Any chance you can tell me where you messaged kin to have this hookup? I'd also like to have one of these PCBs and am patient.
Telegram. I'd say this being concrete is "iffy" at best. There's a little bit of ambiguity in his language as to the specifics. I think they are just producing another round of Leeku MX1800 PCB's right now in general and he is also making extra plates for the TX1800. But just enough was lost in translation that I'm not positive on specifics. I could've misunderstood him totally also.
The truth is I bought an older one of these PCBs that has Alps and MX compatibility but doesn't have the surface mount components pre-soldered. If I can score a pre-soldered one all the better as I enjoy soldering but don't really look forward to doing the surface mount stuff. If I can't find what I need, I'm not unafraid to just give it a go but I'd rather just avoid it totally.