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Offline Thebloodyez

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[GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« on: Mon, 08 September 2025, 16:18:27 »









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Hey! I am happy to announce that Etar87 made it to GB phase! :p


The Lore

QFRL100 name was given by me to the project as a joke (or obviously I am bad at naming projects only :p.
So what does Etar mean?

Etar(إطار) means in Arabic: whatever covers the outside of a thing, similar to a "border", reflecting both the keyboard engraving design language and its cultural roots to the designer. The name pays homage to the beauty of Arabic architecture and calligraphy, much like the V1 Arch did.
For those familiar with my work, this theme isn’t new as I always try to add some details of things that impacted me.




PCBs Layouts


Solder PCB




ANSI Hotswap





Specs

7.5 degree 100% FRL.
Front H: 17.98 mm (EFH 21.55 mm).
Top and bottom mount.
Brass through weight.
Plate to top case: 7.8 mm.
Plate materials (Aluminum, PC & PP).
Mounting pads + screws 20 M2Χ0.4 mm (PC or FR4).
QFRL100% PCB 1.6 mm soldered and hot-swap.
PCB layout support: 10U spacebar, Split backspace, ISO enter, 1.25U left shift and 1.75U right shift, 2U and 1U on numpad.
Firmware: QMK, VIA and Vial.
Support Mx, Alps & Topre (Kit will be released when I am done testing).
Weight built: 2.351 KG.
Case Bezels: Top & Bottom (9.5 mm), Sides (4 mm).
PCB MCU: atmega32u4.
PCB designed by Thebloodyezkb




Prototypez



Etar87 V2


V2 pictures by LightningXI







Etar87 V3


More pictures, coming soon.






Group Buy Details

GB will be live on Sept 25 – Oct 15

Price: 355 USD

Lead Time - Q2 2026

So what's included?
Keyboard case
Plate of choice (Aluminum, PC and PP)
PCB of choice (Soldered or Hot-swap)
UDB (Unified Daughter-Board) + JST cable
Screws (extra included).
Mounting pads + bottom buttons (PC pads are most likely but might consider more material options after testing).
Hard carrying case.


Vendors
Clickclack (US & International).
Typo! Works (Taiwan).
Cafege (OCE).
Keygem (EU).
JaePrototypist (UK).
Deskhero (CA).
ktechs.store (SG).






Content Creator Media

HubertTheMad update review


LightningXI


JaePrototypist (September 21st)
Alexotos (September 25th)
Xinxinwong (September 26th)
FinleyDesignWorks (September 17th)
valkurize (TBD)
Blacksimon
More




Special Thanks to!
Special thanks to my good keyboard friends & my discord server homes! you are the reason why I am still designing rectangles.



Album Dumpz:
More
Fusion360 screenshots:
https://imgur.com/a/jOdY82v
Proto V1:
https://imgur.com/a/3E76Crq
Render:
https://imgur.com/a/Yvz9o2f
Proto V2
https://imgur.com/a/FkFHuB5


« Last Edit: Thu, 11 September 2025, 18:11:01 by Thebloodyez »
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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 10 September 2025, 16:34:56 »
Approved :thumb:
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Offline HubertThemad

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 10 September 2025, 16:37:42 »
What a fantastic price and board. GLWGB!
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Offline Saurov

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 10 September 2025, 17:33:25 »
Looking forward to the GB  :thumb:

What colours will be available?
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Offline Ape

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 10 September 2025, 22:00:44 »
I've been excited for this GB for a while! ;D
And the price is lower than expected!
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Offline Thebloodyez

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 11 September 2025, 00:03:09 »
Quote from: Saurov on Wed, 10 September 2025, 17:33:25
Looking forward to the GB  :thumb:

What colours will be available?

Me too! The colors are in the IC and I trying to do a "better renders" giggle

Yes the colors are Dark gold "brown", Green, Dark blue, Purple & Red.
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Offline Thebloodyez

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 11 September 2025, 00:04:07 »
Quote from: HubertThemad on Wed, 10 September 2025, 16:37:42
What a fantastic price and board. GLWGB!
No! you are fantastic!
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Offline PPmonster

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Re: [GB] Etar87 | GB Date Sept 25 – Oct 15
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 11 September 2025, 01:54:18 »
We'll see on 25th Sep at Alex's review. ;D
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