I have a small GB running for a new board that I designed called the V4N4G0N. It is essentially a MiniVan using the jetvan layout with a half number row. This has been a board I’ve had in my mind for some time. I found myself using a 60% occasionally during gaming and decided to make a MiniVan that would cure that problem XD.
thank you! Yes, all the large runs of stuff is going to go through TKC. I’ve sent a bunch of JSpacers to them, not sure when they will go up on the site. If there is demand to run any of my smaller projects on a large scale they will go through TKC. Now that I’m not running a business I can focus on the creative side of things again and this is the second project to come out of that. The first was the JetVan pcb which will be available from TKC soon. I’ve got a case I’ve been working on that will follow V4N4G0N.
I like the design as such, especially the non-rectangular top, having separate indicator LEDs in the case, and the T3 Westi on the PCB.
But I’m still unsure about that additional row. I’m not really a gamer (mostly adventures or strategy games, and I don’t use WASD for the few ancient FPS I occasionally play, e.g. Doom) and the only key I currently would put there would be an Escape key… And maybe -_, +=, [{, and ]}. Any renders with keycaps to get more of an idea how that is intended to look like?
I also got used to the RGB leds of the MiniVan and encoding things in different positions and different colors. Which seems not possible here.
And what keycap set would be fitting colorwise to black and brass as there seem no other color options? Surely needs to be a dark one, but I can’t imagine that e.g. GMK SkIIdata does fit colorwise. Maybe that MG Ember GB I joined a few months ago on Massdrop? But I currently have no idea if that keycap set has MiniVan compatibility. Would have to dig up that detail…
Also: Does the “PayPal email” field in the form imply that I need a PayPal account for joining that group buy? Or is it just the field for an arbitrary e-mail address that will be passed to PayPal for sending me the invoice?
Maybe I should just wait for the JetVan PCB to show up in the TKC online shop.
Nevertheless, I need more MiniVan cases, preferably metal ones. A @Keyboardbelle MiniVan case would be nice, though, too. But I’m spoilt for choice there (beside current availability).
Hard to tell from the picture, does this work out to exactly 13 units across? Because, if so, I might make an ortho pcb with your permission and sufficient interest.
I know this GB is over. And I know that I don’t really miss any keys up there — maybe because I’m not really a gamer. (Ok, having Escape and ~ as separate keys would be nice, but that still leaves five additional keys.) I’d rather would like to have one or two additional columns…
But I nevertheless still like this design (it really reminds me of a Westi with a stepped elevating roof ), I like MiniVan keyboards and I like exotic layouts. So I wonder now if I should join a GB just in case this model is run again sometime later. (Or if I should even ask if there will be a second run. )
every kit came with 2 pcbs so everyone is wanting to build out the extra. I also ordered a few extra pcbs and put them up for sale earlier this week. They are of course sold out. I am looking at open sourcing the pcb. no second run by me is planned at this time. I’m currently working on a new board called the garbage truck
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), I like MiniVan keyboards and I like exotic layouts. So I wonder now if I should join a GB just in case this model is run again sometime later. (Or if I should even ask if there will be a second run. 
