I love these color comparisons, thank you! (Also no need to be sorry!) Superweld is a nice looking set in it’s own right, but, yeah, the feel is pretty different. I wasn’t sure if it was just the renders. I knew they were going for colors that were not exactly the same. The Hammerhead comparison adds a whole other layer! Depending on the lighting of my monitor the Superweld mods look more Hammerhead than Hammerhead. Now I’m down a whole - how many Hyperfuse profiles have been made? It looks like DSA, DCS, SA, KAT, JTK, GMK CYL, HSA…?
The CK x Haimu Pastel Thisle and Haimu Blue Mist switches I mentioned in this post.
My goal with these was to get something on-par with Haimu Bettys and Haimu Sea Salt Tactiles respectively… these aren’t a total let-down, but I am a bit disappointed, though not really surprised. A calculated gamble that came out something of a wash. I’ll explain:
Firstly, take a look at the blue one - see that nameplate? It says MOONDROP. The “Blue Mist” tactiles are straight up Moondrop Tessence switches. This might be a good thing, except for two factors.
1.) After their first run they dropped noticeably in quality, and these fall into the latter group. Don’t get me wrong - these are still quite good and I’d say totally worth the price charged - but the first set of Tessence switches I got were fantastic and set a very high bar that none of the now three subsequent sets I’ve gotten my hands on could meet.
2.) It’s also a little disappointing because I already have plenty of Tessence tactiles, and they really don’t have quite the same heavy punch that Bettys do, so they don’t really meet the goal I had when buying them.
What makes them lower quality? All but the first set of Tessence tactiles I’ve gotten have noticeable leaf ping, and these “Blue Mist” ones might be the worst of them. It’s also a bit inconsistent, being a “ring” with some, and more of a “dink” sound in others. It isn’t crazy, but it’s basically non-existent on the original Tessence switches, the Bettys, and the Sea Salts.
Same issue with the Thistles - actually quite a bit worse than the Blue Mists. They feel great, but have leaf ping. You kind of have to listen for it with the Blue Mists - but it stands out on the Thistles. At least some of them. The more I test, it seems the issue is inconsistent, which isn’t really a plus.
I will give the Thistles this - they are closer to the feel of the Sea Salt Tactiles than the Blue Mist / Tessence tactiles are to the feel of Bettys… but likewise they are just “good” or “above average” compared to the Sea Salts being genuinely excellent IMO. Alas.
This little experiment confirms something for me about Haimu switches; at some point in the past, they used a different leaf material that didn’t ping, and you basically can’t find those anymore. You can actually tell the difference visually without even opening the switch:
Thistles, Bettys, Tessence / Blue Mists, Sea Salts
The GOATed Haimus have copper-colored leaves (and pins), while the less-good Haimus have silver ones. The silver ones have ping, the copper ones don’t.
…dangit
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Picked up a very cheap June in Witch Girl colorway and that arrived today.
I do own all of the kits of DSA witch girl, but they’re currently on other keyboards. I think ePBT Forgiveness looks nice on it.
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What is this board ???
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I can’t tell which board you’re commenting on. The one in the post above your comment is a Hibi June silicone board. It’s a kit that comes with a WT60H hotswap pcb and an fr4 plate. This colorway is a pale minty green called Witch Girl that matches the DSA keycap set. I have a purple one as well.
The last photo on my DCS Superweld photos is an LZ cls MS 65% board. It was made to use the JC65 pcb. So I just happen to have some backup pcbs for it thanks to you 
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Haha, I was commenting on the last picture 
I remember now this Hibi board, it is very cute !
Is it special sounding due to silicone ?
Yes I would say it is rather dampened and deep sounding. Especially since it doesn’t have feet and the entire bottom case sits on the desk.
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I like em! Yep, you read that right. 32g spring. I had to put a 50g long spring in the space bar switch, but besides that I’m loving these. Just something different from my usual. They sound pretty good in a tray mount case I have with DSA caps. One of my new favorite HMX switches. Going to need some practice with the light-weight springs, but they are fun.
Also finally got some Blossoms:
Gotta be honest, not sounding all that different from other HMX switches. Yes, on the deeper side because they are nylon, but still a bit harsh on bottom out. Stem shape doesn’t seem to do a whole lot for these. And I’m not the biggest fan of the springs, either. One of the least snappy feeling 22mm springs I’ve tried. I think these might be better with new springs, but I’ll give them a bit of a break in first.
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The new injection-molded PBT KLP Lamé sets by FKcaps, put on a Cornix and Sonsei. Mono 40s Misty Green and Mono 60s Purple Dusk.
First impressions: These are for MX stems, with MX spacing. (There are Choc ones for Choc stem and Choc spacing as well.) However, my resin MX Lamés from 3dkeycap are Choc-spaced. Yep, MX stem and Choc spacing. And they fit my fingertips better, or I’m just used to that size of the gap, idk. MX stem with Choc spacing btw makes a lot of sense as Choc V2 switches are more popular than V1s.
I also prefer the texture/smoothness of the resin caps – but these PBT alternatives are much cheaper, even with dye-sub legends, so no complaint.
Btw, custom dye-subbing for these PBTs will be available very soon at YUZU.
FK PBT Lamé on the left, 3dkeycap resin on the right.
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DSA Berry Yogurt.
I usually have granite on this case but I’ve been wanting to pick up a new a DSA set for a long time.
This is the one I’m using HMX Mochi switches on recently. I love the colors with the maple switch plate.
Good old zeal60 PCB with millmax sockets.
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This wasn’t on my radar, but now I really want some pbt lame for my choc boards. If you are stateside, how was dealing with tariffs?
I’m in the EU. Everything was included in the indicated price, so no extra VAT or customs handling fee on arrival.
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MelGeek MADE68 Ultra V2 HE. This board is pretty high on my current top list. More of a gamer keyboard, no proper layer functions, unfortunately, but the typing experience is very close to what I prefer.
Full review:
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