[GB] PROTOZOA FOUNDATION - FRL TKL XT - JUNE 22

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Foundation (/founˈdāSH(ə)n/)

:: a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid ::

Foundation is designed around this principle - to lay a foundation for you to build on. It’s meant to be modified and personalized over time and to be able to reinvent itself through the seasons of life.

Foundation features a magnetically interchangeable top that can be swapped out to match various keysets, deskmats or battle-station vibes. We all love this hobby and enjoy evolving our taste over time. Why not have a board that can evolve with you?

Group Buy runs June 22nd - July 6th.

+ With a magnetic interface, you can hotswap the aesthetic top pieces made from Aluminium, Hand Dyed Plexiglass and Recycled Terrazzo Plastic to your hearts content.

+ Three base finishes including black, e-white and a textured wrinkle-grey powdercoat, eleven different top pieces in three materials, and four badge styles give you a large amount of choice to personalise your FOUNDATION.

+ Featuring a cork base piece, interchangeable top and bottom badges, and an elegant three piece design, FOUNDATION exemplifies our signature attention to detail. A choice of Solder or Hotswap PCBs by Mechlovin' rounds out this offering.

Now live at these great vendors:

USA & UK: Protozoa
EU: KEYGEM
Canada: Ashkeebs
Asia: zFrontier EN,
China: zFrontier CN
SEA: HEX
OCE: Daily Clack
 

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• WEBSITE
• DISCORD

Group Buy Format - Unlimited (within human limit)
Group Buy Date: June 22 - July 6
Delivery: 6 months after GB end

• FRL TKL Layout
• Hotswap magnetic aesthetic top plates for easy customization.
• 3-piece body construction (base, mid, top)
• 6063 aluminium body (base, mid, top), with optional tops in various materials and colours
• Full adhesive backed cork foot
• Top Mount
• 6 degree typing angle
• 2 detachable badges
• RGB underglow windows
• USB-C (no daughterboard)
• Custom silkscreen PCB designed and assembled with love in Vietnam by Mechlovin'
• Custom made Torx T6 hardware throughout
• Stainless steel weight
• Micro-suede under pcb mat for ESD protection
• Three finishes: (1) Black Anodized (2) E-white (3) Wrinkle grey powder coat

Solder PCB Layout



Hotswap PCB Layout





Keyboard Chassis - $300 + shipping [doesn't include Top, PCB, Badges]

• Base and mid piece in color of your choice
• 2 cork feet (1 preinstalled, 1 extra)
• Aluminum full plate
• Stainless steel weight
• Custom Torx T6 hardware
• Micro-suede ESD mat (below PCB)
• Custom Premium Carrying Case

Tops - 80$ / each. Aluminium 6063

• Black w/ Stainless Steel Badge/font]
• White w/ Stainless Steel Badge
• Wrinkel Grey w/ Stainless Steel Badge

Tops - 100$ / each. Hand dyed CNC Plexiglass

• Atomic Purple w/ white badge
• Tropical Turquoise w/ black badge
• Pink Blush w/ white badge
• Ocean Blue w/ brass badge

SE Tops - $100/each

• Duotone Fade (Hand Dyed Gradient Duotone Plexiglass) w/ black badge
• Black Terrazzo w/ polished stainless badge
• White Terrazzo w/ polished stainless badge
• Replicant (Amber - ULTEM 1000) w/ black badge

PCB - $50

• Solder

PCB - $60

• Hotswap

Badges - $15 for 2

• Stainless Steel Matte
• Black Anodized
• Copper Raw Matte

Extras - Plates - $35

• Polycarbonate
• Aluminium

Foundation has been in the making since May 2020, going through 5 prototype rounds with three different factories. We've tried all sorts of different materials, and finally settled on a first round of material and colour offerings. If well received, we have a lot of ideas for new colours and materials to spark your fancy - as well as other layouts that fit into the main chassis.








Black


Black + Wrinkle Grey


Black + White


Black + Atomic Purple


Black + Turquoise


Black + Pink Blush


Black + Blue


Black + Fade


Black + Black Terrazzo


Black + White Terrazzo


Black + Replicant


White


White + Black


White + Wrinkle Grey


White + Atomic Purple


White + Turquoise


White + Pink Blush


White + Blue


White + Fade


White + Black Terrazzo


White + White Terrazzo


White + Replicant


Wrinkle Grey


Wrinkle Grey + Black


Wrinkle Grey + White


Wrinkle Grey + Atomic Purple


Wrinkle Grey + Turquoise


Wrinkle Grey + Pink Blush


Wrinkle Grey + Blue


Wrinkle Grey + Fade


Wrinkle Grey + Black Terrazzo


Wrinkle Grey + White Terrazzo


Wrinkle Grey + Replicant


You made it, that was a long scrolling session. Thanks so much for your support and interest. Any questions - drop us a note below.

With love,
Protozoa Studio

[ectoplasmatic]

reserved for further updates

[mvkb]

Super excited about this one! GLWGB friends!!

[nicx]

a 60% version of this with that column on the left would be an insta buy from me 

[flying1911]

Let's go!

[Full]

This is so cool!

[Luna]

Is the board via compatible?
If so, where can we find the firmware?

[Luna]

Found the answer, ordered!