Finally took the time to finish and get pictures of my Hope 75X build! I used lubed and filmed dk ONI linears, GMK Deepwell, and tuned Durock V2s. I have the standard version, so the weight is aluminum instead of brass (bummer, I really love brass), but the board still has plenty of heft.
It is an overall good keyboard, but I encountered some issues/inconveniences during assembly that should simply not be present, let alone with a $360 price tag. The ONIs sound and feel great and I’ve really dialed in my tuning process for Durock V2 stabs, so spending double on TX or Staebies just isn’t worth it for me.
This- they exploit the crap out of newcomers, either making them pay $400 for one of their snazzy prebuilts you can build for yourself for 250, or scare them away. they also over-market stuff way too much, these days almost everything they sell comes in a gmk laser color way.
Just finished with a new Bakeneko. Gateron ink blacks lubed with krytox 205g0 and NicePBT Shinbun. The O-ring mount was hell to get on while also trying to keep the plate in place but it was a learning experience.
Thank you. Literally a toy. I might play around with it for a while, but have no plans to daily this. The price was low enough to justify it and I can say I have at least one sub-40 percent in my collection now.