Author Topic: [IC] SkoG Percent 80% TKL (Read 43664 times)

jchan94 · « **on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:10:40 »

Hey all,

Hope you are all doing well. I know we've seen a lot of small form factor boards on GH recently, but here's finally something I'm personally very about using/owning. Recently, I've been looking for a no frills TKL, with just a little excitement. That little RGB slit is everything I asked for.

Designed by PERCENT STUDIOS, here is SkoG.

LMK what you think!

Limited to: 100 or 200 units at FCFS

Express Interest - https://goo.gl/forms/JNtJFYf7zoDUZgYU2

Noteworthy Quotes from the buzz around this board
- "Feels like a tank"
- "Smoothest anodization I've ever felt on a custom"
- and weighs about 4kgs depending on config.

Package Includes
- PCB
- Top Piece
- Bottom Piece
- Weight
- Screws
- Bumpons.

PCB Specifics
- Custom ps2avrgb TKL
- Does not support underglow
- Supports the LED RGB above the arrows.
- Silk screen color: TBD.

Pricing for kit
- $400 USD inclusive of PCB ; all you need is switches + keycaps.
- Does not include shipping fee.

Supported Layouts
- TBD

Anodization Colors
- TBD

Taobao Reference Page
- https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.1.tn6J7y&id=543976927078&ns=1&abbucket=5#detail

Timeline
- Schedule TBD
- Projected GB Period: 80 earth days.
- Shipped directly from Manufacturer to your door via express services.

Photos of the board

Keycaps - GMK Carbon by t0mbary.

Cocopah · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:17:04 »

Dude your on a roll lately, great work.

jchan94 · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:18:26 »

Quote from: Cocopah on Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:17:04

Dude your on a roll lately, great work *clap*.

Someone has to keep the train moving

gnmar2723 · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:27:59 »

Damn, this looks awesome sauseome. Any idea on how much shipping will be?

Unforgivable · « **Reply #4 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:30:38 »

Yes! This looks AMAZING!

Great work on bringing great things to the community. I just hope I actually make the list.

Edit: What would the shipping price be?

jchan94 · « **Reply #5 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:32:22 »

Quote from: Unforgivable on Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:30:38

Yes! This looks AMAZING!

Does the $400 include shipping?

Great work on bringing great things to the community. I just hope I actually make the list.

400 is exclusive, but what's great here is that, the board will directly to you via the most affordable courier we can find.

Also, here's an express interest link - https://goo.gl/forms/JNtJFYf7zoDUZgYU2

Unforgivable · « **Reply #6 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:33:44 »

Quote from: jchan94 on Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:32:22

Quote from: Unforgivable on Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:30:38
Yes! This looks AMAZING!

Does the $400 include shipping?

Great work on bringing great things to the community. I just hope I actually make the list.

400 is exclusive, but what's great here is that, the board will directly to you via the most affordable courier we can find.

Also, here's an express interest link - https://goo.gl/forms/JNtJFYf7zoDUZgYU2

You're the man!

gnmar2723 · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:35:45 »

Also, how soon are you looking to open this buy up?

ixtopolis · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:39:13 »

Dude. I'm waiting for a 96key. I tell myself I don't need any more boards if/when the Kira comes out. And then you do this. I may have to reevaluate how I live my life now...

Unforgivable · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:42:03 »

Quote from: gnmar2723 on Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:35:45

Also, how soon are you looking to open this buy up?

Yeah, this thread has been open for a bit..is this ready to go into the group buy phase? Come on, JChan! It has almost been an hour!

All jokes aside, this is something I'm seriously digging. I can't wait! Thanks again for your hard work. Looking forward to this!

breusch91 · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 22:53:32 »

did we hit MOQ yet?

kmba · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 23:02:46 »

I don't need a tkl.. I don't need a tlk.. I don't need a tkl.. I don't need a tkl.. I don't need a tkl..

If this came in dark blue (dark navy for example), I would need a TKL. Every blue is always light or bright blue.

pixelpusher · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 23:11:01 »

Er.... is that white? /drool

Maybe just silver. Still, very nice board. Me likey. Might just have to get on board this train.

jchan94 · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 23:15:44 »

Quote from: reececonrad on Wed, 01 March 2017, 23:11:01

Er.... is that white? /drool

Maybe just silver. Still, very nice board. Me likey. Might just have to get on board this train.

We will have at these at the very least:

Black, silver, grey, ceramic white.

I believe Ceramic can scratch easily, but I'll wait for confirmation.

Material is... 6063 imported from ~~Japan~~ America. Not 6061. I'll update these details on the main post soon.

nurbs · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 01 March 2017, 23:45:16 »

Maybe just me, but the bottom is so nice looking I want to flip it over after every use and run my hands across the surface.

drakeonyou · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 00:47:51 »

I'm pretty sure that I didn't need a TKL board til I saw this.

jchan94 · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 01:09:40 »

Very sorry but the material is actually 6063 from America!

Sounds like these boards will take a journey around the world before they get to your happy fingers.

