[GB] R2 Fossil & Southpaw Fossil Full Size Keyboard - Made in USA GB ENDS 9/15

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Fossil Full Size R2 + Southpaw Fossil - Made in USA

Carolina Mech + Van Dusen

Fossil Southpaw Gunmetal Grey Prototype

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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. Sale format is an preorder style buy, no max currently set beyond human limit. R2 Album


Northern Lights Cerakote Fossil Southpaw Proto



Ankylosaurus weight for R2!

Blued Ankylosaurus Engraving Video


Sand + Mongoose Coatings


Carnivore Weight, blued, designed by u/onecreativemind


7 degrees, 17.5mm front height


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

Below are some renders by ruby of the color options this round, which were voted on by our discord.


Gunmetal Grey Cerakote


Mongoose Gun Candy Color Changing


Northern Lights Cerakote


Pegasus Gun Candy Color Changing


Sand Cerakote (custom blend)


exploded view


side view


grommet rubber mount


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

Mongoose Gun Candy Color Changing

Layout options



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R1 pic from u/coalxxx

Alexotos' youtube video below on Fossil:

Album from Lightning

Sound test from Lightning:

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Alexotos will be building a Southpaw Fossil on August 27!

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Reserved.

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

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

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

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Typing test from Alexotos Stream of Southpaw Fossil


And here's the Full build video

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

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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

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Last week of the GB!

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

Typing test

Lightning build of a Pegasus Southpaw Fossil

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Another typing test from Lightning, and his photos of the Pegasus coating

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

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Update 12/2

Machining is underway!
50% done with top case
Completed bottom cases

Carrying cases are in!

First batch of cases is with the Cerakoater.

Solder PCB are finalized and ordered.

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any chance that there will be extras available?

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Was mentioned on discord that there would be extras, but very few of them.

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Here’s an update for January

Case machining is finished!

Cerakoting is in progress, they started with pegasus, the most difficult one, so off to a slow start. most of the pegs are finished, mongoose is also in process, and those are going faster

brass for the weights is en route, machining those next

reg solder pcb are here,  reg hotswap is in production
protos for both southpaw variants are in production

we have some samples of the fr4 plates, but need to try different vendor

haven't started getting cf plates yet, but the files are ready

I’m hoping the normal colors are done faster by the Cerakoter, it’s possible this could push our fulfillment time back. Will continue to keep you guys updated.


There will be limited extras available after the GB is 100% complete.