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Offline xavierblak

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Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 18:42:37 »
Got this from an auction posted in this thread. I'm moving this weekend so I haven't really have any time to play around with it but I wanted to post a few pictures of a quick tear down.






















« Last Edit: Tue, 05 August 2014, 18:44:27 by xavierblak »

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 18:54:56 »
Damn!

You are surely the envy of the keyboard-collecting universe about now.

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 18:59:00 »
**** that thing is so cool
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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 19:02:48 »
That is amazingly awesome.  Love that MALF key :)
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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 19:03:37 »
BOMB SCORE is my favourite one.

Wonder what the numbers were for
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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 19:06:58 »
That is awesome.

I read the thread title and I have to be honest. I was completely lost. Clicked out of curiosity.
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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 19:57:18 »
What do the switches feel like? And my favorite cap is the white on blue "WPN DELIV" bwahahahaha

....Although "RDR JAM" is pretty ****ing cool too :D

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 20:36:08 »
It's a foam and foil switch so it's got a linear feel. I'd say the pressure is between a mx black and a mx red. The keys have a very retro sounding clack. Some combination of the keycap and the switch shaking in it's track. It's a good sound.

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 20:38:52 »
Maybe you can make a typing video when you're less busy? :D

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 05 August 2014, 22:18:05 »
Beautiful! If you decide to sell any of them you know where to find me!

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 06 August 2014, 01:50:33 »
That is really cool actually. Some unique caps for sure.  :)

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Re: Amkey MPTK-129 keyboard from B-52 Stratofortress
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 06 August 2014, 08:48:02 »
Wow, nice keyboard!


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