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Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: SleepyICE on Mon, 11 October 2010, 20:24:33

Hi Bro and Sis,

I've been searching on the net for this Filco model FKBN104MAI and was unable to get any information.

(http://forums.vr-zone.com/photopost/data/633/medium/FKBN104MAI_03.jpg)

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: Kairxa on Mon, 11 October 2010, 20:30:57

That blue board is pretty.

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: SleepyICE on Mon, 11 October 2010, 20:43:21

@Ripster: Thank for the welcoming greeting! That was really fast response! I found another model FKB104/CB-AI. I presume it doesn't comes with N-Key rollover based on the model number.

@Kairxa: I agree! Really like the color!

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4737334281_665aee689e_b.jpg)
Source: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/y12345812/13093124 (http://www.wretch.cc/blog/y12345812/13093124)

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: chongyixiong on Tue, 12 October 2010, 00:45:54

TS:

I just took a look at armygroup's website and they are having a sale now for that keyboard. They are the only online store which accepts paypal and ship internationally.
3000 TWD for that keyboard.. which makes it under USD$100 without shipping.

http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=4951

It even comes with extra lavender WASD keys, Red ESC and Filco key!
However, this is not the NKRO model though.

Ripster, is that really anodized aluminium or painted blue? Because the description did not specifically said it was anodized aluminium.. only 'special blue colour limited edition' was mentioned.

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BTW it is anodized aluminum.

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: lmnop on Tue, 12 October 2010, 01:22:57

why not paint? dupli-color (http://www.duplicolor.com/) or plasti-kote (http://www.plastikote.com/index.jsp).

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: wirefish on Tue, 12 October 2010, 01:37:32

I just emailed Brian at elite keyboards about this blue model. He said he isn't planning to import the Chinese one, but that he is planning to stock an English version in Dec/Jan. In case people are interested.

Title: Help with Blue Filco Keyboard
Post by: chongyixiong on Tue, 12 October 2010, 21:14:38

Quote from: ripster;232796

Yeah you're right, not Aluminum.  The product code threw me off.  I thought it was AL but it is AI.  Looking at the pics it looks like they just threw some dye in the vat before molding it.  Like the Italian Red model (which since it never came in tenkeyless I wasn't interested in and Majestouch was too lazy to order a custom run).

I wanted one of the Italian Red as well - but in tenkeyless format.
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