This is on my desk today, but only for today, because at its heart it is crap. I am only going to keep it because I would feel bad selling this to a newb who might want to use it as a daily. It is awful.
They sound like crap
It is two pieces, but not top mount
Very hard to mod because of how the plate screws to the PCB
Requires three different screw drivers
Custom PCB
Plate mount stabilizers only
Plate mount switches only
North facing LEDs
It is very unique looking, and the polished aluminum Enter key is absolutely baller. So it will live on my shelf and never again on my desk.
Even after going through contortions to get some plate foam into it, it is beyond rescue.
Also, PSA, Durock switches sit a full mm lower than Kailh (yes the stabs are fine). Check out the spacebar!
Man. This is one of those “never meet your heroes” kind of things, like that Lamborghini from the 80’s. Stunning to look at… but not so stunning to use.
Countach? Were those crap? I used to look upon them with awe in the exotics tent of the auto show when I was a kid. You knew a car was expensive in those days when it was 5 feet back from a rope. You could touch and look into windows of the Porsches even if their doors were locked but not the Lambos and Ferraris
It’s funny the Countach was actually one of the most reliable super cars, according to Jay Leno who used one as his daily driver for ten years in the 80s.
Maybe because they made it for 30 years they got good at it, lol.
It is crap to drive with crap ergonomics. The vehicle is huge but interior is tight even for a short Italian. Zero visibility. Imagining Jay Leno bent over the steering wheel trying to drive it is kind of funny to think about.
