TMOv2 INTEREST CHECKHi everyone!It's been bit over a year since TMO50 group buy happened. Ever since that time I've been thinking about running it again. I couldn't but I really wanted to.
People have asked me privately and publicly about if and when R2 would be happening and the only real answer was that something WILL happen! So here it is!
TMOv2Design choicesYear in our community is a long time in terms of design trends. Mounting types, material options for cases and plates, colourways, switches, even layouts.
TMOv2 was inspired by both older boards and newer trends alike to accompany the current design language yet still paying homage to those keyboards that started it all.
Keeping the same signature layout, thin bezels and front lip from TMO50 was a priority since the start.
Features- 100% base kit compatible (*)
- QMK compatible USB-C PCB, designed by Upas
- 22(!) underglow RGB LEDs
- Top mount construction
- 7 degree typing angle
- Brass weight
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*) - Most GMK and EPBT keyset base kits
Layout & key mappingThinking about TMO50s huge cutout in the middle row, we knew there must be a better way. Looking over the idea that TMO50 is a "base kit compatible" sub60% I must admit it was only 96% true.
Either you go with off-stagger and have two 1.5u mods in the middle that aren't the correct profile or you go with regular stagger and still have a 1.25u mod that's not the right profile.
By making TMOv2 layout only 0.5u wider it becomes a 100% "base kit compatible" sub60% with regular stagger and correct profile keycaps on all 50 keys!
TMO is all about YOU making it your own. From keysets to artisans to keymapping. With QMK you're encouraged to make TMOv2 fit your typing style. Stock keymapping is only there to be a sane "default" and it's the one I've been using daily.
Included in the base kit- Keyboard case (Aluminium OR Polycarbonate)
- Keyboard plate (Sandblasted brass)
- Weight (Sandblasted brass)
- TMOv2 USB-C PCB, designed by Upas
- Plate and case screws
- 3M rubber bumpon feet
- TMO stickers
- "Frog on a log" artisan by SPARKLE PONY (Exclusive to US Polycarbonate case orders)
Add-onsYou'll have the option to order:
- extra PCBs,
- plates (Sandblasted brass & tranlsucent clear polycarbonate),
- translucent clear bottoms
Case coloursGoing with "what's in" right now we think that these colours fit most keysets out there. Please keep in mind that a photo/render/Pantone code won't be 100% exact IRL colormatch and there can be slight difference.
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*) - Smoky PC will be darker
** - For some aluminium colour (red, blue gray) examples refer to
Equinox.
Some more shots of the boardAll rendersAll CAD screenshotsInformation about group buyGB date: November
Pricing: TBA
Vendors:USA - CannonKeys > FCFS (100 units, 65 Aluminium/35 Polycarbonate)
EU - MyKeyboard > TBD
Thanks to- Upas for being the initial push to re-start this project, the amazing work on PCB design and being my "partner-in-crime"
- Abec13 for all the renders and great case/keyset combos
- RealLaugh and Vegs for being the best bros I could ask for
- SPARKLE PONY for the wonderful artisans
- BunnyLake for the logo and the support way way back in 2017/2018
- Everyone who's shared their TMO50 build logs and photos with me or has shown interest in owning one
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