Post by: fkcaps on Mon, 13 April 2020, 07:26:04
While the MBK group buy (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/eq6vzs/gb_mbk_choc_lowprofile_keycaps_preorder_now/) is now underway (some prototypes have been received, the final ones are on their way and we are preparing for mass production), we would like to tackle another keycaps issue in the community: Topre-compatible keycaps
There are not much Topre-compatible keycaps options available out there and it's a shame for THOCK aficionados who have to swap switch stems, or use MX adapters to be able to pimp their keyboards... So this Interest Check (https://forms.gle/twjEeojZBPzfCtgo7) will be a way for us to gauge interest and also help us decide which way to go forward to address this matter.
If you own a Topre keyboard, please reply (https://forms.gle/twjEeojZBPzfCtgo7) !
This project is more ambitious for us than MBKs as it implies more keycaps sizes/rows, so much more molds and also dye sublimation. We have skilled dye sub factories lined up to make this happen, and we are currently reviewing their processes and products to make sure we go with people who know what they are doing and will provide the best product available by requiring good QC.
After getting the IC replies, in a couple of weeks, we will be preparing kits for the different layouts, and gettings quotes from the factories. By leaving your email in the form we will keep you informed of how it evolves so make sure to fill it.
They will be thick PBT (1.5mm), but no design nor profile has been decided yet!
Profile will most probably by OEM as it's the standard on Topre keyboards, but if the IC shows that many people prefer Cherry, we'll go for those.
Regarding the design, while we think BoW and WoB are must-haves, we would like to hear from you if you have any other ideas, we should hopefully be able to offer at least 2 or 3 design choices from the start (since MOQ is higher for molds making than dye sub).
Interest Check form (https://forms.gle/twjEeojZBPzfCtgo7)
Looking forward to receiving your opinion!
Post by: Crack85 on Mon, 13 April 2020, 07:32:54
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Post by: LightningXI on Mon, 13 April 2020, 07:37:44
Especially in pink and the light blue. There's also black, white, orange, red, yellow, green, and lavender.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZpiG6M0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/96kGEVA.jpg)
Post by: ddnomad on Mon, 13 April 2020, 08:23:41
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Post by: Capsy on Mon, 13 April 2020, 09:42:27
Post by: outerspace on Mon, 13 April 2020, 10:23:55
We need hipro profile topre caps to be remade. Cherry like profile options even though limited, are there. Kbdfans were working on new hipro keycaps but that project looks to be far off still
2nd this. The community is in dire need of HiPro Topre caps!
Post by: ddnomad on Mon, 13 April 2020, 10:28:55
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Post by: Auxo on Tue, 14 April 2020, 17:00:06
Post by: Sycomore on Tue, 14 April 2020, 23:29:38
caps for 86u plz+1 86u/84u/103u keycaps ty (I need more 7u topre spacebars)
Post by: directheatedtriode on Wed, 15 April 2020, 16:28:08
Post by: naasfu on Wed, 15 April 2020, 16:37:32
Post by: FTR_Beat on Thu, 16 April 2020, 00:21:45
Post by: cmd on Thu, 16 April 2020, 10:23:48
blank sets for hhkb/rf in different colors please
i agree with naasfu
black & pink blanks on the top of the list!
Post by: Helloimdavidhaha on Thu, 16 April 2020, 23:40:43
Post by: Peiweisgreat on Fri, 17 April 2020, 01:35:24
Post by: LightningXI on Fri, 17 April 2020, 03:23:22
caps for 86u plz+1.
7u spacebar support would be great. I have a 86u to service.
+1
To cmd and naasfu's comment on blank sets
Post by: directheatedtriode on Tue, 21 April 2020, 16:02:33
Post by: fkcaps on Tue, 21 April 2020, 16:17:11
fkcaps any updates on what you're thinking about doing?Hey!
I have posted an update via email a couple days ago to people who have filled in the IC form :) you may have missed it if you haven’t filled the form or filled it after that day
In short there has been a good amount of interest that will most probably get this project to GB. Now I am looking into layouts to prepare the kits and molds. It takes a bit of time as I want to make sure no layout is left behind.
