Can confirm it’s a great set. I have the “WoB” version, which is actually dark brown, not black.
To be fair it’s dark brown like Guiness or unmixed coffee - it’s almost black.
Edit; here’s mine:
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And here is mine on a slightly less fancy but variable incline supporting ‘case’. Most comfortable angle for me was 2~3° so it’s this way or highway.
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That’s the special edition Filco, isn’t it?
I actually bought those Filco ‘WoB’ [dark chocolate] keycaps early-on, but the R3 typing angle was unusable to me.
They are still in storage in a plastic case somewhere. Unfortunately, I don’t think they are the ideal keycap for MX Brown. Maybe MX Blue.
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I own these and they are, to date, some of my favorite keycaps. Best texture and color!
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Pretty much; it’s the “classic brown” Kobo lacquer finish. I got it from mechanicalkeyboards dot com; IIRC those cases are available at an upcharge when picking options like switches. Lots of choices when I looked, though that was around 4 years ago.
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Have you tried it at different inclines? I started at zero degree then added foam til they profile felt comfortable, arriving at range between 2 and 3 degrees as my sweet spot. What surprised me about SA is how even a tiny change in incline could be felt and how small the comfortable range of incline is. Cherry, being cylindrical, is far more flexible.
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I noticed no sound difference between these and the stock keycaps.
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My RAKK Lam Ang Pro seems to rest at a low angle. I think I’ll try it with the Filco WoB.
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Today is fun day. Trying out 76 on the 66!
Shovel Knight, Link to the Past, and Overwatch queued up.
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My best results in Shovel Knight came during a testing session of Ergo Clears.
Mounted on an Archon AK89, the Ergo Clears were lubed generously with 3204 and used 68 G Progressive springs.
I used Leopold PBT doubleshots as keycaps, since SS2-profile will minimize wobble.
Typing test was pretty good, and I decided to fire up Shovel Knight. It was incredibly responsive. Could hit those falling crystals like hockey pucks. Made a record in that minigame. I didn’t build these for Shovel Knight, but they passed with flying colours.
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Clearly cribbing some inspiration from MoDo Light but I wanted to try out CK’s Nice PBT so I picked up Greyscale along with the blush and mint accents. Really enjoying them so far!
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Spooky scary!
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A desktop fidget toy, also known as a switch tester - in this case, an empty macro pad.
Decided to compare three shrouded-stem linears in my off moments today - from left to right:
- Aflion Iceberg
- TTC ACE
- Momoka Frog
These are all pretty smooth switches - but the ACE is taking the cake for me so far; of the three, it feels the most stable and doesn’t have the level of spring noise the other two do, if any at all.
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I put those ACEs in my Portico today.
So color. Much complimentary. Wow.
I’m very impressed with these so far. Just as a first impression, I think these are some of the smoothest, most clean sounding stock linears I’ve tried.
The factory lube job seems great, though I did get some on my hands when installing them - kind of like with the Dark Amber T1s.
Here’s a quick and dirty recording:
The phone is with the keeb on a bare desk so the deepness is a little exaggerated, but it should give a good idea of how clean they sound right out of the bag(s).
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TTC’s latest offerings have really impressed me. With some material tweaks (already have an all nylon housing in the works), I can see their switches claiming the top spots in our collective mental ladder.
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A little spooky ortho. Board details: quark pcb with greetech browns in a Planck case. Keyreative ABS blanks. Zap cables Flash mat.
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Little bit of a Barney color way going on there
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Interesting layout! Had not seen a Planck with two 3U spacebars before.
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