Okay so I've gone over the plates and in short I'm much happier with them.
This is the 2nd version of the top plate, and with the knowledge from the 1st one, I put that into use and implemented some changes that make it more solid and easier to build with. This in turn makes it visually nicer too. I've got an album
here that you can check out, but here are the main pictures/changes. I know they don't have mounting holes, I'll be drilling these myself (it allowed me to have a slightly different, better finish from the factory).
I'll work on getting orders that just need packing out within the next week, and I'll be soldering people that have asked me to. If you haven't contacted me yet, please do so we can work something out. Thanks everyone for your extended patience and understanding.
Old plates
New plates
The main change (new on top, old on bottom)
A change to the right shift cluster to add support and ease when building
The main reason plates were redone
The secondary change to the left cntrl/winkey cluster
Showing that both layouts now work flawlessly (left to right, top to bottom - new plates with 1.5u/7u bottom row, old mule, new plates with 1.25u/6.25u bottom row, pcb, new plate, old plate)