[GB] ESNTL TKL - Mix & Match Colours [Shipping]

[KCK]

ESNTL TKL // Gasket Mount Keyboard By KCK



Latest Update [25/03/2022]: Shipping out orders.

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How do I join the Group Buy?
Group-buy has ended.
**If you live outside the UK, VAT Price will be removed in the checkout page. All you have to do is change the address to your country**

Price (People in the UK must pay VAT):
Starting at £265 (excluding shipping fee)

Shipping Fees:
UK - £15
Europe - £28
USA & Canada - £28
Rest of the world - £45

When is the estimated shipping date?
September 2021

What's so special about this group buy?
The design of the keyboard itself is pretty standard i'd say. However being able to customize the colour/material of the top and bottom piece, makes this GB different from most keyboard GBs.

Payment Method:
Stripe

Contact:
Discord - https://discord.gg/cvrfHeE
Email - KCKBoards@gmail.com
PCB Designer - Yiancar Designs


Colours:
(You can mix and match the colours of the top/bottom/weight)

• Aquamarine
• Maroon Wine
• Blue Grey
• Violet
• Silver
• Black
• E-White
• E-Black
• Frosted Polycarbonate

Colour Renders:

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Specifications:

• Mounting Type: Gasket mount
• Typing Angle: 7 degrees
• Material: 6061 aluminium (Sandblasted finish + anodized or electrophoresis treatment)
• Colours: Black/E-White/E-Black/Silver/Maroon Wine/Violet/Aquamarine/Blue Grey/Frosted Polycarbonate
• Number of Units: 400 units
• Layout: Supports both ANSI & ISO layout/Supports split backspace & stepped capslock/Fixed bottom row, tsangan layout (WK & WKL)
• Plate Material Options: Aluminium/Brass/Carbon Fibre/FR4/Frosted Polycarbonate
• PCB: Matte Black Custom Per-Key RGB USB Type-C PCB designed by Yiancar Designs (Supports QMK & Via + ESD-Protection)
• Switch Support: MX style switches only

Prices:

• Anodized Aluminium Top: £95
• E-Coated Aluminium Top: £100
• Frosted Poly-carbonate Top: £95

• Anodized Aluminium Bottom: £80
• E-Coated Aluminium Bottom: £85
• Frosted Poly-carbonate Bottom: £80

• Anodized Aluminium Plate: £25
• E-Coated Aluminium Plate: £30
• Sandblasted Brass Plate: £35
• E-Coated Brass Plate: £40
• Carbon Fibre Plate: £40
• Poly-carbonate Plate: £40
• FR4 Plate: £25

• PCB: £35

• Anodized Aluminium Weight: £30
• E-Coated Aluminium Weight: £35
• Sandblasted Brass Weight: £40
• E-Coated Brass Weight: £45

- Top Case,Bottom Case,Plate,PCB,Weight are required to purchase. The cheapest kit you can buy is £265
- After you choose your base kit, you can purchase up to 2 extra items **Plate/PCB ONLY**

Keyboard Parts Overview:

Keyboard Sound Test:

More Keyboard Renders:

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(There's an error in this render, only tsangsan layout is supported. Sorry for the confusion!)

Some Photos From Interest Check:

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[HoffmanMyster]

Approved

[Etherealsound]

Good lord that aquamarine...

[treeleaf64]

You cant read the pricing if you are in  in light mode

[phinix]

Is there hot swap option pcb?

[Iliekbrowns]

Super stoked to join this group-buy. That maroon wine is so clean!

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Is the aquamarine the same as for the KY-01 75% I've got here next to me? (it's a great color!)

[Etherealsound]

Is the aquamarine the same as for the KY-01 75% I've got here next to me? (it's a great color!)

Do you happen to have a photo of it? I'm hoping it is more "green" as in the render in this GB versus the sample block photo shown in the KY-01 page.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Is the aquamarine the same as for the KY-01 75% I've got here next to me? (it's a great color!)

Do you happen to have a photo of it? I'm hoping it is more "green" as in the render in this GB versus the sample block photo shown in the KY-01 page.

Sometime early evening tomorrow I’ll get you a pic. Have SA Sail, camping, nuc data, and some blue sets I can put next to it. I’m +/- on the layout, just loved the color...

