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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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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