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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: The Switch Journal on Mon, 08 June 2026, 15:09:08

Title: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: The Switch Journal on Mon, 08 June 2026, 15:09:08
Hello everyone! I would like to introduce to you this little project I've been working on for the past 6 months.

(https://i.imgur.com/hZaiGJv.png) (https://i.imgur.com/TamkPLO.png)
(renders by MiKeyDigit)

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● Intro ●

Hi everyone! Here is KKB Cobalt, my first keycap project. I have set out to release a set of keycaps because of the frustration I had seeing so many beautiful sets releasing (more specifically made of quality ABS) - but none in my local layout which I love, so I ended up asking myself "why not giving it a try?" and here we are. Of course, it doesn't mean that I'm not gonna support other layouts!
For the design I wanted to do something sober but with a slight flair, being inspired by GMK Blanc sur Noir I really wanted to see how the tulips would look on a deep blue set of keycaps, and boy I wasn't disappointed. Of course I got the ok from BsN's designer so no worries.




● Kitting ●

Base kits

(https://i.imgur.com/cmAAhl5.png)(https://i.imgur.com/dJgvmDd.png)(https://i.imgur.com/hkicQKd.png)

Child kits

(https://i.imgur.com/jCGIkVT.png)(https://i.imgur.com/8wG9DWt.png)(https://i.imgur.com/HB7NvDY.png)


Alert Row kits

(https://i.imgur.com/uxHEPWE.png)(https://i.imgur.com/O1M6ahF.png)(https://i.imgur.com/JioVjQI.png)

RAL Colors

(https://i.imgur.com/CEXxNXC.jpg)



● Vendors ●

EU/FR: DeltaKeyCo (https://deltakeyco.com/)
EU/DE: Monacokeys (https://monacokeys.de/)
US: Divinikey (https://divinikey.com/)
UK: Proto[Typist] (https://prototypist.net/)
AU: KeebzNCables (https://www.keebzncables.com/)
CN: Keykobo (https://www.keykobo.com/)
KR: Geon (https://geon.works/)
Global: Unikeys (https://unikeyboards.com/)




● Details ●

Manufactured by Keykobo
ABS double-shot keycaps
Novelties (including “NoFR/DE NoBUY”) as well as tulip keys are going to be UV printed

Price: expected under 100€ VAT included for FR and DE base kits, under 100 USD for US + UK base kit (standard KKB prices)
MOQ: 350 total between the 3 base kits (combined)

GB date: TBD (hoping before the end of 2026)

Novelties made by EricSky - Thank you for everything you’ve done for me my friend.




● Collabs ●

If anyone is interested into making any kind of collab like an artisan, a deskmat, a cable, anything, here are my contact infos:
Email: theswitchjournal@gmail.com
Discord: @aurorepoke




● Additional renders ●

(https://i.imgur.com/c9Mtnt7.png)(https://i.imgur.com/psj1FwT.png)(https://i.imgur.com/8KRa6vl.png)




● IRL sample pics ●

(https://i.imgur.com/jdM8AVj.png)(https://i.imgur.com/JvI2gEw.png)(https://i.imgur.com/alRkDT8.png)


Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: The Switch Journal on Mon, 08 June 2026, 15:10:07
Reserved.
Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 09 June 2026, 16:24:10
Approval bump :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: Celty on Tue, 09 June 2026, 16:38:35
That's obviously a big yes!
Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: MartinThePolarBear on Tue, 09 June 2026, 17:36:32
Yes
Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: rob2kx on Tue, 09 June 2026, 18:14:05
That blue *chef's kiss*

Love that it doesn't just use the basic accent layout too.
Title: Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits!
Post by: newzealot on Tue, 09 June 2026, 20:45:05

The Novelties bottom row 2.25U and 2.75U are for shift keys or spacebars?
Could you swap their places, as normally the 2.25U is on the left and 2.75u is on the right.
Or if you could do a render with them, it would be even better (Alice if they are spacebars)