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Title: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design - CANCELLED
Post by: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 12:16:13
ICM NO.1/A
(https://i.postimg.cc/brXLqp80/ICM-No1-A-10.png)

ABOUT
We are ICM, a one-man studio dedicated to designing the most premium typing apparatuses on the planet.
Today, we are pleased to announce our first ever project - the No.1/A, an Alice-style typing apparatus with a design language
and complexity never seen before in this space. Our main mission with the No.1/A is to create the definitive Alice-style experience -
to provide to you, the discerning enthusiast, the peak of human ingenuity distilled into one masterpiece. Countless hours were poured
into perfecting the No.1/A; you will never find anything like this again, we at ICM guarantee it.

SPECS
Alice-style layout
8 degree typing angle
Top mount
17.5mm front height
Polycarbonate body (potentially switching to UHMWPE)
Aluminum accents
Copper weights
Manufactured by ICM

Renders
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6jwqmF3/ICM-No1-A-1.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/PJZ3DNKF/ICM-No1-A-2.png)
(https://i.postimg.cc/dQTSpSvm/ICM-No1-A-3.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/rm7Zz5Gr/ICM-No1-A-4.png)
(https://i.postimg.cc/m2f6sNgx/ICM-No1-A-5.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/RV7pV6WW/ICM-No1-A-6.png)
(https://i.postimg.cc/L8vyLcBR/ICM-No1-A-8.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/NM2ph5hf/ICM-No1-A-9.png)
(https://i.postimg.cc/wj9ftqN0/ICM-No1-A-7.png)

SALE FORMAT
Unlimited Group Buy
Starts today, 4/1/2025, and will end in 6 months, 10/1/2025
Fulfilled by ICM
To join, you'll need to join the discord first and then DM me directly

PRICE
$3600 USD
Shipping and tax not included
PCB not included

TO DO
Start the group buy
Buy a CNC machine
Machine the first prototype
Buy an ice cream machine to start a fundraiser for the project
Buy a McLaren with the fundraiser money
Deny that the boards don't exist
Profit

JOIN THE DISCORD
Discord is invite-only
DM me on Geekhack if you want to join

UPDATE 4/4/2025 - FILES NOW ON GITHUB
https://github.com/pattycannotdesign/ICM-No.1-A (https://github.com/pattycannotdesign/ICM-No.1-A)

Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: tactilesbad on Tue, 01 April 2025, 12:28:27
lol'd at the price
might want to update the todo list with something about researching stabs that perform like $5 clipins

btw the popsicle badge is hella nice
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: ivanh98 on Tue, 01 April 2025, 12:40:57
got all excited reading about a new alice... smh my head.
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: bigmaxnonions on Tue, 01 April 2025, 13:47:56
lol at the to do list

i know the gb is already started, any chance there could be an option for an integrated plate over top mount?
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: LavenderB on Tue, 01 April 2025, 14:35:55
It's expensive, so surely it must be good!
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 14:38:54
Quote from: bigmaxnonions on Tue, 01 April 2025, 13:47:56
lol at the to do list

i know the gb is already started, any chance there could be an option for an integrated plate over top mount?

Possibly

We're also considering changing the copper weights to aluminum that's been anodized a copper-like color

Details will be ironed out further once we collect the GB funds and begin prototyping
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: bigmaxnonions on Tue, 01 April 2025, 14:59:56
Quote from: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 14:38:54
Possibly

We're also considering changing the copper weights to aluminum that's been anodized a copper-like color

Details will be ironed out further once we collect the GB funds and begin prototyping
I get that, personally i like the look of the copper, but would prefer it if the machined copper with the pattern could be moved to the inside of the case, it seems like a waste to be displayed on the outside where people can see it
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: Parrot on Tue, 01 April 2025, 17:41:07
wish it was screwless. this looks really thocky though. does it come with foam?
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: Potemkin on Tue, 01 April 2025, 19:11:56
If you cant appreciate this expensive keyboard, it's a skill issue
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: TranquilMarmot on Tue, 01 April 2025, 19:44:02
Will you be machining the screws yourself? It would also be nice to include engravings inside of the threads of the screws. Otherwise I don't think it is premium enough.
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 20:04:20
Quote from: TranquilMarmot on Tue, 01 April 2025, 19:44:02
Will you be machining the screws yourself? It would also be nice to include engravings inside of the threads of the screws. Otherwise I don't think it is premium enough.

Screws actually won't be included to save on cost, we're aiming to keep a 900% profit margin
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: konstantin on Wed, 02 April 2025, 16:57:26
Quote from: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 12:16:13
PRICE
$3600 USD
Quote from: Patty on Tue, 01 April 2025, 12:16:13
Buy an ice cream machine to start a fundraiser for the project

Sounds about right. 100% in.
Title: Re: [IC] ICM No.1/A - Ultra Premium, Hyper Original Design
Post by: Patty on Thu, 03 April 2025, 23:09:02
Due to the recent situation regarding tariffs in the United States, we at ICM (based in the U.S.) no longer believe we can meet our minimum acceptable profit margin and have decided to release the files for the No.1/A on Github

https://github.com/pattycannotdesign/ICM-No.1-A

If the situation ever simmers down, ICM will be back with an even more premium, exclusive, and most importantly expensive, No.2 design

Thank you everyone for your support!  :thumb: