Author Topic: [IC] Derivative R1 | 60% | Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th! (Read 51893 times)

infinitum · « **Reply #50 on:** Wed, 31 August 2022, 13:08:10 »

cant wait for gb

sirieous · « **Reply #51 on:** Wed, 31 August 2022, 13:10:37 »

protos look nice

warmbidetaqua · « **Reply #52 on:** Wed, 31 August 2022, 14:21:58 »

i needs the red one. in for r1!

mr_foggy · « **Reply #53 on:** Fri, 30 September 2022, 10:25:43 »

I love the Moment but man, Derivative definitely wins it for me. can't wait for the gb.

Tulesto · « **Reply #54 on:** Fri, 30 September 2022, 22:19:52 »

Down for a silver hhkb please! Excited for the GB!

The0rigina1 · « **Reply #55 on:** Wed, 12 October 2022, 03:02:30 »

R0 edges look way better for me

MattVortex · « **Reply #56 on:** Thu, 13 October 2022, 14:17:43 »

What layout support will there be from the plate and PCB?

Ustinj · « **Reply #57 on:** Tue, 06 December 2022, 15:15:35 »

Hi folks, just want to announce some decisions that I ended up moving towards for this project. I mulled it over and want this project to be the best it can be for its upcoming run. I estimate all will be ready to go some time in Q1 2023.

- I have decided to bring back the two-piece weight design from the original run. I had originally wanted to cut down on that in this run to help reduce the cost, as well as help differentiate the original units from the upcoming. I realized that this was artificially limiting the design; the contrasting polished steel logo was a really nice touch from the original IMO and ultimately decided to continue to improve and put out the best product I can, rather than dial it back.

- Bottom case has been redesigned. The through-weight's external dimensions have been modified to be noticeably longer, creating better proportions with the bottom case. In addition there's a 'moat' added around the weight on the bottom case, to increase the apparent dimensions of the weight - this is done because I've already increased the weight dimensions to their limits, and needed to extend the weight's 'design' without actually stretching the weight further.Originally the name of the board was present on the weight's corners, balanced by the "R0" engraving. Since there's no R0, the "DERIVATIVE" engraving is added to the bottom of the case.

- Internal design of the weight has been reworked to center around the screws, especially now that I've decided to keep the two-piece weight.

- The previously rendered colors have been scrapped. I'm going to be selecting new colors that I find more interesting and 'sophisticated'. I want this project to be versatile as both an enthusiast board, and to be able to imagine it as a premium keyboard sitting in an office - the bold, bright, and saturated colors will likely take a backseat.

So far the colors I've settled on are:

NEW: Mercury (Silver)
NEW: Clay (Clay)
Asphalt (dark gray)
NEW: Amphibian ('Green')
TBD

AyazMost · « **Reply #58 on:** Tue, 06 December 2022, 23:03:35 »

I ordered GMK British Racing Green. I think the asphalt and possibly the clay would look great with that set. The new old weight looks great. The 'green' in quotes is interesting.

ankit · « **Reply #59 on:** Wed, 07 December 2022, 01:45:36 »

Love every single one of these changes

new colors are unique and I can already tell it's going to be a challenge to figure out which one to pick up during gb

LightningXI · « **Reply #60 on:** Wed, 07 December 2022, 21:23:26 »

Excited about this one - about time I debate picking up one of your boards; love the new colors too.

Torn between the Clay and the Amphibian.

milka158 · « **Reply #61 on:** Fri, 09 December 2022, 17:05:52 »

the gb we all are waiting for

epicdesk.shop · « **Reply #62 on:** Fri, 09 December 2022, 22:35:55 »

Dope! Can't wait for the GB

Ustinj · « **Reply #63 on:** Fri, 16 December 2022, 14:58:19 »

After some difficult decision-making and deliberation, I've decided to drop the expected dark gray color in order to offer two shades of primary colors. Reason being, it was clear that demand for dark gray custom boards has been pretty low in my previous projects. In addition, I've used that same shade of dark gray for the past two boards now and plan to use it again in the future... so we're switching it up here to create a more well-rounded color selection on Derivative R1.