Two big questions are yet to be settled:
1. Which profile to go with? (IC results were mixed)
2. What design(s)? (I am looking into “open” designs since I haven’t found a designer yet)
Post by: directheatedtriode on Tue, 21 April 2020, 17:18:17
fkcaps any updates on what you're thinking about doing?Hey!
I have posted an update via email a couple days ago to people who have filled in the IC form :) you may have missed it if you haven’t filled the form or filled it after that day
In short there has been a good amount of interest that will most probably get this project to GB. Now I am looking into layouts to prepare the kits and molds. It takes a bit of time as I want to make sure no layout is left behind.
Two big questions are yet to be settled:
1. Which profile to go with? (IC results were mixed)
2. What design(s)? (I am looking into “open” designs since I haven’t found a designer yet)
Thanks it was in spam for some reason. I don't have any strong feelings on OEM vs Cherry, I don't find the differences to be that large, I would slightly side with Cherry. I don't like Hi-Pro.
Did anyone else request scoops and your thoughts on those? :D
Edit: I'll upload a picture of R2 TKL to the collaborative drive if there isn't one already there.
Post by: lush_bunny on Tue, 21 April 2020, 17:21:02
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Post by: Ensaum on Wed, 22 April 2020, 12:24:27
Post by: Auxo on Wed, 22 April 2020, 16:35:51
Post by: naasfu on Tue, 05 May 2020, 01:41:01
i especially hate SA/hi pro profile caps (like how does anyone manage to type with those..), so definitely no hi pro.
Post by: Sycomore on Tue, 05 May 2020, 01:54:45
i like to mix and match topre caps for my hhkb and RF boards, so i'd only really be interested in OEM keysets.
i especially hate SA/hi pro profile caps (like how does anyone manage to type with those..), so definitely no hi pro.
+1 to all this, SA/Hi pro can sit and spin.
Post by: fkcaps on Tue, 05 May 2020, 02:10:00
I am having very busy days lately (moving out during the lock down isn't easy) but I will publish a 2nd update soon about the status of the IC. I am only sending the update via email to people that have filled the IC form so make sure you get your email in there to receive them.
KBDFans being working on making new Hi-Pro molds, we won't go down that route as it wouldn't make sense to have 2 products in the works... I have seen photos of 3D printed prototypes that look very good so Hi-Pro lovers should get what they want soon!
Post by: switchnollie on Wed, 06 May 2020, 15:55:16
Post by: Auxo on Wed, 06 May 2020, 16:14:22
Cherry looks weird on Topre, OEM for sure :cool:
I haven't personally tried GMK/cherry profile on topre and i wanna keep it that way. they look great as they are ;)
Post by: noorejji on Wed, 06 May 2020, 16:23:09
Post by: cmd on Thu, 07 May 2020, 10:09:45
Also, is there even Cherry profile key caps with the topre stem? The MX stems frankly are garbage :eek:
Post by: naasfu on Thu, 07 May 2020, 16:41:37
Post by: mimalik on Fri, 08 May 2020, 08:56:48
Post by: cmd on Fri, 08 May 2020, 09:09:09
HiPro with Latin+Hiragana plz
KBDFans being working on making new Hi-Pro molds, we won't go down that route as it wouldn't make sense to have 2 products in the works... I have seen photos of 3D printed prototypes that look very good so Hi-Pro lovers should get what they want soon!
Post by: _PixelNinja on Fri, 08 May 2020, 10:05:03
Profile will most probably by OEM as it's the standard on Topre keyboards, but if the IC shows that many people prefer Cherry, we'll go for those.
For what it's worth, unless specified HiPro, stock Topre keycaps are Stepsculpture 2 profile — which is very close to Cherry.
Post by: Nakaji on Fri, 08 May 2020, 14:06:49
Post by: JDMFanatic on Sun, 10 May 2020, 15:34:37
Post by: cmd on Mon, 29 June 2020, 09:46:39
Quote
Legends are slightly different from a brand to another, and we won't go to such extent as to create clones.
For HHKB mods kit we will stay close to the original design, in terms of symbols at least, but font may be slightly different. For Leopold and Realforce we will find a way in between.
If anyone is wondering, the keycaps such as capslock or numlock that let the LED underneath shine through will have to be replaced by regular keycaps. Unfortunately these are incompatible with the reverse dye sub process
Just got this in the email...this makes no sense in my eyes and sort of immediately turned off.
The legends on the HHKB and Realforce are exactly same...so why would the Realforce be bundled with Leopold for a common legend. This seems so counterintuitive and I think you would see this evident in hitting MOQs during go-live. The HHKB and Realforce kits could be ONE kit with like two extra keys and be way more successful. It isn't like PFU is selling LEOPOLD keyboards, they only sell HHKB and RF.
Post by: fkcaps on Mon, 29 June 2020, 10:06:44
If we have to produce one kit for leopold, one for RF and one for HHKB (RF and HHKB could be grouped but this would be a lot of keys and HHKB users shouldn't pay for all those keys imo), that's a lot of options, and this is only one colorway. I believed it made more sense to group keycaps by form factor rather than brand, to avoid producing more keys (and make the kits more expensive an potentially fail reaching MOQ).
Of course it's not too late to change my mind and I'd welcome constructive criticism. My goal is for everyone to be able to get new keycaps regardless of the keyboard they are using.
Here is an album if anyone else wants to join the discussion: https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk (https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk)
Post by: jamster on Mon, 29 June 2020, 10:08:43
i like to mix and match topre caps for my hhkb and RF boards, so i'd only really be interested in OEM keysets.
i especially hate SA/hi pro profile caps (like how does anyone manage to type with those..), so definitely no hi pro.
This, on both points. Both the mix and match, and dislike of hi-pro.
Post by: cmd on Mon, 29 June 2020, 10:57:45
problem is exactly about hitting MOQ unfortunately...
If we have to produce one kit for leopold, one for RF and one for HHKB (RF and HHKB could be grouped but this would be a lot of keys and HHKB users shouldn't pay for all those keys imo), that's a lot of options, and this is only one colorway. I believed it made more sense to group keycaps by form factor rather than brand, to avoid producing more keys (and make the kits more expensive an potentially fail reaching MOQ).
Of course it's not too late to change my mind and I'd welcome constructive criticism. My goal is for everyone to be able to get new keycaps regardless of the keyboard they are using.
Here is an album if anyone else wants to join the discussion: https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk (https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk)
If you want to have separate kits I think that is acceptable, I was more confused as to why RF and Leopold would be 'met in the middle' if the HHKB and RF use the same legend font. Wouldn't this just create more MOQ problems when all of them could be 'OEM' (since that is the vast majority)?
I didn't see it mentioned but are blank colored keycaps going to be offered?
Again, this is just my 2 cents. Do not mean to offend the work that you have put into this.
Post by: fkcaps on Mon, 29 June 2020, 12:11:36
problem is exactly about hitting MOQ unfortunately...
If we have to produce one kit for leopold, one for RF and one for HHKB (RF and HHKB could be grouped but this would be a lot of keys and HHKB users shouldn't pay for all those keys imo), that's a lot of options, and this is only one colorway. I believed it made more sense to group keycaps by form factor rather than brand, to avoid producing more keys (and make the kits more expensive an potentially fail reaching MOQ).
Of course it's not too late to change my mind and I'd welcome constructive criticism. My goal is for everyone to be able to get new keycaps regardless of the keyboard they are using.
Here is an album if anyone else wants to join the discussion: https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk (https://imgur.com/a/1ysI1tk)
If you want to have separate kits I think that is acceptable, I was more confused as to why RF and Leopold would be 'met in the middle' if the HHKB and RF use the same legend font. Wouldn't this just create more MOQ problems when all of them could be 'OEM' (since that is the vast majority)?
I didn't see it mentioned but are blank colored keycaps going to be offered?
Again, this is just my 2 cents. Do not mean to offend the work that you have put into this.
RF and HHKB are many but Leopold aren't to be ignored, there are people using them! That being said, I'll take into account your comment when preparing the designs (which is going to be a real challenge, as it'll be impossible to make everyone happy unfortunately).
Blanks will probably be offered if there is enough demand. I'll also include it in the upcoming design survey.
No offense taken I appreciate the comments, thank you for this feedback!
Post by: noorejji on Mon, 29 June 2020, 12:49:35
Regarding the font, please don't use anything resembling the Leopold typeface - it's garbage. That's coming from a FC660C owner.
