bottom case or top mount burger mount
-pcb compatibility details - H87A North facing compatible
-unit cap/count - No set limit, but will be capped once we think that our team cannot handle the number to QC and fulfillment
-projected fulfillment date/period - aiming to fulfill before the end of the year

[cottonnykitten]

What does the brown edition with brass plate look like? Also what kind of space bars does it accept? is it only 6.25? I can't tell but I'm going to assume there's no RGB right?

Like the other posters said, it would be awesome if cony was an optional engraving.

[minokeys]

What does the brown edition with brass plate look like? Also what kind of space bars does it accept? is it only 6.25? I can't tell but I'm going to assume there's no RGB right?

Like the other posters said, it would be awesome if cony was an optional engraving.

We do not have a proto of the brown anodization, but you can see the ano sample chips here
It does not have a brass plate, but a brass bottom weight.
The LINE FRIENDS PCB is fixed to 7U spacebar, but is compatible with H87A North Facing if you wanted to 6.25U compatibility. It will not have any RGB.

This will only have the BROWN engraving option.

[herfalerf]

why an NA only board based on IP of a product that isn't used by people in NA?  fwiw i had never heard of this company until this gb.  seems like the wrong target market for the theme.

[Popopo]

Cute board

[moonsearch]

cute engravings

[Evasive]

why an NA only board based on IP of a product that isn't used by people in NA?  fwiw i had never heard of this company until this gb.  seems like the wrong target market for the theme.

cute board but yea as an American I never heard of line before this