I am going to say its a very dark burgundy / brown.
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That is super clean, love the setup! Not sure why RF got away from this style of cases, easily my favorite out of the RF TKLs!
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The little blue RF logo was so clean too
I finally finished my Topre 23U with the Norbauer Polycarbonate Datapad.
Being a B-graded item, the back plate wasn’t finished so I decided to machine turn it to give it an interesting finish. I should probably clear coat that, but for now I’m not too worried about scratching.
I manually did this on a drill press so alignment isn’t perfect, but the overall effect is good.
Finally, here’s the inner workings. Plenty of room inside this case means I was able to use @Dave’s daughterboard, the OEM PCB and backpack, and a little LED controller called a PixelBlaze. The PixelBlaze drives the eight LEDs and is overkill here, but at least matches with my PC TKL case.
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@Extra_Fox i could see folks wanting that customization on their back plates. well done!
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That looks great!
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Wishing @Kiko all the best in his artisan/Topre cap journey.
Here are Amano Studio prototype OEM Topre stem keycaps in the Miami “Neon” colorway.
Neon for UV-reactive pigment.
Build:
Sho S60 PC HHKB housing (Pro 2 compatibility)
@Cipulot EC Pro 2 PCB + controller
OEM Topre 1u, 2u, spacebar from RF, Des silencing rings #5
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My latest experiments in making non-metal enclosures for EC PCBs by @Cipulot
This is the first assembled prototype made from engineered stone. The surface is very strong, durable and sounds great. Other materials include resins like polyurethane and epoxy; more on this soon. The design is an homage to @norbauer 's great work and contributions to the Topre community.
I plan to have a write-up of the whole project, after I’m done tweaking the formula and cast a few additional colors.
Thank you and have a great week.
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Looking forward to more explanation. Looks very promising! So is this a 3d printed mold with a cast material? You say engineered stone, but I see layer lines on the back.
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Just quick… Indeed, the master was 3D printed. The outer surface was sanded and primed. Then a silicone mold was cast from it. Of course, the journey was a bit more involved 
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Actually, if you’re really curious, you can follow up every detail on my Discord server @pixelpusher
Been swamped at work this week, so it may take a while to look through all the images and do a write-up.
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Just saw the EC kit for the Type-B is coming soon, just in time for extras of the board (well, it will probably beat extras).
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Finally built up my Ingot66 - the thing is probably more than 5kg and will absolutely kill.
Full spec:
- Ingot66 full brass B-stock
- Sho66 brass plate OEM 660C PCB with Yang BLE controller
- Deskey Cement housings and Ivory sliders with 1mm silencing rings
- BKE Redux Ultralight V1
- Full gasket treatment - gasket mounted-ish, plate gasket, plus dome gasket to give back the travel
- SA Retro True Retro keycaps with Lime Alternate arrow
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The Ingot66 is my Rosebud, the distant memory of the one who got away. I love these.
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if a brass c-stock ever popped…
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Not sponsored by LTT at all LOL This is my OSAv2 Topre, took a long time for delivery but it is all worth it.
Full spec:
- OSAv2 with E-Brass weight
- Black Alu plate
- Deskey Clear housings and OEM Purple sliders with 1.2mm total in silencing rings
- Deskeys Carrot 35g
- Full gasket treatment - gasket mounted-ish, plate gasket, plus dome gasket to give back the travel
- Realforce JustSystems Hipro ZH0400 keycaps with MT3 9009 PBT small bars.
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