Renders for all colors and layouts have been added to the main post. For those who haven't seen or heard, the final list of colors that I've ordered for prototypes is:

Mercury, a classic silver
Clay, a warm, earthy tan shade/size]
Amphibian, a cool-toned shade of green
Cobalt, a more saturated, warm-toned blue
Velvet, a more saturated, bold red shade

dantambok · « **Reply #64 on:** Sun, 18 December 2022, 00:35:38 »

ohh clay looks really nice. excited for this one

senturus · « **Reply #65 on:** Sun, 18 December 2022, 02:51:20 »

This is HAWT! Im ready to buy.

conternecticus · « **Reply #66 on:** Sun, 18 December 2022, 09:51:20 »

Clay looks stunning! Hype for the protos

Jecxz · « **Reply #67 on:** Sun, 18 December 2022, 13:55:38 »

clay is the goat. in.

Ikeygai Designs · « **Reply #68 on:** Tue, 20 December 2022, 20:50:30 »

clean angles. love the angles on the side profile.

Toptiginn · « **Reply #69 on:** Mon, 16 January 2023, 14:07:16 »

good job

Aethelberht · « **Reply #70 on:** Tue, 07 February 2023, 14:46:27 »

Love the cobalt. I'm in.

Ustinj · « **Reply #71 on:** Thu, 23 February 2023, 12:57:03 »

Hello everyone

Here is a photo of the new butt of Derivative R1 in silver.

In addition, I thought I'd go ahead and share US pricing, other vendors, and unit allocations.

Anticipating group buy window will open for two weeks in late March at the earliest. Build streams to come soon!

US Pricing: $439 USD (WK/WKL) - $449 USD (HHKB)
(Pricing and sales formats may vary regionally)

US: jjwkb, 250u
CA: Deskhero, 70u
EU: KEYGEM, 70u
EU/UK: Prototypist 50u
AS: HEX Keyboards, 120u
OCE: Switchkeys, 70u
KR: Swagkeys, 20u

II_Versey · « **Reply #72 on:** Thu, 23 February 2023, 14:58:49 »

Quote from: Ustinj on Thu, 23 February 2023, 12:57:03

Hello everyone

Here is a photo of the new butt of Derivative R1 in silver.

In addition, I thought I'd go ahead and share US pricing, other vendors, and unit allocations.

Anticipating group buy window will open for two weeks in late March at the earliest. Build streams to come soon!

US Pricing: $439 USD (WK/WKL) - $449 USD (HHKB)
(Pricing and sales formats may vary regionally)

US: jjwkb, 250u
CA: Deskhero, 70u
EU: KEYGEM, 70u
EU/UK: Prototypist 50u
AS: HEX Keyboards, 120u
OCE: Switchkeys, 70u
KR: Swagkeys, 20u

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any idea on the wrist rest called Plateu when is that gb?

Aethelberht · « **Reply #73 on:** Fri, 24 February 2023, 02:06:52 »

Quote from: Ustinj on Thu, 23 February 2023, 12:57:03

Hello everyone

Here is a photo of the new butt of Derivative R1 in silver.

In addition, I thought I'd go ahead and share US pricing, other vendors, and unit allocations.

Anticipating group buy window will open for two weeks in late March at the earliest. Build streams to come soon!

US Pricing: $439 USD (WK/WKL) - $449 USD (HHKB)
(Pricing and sales formats may vary regionally)

US: jjwkb, 250u
CA: Deskhero, 70u
EU: KEYGEM, 70u
EU/UK: Prototypist 50u
AS: HEX Keyboards, 120u
OCE: Switchkeys, 70u
KR: Swagkeys, 20u

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May I ask whether this is FCFS or Raffle gb?

tactilesbad · « **Reply #74 on:** Fri, 24 February 2023, 11:00:05 »

Quote from: Aethelberht on Fri, 24 February 2023, 02:06:52

May I ask whether this is FCFS or Raffle gb?

Quote

(Pricing and sales formats may vary regionally)

Ustinj · « **Reply #75 on:** Mon, 06 March 2023, 18:26:04 »

Howdy y'all

Here's a photo of the slightly redesigned internals and blue anodization. Also...

Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th!

Respective vendors may have slightly different opening times.

hyperfix8 · « **Reply #76 on:** Tue, 07 March 2023, 12:45:36 »

Quote from: Ustinj on Mon, 06 March 2023, 18:26:04

Howdy y'all

Here's a photo of the slightly redesigned internals and blue anodization. Also...

Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th!

Respective vendors may have slightly different opening times.