[Etherealsound]

Is the aquamarine the same as for the KY-01 75% I've got here next to me? (it's a great color!)

Do you happen to have a photo of it? I'm hoping it is more "green" as in the render in this GB versus the sample block photo shown in the KY-01 page.

Sometime early evening tomorrow I’ll get you a pic. Have SA Sail, camping, nuc data, and some blue sets I can put next to it. I’m +/- on the layout, just loved the color...

Much appreciated, thank you

[Surefoot]

Solid design, nice colours, too bad it's out of EU now we'll manage though

[dededecline]

Does this board have H87c compatibility? And if so is it possible to buy a board sans PCB?

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Do you happen to have a photo of it? I'm hoping it is more "green" as in the render in this GB versus the sample block photo shown in the KY-01 page.

Compare the KY01 render to this: https://imgur.com/a/Q9VrPIe

Left: u80a lake, right green kbd8x. Space cadet blue, botanical novs, SA sail, nautilus r2 novs.

The lighting varies on purpose so you can see bright vs shadow. The color between the darkest GMK botanical to SA sail is the one in person in normal lighting.

I don’t own GMK waves, I bet it’s great. I bought for nautilus nightmares, and that’s at my dads place. If the TKL is the same color, I’ll sell this (nothing wrong w it, just like TKL better) and get that

[Etherealsound]

Do you happen to have a photo of it? I'm hoping it is more "green" as in the render in this GB versus the sample block photo shown in the KY-01 page.

Compare the KY01 render to this: https://imgur.com/a/Q9VrPIe

Left: u80a lake, right green kbd8x. Space cadet blue, botanical novs, SA sail, nautilus r2 novs.

The lighting varies on purpose so you can see bright vs shadow. The color between the darkest GMK botanical to SA sail is the one in person in normal lighting.

I don’t own GMK waves, I bet it’s great. I bought for nautilus nightmares, and that’s at my dads place. If the TKL is the same color, I’ll sell this (nothing wrong w it, just like TKL better) and get that

Woah, thanks for that photo, went above and beyond what I was expecting. In the lighting in your photo, it looks even more green. It's honestly really nice and I think a WoB set would go really well with it.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

It’s really a fairly even mix of green and blue. So is the SP-111 that was supposed to be blue but turned out teal, and it’s a similar color to this just lighter.

Finish/packaging and all that was great too, and relative to Covid and the manufacturing delays in this business, that GB was basically on time.

[KCK]

With the right amount of light you can get some pretty nice results (Picture wasn't taken by me):

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

With the right amount of light you can get some pretty nice results (Picture wasn't taken by me):

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Same color for this TKL?

[bLaXe]

so just want to confirm - this is a UK based GB? So buyers in the UK aren't going to be hit with additional import taxes?

Sent from my SM-J510FN using Tapatalk

[KCK]

so just want to confirm - this is a UK based GB? So buyers in the UK aren't going to be hit with additional import taxes?

Sent from my SM-J510FN using Tapatalk

Yup UK based.

[Hell-es]

Anyone knows how costs are when ordering to germany ... regarding new rules ... ?

So vat ... customs ... whatever

[Iliekbrowns]

Will the GB start in a few minutes today or will it start tomorrow at 0:00?

[WillyWortel]

It just started. I orded mine already

The order form does not have an option to specify the type of weight. Which weight will be supplied?

[Etherealsound]

In for an aquamarine. Praying to the keeb gods that the color is like the renders irl.

[KCK]

It just started. I orded mine already

The order form does not have an option to specify the type of weight. Which weight will be supplied?

There should've been an option to pick a weight. Could you send me an email or dm me on discord?

[Mr_BeastQuake]

Interested in getting a polycarbonate board here... HMM. Price makes it compelling.

[SmolCat]

Hello! Excuse the ignorance as I have never done a keyboard build before - but I notice there is one large hole in the plate where left shift is, which looks more like ANSI.  Is it able to fully support UK ISO with a small left shift and backslash as well?

