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Title: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA GB ENDS 9/15
Post by: ARSLOCK on Thu, 21 August 2025, 20:37:28

Fossil Full Size R2 + Southpaw Fossil - Made in USA

Carolina Mech (https://www.carolinamech.com) + Van Dusen (https://www.vdmfg.com/)

(https://i.imgur.com/n9DkLXj.jpeg)
Fossil Southpaw Gunmetal Grey Prototype

Buy your kit @ carolinamech.com (https://carolinamech.com/collections/gb-fossil-r2)

Join our Discord (https://discord.gg/zzyj64g)
Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/carolinamech/)

The best full size keyboard is back for Round 2. We're excited to be offering a Southpaw variant this time! The group buy is planned for August 25 2025 - September 15 2025. Shooting for a 6 month turnaround time. Worldwide sale exclusively on Carolina Mech (https://www.carolinamech.com). Sale format is an preorder style buy, no max currently set beyond human limit. R2 Album (https://imgur.com/a/38BVyUQ)

(https://i.imgur.com/B2guquY.jpeg)
Northern Lights Cerakote Fossil Southpaw Proto


(https://i.imgur.com/N9aN1A0.jpeg)
Ankylosaurus weight for R2!

Blued Ankylosaurus Engraving Video (https://youtube.com/shorts/4KZILnQwD2g?si=Lz8uYROtUAmIPy06)

(https://i.imgur.com/cRDDrZv.jpeg)
Sand + Mongoose Coatings

(https://i.imgur.com/H4oAmon.jpeg)
Carnivore Weight, blued, designed by u/onecreativemind

(https://i.imgur.com/hj0qKQZ.jpeg)
7 degrees, 17.5mm front height

(https://i.imgur.com/Q51ClwL.jpeg)
Herbivore Weight, blued


specifications:
- solder or hotswap pcb, via, f12 and f13 compatible
- grommet mount
- usb-c daughterboard
- 7 degrees
- 17.5mm front height
- 2.44 kg / 5.6 lb
- raw beadblasted weight with your choice of dino
- price: basic 1 color cerakote kits are $700 including hot swap or solder PCB. The color changing Gun Candy requires multiple coats and is $40 extra. $650 for a raw kit with a PCB. Shipping is extra, DHL/UPS/USPS available
- plates: kit will come with an aluminum full plate, option for half aluminum ($50), fr4 ($35), carbon fiber ($55)
- custom tx bag style carrying case with first 100 orders
- extra pcb are $60
- weight bluing is $30 extra
- extra weight available for $100
- extra screws / grommets $10


colors are: Grey, Sand, Mongoose (color changing), Pegasus (color changing), and Northern Lights and raw

weight options: Carnivore (T-rex), Herbivore (Brontosaurus), Ankylosaurus, or blank. Bronto and Ankylo will have an option for a bluing, then engraving process in this video (https://youtube.com/shorts/4KZILnQwD2g?si=Lz8uYROtUAmIPy06)

Below are some renders by ruby (https://www.instagram.com/rubybuilds/) of the color options this round, which were voted on by our discord.

(https://i.imgur.com/7f5ORYc.png)
Gunmetal Grey Cerakote (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-219/gun-metal-grey)

(https://i.imgur.com/TyGALFx.png)
Mongoose Gun Candy Color Changing (https://www.guncandy.com/products/mongoose?srsltid=AfmBOoo7xWai5czsqoah9VJX6IdPterdvdQIwHeLmMk1FQPUUsSqoAfX)

(https://i.imgur.com/pliWhek.png)
Northern Lights Cerakote (https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerakote-coating/H-315/northern-lights)

(https://i.imgur.com/PwvgfTG.png)
Pegasus Gun Candy Color Changing (https://www.guncandy.com/products/pegasus?srsltid=AfmBOooMSKlxcsDXoxNtRGf3SQKRONVSegoeZILD-oYmyMep5wBPpwqH)

(https://i.imgur.com/g7mH3Ji.png)
Sand Cerakote (custom blend)

(https://i.imgur.com/YuPUJvB.jpeg)
exploded view

(https://i.imgur.com/EjqgU3S.png)
side view

(https://i.imgur.com/AXahlHw.png)
grommet rubber mount

(https://i.imgur.com/TtoynLV.jpeg)
plate

We have a few more protos being coated and will update with IRL pics. Renders are approximations and color changing coating is tough to match! Please note the grey is a little tough to capture, here's another photo of it in natural light (https://i.imgur.com/GkIqaYE.png)

Mongoose Gun Candy Color Changing

Layout options
(https://i.imgur.com/dsYQR5K.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZdHh3YN.jpeg)

some stuff from R1[/size]


(https://preview.redd.it/c13ezu60gpqc1.jpg?width=4572&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c44735690138e58d56a75b86c6cb3cf63df8035)
R1 pic from u/coalxxx

Alexotos' youtube video below on Fossil:

Album from Lightning (https://imgur.com/a/TcYxurB)

Sound test from Lightning:

Buy your kit @ carolinamech.com (https://carolinamech.com/collections/gb-fossil-r2)

Alexotos will be building a Southpaw Fossil on August 27!

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: ARSLOCK on Thu, 21 August 2025, 20:37:45

Reserved.

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: paperassgasket on Fri, 22 August 2025, 19:10:05

We love a good chonker. GLWB
Also we always appreciate OCM's work.

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: ARSLOCK on Mon, 25 August 2025, 09:04:22

GB is live! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

https://carolinamech.com/collections/gb-fossil-r2

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: ARSLOCK on Thu, 28 August 2025, 09:22:46

Typing test from Alexotos Stream of Southpaw Fossil (https://www.twitch.tv/alexotos/clip/RenownedAffluentBadgerAsianGlow-Q9XNgy9f08AVbd0j)


And here's the Full build video (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2551456705)

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: CircuitHero on Sun, 31 August 2025, 17:09:22

I got my order in. Can't wait for this!

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA
Post by: ARSLOCK on Tue, 02 September 2025, 10:17:27

We're gonna extend the buy another week so we can get Lightning a board to stream! New end date is September 15.

Also got some pictures of the Pegasus Gun Candy

(https://carolinamech.com/cdn/shop/files/589352BF-C311-4CEF-959A-5EBA4FE09994_1024x1024@2x.jpg)
(https://carolinamech.com/cdn/shop/files/515888DE-B761-41A3-9EF0-C4C2403AB9DE_1024x1024@2x.jpg)

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA GB ENDS 9/15
Post by: ARSLOCK on Tue, 09 September 2025, 07:48:12

Last week of the GB!

Lightning did a build last night, here are some links.

Typing test (https://www.twitch.tv/lightningkeyboards/clip/AstutePeacefulFrogTwitchRaid-tX9ToN_m9kG3hvBa)

Lightning build of a Pegasus Southpaw Fossil  (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2561767234?t=02h16m50s)

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA GB ENDS 9/15
Post by: ARSLOCK on Thu, 11 September 2025, 12:38:08

Another typing test from Lightning, and his photos of the Pegasus coating
 (https://imgur.com/a/20250911-carolina-mech-fossil-r2-gun-candy-pegasus-chameleon-cerakote-gmk-moomin-YSN3jZO)

(https://i.imgur.com/OMAK1Au.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XwZRcm1.jpeg)

Title: Re: [GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA GB ENDS 9/15
Post by: ARSLOCK on Mon, 15 September 2025, 14:35:29

Last day for the GB! Thanks everyone for your support so far. I'll post major updates as we have them here. Thanks again.