I would suggest to make everything as standard as possible. Topre is weird, and trying to cover all bases and please everyone will just make it even more weird. Personally I would prefer everything to look like Cherry, but that's just me. I'll give you props for attempting this cursed niche of a niche.
Post by: fkcaps on Mon, 29 June 2020, 12:57:03
I do see it a bit strange not to have 7u spacebar in the mods kit; maybe too few owners? Regarding the 7u bar, I see someone has already added a picture of its underside, but I'll note that _AFAIK_ 86U only uses the innermost stab positions - i.e. 6u spacing. (Why? Because Topre.)
Regarding the font, please don't use anything resembling the Leopold typeface - it's garbage. That's coming from a FC660C owner.
I would suggest to make everything as standard as possible. Topre is weird, and trying to cover all bases and please everyone will just make it even more weird. Personally I would prefer everything to look like Cherry, but that's just me. I'll give you props for attempting this cursed niche of a niche.
Yes, to my knowledge only 86u uses 7u, that's why it didn't make it to the mods kit. That last "compability kit" is basically all the less common layouts (including ISO and JIS) that will have to pool together to exist... It didn't seem fair to have that (expensive) spacebar included in the mods kit given the low demand there has been for 86u in the IC survey.
Noted about the font, your opinion matters and while I tend to agree with you, some people may like it nonetheless. I hope we manage to come up with a design that pleases most!
Thanks for the comments and the nice words :)
Post by: Auxo on Mon, 29 June 2020, 19:34:28
I do see it a bit strange not to have 7u spacebar in the mods kit; maybe too few owners? Regarding the 7u bar, I see someone has already added a picture of its underside, but I'll note that _AFAIK_ 86U only uses the innermost stab positions - i.e. 6u spacing. (Why? Because Topre.)
Regarding the font, please don't use anything resembling the Leopold typeface - it's garbage. That's coming from a FC660C owner.
I would suggest to make everything as standard as possible. Topre is weird, and trying to cover all bases and please everyone will just make it even more weird. Personally I would prefer everything to look like Cherry, but that's just me. I'll give you props for attempting this cursed niche of a niche.
Yes, to my knowledge only 86u uses 7u, that's why it didn't make it to the mods kit. That last "compability kit" is basically all the less common layouts (including ISO and JIS) that will have to pool together to exist... It didn't seem fair to have that (expensive) spacebar included in the mods kit given the low demand there has been for 86u in the IC survey.
Noted about the font, your opinion matters and while I tend to agree with you, some people may like it nonetheless. I hope we manage to come up with a design that pleases most!
Thanks for the comments and the nice words :)
86u and 101u are the only ones that require a 7u :)
**edit SE0200 also
I would kill for 7u spacebars as I don't use standard for anything other than HHKB :confused:
Post by: Axariel on Mon, 29 June 2020, 20:25:39
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Post by: izroll on Sat, 04 July 2020, 12:01:43
Post by: Rynxe on Sat, 04 July 2020, 21:10:16
+1 for dolch or oblivion inspired Topre caps.
I second this, in Cherry profile ;D
Post by: Denker88 on Sat, 04 July 2020, 22:39:27
Post by: mrvco on Thu, 09 July 2020, 16:45:37
edit: And I expect this would probably be far too limiting, but I've always wanted a set of HHKB keycaps w/ the default Fn layer front-side printed, but blank otherwise.
Post by: Suavity on Fri, 10 July 2020, 00:34:46
Gradient Colored Blanks in any profile (but OEM) would be fine with me. HHKB & 87U user here.
Post by: Capt Shemp on Fri, 10 July 2020, 21:39:49
Post by: arninja21 on Mon, 13 July 2020, 12:19:17
Post by: dgneo on Mon, 13 July 2020, 12:42:43
hipro is an abomination
Post by: sleepy on Mon, 13 July 2020, 12:55:09
Post by: lolkey on Wed, 15 July 2020, 18:37:15
Post by: dom on Fri, 24 July 2020, 08:59:49
Not a fan of the Hi/SA profile at all.