[Surefoot]

Hello! Excuse the ignorance as I have never done a keyboard build before - but I notice there is one large hole in the plate where left shift is, which looks more like ANSI.  Is it able to fully support UK ISO with a small left shift and backslash as well?

The large hole means you can put switches in multiple positions, including the split left shift / slash keys. Otherwise for just ANSI you'd get the square hole for one switch only and two small rectangular holes for stabs.

[norb]

badass color options, can't decide which one to get

Anyone knows how costs are when ordering to germany ... regarding new rules ... ?

So vat ... customs ... whatever

as far as i understand we'll just need to pay the usual vat of 19%, there should be no further customs fees for computer hardware.

[norb]

badass color options, can't decide which one to get

Anyone knows how costs are when ordering to germany ... regarding new rules ... ?

So vat ... customs ... whatever

as far as i understand we'll just need to pay the usual vat of 19%, there should be no further customs fees for computer hardware.
and of course the dhl fees for handling the package.

[crs]

I want to buy the board, but the only thing keeping me from doing so is that I’m currently in between places now. If I move after the group buy ends, is it possible to change my shipping address (so long as it’s in the same country)? I reached out to MK UK, and they said KCK would need to determine that.

Please let me know, as I am hovering over the “checkout” button 🥵

[Kuratar]

Is it possible to get a render with the Aquamarine top and bottom case with GMK Hammerhead?

[norb]

Is it possible to get a render with the Aquamarine top and bottom case with GMK Hammerhead?

+1 to this bc that's what i had in mind, too 


/edit:
is paypal not possible for payment?

[KCK]

Is it possible to get a render with the Aquamarine top and bottom case with GMK Hammerhead?

+1 to this bc that's what i had in mind, too 


/edit:
is paypal not possible for payment?

Can't use PayPal to checkout unfortunately

[KCK]

I want to buy the board, but the only thing keeping me from doing so is that I’m currently in between places now. If I move after the group buy ends, is it possible to change my shipping address (so long as it’s in the same country)? I reached out to MK UK, and they said KCK would need to determine that.

Please let me know, as I am hovering over the “checkout” button 🥵

Yeah that's completely fine, I can just change the shipping address later.

[Sirus]

As I am living in Germany I want to calculate costs including VAT and possible customs even though it seems to be determined as computer hardware. In the post it says the starting price will be 318£ in the UK but dropping down to 265£ if the residence is outside of the UK. At checkout the price is not changing unfortunately. I choose PC for Top and Bottom as well as different extras. Do my changes to the starting price have any effect on the reduction?
Edit: I solved it by changing the region in "Deliver to a different adress?" too.

[Sandersoni]

Wow!
Love ISO, back-lit boards.
I’m thinking white top and frosted poly bottom for the light to bleed out... Have you tried that?

I also wondered about hot swap pcb options.

[Kest]

This is everything a TKL fan could dream for in a keyboard: good PCB, lots of color and material options for case, plate, and even weight. I’m in.

[norb]

Wow!
Love ISO, back-lit boards.
I’m thinking white top and frosted poly bottom for the light to bleed out... Have you tried that?

I also wondered about hot swap pcb options.

from my understanding there is no backlighting, just per-switch-led on the pcb. frosted poly bottom would'nt have any glow effect in this case.

[pay2play]

Wow this looks awesome! Is there an option for a PCB with hotswap capability?

[JustusOn]

ordered and in! Oh boy i love that E-white! )

[KogiKashaikunin]

When do you expect to be able to ship? This is not mentioned anywhere?

[KogiKashaikunin]

When do you expect to be able to ship? This is not mentioned anywhere?

Sorry. Answered my own question. It says September.  )

[KeypeDiem]

Exactly what I have been looking for!

[azndrag]

Any Updates?

[Iksion]

There was... in September.

[Krommyon]

Well,
For many this GB was a great disappointment. I consider myself scammed.
I have received the wrong upper part, the wrong lower part and the wrong weight.
Even more: the screws are missing, which means that I cannot finish it for now.
The creator "Kenny" does not reply to E-mails and I cannot join the Discord-channel anymore.
  

By the way, does anyone of you know, what screws are used? I need your help to finish it!

[xantiema]

Yes, the GB runner is no longer answering discord PMs, and the channel is closed