-musubi · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 02:32:11 »

What top piece layouts will be offered (winkey, wkl, winkey with mini blockers)?

SixtyLife · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 03:28:16 »

keeping my eyes on this one

aurora · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 03:50:23 »

Love EVERYTHING about it except the ''skog'' will there be a option to remove it jchan?

maximm · « **Reply #20 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 03:52:23 »

What angle are we looking at here?

yuppie · « **Reply #21 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 04:58:10 »

I'm down.

kawasaki161 · « **Reply #22 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:07:45 »

Will a GON TKL PC (quasi A87 spec) fit? You know I dislike ps2avrGB.

duynguyenle · « **Reply #23 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:18:47 »

What is the spacing between the alphas cluster and nav keys/f keys? Is it the same as A87 PCBs? Say if I've got an A87 pcb, will I be able to do so? Or is the cluster spacing/USB port positioning different?

sony · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16 »

Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

braidn · « **Reply #25 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:06:59 »

Quote from: ultraidiot on Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16

Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

10 out of 10 would buy if there was a QMK compatible PCB

NotTheVacuum · « **Reply #26 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:35:33 »

Without the win key block, I'm interested.

TerryMathews · « **Reply #27 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 07:49:07 »

Quote from: braidn on Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:06:59

Quote from: ultraidiot on Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16
Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

10 out of 10 would buy if there was a QMK compatible PCB

All PS2AVRGB PCBs are now QMK compatible. It's been ported, and you can flash back (unlike the port for GON)

yuppie · « **Reply #28 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 11:56:48 »

pls do this ok thx

kuhlman · « **Reply #29 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 12:04:59 »

I'm interested, wish the price was lower

airs · « **Reply #30 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 12:06:35 »

Skog logo on the top is a deal-killer

aurora · « **Reply #31 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 14:55:41 »

Quote from: airs on Thu, 02 March 2017, 12:06:35

Skog logo on the top is a deal-killer

Agreed its the only thing I dislike

jchan94 · « **Reply #32 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:00:29 »

Quote from: ultraidiot on Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16

Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

Quote from: TerryMathews on Thu, 02 March 2017, 07:49:07

Quote from: braidn on Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:06:59
Quote from: ultraidiot on Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16
Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

10 out of 10 would buy if there was a QMK compatible PCB

All PS2AVRGB PCBs are now QMK compatible. It's been ported, and you can flash back (unlike the port for GON)

Quote from: braidn on Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:06:59

Quote from: ultraidiot on Thu, 02 March 2017, 05:59:16
Possibility for a qmk pcb? Also blue 👌

10 out of 10 would buy if there was a QMK compatible PCB

The underglow is not compatible (yet), so you won't get the magic of the small slit above the arrow cluster. Correct me if I'm wrong though. I haven't heard / looked through it yet.

Quote from: NotTheVacuum on Thu, 02 March 2017, 06:35:33

Without the win key block, I'm interested.

Quote from: -musubi on Thu, 02 March 2017, 02:32:11

What top piece layouts will be offered (winkey, wkl, winkey with mini blockers)?

Will confirm the options soon.

Quote from: aurora on Thu, 02 March 2017, 03:50:23

Love EVERYTHING about it except the ''skog'' will there be a option to remove it jchan?

Quote from: aurora on Thu, 02 March 2017, 14:55:41

Quote from: airs on Thu, 02 March 2017, 12:06:35
Skog logo on the top is a deal-killer

Agreed its the only thing I dislike

Quote from: airs on Thu, 02 March 2017, 12:06:35

Skog logo on the top is a deal-killer

Will look into it.

jchan94 · « **Reply #33 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:05:55 »

Also, we're currently looking at 100 units only.

Jedi · « **Reply #34 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:28:07 »

What's the weight in grams of this bad boy jchan?

pixelpusher · « **Reply #35 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:30:55 »

I actually like the logo

Anyway, I'm sure this is past the point of a redesign, and I really do like the case, but I would have done it differently. Just a wish list here:

1. I would have reduced the complexity of the bezels. We're looking at 3 distinct widths, and it's overly busy to me. I think it would make better design sense to keep it to 2 bezel widths maximum. I've tried to illustrate below:

It may be that the 3rd size bezel is actually the same as #2 but with a larger bevel on it, making it appear to be thinner. However, if this is the case, it needs to be adjusted to appear to be the same by making it slightly wider. (or reduce the bevel radius/amount)

2. Again, I would keep it simpler. The cutout on the bottom is too busy for me and doesn't work with the curve on the back. Granted, it looks awesome when viewed from underneath, but I don't think omitting it would kill that view. I would just keep it solid like the photo on the right.

Just a wish list. I really like the case and I'll probably join the buy (hopefully lucky enough to get a spot), but I think it could be done better. I LOVE the RGB slit.

Rafa_n · « **Reply #36 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:45:42 »

Quote from: reececonrad on Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:30:55

2. Again, I would keep it simpler. The cutout on the bottom is too busy for me and doesn't work with the curve on the back. Granted, it looks awesome when viewed from underneath, but I don't think omitting it would kill that view. I would just keep it solid like the photo on the right.

