If you have the option to buy a Filco at that much less, get the Filco. No sense importing a Leopold when a lot of people dislike the stabilizers used and build quality compared to Filco. I say this as somebody who's considering getting a Leopold, but won't have to pay international freight, customs, and VAT, so I don't have any sort of grudge or agenda against them.
Reds were my second mech switches after buckling springs. I still keep coming back to them, five keyboards later. They feel absolutely fantastic to type on now that I've graduated from stiffer switches, and complement other light switches like Topres very well. I still make a fair bit of typos on them, but I'm not the world's best typist in any case. I can't recommend Reds enough if you're patient enough to deal with the learning curve of a low-pressure linear switch.
Blues have less of a curve, and I certainly have a higher WPM on them, but they feel ultimately less satisfying to type on, and Blacks are like Reds, but they take He-Man finger muscles to actuate, and will leave girly men like me feeling wholly inadequate after an hour of sweaty, bruised finger muscles.
How long until you fall down the Topre rabbit hole, friend?