Post by: Oni74 on Fri, 24 July 2020, 16:15:11
Post by: 4Holo on Sun, 26 July 2020, 21:49:23
Post by: fkcaps on Sun, 26 July 2020, 21:55:07
Post by: 4Holo on Sun, 26 July 2020, 22:16:12
I have had a tough time at my job the last couple months but things have gone back to normal a few weeks ago so I am now actively working on it. 3D files are in the works, design will come next. Still some way to go but not giving up!
Thank you so much!
how many colors are we expecting to have?
Post by: fkcaps on Sun, 26 July 2020, 22:19:29
how many colors are we expecting to have?
MOQ is quite high for quality dye sub unfortunately so I'd guess 2, and that's because I really want to offer a choice... and if we get enough orders we could "unlock" a 3rd color. I haven't worked on the numbers yet but that's the plan I'd like to go by, I'll know more by the next update hopefully!
Post by: Rynxe on Tue, 04 August 2020, 07:37:53
I have had a tough time at my job the last couple months but things have gone back to normal a few weeks ago so I am now actively working on it. 3D files are in the works, design will come next. Still some way to go but not giving up!
Stay strong my dude!
Post by: nalgene on Sun, 09 August 2020, 23:57:27
Post by: tacomn on Tue, 27 October 2020, 23:57:12
Post by: fkcaps on Wed, 28 October 2020, 00:54:53
Regarding design and colors I am now working with a great designer, and the dye sub manu has pretty low MOQ so we may expect to have at least a couple options from the start!
Post by: tacomn on Wed, 28 October 2020, 01:32:47
Post by: fkcaps on Wed, 28 October 2020, 01:38:30
We are aiming for quality (afaik most keycap clones so far have been poorly designed), that is 1.5mm thick PBT and "good" dye sub (ie. no bleeding, aligned legends and good looking colors). Stock keycaps are great quality so it's definitely a challenge, but we are on our way to deliver and you'll be the judge!
Post by: noorejji on Wed, 28 October 2020, 09:21:42
We are aiming for quality (afaik most keycap clones so far have been poorly designed), that is 1.5mm thick PBT and "good" dye sub (ie. no bleeding, aligned legends and good looking colors).Good to hear. My main issue with the Kbdfans keycaps were skewed mounts making them misaligned, so that might be something to watch out for.
Post by: RickVigorous on Sun, 01 November 2020, 09:02:54
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Post by: threepscoot on Sun, 01 November 2020, 17:17:27
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Post by: AristideTorchia on Thu, 05 November 2020, 11:13:01
And on the visual point, I'd put it in the form already but never hurts to repeat: All the topre keys I've seen, be it original realforce or custom ones, are ugly as f...
Please do produce something that is actually aesthetically pleasing, for the first time in the history of topre caps.
Here's my HHKB with original Brother typewriter hi-pros transplanted for reference of what I'd call beautiful key design:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HHKB/comments/iazi9d/hhkb_hybrid_vintage_70ies_typewriter_caps/
Post by: directheatedtriode on Thu, 05 November 2020, 12:04:03
Post by: avtar on Fri, 06 November 2020, 01:37:31
Post by: _PixelNinja on Fri, 06 November 2020, 02:55:34
Post by: Ensaum on Sun, 10 January 2021, 13:32:10
Post by: fkcaps on Mon, 11 January 2021, 03:20:39
The designer is working on preparing some legends, and we ordered a test mold for spacebars (to make sure the stems are good and there is no warping), that I should receive samples of by the end of the month.
The plan is to dispatch some of those samples to a few people so they test the fit on as many brands/models as possible (as I only own a RF88u), and then once we are 100% sure the samples are perfect, we start the GB.
Post by: gautema on Mon, 11 January 2021, 04:12:33
Post by: Xeryn on Sat, 16 January 2021, 17:31:35
Excited to see what colors you end up going with, I will fill out the design form for sure when it's out.
Post by: Auxo on Tue, 26 January 2021, 19:08:31
It isn't at all, I was just waiting to have something substantial before sending an email update to all IC subscribers...
The designer is working on preparing some legends, and we ordered a test mold for spacebars (to make sure the stems are good and there is no warping), that I should receive samples of by the end of the month.
The plan is to dispatch some of those samples to a few people so they test the fit on as many brands/models as possible (as I only own a RF88u), and then once we are 100% sure the samples are perfect, we start the GB.
