[IC] Mercury65 - Gasket 65% Keyboard (Prototypes & Typing Test Inside)

[RocketKeyboards]

Introducing Mercury65

About Us: Rocket Keyboards is an expansion of RocketCables where you may already know us from! After being in the community for nearly two years we wanted to expand and here is our first project!




Mercury65 Google Form Interest Check: https://forms.gle/ogQe97M4zSpERNKRA
Join our discord for frequent updates: https://discord.gg/CuWPMPXRcX



Mercury65



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➤ 65% Form Factor with a Separated Arrow Cluster
➤ Brass Back Mounted Weight
➤ Gasket Isolation Mount
➤ 7 Degree Typing Angle
➤ USB-C Daughterboard
➤ Bottom Engraving
➤ Swappable Badge
➤ PCB: QMK & VIA Compatible




Top Case Colors: Black / Deep Navy / E-White
Bottom Case Color: Light Gray
Badge Colors: Brass / Rose Gold / Silver / Black
Plate Options: Brass / Aluminum / Polycarbonate
PCB: Hotswap / Solderable




Estimated Base Price: $430

*Base price includes the following: Mercury65 Keyboard, PCB(Daugherboard & JST Cable Included), Brass Weight, Aluminum plate, Brass Badge, Carrying Case!

Extra Plates:
Brass: $45
Aluminum: $40
Polycarbonate: $40
FR4: $30

Extra Badges:
Brass: $25/ea
Rose Gold, Silver, and Black: $20/ea

Extra PCB's (Comes with JST Connector and Daughterboard):
Hotswap: $55
Solderable: $45




*GB will be FCFS with max 1 unit per household limited 375 units worldwide!*

NA / Worldwide: RocketKeyboards - 190 Units
CA: AshKeebs - 35 Units
UK: proto[Typist] - 50 Units
EU: MyKeyboard.eu - 50 Units
AP & OCE: IlumKb - 50 Units








A deskmat will be offered to compliment Mercury65! It features the bottom engraving from the board colorized and a secret legend on the bottom left hmmmm.
There will be no limit on quantity.
 Price: $25

Firstly thank you to everyone who has supported us during our expansion and from the start of this project!
FreshFromTheGrave for the amazing space renders
Dazon for all the non space renders
Jun for helping with banners and layout
Swishy for helping with feedback and ideas from the start
Warren for allowing use of GMK Rudy
Rensuya for allowing use of his sets GMK Mizu and GMK Peaches n Cream (Lite)

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[RocketKeyboards]

Reserved
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Layouts (ISO HAS A DEDICATED PLATE):



CHANGE LOG (04/27/2021)
- Pricing lowered from $465 to $430
- ISO support has been added (there will be a dedicated plate for ISO layout)
- Ilumkb added for AP & OCE (with 50 units)
- Units slightly increased from 300 to 375
- Gasket pocket size has been increased slightly to reduce compression on gaskets (this is to give a softer typing experience)
- Mercury65 will now ship with an aluminum plate (highest voted plate material to ship with)
- Second crescent moon position has been changed to represent Saturns moon Titan
with more changes to come if needed and a round two of prototypes!

(09/23/2021)
We have been very busy working on mercury and forgot to update here in a while!
- R2 prototypes have been received and images have been posted on our discord (turned out amazing)
- Deskmat protos have arrived as well images posted on discord!
- Streamers will be sent units for builds, links will also be posted in our discord

Thanks so much for the support from the beginning of this project till this point it means a bunch!

[iinko_mk]

hhmmm, interesting, interested

edit:here is some real feedback lol. dat blue and back weight look soo good. I also like the separated design. pricing is slightly high imo.

[zoo]

nice engraving

[KingXF]

Really nice board, love the sound too. Unfortunately I don't think I can afford it lol

[S3LQ]

Looking good! Prototypes also look promising! Will definitely consider it!

[frostykoala]

nice

[Hellenic94]

Sign me up!

[Malt]

Beautiful looking board! A bit outside my price range (still new to mech keyboards), but wish you the best!!

[Persian9king]

Very Exciting!! Love the badges, and the back design!! Sounds beautiful. #Instacop

[chewnior]

I see space theme, I click. On the real though, I think it looks really nice 

[rokon07]

Great design, I really like the bottom engraving.

[Ryhan of Rohan]

This is stunning, love the theme. Great work as always.

[SammyBoi]

Looks great, nice work!!

[Gavzers]

Man this looks great! That bottom piece's engraving is astounding. Only things I was thinking about was maybe some larger feet at the bottom (but that's just nitpicking), and also maybe curving that brass backpiece right above the usb-c port. It comes to a sharp intersection right above the usb port, and I was just thinking curving it a bit so that it fit with the curvature of the usb-c may look better. Aside from that, looks great and a bit curious about front height. GLWIC!

