Appropriate sticker
A bunch of unrelated stuff this week:
A ton of KiiBOOM switches, some Cerakey samples, ErgoDox âHot Doxâ from Apos/Alpaca/Eclipse, and the Fountain colorway of MelGeekâs Modern97 (review).
(Accidentally, each of these shops offer you discounts with the KBDNEWS coupon code â along with other 143 storesâŠ)
The Taro Cream Milk is a such a good switch. A top-tier tactile imo. If youâve got those, I donât think youâll be disappointed.
Caerdroia arrived today
I love it! The two tone gray is really nice. The top is a dark, cool gray where the bottom is a warmer tone. The two, in contrast, feel both sleek and industrial. The appearance seems like a nod to a premium mixture of materials like steel and titanium.
I got an Alps kit as well, even though Iâm planning to use a hotswap MX build first.
Unfortunately the steel plate had a mishap before I got it
Not a big deal with aluminum. A pain in the ass with steel. I got it back enough that a switch can go in it, but itâs not without battle scars.
I guess I should post something to let everyone know Iâm still alive and still in the hobby, LOL!!
This wasnât all in the mail just today, but more like this past week⊠There has been so much more as well, so you will likely see future posts with keycaps and stuff not posted here. 
Tried to slow down a bit this year and focusing more on building out the themes to my boards as well as looking for ways to customize them to make them uniquely mine, whether itâs through custom finishes, or special touches that sometimes only I would see. For now, I am just building up themes on some of my newer boards and then will work to finish them with something special.
This is my Rubber hose/Rubrehose-themed Neo65 that now has a FR4 half-plate (brought to you by Dremelâą 
) and is packed with Rubrehose x Tecsee Browns. The browns are just Zaku/Geon Black re-colors, so of course I knew Iâd already like them. 
Itâs wearing DMK Rubber keycaps with the triple-shot alphas, which look and sound fantastic on this setup. I have always loved Domikey, and this set has only made that love deeper 
I also have the brass Rubrehose 1U and Enter Metal Artisans to tie the build together a bit more as this board is rockinâ the brass weight in the rear as well. 
Also, gotta toss an actual Rubrehose artisan on there as well⊠
Rubrehose BBC (Big Bad Coyote) âAppaâ
âŠand speaking of artisans, this weekâs haul was pretty robust!!
Alpha Keycaps âInfected Lickelyâ
Alpha Keycaps âLovecraft Devouraâ
Zuno Studios Succubus âMictlÄnâ
Jellykey Dragon Sigil 2.25U in âScarlet Wisdomâ
Jellykey Dragon Sigil 1U in âScarlet Wisdomâ
75a75 Kit, complete with PCB and all foams and daughterboard and such for 25usd because of clearance price. Couldnât say no to that.
Threw in some KTT retro red with a Feker Lime as spacebar switch and PBTFans purpolch.
HMX CLOUD LINEAR SWITCH
Switch Type: Linear
Manufacturer: HMX
Stem material: LY
Top Housing: PA12
Bottom Housing: PA2.0
Operating Force: 42±5g/56±5g
Bottom-out Force: 50±5g/63.5g±5g
Spring: 22mm single-stage spring
Pre-travel: 2.0mm
Total Travel: 3.9±0.3mm
Previously in the previous episodeâŠ
I ordered and received for the custom PSB board its original foam and a new polycarbonate plate with cutouts for stabilizers on the PSB board.
Nice, HMX Clouds are fire switches! Thatâs what I ended up building my Aaru TKL with & they hit perfectly in it since itâs a more open sounding case. Let us know what you think of them after you get a chance to use them!
Got a switch tester so I can decide on switches before I order a barebones keyboard (probably Monsgeek M3)
This might be considered sacrilegious in this forum but apart from the âclickyâ keys, I canât tell much difference between them 
More testing and more coffee I think.
I like the HMX Swifts better. Especially on stabilizers.
For a long time I couldnât find switches for Wuque keycaps.
This is where the HMX wind came in just right as a combination.
Keycaps from Wuque seem to be made of PBT, but their sound profile is very high and bright, they are louder than GMK or other abs.
Therefore, HMX swifts also sound good with GMK.
But I donât like other PBT keycaps as much as they sound.
Still waiting for my DMK Rubber⊠from Mechs & CoâŠ
Got DCS Alchemy & a batch of Tecsee Kingfisher switches in from Thockeys today! So glad I managed to grab a set of Alchemy, the colorway is even nicer in person! The switches are fairly interesting as they use PME for the housings. Seem pretty decent in a test loose in the hand, but they are unlubed so I got lube a few up to see what theyâre really like. Also what a weird bag they got shipped in.
These are from the undelivered Mechs & Co. debacleâŠ
NovelKeys has been handling that whole fiasco.
You can try to hit them up and show tour Mechs & Co. receipt, but I am not sure that there are many leftâŠ
Oh wow. Last I heard Eloquent Clicks was trying to do it. I never heard about NK covering it. Weird. I must not have been paying attention. Emailing now. Thanks for the heads up.
After seeing these I just jumped on the DCS Alchemy bandwagon!
Got some stuff on sale from Swagkeys the other day. A few different switches and CRP x Hammer keycaps (Windgod)
I had a feeling they would go well on my Tind. The alphas are a perfect match.
Sounds nice, too. This board has a carbon fiber plate with JWK switches, so itâs clacky. The PBT rounds it out a bit.
This is the first CRP set Iâve owned. The texture is nice.
Nice, the set is a stunner in person! Post some pics when you get it on a board!