LMK if you're ever able to get any samples of a 7u spacebar created for 84/86u, thats where my money is sitting ;)
Post by: Kookiekurls on Tue, 26 January 2021, 23:58:39
Post by: thanatic on Wed, 27 January 2021, 00:24:33
Post by: Dyto69 on Wed, 27 January 2021, 07:40:12
WoB would be huge. Classic grey or beige, or some variant of Dolch would be very interesting as well. I’m thirsty for Topre keycaps, but it would have to be better quality than the offerings from KBDfans. The crooked stems are unusable imo, so you would have to prove that you can do better.Yes i agree with this, im using some KBDFans Keycaps on my 87U right now and i don't really like them, they feel weird and rough, the clack more and wobble more than oem caps
Post by: snurrebassen on Thu, 28 January 2021, 01:56:04
We desperately need this.
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Post by: fkcaps on Thu, 29 July 2021, 06:59:39
We have had the mold for spacebars made, to test out the profile and overall quality, it turned out pretty well. We have sent samples to a few testers, including Buddy who runs Unreal Keyboards and reviewed some samples on stream (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/928044676?t=03h08m24s).
Now my problem is that we are running a couple other projects that eat up all the time we have available... I would be open to let someone else run that group buy (preferably someone who has done it before, and knows what to expect) because I honestly don't know when I'll have the bandwidth to do it for TPRX keycaps. If anyone reads it and would be interested to, please DM me here or on Discord kartsims#7647
Otherwise I think that group buy is going to be a few more months away... Sorry guys I know there is some interest for these and am doing my best but I have unfortunately become the bottleneck in this operation.
Post by: vladimir108 on Thu, 29 July 2021, 07:15:46
.... who runs Unreal Keyboards and reviewed some samples on stream (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/928044676?t=03h08m24s). ...
"Sorry. Unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable." :-(
Post by: fkcaps on Thu, 29 July 2021, 07:20:31
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Post by: Grego on Sun, 03 October 2021, 23:30:23
Post by: Kookiekurls on Mon, 04 October 2021, 02:46:21
We need hipro profile topre caps to be remade. Cherry like profile options even though limited, are there. Kbdfans were working on new hipro keycaps but that project looks to be far off still
There’s options for Cherry profile Topre caps, but almost exclusively only for the HHKB. There are next to no options it feels like for all of the other Topre boards.
Post by: sndb on Sat, 13 November 2021, 01:39:56
Like everyone else, am waiting on the DES 2U & spacebar stabs so I can mount some SP SA sets, MT3, GMK, etc, but my interest in sets of proper Topre caps isn't really diminished by MX sliders. I was just wondering how others felt regarding converting their Topre boards to MX compatible keycap mounts. Personally, I've already got one board's worth of 1U sliders and will get the 2U/stabs when they land, but I'm pretty well certain the expense and effort involved, plus whatever unintended consequences arise from the conversion, that I'm only going to convert one, maybe two of my Topre kb.
That said, the recent KBDfans Lie-pro release was a great step in the right direction, and I'd still be just as interested in throwing money at this project here if it moves forward--regardless of whatever progress may occur with MX slider development.
1/64We need hipro profile topre caps to be remade. Cherry like profile options even though limited, are there. Kbdfans were working on new hipro keycaps but that project looks to be far off still
There’s options for Cherry profile Topre caps, but almost exclusively only for the HHKB. There are next to no options it feels like for all of the other Topre boards.
Post by: LightningXI on Wed, 01 December 2021, 06:42:20
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Post by: madhias on Tue, 18 January 2022, 21:03:50
Anyway high quality GMK style classic caps would be really nice. Thinking of Beige, 9009, Miami Nights, etc. on a Realforce R1 *emojiwithhearts
Post by: Extra Fox on Tue, 18 January 2022, 22:07:57
Wondering if there'll be someone to graciously pick up on this project as fkcaps implied (maybe a vendor like Novelkeys? Or anybody well established for that matter), or if we'll see a revival on this again. Interest in Topre has been rising again as of late with aftermarket cases being available.Just quoting for the folks who posted after and might have missed this.
That said, I filled out the IC form for good measure. You never know.
Post by: tngpq on Tue, 18 January 2022, 23:49:13