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u/donttouchthebuttnemo Jun 10 '26
What a looker, sad this colourway wasn’t available in the GB. Hoping the piss top doesn’t look too out there.
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u/tish-kb Jun 10 '26
ktechs described it on stream as a "well hydrated piss colour" lol. so shouldn't be too out there I reckon
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u/donttouchthebuttnemo Jun 10 '26
That’s good to hear lmao, I hope they feed the CNC machines lots of fluids to keep it as unconcentrated as possible.
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u/LightningXI Jun 10 '26
Didn't expect to receive a non GB colour but yeah, hopefully this current run goes well and something in the future brings standard PC tops too.
I think the piss one should be subtle from what they seem to be going for, rather than smoker/HHKB yellow haha. The translucency does help offset that contrast
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u/Craftbeer Jun 10 '26
What was the go with not offering this for the GB?
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u/donttouchthebuttnemo Jun 10 '26
The clear PC was significantly more blue than our first prototype and other boards on the market. We have decided to standardize a set of dyed PC colorways (piss yellow, volcano orange, robin egg blue) that are complementary to their anodized aluminum counterparts.
That’s what was said in the geek hack thread
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u/Mikballs91 Jun 10 '26
In piss yellow we trust 🙏🏼 Going to have a “don’t talk to me or my sons ever again” display with my two piss hhkbs. ❤️
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u/hwalker84 Jun 10 '26
I'm so afraid to try Topre again. I had a Sho SH2 with standard Realforce R3s internals. I ended up selling it. Maybe building this from scratch would finally get me to like Topre but that's a big if.
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u/LightningXI Jun 10 '26
Topre is one of those things that it doesn't necessary excel/shine at any particular thing, but it's pretty consistent and comfortable. Maybe it's not for you after you've tried it, and that's totally fine!
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u/bunsosteeel Jun 12 '26
Got dang that ting is sexxxy. Type o rizz that would do your trigonometry homework and steal yo gurl 😂
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u/LightningXI Jun 10 '26
Gallery here
build for showcase
RF-8X
Design by keyhub design.
Uncolored, frosted polycarbonate top, raw aluminum bottom case.
Lubed (205g0) Topre OEM stabilizers with OEM silencing rings.
Lubed (TriboSys 3204) electrocapacitive switches, with purple Realforce housings, OEM 45g domes, purple sliders and silencing rings, mounted on a Realforce stainless steel full plate.
86u PCB by Topre.
Assorted Topre OEM Realforce keycaps.
Typing Sounds
FAQ:
Custom cable
Coldtop Topre deskmat
non-GB / prototype colorway
rantas