Anyone have any opinions on just buying a V60 and swapping in my green alps?
Here is what I did with one of my V60 boards with Matias Click switches:
After hybridizing the switches, I put on dye-sub PBT alphanumeric caps from an IBM 5140:
The hybrid "MatiaBlue" switches have the Matias Click housings, but the sliders, return springs, and click leaves are Blue Alps.
Here is a video with sound comparisons to an identical V60 with Matias Click switches:
The hybridized switches have taken on some of the characteristics of Blue Alps. They are lighter and quieter than Matias Clicks. The procedure is tedious, but with the V60, it might be easier than desoldering the stock switches and soldering iin the new switches.
I have also tried putting a V60MTS-C into a TEX aluminum case, but it ruined the sound. In the aluminum case, the switches lost the resonant sounding board of the hollow plastic and ended up sounding like Cherry blues. I also tried the aluminum case with the "MatiaBlue" switches -- same result. The aluminum case looks nice, but it spoils the sound.
BTW, older V60MTS boards only have one hole for mounting in a standard 60% aluminum case. Newer ones have 3 holes, which seems sufficient, but again, I did not like the effect the aluminum case had on the sound of the keyboard.
The red Esc keys from SP look fine to me on the V60 in its stock case -- it is difficult to notice the difference in profile: