Bought my first Cherry keyboard in years. How should I bling it out?

vivalarevolución · 15 May 2018, 17:22

I am back at it and I am going in hard and fast. Got a Tex Yoda II kit and I plan to make this baby as obnoxious as possible. I'm thinking some flashy backlit keycaps, custom spacebar, custom trackpoint (?), some artisans, case stickers. I probably will just stick with the stock white LEDs, though, and let the keycaps do the talking. Any other ideas

And what Cherry switch or Cherry clone should I get?

Some keycap ideas to start.

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vivalarevolución · 15 May 2018, 17:25

And I most certainly will need this carrying case:

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Blaise170 · 15 May 2018, 17:55

Hahaha! I have a set of those gold keycaps. Matter of fact, take a look at this thread:

keyboards-f2/enter-the-ugliest-mechanic ... 18535.html

zool · 15 May 2018, 18:00

new switches... kailh box https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/switches.

vivalarevolución · 15 May 2018, 18:34

Blaise170 wrote: Hahaha! I have a set of those gold keycaps. Matter of fact, take a look at this thread:

keyboards-f2/enter-the-ugliest-mechanic ... 18535.html

That is some tough competion. I think that I will lower my expectations. Maybe stick with something classically American obnoxious.

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zool wrote: new switches... kailh box https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/switches.

Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?

Menuhin · 15 May 2018, 18:58

Those golden keycaps can be utilized better, perhaps in a mirror-polished all brass high-pro case?
These things below together.

zool · 15 May 2018, 19:07

vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?

royals are the new shiny for some

vivalarevolución · 15 May 2018, 19:48

zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some

The listed 75g of tactility seems like too much to me, but I know things are different in person.

seebart · 15 May 2018, 19:56

vivalarevolución wrote:
zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some
The listed 75g of tactility seems like too much to me, but I know things are different in person.

WAY too much!

vivalarevolución · 15 May 2018, 22:44

seebart wrote:
WAY too much!

Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.

mike52787 · 16 May 2018, 00:05

but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.

samuelcable · 16 May 2018, 00:55

zool wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Wow, interesting. Looks like I totally missed that trend. So which type is closest to Cherry Brown, but with a larger tactile bump?
royals are the new shiny for some

and in about 3 weeks they will lose hype when people realize they arent that great.

who remembered aliaz switches

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 01:13

mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.

But backlighting.

samuelcable · 16 May 2018, 01:48

vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.
But backlighting.

IMO faint underglow between the keycaps looks a lot cooler than shine-through legends, plus you get the benifits of good thickness, profile, ect of og cherry

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 04:05

samuelcable wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote: but why

just get a nice og cherry or gmk set, some vintage blacks and be happy.
But backlighting.
IMO faint underglow between the keycaps looks a lot cooler than shine-through legends, plus you get the benifits of good thickness, profile, ect of og cherry

But flashy and obnoxious.

codemonkeymike · 16 May 2018, 04:07

Box Navy's will give you obnoxious. Make sure to put your keyboard on a hard resonant surface.

zool · 16 May 2018, 04:48

caps: despite of the contenders it hard to go past:

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 05:01

zool wrote: caps: despite of the contenders it hard to go past:

Hmm, that will be tough to beat, but I am leaning towards rainbow alpha-numerics and metallic modifiers.

kokokoy · 16 May 2018, 05:52

Maybe some artisans on GHB

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 14:07

kokokoy wrote: Maybe some artisans on GHB

Do you mean the keys around the trackpoint?

Speaking of, because this is a Tex Yoda, some artisans on the mouse keys are a must.

kokokoy · 16 May 2018, 16:05

Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 16:23

kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.

I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.

mike52787 · 16 May 2018, 19:12

vivalarevolución wrote:
kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.
I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.

if you need them I can give you some. they are useless to me currently.

vivalarevolución · 16 May 2018, 21:07

mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
kokokoy wrote: Yup. Saw someone make a set on reddit (not sure if he started a sale though). Guess his intention is to use any keyset and leave those 3 there.
I had some OG Cherry sets that actually had cutouts for a trackpoint. I should have kept those. Oh well.
if you need them I can give you some. they are useless to me currently.

Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.

mike52787 · 17 May 2018, 00:12

vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.

Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.

montydrei · 17 May 2018, 00:28

vivalarevolución wrote:
seebart wrote:
WAY too much!
Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.

In that case, I would say Kailh BOX Brown would work pretty okay. Similar weight to Cherry MX Brown but with a more pronounced bump. The bump also starts very close to the top of the keypress.

If that's too light, then BOX Burnt Orange should do you fine

vivalarevolución · 17 May 2018, 00:53

mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.
Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.

Awesome, I'll let you know. I am leaning towards backlit keys at this point, but I could change my mind. Keyboard should arrive tomorrow.

vivalarevolución · 17 May 2018, 00:56

montydrei wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote:
seebart wrote:
WAY too much!
Is than an opinion from experience or just a hunch? Personally, I try to go with the lightest tactile switch I can find, but still had a solid tactile feeling.
In that case, I would say Kailh BOX Brown would work pretty okay. Similar weight to Cherry MX Brown but with a more pronounced bump. The bump also starts very close to the top of the keypress.

If that's too light, then BOX Burnt Orange should do you fine

Sounds like those are what I'm looking for. Are Zealios out of fashion now or something? I seem to remember those being all the rage.

mike52787 · 17 May 2018, 00:57

vivalarevolución wrote:
mike52787 wrote:
vivalarevolución wrote: Are they the ones that Ascii was selling a while back? That's what I had. Sold them when I got rid of all my Cherry boards.
Yeah, I would be happy to give you the GHB keys if you need em. I salvaged GHB keys from german sets and have been using those sets for awhile now.
Awesome, I'll let you know. I am leaning towards backlit keys at this point, but I could change my mind. Keyboard should arrive tomorrow.

Unsure why you WANT to make your board ugly, but sure. anyway no actual good quality shinethrough caps exist as far as I know.

vivalarevolución · 17 May 2018, 01:08

mike52787 wrote: Unsure why you WANT to make your board ugly, but sure. anyway no actual good quality shinethrough caps exist as far as I know.

I actually like a subtle white backlighting, which is what this one has. I can always just turn off the lights if I don't like them. I think.

These ones aren't bad, I had a set of them in the non-backlit variety and they are nice and thick. Only think I don't like is they are a high profile, and I prefer Cherry profile. https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/in ... ail&p=1003