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GB - JUNE 22 // Protozoa Foundation (FRL TKL XT)

by ectoplasmatic

$300.00

Group Buy: Jun 22, 2021 — Jul 6, 2021

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Foundation (/founˈdāSH(ə)n/)

:: a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid ::

Foundation is designed around this principle - to lay a foundation for you to build on. It’s meant to be modified and personalized over time and to be able to reinvent itself through the seasons of life.

Foundation features a magnetically interchangeable top that can be swapped out to match various keysets, deskmats or battle-station vibes. We all love this hobby and enjoy evolving our taste over time. Why not have a board that can evolve with you?

Group Buy runs June 22nd - July 6th.
GB THREAD

+ With a magnetic interface, you can hotswap the aesthetic top pieces made from Aluminium, Hand Dyed Plexiglass and Recycled Terrazzo Plastic to your hearts content.

+ Three base finishes including black, e-white and a textured wrinkle-grey powdercoat, eleven different top pieces in three materials, and four badge styles give you a large amount of choice to personalise your FOUNDATION.

+ Featuring a cork base piece, interchangeable top and bottom badges, and an elegant three piece design, FOUNDATION exemplifies our signature attention to detail. A choice of Solder or Hotswap PCBs by Mechlovin' rounds out this offering.

Updates:
- Group Buy Format - Unlimited (within human limit)
- Group Buy Date: June 22 - July 6
- International Vendors!
- New photos by Sterling Photography!
- PCB by Mechlovin'
- Pricing has shifted a bit with the addition of vendors, and some fluctuations in material and shipping costs.
- You can now buy any top piece to go with your kit, you're not locked into a 'base' colour
- Top pieces are cheaper now.
- Delivery: 6 months after GB end

Vendors:
USA & UK: Protozoa
EU: KEYGEM
Canada: Ashkeebs
SEA: HEX Keyboards
OCE: Daily Clack
China & Asia: zFrontier

FRL TKL Layout
Hotswap magnetic aesthetic top plates for easy customization.
3-piece body construction (base, mid, top)
6063 aluminium body (base, mid, top), with optional tops in various materials and colours
Full adhesive backed cork foot
Top Mount
2 detachable badges
RGB underglow windows
USB-C (no daughterboard)
Custom silkscreen PCB
Custom made Torx T6 hardware throughout
Stainless steel weight
Micro-suede under pcb mat
Three finishes: (1) Black Anodized (2) E-white (3) Wrinkle grey powder coat

Solder PCB Layout

Hotswap PCB Layout

Keyboard Chassis - $300 + shipping [doesn't include Top, PCB, Badges]

Base and mid piece in color of your choice
2 cork feet (1 preinstalled, 1 extra)
Aluminum full plate
Stainless steel weight
Custom Torx T6 hardware
Custom Premium Carrying Case

Tops - 80$ / each. Aluminium 6063

Black w/ Stainless Steel Badge/font]
White w/ Stainless Steel Badge
Wrinkel Grey w/ Stainless Steel Badge

Tops - 100$ / each. Hand dyed CNC Plexiglass

Atomic Purple w/ white badge
Tropical Turquoise w/ black badge
Pink Blush w/ white badge
Ocean Blue w/ brass badge

SE Tops - $100/each

Duotone Fade (Hand Dyed Gradient Duotone Plexiglass) w/ black badge
Black Terrazzo w/ polished stainless badge
White Terrazzo w/ polished stainless badge
Replicant (Amber - ULTEM 1000) w/ black badge

PCB - $50

Solder

PCB - $60

Hotswap

Badges - $15 for 2

Stainless Steel Matte
Black Anodized
Copper Raw Matte

Extras - Plates - $35

Polycarbonate
Aluminium

Foundation has been in the making since May 2020, going through 5 prototype rounds with three different factories. We've tried all sorts of different materials, and finally settled on a first round of material and colour offerings. If well received, we have a lot of ideas for new colours and materials to spark your fancy - as well as other layouts that fit into the main chassis.

*note - British Racing Green and Deep Navy have been tweaked and are now 'Turquoise' and 'Blue'.

Black

Black + Wrinkle Grey

Black + White

Black + Atomic Purple

Black + Turquoise

Black + Pink Blush

Black + Blue

Black + Fade

Black + Black Terrazzo

Black + White Terrazzo

Black + Replicant

White

White + Black

White + Wrinkle Grey

White + Atomic Purple

White + Turquoise

White + Pink Blush

White + Blue

White + Fade

White + Black Terrazzo

White + White Terrazzo

White + Replicant

Wrinkle Grey

Wrinkle Grey + Black

Wrinkle Grey + White

Wrinkle Grey + Atomic Purple

Wrinkle Grey + Turquoise

Wrinkle Grey + Pink Blush

Wrinkle Grey + Blue

Wrinkle Grey + Fade

Wrinkle Grey + Black Terrazzo

Wrinkle Grey + White Terrazzo

Wrinkle Grey + Replicant

You made it, that was a long scrolling session. Thanks so much for your support and interest. Any questions - drop us a note below.

With love,
Protozoa Studio

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Vendors

Vendor	Region	End Date	Store
KeyGem	EU	—	—
Daily Clack	OCE	—	—
ZFrontier	Asia	—	—
Protozoa Studio	—	—	—
HEX	OCE	—	—
Drop	US	—	—
Ashkeebs	CA	—	—
HEX	SEA	—	—
Protozoa Studio	US	—	—

Timeline

Group Buy Start

Jun 22, 2021

Group Buy End

Jul 6, 2021

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