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Gothic70/50 - Alice style board with arrow keys R3 starting soon

by worldspawn

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R3 starting soon for the Gothic 70 with some new case options. Pricing as follows. More specifics to come.

Current R1 Status: Shipped
Current R2 Status: Shipped
Current R3 Status: Not taking orders yet

This is a Group Buy based on the IC here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101999.0

I've been wanting an Alice style board for a while and couldn't find one with a layout I like, the Arisu board was close, so I've modified it to add some additional features. Additions to the original Arisu PCB include adding USB-C, 3 indicator LEDs, an RGB strip header, and some extra keys (including an option for split or 2u backspace and stepped or full capslock), as well as some general routing and component cleanup. The completed board weighs 2-2.5 lbs depending on case options.

The board is QMK compatible, firmware avaialble here: https://github.com/worldspawn00/Firmwares and eventually on the QMK configurator.

Timeline on the buy is to close when I hit 100 case orders, or 2 weeks, whichever comes first. If there is a lot of interest, I will rerun the buy after the first round ships. Estimated shipping is middle of October through the first week of November, depending on logistics. Updates will be regularly posted here.

There are options to add plate foam, and upgrade the plate or whole case to POM, POM colors are limited to Black and White. Acrylic is available in clear, frosted, white, black, and matte black.

A note on POM, POM looks similar to acrylic except it's going to be slightly less glossy and probably have small scratches on it, POM does not come with protective paper on it, so it frequently has small scratches from the factory. Please be aware of this if ordering a POM case.

I have the completed and working prototypes on hand and have confirmed that the board and firmware work fine. Photos below are hardwired due to the USB port being backordered, the final version will have a USBC port on the board.