[GB] Fox Lab - Key 65

[Soraie]

should have asked earlier but is there any hope for buying multiple key logos as extras after the GB?

Senter mentioned that no extras can be purchased aside from the extra plate and PCB in the form. This buy already had too many combinations that Senter didn't want to make it more confusing with extra anything else.

[noahf]

I ordered e-black and e-pink combo, think its gonna be tits.

im pretty excited about e-pink and hope it turns out very poppy. no idea what keyset ill run, but thats a worry for tomorrow.

and really hoping for a one off Damascus proton weight like was mentioned in the IC 

[wil]

should have asked earlier but is there any hope for buying multiple key logos as extras after the GB?

Senter mentioned that no extras can be purchased aside from the extra plate and PCB in the form. This buy already had too many combinations that Senter didn't want to make it more confusing with extra anything else.

definitely, makes sense. was hoping for a chance after the GB though because swapping out different colored keys logos allows for more potential colorways

[vincevelorn]

Awesome, got my invoice and paid it

Senter, is there gonna be an updated list of the orders? I'd like to see if my choice was completely unique or not.

[Aox]

RGB per key would indeed require a board redesign, so don't get your hopes up.

I'm pretty new to this so I'm just wondering why it'd require a PCB redesign. Is this because there would need to be a controller?

If that's the case, can I just swap out the led's with which ever colour I'd like to use?

You can desolder and put in any colored two pin LED you'd like.

RGB Led's require more pins than single color.  Your typical SMD RGB LED is four pin.

I actually asked the same questions on my first GB, long ago

[Topernicus]

Paid both of my invoices earlier today. Quite excited to be in this group buy.

White top, Space Grey mid, White bottom with Space Grey plate/weight/logo for me.
The gf's is White body with Yellow weight and no logo.

Probably not the most exotic color choices, but I'm happy.

One thing I'm a bit curious about, mostly because some friends were talking about theirs...
Do we know how much each piece will weigh? I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering how heavy their finished board(s) will be.

[deathjester]

I went for Space Grey top and bottom with a Anodized blue middle.

I got a blue plate, but I'm probably going to need to get an ISO plate cut; if someone is running one in Europe that would be great.

[Pikeo]

Hey ordered a day or two ago, still haven’t received an invoice. Should I be worried?

[JacobTN]

Ended up doing Black top/middle, with teal bottom. Pumped

[Knoxx]

Hey ordered a day or two ago, still haven’t received an invoice. Should I be worried?

Relax. Senter said he'd do the 3rd wave of invoices once the GB closes.

Also, invoice paid! Can't wait to receive this board. Going to pair mine with GMK Metaverse R2 once it comes out

[Rigario]

I ordered e-black and e-pink combo, think its gonna be tits.

im pretty excited about e-pink and hope it turns out very poppy. no idea what keyset ill run, but thats a worry for tomorrow.

and really hoping for a one off Damascus proton weight like was mentioned in the IC 

Ordered a similar combo too, think it'll work out great with 8008, super stoked!

[ensulyn]

Wallets feeling empty after two boards ordered 🤣 for people who ordered multiple, i assume we can combine shipping?

[112227]

I went with a mixture of red alu, red brass, and clear brass. invoice paid. excited.

[happycamper87]

Wallets feeling empty after two boards ordered 🤣 for people who ordered multiple, i assume we can combine shipping?

Yeap, Senter mentioned that multiple orders will have combined shipping. Cost will still be higher than shipping a single board due to weight, but it'll be cheaper than shipping two or more separately.

[MK47]

Invoice paid, now I need to decide which linear switch to buy.

[claesto]

Damn, one day late to the party.  )

[senter]

All the orders have been invoiced and posted in the spreadsheet.

[vincevelorn]

All the orders have been invoiced and posted in the spreadsheet.

Awesome, thank you Senter!

Looking at the sheet, one got close to mine but my layout looks completely unique

[muppen]

invoice recieved and payed. exited af

[olsen34]

All the orders have been invoiced and posted in the spreadsheet.

Almost 500 orders with million combinations? Now I'm starting to get worried about the QC.

[lanyusea]

All the orders have been invoiced and posted in the spreadsheet.

Almost 500 orders with million combinations? Now I'm starting to get worried about the QC.

no worry, it is FOX

[merkz]

Invoice paid, this is going to be so awesome I got a space gray top and mid with a clear PC bottom and a titanium plate

[olsen34]

All the orders have been invoiced and posted in the spreadsheet.

Almost 500 orders with million combinations? Now I'm starting to get worried about the QC.

no worry, it is FOX

I hope so...

[SoraNoTenshi]

Let the waiting game begin.... :s

[thefallenpoom]

I came too late into the hobby for this groupbuy, are there any other way I can get my hand on this?

[Ipse]

I came too late into the hobby for this groupbuy, are there any other way I can get my hand on this?

You might be able to still get in on it if you message foxlab, it's worth a shot. Other than that, there's always the secondary market or potentially getting a personal order in, which would probably cost more of course.

[thefallenpoom]

I came too late into the hobby for this groupbuy, are there any other way I can get my hand on this?

You might be able to still get in on it if you message foxlab, it's worth a shot. Other than that, there's always the secondary market or potentially getting a personal order in, which would probably cost more of course.

Okay, I will try

[senter]

Sharing some photos of the boards we just finished manufacturing for another group

[senter]

We've started using these rubber inserts on screw holes during the E-coating. The screw holes will be clean after E-coating.

Follow me on Instagram for my most recent updates and experiments. https://www.instagram.com/fox_lab_keyboard/

[OmniSzron]

Man, those e-pink, e-teal and e-yellow colours look fresh AF. Kinda makes me regret not getting something more colourful than my white-white-black version. But then again, the e-white looks so clean, too.

