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Thebloodyez:









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Hey! I am happy to announce that Etar87 made it to GB phase! :p


The Lore

QFRL100 name was given by me to the project as a joke (or obviously I am bad at naming projects only :p.
So what does Etar mean?

Etar(إطار) means in Arabic: whatever covers the outside of a thing, similar to a "border", reflecting both the keyboard engraving design language and its cultural roots to the designer. The name pays homage to the beauty of Arabic architecture and calligraphy, much like the V1 Arch did.
For those familiar with my work, this theme isn’t new as I always try to add some details of things that impacted me.




PCBs Layouts


Solder PCB




ANSI Hotswap





Specez

7.5 degree 100% FRL.
Front H: 17.98 mm (EFH 21.55 mm).
Top and bottom mount.
Brass through weight.
Plate to top case: 7.8 mm.
Plate materials (Aluminum, PC & PP).
Mounting pads + screws 20 M2×0.4 mm (PC or FR4).
QFRL100% PCB 1.6 mm soldered and hot-swap.
PCB layout support: 10U spacebar, Split backspace, ISO enter, 1.25U left shift and 1.75U right shift, 2U and 1U on numpad.
Firmware: QMK, VIA and Vial.
Support Mx, Alps & Topre (Kit will be released when I am done testing).
Weight built: 2.351 KG.
Case Bezels: Top & Bottom (9.5 mm), Sides (4 mm).
PCB MCU: atmega32u4.
PCB designed by Thebloodyezkb




Prototypez



Etar87 V2


V2 pictures by LightningXI







Etar87 V3


More pictures, coming soon.






Group Buy Detailez

GB will be live on Sept 25 – Oct 15 Oct 2025

Price: 355 USD

Lead Time - Q2 2026

So what's included?
Keyboard case
Plate of choice (Aluminum, PC and PP)
PCB of choice (Soldered or Hot-swap)
UDB (Unified Daughter-Board) + JST cable
Screws (extra included).
Mounting pads + bottom buttons (PC pads are most likely but might consider more material options after testing).
Hard carrying case.


Vendorez
Clickclack (US & International).
Typo! Works (Taiwan).
Cafege (OCE).
Keygem (EU).
JaePrototypist (UK).
Deskhero (CA).
Zfrontier (China).
ktechs.store (SG).






Content Creator Mediaez

HubertTheMad update review


LightningXI


Finely


JaePrototypist


Xinxinwong


Alexotos


Blacksimon



JaePrototypist (September 21st)
Alexotos (September 25th)
Xinxinwong (September 26th)
FinleyDesignWorks (September 17th)
Valkurize (Sorry for not making it :'()
Blacksimon
MoreBlacksimon Thocctober Build



Special Thankez to!
Special thanks to my good keyboard friends & my discord server homies! you are the reason why I am still designing rectangles.



Album Dumpez:
MoreFusion360 screenshots:
https://imgur.com/a/jOdY82v
Proto V1:
https://imgur.com/a/3E76Crq
Render:
https://imgur.com/a/Yvz9o2f
Proto V2
https://imgur.com/a/FkFHuB5

HoffmanMyster:
Approved :thumb:

HubertThemad:
What a fantastic price and board. GLWGB!

Saurov:
Looking forward to the GB  :thumb:

What colours will be available?

Ape:
I've been excited for this GB for a while! ;D
And the price is lower than expected!

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