Post Your Phantom Pictures Here!

[Glod]

The lighting in my office + my crappy cell phone camera + my picture taking skills = a really bad potato pic

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Now if I only had some key caps....

Nice work your almost there some caps and a case to complete it.

Sir JDCarpe did the assembly for me 

And it's technically in a case just waiting on a custom top. 

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[SpAmRaY]

The lighting in my office + my crappy cell phone camera + my picture taking skills = a really bad potato pic

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Now if I only had some key caps....

Nice work your almost there some caps and a case to complete it.

Sir JDCarpe did the assembly for me 

And it's technically in a case just waiting on a custom top. 

cheater

It's a long story but thanks to JD again! He is a great guy.

And soon I will build (destroy) 'something' myself or I just need to sell all the sweet soldering/assembly gear I've accumulated. 

[jdcarpe]

I had fun building Ray's Phantom. Once you get into a groove on the diodes, it's not that bad.

Here is mine I built about the same time I was doing Ray's:

[Glod]

love the layout, are you going to put some plastic to cover the exposed plate?

[jdcarpe]

love the layout, are you going to put some plastic to cover the exposed plate?

No, I don't mind it. Plus it reminds me that Ctrl is not placed there, since my finger falls into that hole. )

[Glod]

love the layout, are you going to put some plastic to cover the exposed plate?

No, I don't mind it. Plus it reminds me that Ctrl is not placed there, since my finger falls into that hole. )

oh, if i would have done the same thing i would have painted the plate black then :X but that is the only critique i have of it, i love the layout, i am now telling myself why didnt i get your HHKB layout? i went for the WFD design instead :X

[Photekq]

I had fun building Ray's Phantom. Once you get into a groove on the diodes, it's not that bad.

Here is mine I built about the same time I was doing Ray's:

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HHTKL? :D

[jdcarpe]

Mine here is a little different from the HHK150 from the GB.

HHK150 (painted black):


The one I built uses a 6-unit spacebar, and has a 2.50-unit open space on the right, with no holes on the outsides for switches in the bottom row.

I messed up my stabilizer spacing on this plate, so I had to stem mod my 6-unit DSA spacebar to make it work. I used stabilizer spacing from a Cherry 6-unit spacebar, but with a centered stem. The DSA stab stems are closer to the middle.

[Glod]

you tricked me haha

[duq]

Mine here is a little different from the HHK150 from the GB.

HHK150 (painted black):

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The one I built uses a 6-unit spacebar, and has a 2.50-unit open space on the right, with no holes on the outsides for switches in the bottom row.

I messed up my stabilizer spacing on this plate, so I had to stem mod my 6-unit DSA spacebar to make it work. I used stabilizer spacing from a Cherry 6-unit spacebar, but with a centered stem. The DSA stab stems are closer to the middle.

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I wish I had my plate from the GB so I can finish my project :(.

[MJ45]

Some updated pics of my Phantom. I used a QFR case but hate the rubberized finish so I painted it with some Rustoleum metallic paint (satin nickel) it makes it look like a metal case now. It also matches my computer what should come with Apples instead of the cheap junk they come with. When I get some better keycaps I will do a different paint scheme, I have 2 more top covers from the GH Anniversary deal Cooler Master had going on.

[SpAmRaY]

so I threw on some keys I had in my desk.

[Dubsgalore]

I had fun building Ray's Phantom. Once you get into a groove on the diodes, it's not that bad.

Here is mine I built about the same time I was doing Ray's:

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Finally a picture
pretty funky looking haha

[Sai]

so here's my phantom with acrylic case from takaki.

[Vintage]

Wow! They came out nice... would love to see a side pic!

Is that Red/black?

[Dubsgalore]

so here's my phantom with acrylic case from takaki.

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i think i know what that needs

[Sai]

i went for black/clear/black.

this is the only side pic that i have right now.
some issues though. The screw holes at the bottom are big for the screws by a few mm and because of that, i can just push down the screws with brute force

so here's my phantom with acrylic case from takaki.

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i think i know what that needs

Dolch ?  )

[Dubsgalore]

Bingo

[SpAmRaY]

I like it.

[MJ45]

Here is my final completed Phantom the way I had originally envisioned it to be. It turned out fantastic considering it my first keyboard build! All the components were found on GH classifieds Phantom kit, vintage black switches, QFR (case donor), Cherry plate mount stabs., and the Dolch caps. The only thing not is the 62g Korean springs from Originative. Not up to the cost for a Korean Kustom (Kmac or LZ) this Phantom will give me a good as it gets Cherry MX experience.