(Attachment Link)

Just a wish list. I really like the case and I'll probably join the buy (hopefully lucky enough to get a spot), but I think it could be done better. I LOVE the RGB slit.

+1 for this, looks way better without the cutout on the bottom imo.

SixtyLife · « **Reply #37 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:47:46 »

Quote from: reececonrad on Thu, 02 March 2017, 15:30:55

I actually like the logo

Anyway, I'm sure this is past the point of a redesign, and I really do like the case, but I would have done it differently. Just a wish list here:

1. I would have reduced the complexity of the bezels. We're looking at 3 distinct widths, and it's overly busy to me. I think it would make better design sense to keep it to 2 bezel widths maximum. I've tried to illustrate below:

(Attachment Link)

It may be that the 3rd size bezel is actually the same as #2 but with a larger bevel on it, making it appear to be thinner. However, if this is the case, it needs to be adjusted to appear to be the same by making it slightly wider. (or reduce the bevel radius/amount)

2. Again, I would keep it simpler. The cutout on the bottom is too busy for me and doesn't work with the curve on the back. Granted, it looks awesome when viewed from underneath, but I don't think omitting it would kill that view. I would just keep it solid like the photo on the right.

(Attachment Link)

Just a wish list. I really like the case and I'll probably join the buy (hopefully lucky enough to get a spot), but I think it could be done better. I LOVE the RGB slit.

I agree about keeping the bottom simpler, but I actually love the bezel sizes the way they currently are. It's one of my favorite attributes of the stunning 360c where the side bezels are thin and the section separation cross is thicker:

JDragon · « **Reply #38 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:52:05 »

This looks promising! The light bar reminds me of one of the Matrix boards.

I'd prefer it without the logo and the LED bar centered beneath the PgUp/PgDn/etc. cluster. The offset logo and light bar look a bit goofy to me.

The text on the bottom of the board is also a little bit over the top for something that's purporting to be clean and simple, but that's not a dealbreaker as no one really looks at the bottom of the board anyways.

Logo is icky though, if that goes away I think I'm adding another TKL to my collection.

pixelpusher · « **Reply #39 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:54:51 »

Quote from: SixtyLife on Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:47:46

I agree about keeping the bottom simpler, but I actually love the bezel sizes the way they currently are. It's one of my favorite attributes of the stunning 360c where the side bezels are thin and the section separation cross is thicker:
Show Image

That is a stunning board. I can haz? :p

I could budge on the bezels but I still feel like the cutout on the bottom is overly complicated

poolside · « **Reply #40 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 17:01:10 »

What does SKOG mean? Forest?

pixelpusher · « **Reply #41 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 17:06:28 »

or this

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skog

SixtyLife · « **Reply #42 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 17:08:42 »

Quote from: reececonrad on Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:54:51

Quote from: SixtyLife on Thu, 02 March 2017, 16:47:46

I agree about keeping the bottom simpler, but I actually love the bezel sizes the way they currently are. It's one of my favorite attributes of the stunning 360c where the side bezels are thin and the section separation cross is thicker:
Show Image

That is a stunning board. I can haz? :p

I could budge on the bezels but I still feel like the cutout on the bottom is overly complicated

it's not mine :'(

yeah definitely agree with you about the bottom.. your quick photoshop of that sideview improved the look 100% for me

kmba · « **Reply #43 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 19:06:15 »

Highly doubt any modifications will be made. As noted, this board has already been designed, manufactured, and sold in the past.. I suspect this group buy will use the existing supply chain, manufacturer, cad files, etc.

potatobot · « **Reply #44 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 20:04:38 »

jchan i need one

pixelpusher · « **Reply #45 on:** Thu, 02 March 2017, 20:24:57 »

Quote from: tameone on Thu, 02 March 2017, 19:06:15

Highly doubt any modifications will be made. As noted, this board has already been designed, manufactured, and sold in the past.. I suspect this group buy will use the existing supply chain, manufacturer, cad files, etc.

yeah, I figured, just wish it was possible to make some changes

jchan94 · « **Reply #46 on:** Fri, 03 March 2017, 17:17:05 »

Quote from: reececonrad on Thu, 02 March 2017, 20:24:57

Quote from: tameone on Thu, 02 March 2017, 19:06:15
Highly doubt any modifications will be made. As noted, this board has already been designed, manufactured, and sold in the past.. I suspect this group buy will use the existing supply chain, manufacturer, cad files, etc.

yeah, I figured, just wish it was possible to make some changes

I'm talking it over, and we'll see what small changes can be done. It will also help differentiate the 1st round, and our round.

Data · « **Reply #47 on:** Fri, 03 March 2017, 17:36:02 »

Beautiful.

FactoryDefaults · « **Reply #48 on:** Sat, 04 March 2017, 04:30:08 »

Looks sick! I'm not really a fan of underglow either, so this would be perfect.

Unforgivable · « **Reply #49 on:** Sat, 04 March 2017, 07:32:09 »

Ceramic White is via Microarc Oxidation, correct? If so, what are the pros and cons over standard anodizing?

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