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that is a gorgeous blue, i am absolutely drooling

II_Versey · « **Reply #77 on:** Tue, 07 March 2023, 14:49:45 »

Super early, but what's the estimate ship time?

Ustinj · « **Reply #78 on:** Tue, 07 March 2023, 21:50:20 »

My bad, I forgot to include that here! I added it to the main post.

kylekwong1 · « **Reply #79 on:** Mon, 13 March 2023, 01:28:48 »

Is plate included with the kit?

Ustinj · « **Reply #80 on:** Mon, 13 March 2023, 23:12:57 »

Quote from: kylekwong1 on Mon, 13 March 2023, 01:28:48

Is plate included with the kit?

Oh yes for sure. Tend to forget the most obvious things! Updated - it will come with a full aluminum plate by default

Lewis_Lyron · « **Reply #81 on:** Tue, 14 March 2023, 04:04:19 »

Top mount is good enough for me.

II_Versey · « **Reply #82 on:** Tue, 14 March 2023, 17:02:13 »

Quote from: Ustinj on Mon, 06 March 2023, 18:26:04

Howdy y'all

Here's a photo of the slightly redesigned internals and blue anodization. Also...

Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th!

Respective vendors may have slightly different opening times.

Show Image

is this a different blue or something because this looks so much better and darker which I like

Oogtug84 · « **Reply #83 on:** Sat, 18 March 2023, 23:44:05 »

Quote from: II_Versey on Tue, 14 March 2023, 17:02:13

Quote from: Ustinj on Mon, 06 March 2023, 18:26:04
Howdy y'all

Here's a photo of the slightly redesigned internals and blue anodization. Also...

Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th!

Respective vendors may have slightly different opening times.

Show Image

is this a different blue or something because this looks so much better and darker which I like

Huh? Looks pretty close to render blue. There was another blue proto he had done, but it was like teal/green/blue. That was a mistake or something and not the intended blue or green. So is that what you mean?

Seunghyun Lee · « **Reply #84 on:** Tue, 21 March 2023, 10:30:52 »

does alu plate that included in kit comes with each same color with case?

milka158 · « **Reply #85 on:** Tue, 21 March 2023, 11:19:56 »

Quote from: Seunghyun Lee on Tue, 21 March 2023, 10:30:52

does alu plate that included in kit comes with each same color with case?

should be anodized dark grey iirc

II_Versey · « **Reply #86 on:** Tue, 21 March 2023, 13:27:27 »

Quote from: Oogtug84 on Sat, 18 March 2023, 23:44:05

Quote from: II_Versey on Tue, 14 March 2023, 17:02:13
Quote from: Ustinj on Mon, 06 March 2023, 18:26:04
Howdy y'all

Here's a photo of the slightly redesigned internals and blue anodization. Also...

Group buy opens March 25th - April 10th!

Respective vendors may have slightly different opening times.

Show Image

is this a different blue or something because this looks so much better and darker which I like

Huh? Looks pretty close to render blue. There was another blue proto he had done, but it was like teal/green/blue. That was a mistake or something and not the intended blue or green. So is that what you mean?

nvm the new one ano one looks like striker blue and the render looks like masterpiece blue

mr_foggy · « **Reply #87 on:** Wed, 22 March 2023, 04:23:37 »

Quote from: II_Versey on Tue, 21 March 2023, 13:27:27

nvm the new one ano one looks like striker blue and the render looks like masterpiece blue

looks nothing like striker, at all. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1771904290?t=01h21m45s

II_Versey · « **Reply #88 on:** Wed, 22 March 2023, 13:27:53 »

Quote from: mr_foggy on Wed, 22 March 2023, 04:23:37

Quote from: II_Versey on Tue, 21 March 2023, 13:27:27
nvm the new one ano one looks like striker blue and the render looks like masterpiece blue

looks nothing like striker, at all. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1771904290?t=01h21m45s

fr i'm blind

Ustinj · « **Reply #89 on:** Sat, 25 March 2023, 11:14:44 »

Group buy is now open at all vendors - GB thread submitted for approval.

diorite · « **Reply #90 on:** Sat, 25 March 2023, 11:27:00 »

Quote from: Ustinj on Sat, 25 March 2023, 11:14:44

Group buy is now open at all vendors - GB thread submitted for approval.

Derivative so lit!

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