[Binge]

I like it.

He looks so good on the keyboard!

[whiskytango]

@MJ45: very nice! Did you paint that QFR top? What kind of paint is that?

[MJ45]

@MJ45: very nice! Did you paint that QFR top? What kind of paint is that?

Yes I painted that with Rust-Oleum Universal Metalic paint and primer in one Satin Nickel. It turned out nice looking like a bead blasted alum. case. I just wet sanded the rubberized finish off and painted it, good stuff.

[whiskytango]

Built it last week, finished spring swap today. Please ignore case imperfections as it is going to be painted eventually when I get to it.

Specs:
Phantom with ANSI150 plate
QFR case with Filco style LED holes drilled
Pink lock LEDs
Blue switches
80g springs from Originative
Orange stickers
Mixed WYSE original keys + WYSE tsangan kit + Partial WYSE moogle kit

Potato pics:

[MJ45]

@whiskytango; nice build, I really like the pink led's!

[agodinhost]

Mine here is a little different from the HHK150 from the GB.

HHK150 (painted black):

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The one I built uses a 6-unit spacebar, and has a 2.50-unit open space on the right, with no holes on the outsides for switches in the bottom row.

I messed up my stabilizer spacing on this plate, so I had to stem mod my 6-unit DSA spacebar to make it work. I used stabilizer spacing from a Cherry 6-unit spacebar, but with a centered stem. The DSA stab stems are closer to the middle.

JD, please, this plate of yours - it fits into the "official" phantom PCB? They are selling the PCB at mechanicalkeyboards.com and I would like to know if it works with that PCB.

[jdcarpe]

Mine here is a little different from the HHK150 from the GB.

HHK150 (painted black):

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The one I built uses a 6-unit spacebar, and has a 2.50-unit open space on the right, with no holes on the outsides for switches in the bottom row.

I messed up my stabilizer spacing on this plate, so I had to stem mod my 6-unit DSA spacebar to make it work. I used stabilizer spacing from a Cherry 6-unit spacebar, but with a centered stem. The DSA stab stems are closer to the middle.

JD, please, this plate of yours - it fits into the "official" phantom PCB? They are selling the PCB at mechanicalkeyboards.com and I would like to know if it works with that PCB.

Yes, my HHK150 plate works perfectly with a Phantom PCB. :)

[esoomenona]

JD, I know we discussed that thing, and then I looked into my box of wonders, and I realized I actually did buy that plate. I guess I was ahead of my time in thinking it might be something I wanted. Unfortunately, MX... I'm not sure if I should keep it just in case, and grab a white Phantom PCB or what.

[jdcarpe]

JD, I know we discussed that thing, and then I looked into my box of wonders, and I realized I actually did buy that plate. I guess I was ahead of my time in thinking it might be something I wanted. Unfortunately, MX... I'm not sure if I should keep it just in case, and grab a white Phantom PCB or what.

I thought you had bought one. You have to build it!!

And I'm having none of your Thorpe snobbery. MY or die!

[esoomenona]

I do have an extra case that I could put it in... I think I will build it.

MK is out of Phantom PCBs? :/

[gnubag]

I do have an extra case that I could put it in... I think I will build it.

MK is out of Phantom PCBs? :/

nope, still 5+ in stock for me

[esoomenona]

Yeah, I found them again. They're not under the keyboard parts with other PCBs like I thought they'd be though.

[SpAmRaY]

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=536

^^ for anyone else looking for one

[metalliqaz]

Woohoo, another chance to post my toys!

[Sifo]

^ QQ

[sprit]

Woohoo, another chance to post my toys!

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Hello?  What is the name of case Colour ?  Awesome!   :thumb:

[Moosecraft]

Woohoo, another chance to post my toys!

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Hello?  What is the name of case Colour ?  Awesome!   :thumb:

Looks like a sky blue vortex case to me.

[Glod]

after all this mess http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26742.msg1075038#msg1075038 i finally got my 2nd Phantom together

The story behind this phantom is that it was built for the cheapest you can build one for. About a half year ago Amazon had some cherry mx blue QFR Rapids for only $55. i grabbed two. One of them i sold the PCB and i had all the parts, like the plate and case and i never ended up using the switches. So when MK came along and stocked PCBs i decided to make one using the plate and case that was collecting dust

The case is not painted, its white vinyl wrap. It looks better in pictures than it does in person, though it was my first try i think i can do better. The plate was painted white.






sadly i found that i have lost the backspace cap to my raindrop set

I still have 2 Phantom PCBS and 1 of those is for myself, ill be putting ergo clears on it and using a case made by MOZ. excited....