[kure_]

looks hawt

[NovaRMK]

I laik. Pls gib me fre sample.

Jk

I really like the theme and engravings, I'm also a big fan of the matching deskmat 

[DarDar]

dope

[schwartzasher]

That's one nice board!

[mightysa]

Absolutely beautiful

[Shu_Laces]

Excited for this board!! Hope I can snag one.

[Izeri]

That engraving looks so good

[Kokaloo]

option for red badge?

[Dazon]

so excited to see this reach ic, can't wait to see where it goes! such a pretty bottom engraving and design!

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[Gnome]

Very nice butt, Too bad that's the part you won't be seeing much. Do think its a bit pricey and I wish the sides were a bit more interesting.
That being said, I wish you and your team the best and I hope gb goes smoothly 

[Dragxt]

Gorgeous! Can't wait for this GB

[Hphphp]

That engraving goes crazyyyy

[boboking5]

Love the board. Any chance of at least getting iso support on the PCB? Getting a custom plate made is a lot easier than a PCB.

[Seaturtle]

Nice looking board! Hope there's an FR4 plate option to choose from

[Chippy]

Ne Pluto avail

[Casserole]

Ya, really dig the bottom engraving!

[Invezting]

Interesting badge design!

[imsorryyyyyyyy]

It is unfortunate that there are no additional beautiful corners in the corners, bottom, and sides.
But I support the success of this product!

[Iksion]

Interested

[totalemon]

I really like the badge design and top profile, but I think the stars in the bottom engraving take away from the central row of planets a bit. The back profile and USB cutout also aren't as appealing to me, but I'm not sure how flexible that design would be this late in the process- it looks a little bit harsh and blocky for me. Other than that, great board! You've clearly put a lot of time and effort into both the design and IC. GLWGB!

[RocketKeyboards]

Really nice board, love the sound too. Unfortunately I don't think I can afford it lol

Working on getting the price point lower!

Man this looks great! That bottom piece's engraving is astounding. Only things I was thinking about was maybe some larger feet at the bottom (but that's just nitpicking), and also maybe curving that brass backpiece right above the usb-c port. It comes to a sharp intersection right above the usb port, and I was just thinking curving it a bit so that it fit with the curvature of the usb-c may look better. Aside from that, looks great and a bit curious about front height. GLWIC!

Thank you for the feedback definitely see what you mean, will take a look into seeing what works best for that.

Very nice butt, Too bad that's the part you won't be seeing much. Do think its a bit pricey and I wish the sides were a bit more interesting.
That being said, I wish you and your team the best and I hope gb goes smoothly 

Thanks for the feedback, working on getting the price point lower

Love the board. Any chance of at least getting iso support on the PCB? Getting a custom plate made is a lot easier than a PCB.

We will look into adding ISO for both the PCB and plate.

Ne Pluto avail

  poor pluto

I really like the badge design and top profile, but I think the stars in the bottom engraving take away from the central row of planets a bit. The back profile and USB cutout also aren't as appealing to me, but I'm not sure how flexible that design would be this late in the process- it looks a little bit harsh and blocky for me. Other than that, great board! You've clearly put a lot of time and effort into both the design and IC. GLWGB!

Thank you for the feedback, we will experiment some more and see what changes can be made to make the board look even better!

[mikagee]

good luck with the IC! Looks nice!

[ThiccWicc]

Imagine not using my renders, I cry, but I still love the board!

[DuellM]

Any chance of making that Glowing Keyboard stand a reality?

[audax989]

Nice to see you expanding out to new horizons. I support your project. I'm a fan of the 660 layout and this is definitely an improvement with a separated arrow cluster.

[Rensuya]

Very nice design, really like the badge on this one. Will be watching!

[eniigma]

Looks good!

[RocketKeyboards]

Any chance of making that Glowing Keyboard stand a reality?

Yes we are working on it

Nice to see you expanding out to new horizons. I support your project. I'm a fan of the 660 layout and this is definitely an improvement with a separated arrow cluster.

Appreciate the support it means a bunch! The community as a whole has been very kind and I appreciate your feedback on the board.

[kk73715]

1. super recessed port? can we see another angle?
2. what happened to the plate render? could we see a stand-alone plate render?
3. adjusted front-height? EKH?
4. overall mass?

Is it just me or is there really little information in this post?

[PseudoLlama]

I like me some space stuff. And knobs, those are cool too.

[SpaceyCasey]

Love it!  Im in!

[Nhils]

That solar system on the back is just *chef’s kiss*

[BrainBunker]

Love the theme, back engraving and badge design, good luck!

[_Harrison]

Hoping to get involved with this GB

[//gainsborough]

dat engraving!