[MK47]

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We've started using these rubber inserts on screw holes during the E-coating. The screw holes will be clean after E-coating.

Follow me on Instagram for my most recent updates and experiments. https://www.instagram.com/fox_lab_keyboard/

Is it too late to change my coating? haha

[fault_lin3]

senter is the finalized color of the pcb going to be yellow or a more neutral color? Think yellow would clash a bit with PC boards?

[prangano]

When you get pictures of the hotswap pcb, can you take a pic of both front and back? I'm trying to picture what you mean when you say leds strips can be added later. That said, are underglow smd's absolutely off the table? I saw a prior post where you say they have a high failure rate but a lot of the other high end boards(e6.5 and think6.5) as well as lower end boards have underglow with no obvious issues. I've been intrigued by gasket mount and PC cases so this checks all my marks except the missing underglow.

Sure. I'll post later when I receive the prototype.

I mean something like this

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The difference is that you don't need to solder the wire on the MCU.

Here's a photo of a Leaf 60 PCB.

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Can you see the VOG pads? They are for soldering the WS2812 LED strips.

So, because I'm very new at this, I need to ask:

V = Voltage
O = Data out
G = Ground

Is this correct. Sorry if this is obvious.

[senter]

senter is the finalized color of the pcb going to be yellow or a more neutral color? Think yellow would clash a bit with PC boards?

I'm planning to go with yellow but what are the more neutral colors to you?

[senter]

So, because I'm very new at this, I need to ask:

V = Voltage
O = Data out
G = Ground

Is this correct. Sorry if this is obvious.

Yes

[Ljit0]

Is there a file for an alps plate yet? I would like to get one cut ASAP so its ready for when I get the board.

[d00deitsnik]

Any chance there might be extra parts? I'm sad I missed out on this one.

[Topernicus]

senter is the finalized color of the pcb going to be yellow or a more neutral color? Think yellow would clash a bit with PC boards?

I'm planning to go with yellow but what are the more neutral colors to you?

I'm not who asked, but...
I'm always a fan of white or black PCBs, but I went into this groupbuy expecting the yellow one that was shown.

If the production run ends up being yellow PCBs, not a big deal to me since you can't really see the PCB in my case. 
If it ends up being something like white or black, then that's cool too.

[heyjaykay]

Perhaps you could run a poll for this? I'm assuming colourful cases would like neutral PCBs and vice versa

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[fault_lin3]

senter is the finalized color of the pcb going to be yellow or a more neutral color? Think yellow would clash a bit with PC boards?

I'm planning to go with yellow but what are the more neutral colors to you?

White or black I think would be good neutral colors. I was just thinking of the PC top case owners with PC plates, the yellow might clash with some key sets. Think you mentioned the foam/rubber filler possibly being clear too which would show off the pcb color as well. Like somebody mentioned, if you are open to it I think a poll would be fair.

[senter]

White or black I think would be good neutral colors. I was just thinking of the PC top case owners with PC plates, the yellow might clash with some key sets. Think you mentioned the foam/rubber filler possibly being clear too which would show off the pcb color as well. Like somebody mentioned, if you are open to it I think a poll would be fair.

OK, that makes sense to me. Now I incline to choose white if not too many disagree. White doesn't clash with any keysets.

[o3okevin]

White or black I think would be good neutral colors. I was just thinking of the PC top case owners with PC plates, the yellow might clash with some key sets. Think you mentioned the foam/rubber filler possibly being clear too which would show off the pcb color as well. Like somebody mentioned, if you are open to it I think a poll would be fair.

OK, that makes sense to me. Now I incline to choose white if not too many disagree. White doesn't clash with any keysets.

White is a great choice, should go well with most options!

[fault_lin3]

White or black I think would be good neutral colors. I was just thinking of the PC top case owners with PC plates, the yellow might clash with some key sets. Think you mentioned the foam/rubber filler possibly being clear too which would show off the pcb color as well. Like somebody mentioned, if you are open to it I think a poll would be fair.

OK, that makes sense to me. Now I incline to choose white if not too many disagree. White doesn't clash with any keysets.

Yup, if others are inclined I think white would be perfect. Thanks so much for considering!

[olsen34]

Perhaps you could run a poll for this? I'm assuming colourful cases would like neutral PCBs and vice versa

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Why does the pcb color matter when you can't even see it through alu case? Unless your case is PC, I don't see a point in wanting colorful PCB.

[BestShuckleNA]

Entered expecting yellow pcb but white is nice surprise if that's what's decided!

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[Nvmbra]

White or black I think would be good neutral colors. I was just thinking of the PC top case owners with PC plates, the yellow might clash with some key sets. Think you mentioned the foam/rubber filler possibly being clear too which would show off the pcb color as well. Like somebody mentioned, if you are open to it I think a poll would be fair.

OK, that makes sense to me. Now I incline to choose white if not too many disagree. White doesn't clash with any keysets.

Please do this, but could you give people a chance to change their order?

I entered this GB for someone else and he initially chose different colours but went with yellow in the end because of the PCB.

[martensson]

I actually hoped for a yellow PCB (went with all PC case), it gives a nice touch and combines well with the keycaps/theme I went for. But I guess white is OK if yellow triggers a lot of people.

[jackedhardwarejunkie]

Sharing some photos of the boards we just finished manufacturing for another group

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Damn too bad that purple wasnt offered with Key that is amazing!!!

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[superpringles]

I joined this group buy in part because the PCB was so colorful! It's also why I went with a polycarbonate board to be honest. Please don't change it, or make the color change optional! In fact, if you can customize the color of the PCB that would be even better.

[prangano]

I would prefer white PCB