[deSheol]

after all this mess http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26742.msg1075038#msg1075038 i finally got my 2nd Phantom together

The story behind this phantom is that it was built for the cheapest you can build one for. About a half year ago Amazon had some cherry mx blue QFR Rapids for only $55. i grabbed two. One of them i sold the PCB and i had all the parts, like the plate and case and i never ended up using the switches. So when MK came along and stocked PCBs i decided to make one using the plate and case that was collecting dust

The case is not painted, its white vinyl wrap. It looks better in pictures than it does in person, though it was my first try i think i can do better. The plate was painted white.

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sadly i found that i have lost the backspace cap to my raindrop set

I still have 2 Phantom PCBS and 1 of those is for myself, ill be putting ergo clears on it and using a case made by MOZ. excited....

Is that a Filco plate?

[Glod]

after all this mess http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26742.msg1075038#msg1075038 i finally got my 2nd Phantom together

The story behind this phantom is that it was built for the cheapest you can build one for. About a half year ago Amazon had some cherry mx blue QFR Rapids for only $55. i grabbed two. One of them i sold the PCB and i had all the parts, like the plate and case and i never ended up using the switches. So when MK came along and stocked PCBs i decided to make one using the plate and case that was collecting dust

The case is not painted, its white vinyl wrap. It looks better in pictures than it does in person, though it was my first try i think i can do better. The plate was painted white.

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sadly i found that i have lost the backspace cap to my raindrop set

I still have 2 Phantom PCBS and 1 of those is for myself, ill be putting ergo clears on it and using a case made by MOZ. excited....

Is that a Filco plate?

As i said in the post you are quoting, all the parts came from a QFR Rapid

[Photoelectric]

Never mind--figured it out!

[agodinhost]

I do have an extra case that I could put it in... I think I will build it.

MK is out of Phantom PCBs? :/

Where did you got the case? please?

[esoomenona]

The case is from a QFR. I traded the insides, but kept the case.

[acantha]

JUST finished my phantom build! it was a bit tedious at times (see also: diodes) but a lot of fun, and it looks AMAZING!

Here's the final result:







The case is (obviously) acrylic and was made by MOZ as part of his Open Source Acrylic Phantom/TKL Case project.

A full album of my build is here: http://imgur.com/a/ZuQ4H

[rowdy]

That looks great!  The Toxic Set would be ideal on that.

Is Ono Sendai a brand of something?  Or someone's name?  I recognise it from Neuromancer.

[acantha]

That looks great!  The Toxic Set would be ideal on that.

Is Ono Sendai a brand of something?  Or someone's name?  I recognise it from Neuromancer.

The Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7 was the deck that the main character of Neuromancer, Case, used. it was apparently SUPER LEET and my 16 year old self though it would be equally LEET to name my ****t PC after it, and i've retained the tradition since.

[vasouv]

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Offtopic to the thread but could you tell me where you got the keycaps for your little keyboard? (the one on top) I really LOVE the font of the keys, that's the best looking font I've seen in all the pictures people are posting...

[rowdy]

That looks great!  The Toxic Set would be ideal on that.

Is Ono Sendai a brand of something?  Or someone's name?  I recognise it from Neuromancer.

The Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7 was the deck that the main character of Neuromancer, Case, used. it was apparently SUPER LEET and my 16 year old self though it would be equally LEET to name my ****t PC after it, and i've retained the tradition since.

Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive - I know them well.

Also the Fragments of a Hologram Rose by Thirteen13

[Photoelectric]

JUST finished my phantom build! it was a bit tedious at times (see also: diodes) but a lot of fun, and it looks AMAZING!

Here's the final result:

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The case is (obviously) acrylic and was made by MOZ as part of his Open Source Acrylic Phantom/TKL Case project.

A full album of my build is here: http://imgur.com/a/ZuQ4H

That's a pretty sweet Phantom case with a lot of personality!  Good work, acantha and MOZ!

[sprit]

JUST finished my phantom build! it was a bit tedious at times (see also: diodes) but a lot of fun, and it looks AMAZING!

Here's the final result:

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The case is (obviously) acrylic and was made by MOZ as part of his Open Source Acrylic Phantom/TKL Case project.

A full album of my build is here: http://imgur.com/a/ZuQ4H

Beautiful ! Que Bello!